Major clue to the origin of life found in floating space sugar

'This is the very first sugar to be detected in interstellar space.'

Finance

Jul 17, 2026

British man jailed in Iran has ‘unjustifiable’ sentence extended by two years

'We didn’t think we could be any more shocked at their appalling treatment, but in this case we are absolutely flabbergasted.'

Finance

Jul 16, 2026

Russia accused of war crimes over bombs disguised as wet wipes and power banks

Wet wipes boxes and power banks have been used to hide explosives Russia has been dropping booby-trapped tissue boxes and power banks onto the streets of Ukraine in a new ‘war against civilians’.

Finance

Jul 16, 2026

Billionaire aiming to live forever says people are ‘pleased’ he has incurable condition

Bryan Johnson has revealed he has an incurable auto-immune condition (Picture: Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Jul 16, 2026

From Twitter to X: A history in tweets to mark 20 years of the platform

The platform has hosted a range of cultural moments

Finance

Jul 16, 2026

Number of British people killed in Spain wildfires rises to seven

An emergency fire truck is overturned at the aftermath of deadly wildfires in Bedar (Picture: Reuters)

Finance

Jul 15, 2026