Keeping Up Appearances star Patricia Routledge dies at 96

Jonathan BealeDefence correspondent, London Space X The UK launched the Tyche military imaging satellite into orbit on a Space X rocket last year Russian satellites have been stalking British military satellites, according to the head of the UK Space Command. In an interview with the BBC, Maj Gen Paul Tedman has for the first time…

Rescue efforts are under way in the remote Tibetan slopes of Mount Everest where a snowstorm has trapped nearly 1,000 people in campsites on the eastern side of the mountain, according to Chinese state media. Hundreds of local villagers and rescue teams have been deployed to clear out snow blocking access to the area which…

BBC The Sunday Express’ front page covers the Tory immigration pledge to deport 150,000 people a year, comparing it to the US’ ‘ICE force’. Calling it a “bold plan”, the Express writes the move would “remove all new illegal immigrants within a week”. Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick told the paper “we’ve been pussy-footing for…

The US Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of her conviction on charges related to sex-trafficking by former boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein. The court orders issued Monday declined to hear Maxwell’s appeal, which means her 20-year sentence will remain in place barring a presidential pardon. She recently was interviewed by federal…

The US Supreme Court begins its new term on Monday with a docket already full of potentially significant cases that could define the scope of Donald Trump’s presidential authority – and the prospect of more to come. In the eight months that Trump has been back in the White House, he has tested the limits…

Japan’s ruling conservative party has elected Sanae Takaichi as its new leader, positioning the 64-year-old to be Japan’s first female prime minister. Takaichi is among the more conservative candidates leaning to the party’s right. She faces many challenges including uniting a struggling ruling party after a turbulent few years which saw it rocked by scandals…