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When pieces of mysterious space debris washed up on the beach at her sleepy coastal community in north Queensland, Lisa Scobie’s first thoughts were about making sure everyone was safe.But days later the local takeaway shop owner had settled on another reaction to what had become international news.“We created a special menu item, the Space Junk Snackbox, and we advertised that with an alien, who was my husband, just as a bit of a laugh,” she says.“We actually said that we had the space junk at the front of the shop and put an AI picture up on the front…

Novak Djokovic’s pursuit for a record 25th Grand Slam title is put to an end by defending champion Jannik Sinner, whose straight-set win sets up a meeting with Alexander Zverev in the final of Wimbledon 2026.READ MORE: Superb Sinner ends Djokovic’s latest bid for historyAvailable to UK users only.

Sam Fender and Olivia Dean have broken Wet Wet Wet’s 32-year record for a British act’s run at No 1 in the UK singles chart.Fender and Dean’s duet Rein Me In has racked up its 16th week at No 1, beating Wet Wet Wet’s Love is All Around, which spent 15 weeks at No 1 in the summer of 1994 after it appeared on the Four Weddings and a Funeral soundtrack. Unlike Wet Wet Wet’s consecutive run, though, Fender and Dean’s song has dropped in and out of the top spot since February.“Take that, Marti Pellow!” Fender told the Official…

Ghana and the Republic of Korea have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen Digital STEM education in Ghana. The MoU seeks to implement the second phase of the Digital Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (D-STEM) Education project, with the Republic of Korea committing US$28 million to support the initiative. Building on the achievements of the STEM Phase I Project, the new programme will expand coverage to the Eastern, Central, Northern and Ashanti regions, targeting junior high school students in 12 districts and 713 schools across the beneficiary regions. The six-year project, which will run from 2026 to 2032,…

King Charles has enjoyed a private reunion with the grandchildren he has not seen for four years, it is understood.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their children, Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five, were hosted by Charles and Queen Camilla at the king’s private residence, Highgrove House in Gloucestershire, on Friday afternoon.The last time Charles saw Archie and Lilibet was during the late queen’s platinum jubilee celebrations in 2022.A family reunion had been speculated when it was announced that Prince Harry would be promoting his Invictus Games in the UK this week.But despite initial plans for Meghan to…

A Texas Democrat running to become the state’s attorney general has said he will investigate Elon Musk’s SpaceX company if elected, saying it “sure looks like” corruption was involved in a deal he said handed the world’s richest man $110m of taxpayers’ money.Nathan Johnson made the comment in an interview with the Dallas News on Friday, in which he called for greater legislative scrutiny of state grants funneled to SpaceX for its Starlink satellite program, which provides fast internet access for customers in remote areas.Johnson, who won the Democratic primary runoff for attorney general in May, said the award by…

By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor Pump price of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), otherwise known as diesel, have recorded significant hikes in Lagos, Port Harcourt and Warri. This comes against a relatively stable prices for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol despite fears of pressure from a renewed hostility in the Middle-east war between US and Iran, the main source of previous pump price increases. In Lagos, African Terminal increased its diesel loading price by N50 per litre to N1,500 per a litre, with Gulftreasure, Ibachem, Ibeto and T.Time also selling at N1,500 per litre. In Port Harcourt, Matrix raised…

A years-long lawsuit between the college-focused social app Fizz and rival Sidechat over unfair competition practices has taken an interesting turn. In a new filing, Fizz is accusing investor Jerry Lu, who is with venture capital firm Maveron, of meeting with Fizz under the guise of exploring a potential investment, but then turning around and sharing Fizz’s non-public information with its rival, Sidechat. The new allegations raise questions about the role venture capitalists play in competitive startup markets, as founders routinely share confidential business information while fundraising, trusting that investors won’t pass it along to competitors. Some VCs continue to…

The federal government has announced plans to strengthen Nigeria’s emergency healthcare system by expanding the National Emergency Medical Service and Ambulance System (NEMSAS) and developing a digital emergency dispatch platform to improve responses to critical illnesses. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, disclosed this on Thursday while declaring open the 11th Annual Scientific Conference and Annual General Meeting of the Intensive and Critical Care Society of Nigeria (I-CCSN) in Abuja. The conference, themed “Sustainable Financing for Intensive Care in Public Hospitals in Nigeria,” focused on improving access to critical care and addressing financing challenges in…

The Enugu State Government has sealed four private hospitals in Enugu North Local Government Area of the state for failing to meet regulatory requirements. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday in Enugu by the Ministry of Health’s spokeswoman, Chidiogo Ugodu. Mrs Ugodu said the hospitals were sealed on 8 July as part of the ministry’s intensified monitoring and supervision of private health facilities across the state to ensure quality healthcare delivery and compliance with regulatory standards. She said the renewed enforcement exercise was initiated by the Commissioner for Health, George Ugwu. According to the statement, the Director…