Tag: UK news
Tim Peake comes back to Earth with a bump Soyuz touchdown ends astronauts incredible journey
After 186 days orbiting the Earth, Briton returns from space Tim Peake returned to Earth yesterday at the end of his six-month stay on the International Space Station. His journey home took place in a craft that fell from a height of 410 kilometres and decelerated from 27,600 km/h to a standstill in less than […]
Tony Blair: Corbyn government would be a dangerous experiment
Former prime minister says he worries about populist politicians such as Labour leader in harshest comments yet Tony Blair has said it would be a very dangerous experiment if Jeremy Corbyn or a populist politician like him were to form a government. In an interview with the BBC, the former Labour prime minister said populist […]
Brexit would threaten world-class British research, major report warns
Report reveals how critical fields of research, and particular regions of the country, would fare should EU funding dry up Great swaths of research under way in universities and businesses across the UK will come under threat should Britain leave the EU, according to a major report into the nations finances. Crucial work on cancer, […]
Every household told: sign up now to vote in historic EU poll
Massive turnout campaign launched as David Cameron says Britain has 40 days to stave off economic disaster Twenty-eight million UK households will be targeted this week in a mass campaign to encourage people to vote in the EU referendum, after David Cameron warned of terrible economic consequences if the country votes for Brexit. Sorry, your […]