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SpaceX’s Starship returns to launch pad from orbit in victory for company

Although booster exploded, company caught upper stage for first time in campaign to make megarocket reusable SpaceX’s megarocket Starship returned to its Texas launch tower on Saturday, a milestone in the company’s efforts to make the craft suitable for human spaceflight. The 171ft (52-meter) bullet-shaped upper stage descended into the clutch of the tower’s mechanical arms, ending a 22hr mission where the craft orbited Earth 14 times. Continue reading...

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SpaceX’s Starship returns to launch pad from orbit in victory for company

Although booster exploded, company caught upper stage for first time in campaign to make megarocket reusable SpaceX’s megarocket Starship returned to its Texas launch tower on Saturday, a milestone in the company’s efforts to make the craft suitable for human spaceflight. The 171ft (52-meter) bullet-shaped upper stage descended into the clutch of the tower’s mechanical arms, ending a 22hr mission where the craft orbited Earth 14 times. Continue reading...

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What did former Pakistan cricketers say after the defeat to India in Under-19 Asia Cup cricket?

India defeated Pakistan in the final of the Under-19 Asia Cup in a thrilling title match played on Saturday in Al Emirates, Oman.

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Greenpeace boulders may delay building of £12bn windfarms in North Sea

Activists dumped rocks off Norfolk coast on site of Burnham-backed project in protest against seabed trawling The giant offshore windfarms backed by Andy Burnham this week may face unexpected stumbling blocks after Greenpeace activists unwittingly dumped about 15 tonnes of boulders on to the site as part of a campaign against seabed trawling in the North Sea. Greenpeace created the “boulder barrier” to safeguard harbour porpoises off the Norfolk coast by dropping giant stone blocks, each weighing up to 2 tonnes, on to the sea floor to prevent a method of fishing known as bottom trawling. Conti

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Greenpeace boulders may delay building of £12bn windfarms in North Sea

Activists dumped rocks off Norfolk coast on site of Burnham-backed project in protest against seabed trawling The giant offshore windfarms backed by Andy Burnham this week may face unexpected stumbling blocks after Greenpeace activists unwittingly dumped about 15 tonnes of boulders on to the site as part of a campaign against seabed trawling in the North Sea. Greenpeace created the “boulder barrier” to safeguard harbour porpoises off the Norfolk coast by dropping giant stone blocks, each weighing up to 2 tonnes, on to the sea floor to prevent a method of fishing known as bottom trawling. Conti

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McIlroy fades as Hatton leads in Dubai

Rory McIlroy's hopes of an eighth Race to Dubai title are dented as Tyrrell Hatton takes the outright lead into the fourth round of the DP World Tour Championship.

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McIlroy fades as Hatton leads in Dubai

Rory McIlroy's hopes of an eighth Race to Dubai title are dented as Tyrrell Hatton takes the outright lead into the fourth round of the DP World Tour Championship.

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Guardian to follow lives of eight young people in their search for work

How long will it take? What challenges will they face? Series to shine light on one of biggest crises facing UK ‘The social contract is broken’: young people on feeling shut out of careers Britain is at risk of creating a lost generation. Across the country, almost a million young people – one in eight – are struggling to make the leap from school to the world of work on a lasting basis. Before the landmark Alan Milburn review, which is expected on Tuesday, the Guardian is launching a new series to chronicle the lives of eight young people battling to get a start on the career ladder. Continue

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Guardian to follow lives of eight young people in their search for work

How long will it take? What challenges will they face? Series to shine light on one of biggest crises facing UK ‘The social contract is broken’: young people on feeling shut out of careers Britain is at risk of creating a lost generation. Across the country, almost a million young people – one in eight – are struggling to make the leap from school to the world of work on a lasting basis. Before the landmark Alan Milburn review, which is expected on Tuesday, the Guardian is launching a new series to chronicle the lives of eight young people battling to get a start on the career ladder. Continue

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Our critics’ verdicts on this week’s UK cinema releases

From Cynthia Erivo’s bravura barrister to Johnny Depp’s surprisingly good Scrooge, take a quick glance at this week’s new films *** Continue reading...

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Why so much love between Ireland and Garth Brooks?

Country music superstar Garth Brooks will perform a multi-city tour of Ireland in 2027.

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Who am I? Plus today's other quizzes

Test your football knowledge against today's Who Am I?, Five in Five and Brainteaser.

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India-New Zealand 4th ODI: Why is Gurnoor Brar's behavior and Matt Henry's bowling being discussed?

After the crushing defeat at the hands of New Zealand, Indian bowler Gurnoor Brar and New Zealand bowler Matt Henry are in discussion on social media.

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