Charity Atlantic rower found dead on boat

52 minutes ago About sharing Michael Holt was aiming to row across the Atlantic Ocean to raise money for two charities By Sion Tootill BBC News A 54-year-old man from north Wales has been found dead on his boat during an attempt to row across the Atlantic Ocean. Michael Holt from Porthmadog, Gwynedd, left Gran…

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Japan Moon lander survives lunar night

32 minutes ago About sharing Jaxa produced this render of Slim to show the awkward landing orientation that pointed the solar cells away from the Sun By Greg Brosnan BBC News Climate and Science Japan’s Moon lander has survived the harsh lunar night, the sunless and freezing equivalent to two Earth weeks. “Last night, a…

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PM under pressure to respond to row over Lee Anderson ‘Islamist’ comments

On Friday, former Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson told GB News that “Islamists” had “got control” of the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. On Saturday, Anderson was suspended from the Conservative party after “refusing to apologise” for those comments. Khan responded, describing Anderson’s remarks as, “Islamophobic, anti-Muslim and racist”. The London mayor added he was…

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