10 h. ago Space Age arrives in Wales as rocket launched from new testing facility

A high-altitude balloon was also dispatched to the edge of space

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25 h. ago Fear, hope and loathing in Elon Musk’s new city: ‘It’s the wild, wild west and the future’

Starbase in Texas, where the world’s richest man has a rocket-launching facility, was incorporated this week. Mars obsessives are flocking there – but some long-term locals are far from happyAlong a flat coastal highway in south-east Texas, surrounded by wetlands and open plains, the artefacts of a new American oligarchy appear in quick succession. Three towering rockets stand upright on the horizon. A fleet of Tesla Cybertrucks speeds by. A large mural of the Shiba Inu “doge” dog stares ahead, its arms crossed. There is a 12ft-tall bust of the world’s richest person, painted in bronze, facing a dusty roadside. “ELON aka MemeLord”, a plaque beneath reads. It’s not exactly romantic poetry, but the whole scene reminds me of the sonnet by Shelley: “Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!”While old Ozymandias may have seen his fiefdoms crumble, Elon Musk’s empire is possibly only just beginning. Here in Cameron County, on the southern tip of the Lone Star state, where Google Maps prou...

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7 d. ago Foul play now suspected in Benidorm death of Briton months after police deemed it a ‘tragic accident’

Father-of-four Nathan Osman, from South Wales, was found dead less than 24 hours after arriving in Benidorm on his first holiday abroad

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1 week ago Kate's show of support for Victoria! Princess of Wales opts for a £1,340 suit from Beckham's brand to present fashion award amid designer's heartache over feud with son Brooklyn

The Princess of Wales was the image of elegance as she arrived to present the the Queen Elizabeth II Award - named in honour of her husband's beloved late grandmother - this afternoon.

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1 week ago Thunderstorms to hit parts of UK with warnings of possible flooding

Heavy and potentially thundery showers could arrive on Sunday, mainly affecting the West Country, South Wales and parts of the West Midlands.

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2 w. ago 'I was four when I arrived in Wales with my brother, I saw him chosen and leave, I was most upset'

Then a lady came up to Doreen Simson and said 'I'll take this little girl' - nothing was the same after that and it was a long time before she would see her brother again

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2 w. ago Elon Musk’s company town: SpaceX employees vote to create ‘Starbase’

Residents – most of them SpaceX workers – in remote Texas community approve plan to create new cityVoters in a small patch of south Texas voted on Saturday to give Elon Musk a town to call his own, officially creating a new city called Starbase in the area where Musk’s SpaceX holds rocket launches.A couple of hundred residents of what was previously known as Boca Chica decided to make their unincorporated neighborhoods into a town that will grant them the authority to pass city ordinances. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Elon Musk’s company town: SpaceX employees to vote on ‘Starbase’

Residents – most of them SpaceX workers – in remote Texas community expected to approve plan to create new cityVoters in a small patch of south Texas are casting their ballots on Saturday in an election that could give Elon Musk a town to call his own. The vote would officially create a new city called Starbase in the area where Musk’s SpaceX holds its Texas rocket launches.A couple of hundred residents of what was previously known as Boca Chica will decide whether to make their unincorporated neighborhoods into a town that would grant them the authority to pass city ordinances. The outcome, which will be decided almost entirely by SpaceX employees and their families, who make up the majority of the local population, is nearly guaranteed to result in incorporation. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago HMS Prince of Wales leads show of military force as £3.5billion aircraft carrier spearheads fearsome fleet of warships in the Mediterranean

HMS Prince of Wales has arrived in the warm waters of the Mediterranean, escorted by eight other warships as part of the UK's Carrier Strike Group (CSG).

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3 w. ago Rocket wars: Amazon launches first internet satellites to rival SpaceX's Starlink

Two giant space companies are racing to dominate the global satellite market

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3 w. ago Katie Price appears joyful as she arrives at theatre for her final Pinocchio panto performance

Katie Price arrived arm in arm with a pal at The Prince of Wales Theatre in Cannock for her final panto performance in Pinocchio. 

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3 w. ago Katie Price and son Harvey wrap their arms around each other in sweet display as they arrive at theatre for her final Pinocchio panto performance

Katie Price was seen being supported by her son Harvey as they arrived arm in arm at The Prince of Wales Theatre in Cannock for her final panto performance in Pinocchio. 

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3 w. ago Katie Price and son Havey wrap their arms around each other in sweet display as they arrive at theatre for her final Pinocchio panto performance

Katie Price was seen being supported by her son Harvey as they arrived arm in arm at The Prince of Wales Theatre in Cannock for her final panto performance in Pinocchio. 

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3 w. ago A scientific rocket launch to study the Northern Lights almost ended in armageddon after Russian early

That was when a Norwegian rocket launch, carrying scientific equipment to study the Northern Lights, was mistakenly identified as a US missile attack.

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3 w. ago Prince William sat away from Royals at Pope's funeral amid 'ego management' plan

The Prince of Wales arrived in Rome this morning and took his seat for the funeral mass of the Pontiff among hundreds of other dignitaries in St Peter's Square.

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3 w. ago Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively arrive in Wales for big day and luxury hotel stay

Wrexham could be promoted to the Championship today and they have the backing of their full Hollywood contingent

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4 w. ago China rocket launch fires three astronauts to satellite amid fears of new space race

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