The Happy Valley actor is lined up as the lead in German director Thomas Ostermeier’s first Shakespearean play in EnglishJames Norton is to take on his first major Shakespearean stage role and play Hamlet in the West End next year.The King & Conque…
Pause HS2 reset until you are confident it can be delivered, NAO tells ministers
Spending watchdog says high-speed rail project must be put on stable footing to avoid repeat of costly past failuresRevised plans for HS2 should not be put into action until the government is confident they can be delivered, according to the public spe…
England facing children’s mental health ‘crisis’ as referrals hit 1m
Commissioner calls for overhaul of state support after reporting 10% rise in young patient referrals last yearMore than 1 million children were referred to mental health services across England last year, with referrals up 10% from the year previous, a…
‘Big’ news: FAO Schwarz opens a new toy store in NYC for the first time in over a century
Store gained global fanbase from the 1988 movie Big, which saw Tom Hanks playing ‘Chopsticks’ with his feet on oversized dance-on piano
Vladimir Putin promises ‘democratic’ elections after major confession
Vladimir Putin has broken his silence after two days of speculation over his whereabouts, as the Russian president addressed the United Russia Party meeting.
Iran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait, threatens to halt talks after fresh US strikes
Iran launched fresh drone and missile attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait on Sunday after new US airstrikes, while warning it would completely halt negotiations and close the Strait of Hormuz if Washington continues its attacks.
Iran atomic horror: Tehran claims it has ‘no choice’ but to build a nuclear bomb
Iranian state media has warned the country has “no choice” but to build a nuclear weapon, posing a grave threat to the Trump peace deal with Tehran.
Rescue efforts continue for the almost 70,000 people reported missing after Venezuela earthquakes
According to government reports over 1,400 people have been killed.
UK to buy drone command warships instead of new destroyers
The Royal Navy’s planned Type 83 destroyer has been dropped in favour of six new Common Combat Vessels built to coordinate drones, under the government’s long-delayed Defence Investment Plan, the Sunday Times was first to report.
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‘Son of Concorde’ jet that could fly from UK to NYC in 4hrs hits milestone with supersonic flight without sonic boom
NASA’S “Son of Concorde” jet that could fly from the UK to New York in four hours has smashed through the sound barrier without triggering the usual sonic boom. The experimental X-59 aircraft, built by NASA with Lockheed Martin, has finally hit superso…