8 h. ago UK launches new satellite to monitor climate change – and that will be just the start, minister says

A UK-built satellite has been blasted into space – and the minister for space says that more is to come.

Politics

9 h. ago Amazon takes on Musk’s Starlink with launch of first internet satellites

First 27 satellites launched into space from Florida, part of $10bn effort to beam broadband internet globallyThe first 27 satellites for Amazon’s Kuiper broadband internet constellation were launched into space from Florida on Monday, kicking off the long-delayed deployment of an internet from space network that will rival SpaceX’s Starlink.The satellites are the first of 3,236 that Amazon plans to send into low-Earth orbit for Project Kuiper, a $10bn effort announced in 2019 to beam broadband internet globally for consumers, businesses and governments – customers that SpaceX has courted for years with its powerful Starlink business. Continue reading...

Technology

12 h. ago 'Frustrating' Trump has 'bungled' tariffs but two changes could give him 'best start ever'

EXCLUSIVE: We recently graded Donald Trump as an F on his ‘probation report card’ for his first 100 days in the White House – but balance is important and not everyone sees things the same way

Politics

13 h. 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

Events

18 h. ago Moving light seen in sky above Greater Manchester as Starlink and rival satellite launch

Two giant companies are competing in space

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25 h. ago Amazon launches its first internet satellites to compete against SpaceX's Starlinks

Amazon's first internet satellites are on their way to orbit

Technology

3 d. ago Russian satellite at centre of nuclear weapons allegations is spinning out of control, analysts say

Data indicates the Cosmos 2553 – which US officials claim is aiding Moscow’s development of nuclear anti-satellite weapon – may no longer be functionalA secretive Russian satellite in space that US officials believe is connected to a nuclear anti-satellite weapons program has appeared to be spinning uncontrollably, suggesting it may no longer be functioning in what could be a setback for Moscow’s space weapons efforts, according to US analysts.The Cosmos 2553 satellite, launched by Russia weeks before invading Ukraine in 2022, has had various bouts of what appears to be errant spinning over the past year, according to Doppler radar data from space-tracking firm LeoLabs and optical data from Slingshot Aerospace, shared with Reuters. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago HMRC confirms that new income tax rule change will start from next year

HMRC is encouraging people to sign up to a testing programme to prepare for the changed requirements to use Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax from April 6, 2026

Economics

5 d. ago Trump takes aim at Rupert Murdoch and Fox News after poll frames President in negative light

Trump asked Murdoch to ‘start making changes’ at the Wall Street Journal and get rid of a pollster at Fox News

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5 d. ago Trump calls for Rupert Murdoch to fire staff at Fox News and the Wall Street Journal in furious Truth Social post: ‘It sucks!’

Trump asked Murdoch to ‘start making changes’ at the Wall Street Journal and get rid of a pollster at Fox News

Politics

5 d. ago UK Government urged to end PIP reassessments for people with lifelong health conditions

Proposed changes to health and disability benefits will start from November 2026.

Politics

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

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6 d. ago HMRC making 'significant change' to income tax with landlords and sole traders affected

HMRC is urging sole traders and landlords with a qualifying income to sign up to a testing programme and start preparing now as the new change will be introduced in less than a year

Politics

7 d. ago New DWP update on plans to reform PIP assessments from next year

The proposed changes to the PIP daily living component are set to start in November 2026.

Politics

9 d. ago WWE WrestleMania 41 RECAP: Night One card, start time, results and latest news as THREE titles change hands before shock twist in main event

Re-live Mail Sport's live blog from Night One of WrestleMania XLI for the start time, latest results and news. 

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9 d. ago WWE WrestleMania 41 LIVE: Night One card, start time, results and latest news as THREE titles change hands before shock twist in main event

Follow Mail Sport's live blog from Night One of WrestleMania XLI for the start time, latest results and news. 

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9 d. ago WWE WrestleMania 41 LIVE: Night One card, start time, results and latest news as THREE titles change hands before Roman Reigns stars in latest main event

Follow Mail Sport's live blog from Night One of WrestleMania XLI for the start time, latest results and news. 

Politics

1 week ago Secret plans for Trump's 'Golden Dome' missile shield revealed

The plan would see hundreds of satellites launched around the globe to sense missiles and track their movements.

Events

1 week ago New calls to ‘stop PIP cuts’ and protect vulnerable people on disability benefits

Planned changes to health and disability benefits are set to start next year.

Politics

2 w. ago The rise of the digital fishmonger: how Covid helped customers buy fresh from the boat

Britain’s traditional retailers were in decline for years. Then the pandemic changed how we buy food and boosted the fishing industryThe seafood chef and restaurateur Mitch Tonks recalls the moment things for him changed dramatically. It was March 2020, the start of Covid, when a local fishing boat skipper called him in a panic. “Nick was having a tough time; nobody was buying his catch, so I emailed our customer network,” he says.Tonks asked people to bring cash and containers. The next morning, Nick landed his boat at Brixham, the south Devon port that is England’s largest fish market by value of catch sold. “About 150 people turned up to buy his fish. Many asked ‘why can’t we just buy fish straight off boats like this normally?’” Continue reading...

Economics