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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY AADAM PATEL: Steiner was buying ham in a supermarket in Merano when Gene Haas called him to say it was time to move on.

Zantac went on sale in the UK in 1981. But in 2019, GSK withdrew it in the UK and US over fears that the ingredient ranitidine created a carcinogenic chemical

It had been jumping well previously and was ahead of the field, but as Broadway Boy tumbled, the horse appeared to fall upright on his front legs before his head appeared to crash into the ground.

Meghan Markle's As Ever raspberry spread has finally arrived after over a year of anticipation and an entire rebrand - so, is the Duchess' infamous jam really all that she's said it's cracked up to be?

As part of my divorce I had to provide a transfer value for my pension. When I applied for this, I was told I had received too much because the MoD used incorrect details.

Selley has called for the Government to make it even easier to dig up streets to lay fibre optic cables, saying the current process is inefficient and costly for both his company and the taxpayer.

Whisper it low, but the UK may end up doing quite well out of this tariff war. Fingers crossed.

Contracts worth £3 billion to create digital health records have been awarded to two US tech giants despite lower offers from UK-based suppliers.

"The third James Bond novel was published on this day in 1955," writes long-time Slashdot reader sandbagger. Film buff Christian Petrozza shares some history: In 1979, the market was hot amid the studios to make the next big space opera. Star Wars blew up the box office in 1977 with Alien soon following and while audiences eagerly awaited the next installment of George Lucas' The Empire Strikes Back, Hollywood was buzzing with spacesuits, lasers, and ships that cruised the stars. Politically, the Cold War between the United States and Russia was still a hot topic, with the James Bond franchise fanning the flames in the media entertainment sector. Moon missions had just finished their run in the early 70s and the space race was still generationally fresh. With all this in mind, as well as the successful run of Roger Moore's fun and campy Bond, the time seemed ripe to boldly take the globe-trotting Bond where no spy has gone before. Thus, 1979's Moonraker blasted off to theatres, full of chrome space-suits, laser guns, and jetpacks, the franchise went full-boar science fiction to keep up with the Joneses of current Hollywood's hottest genre. The film was a commercial smash hit, grossing 210 million worldwide. Despite some mixed reviews from critics, audiences seemed jazzed about seeing James Bond in space. When it comes to adaptations of the novella that Ian Flemming wrote of the same name, Moonraker couldn't be farther from its source material, and may as well be renamed completely to avoid any association... Ian Flemming's original Moonraker was more of a post-war commentary on the domestic fears of modern weapons being turned on Europe by enemies who were hired for science by newer foes. With Nazi scientists being hired by both the U.S. and Russia to build weapons of mass destruction after World War II, this was less of a Sci-Fi and much more of a cautionary tale. They argue that filming a new version of Moonraker "to find a happy medium between the glamor and the grit of the James Bond franchise..."

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The 63-year-old took aim at the Republican leader's crackdown on law firms, press freedoms and free speech in universities.

Amateur jockey Patrick Mullins and his 33-1 shot proved too strong for defending champion I Am Maximus and won by two-and-a-half-lengths.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. Becky Williams was 'left for dead' by her friend after a drunken car crash left her with a fractured skull - and says she should be in jail.

Celebre D'Allen, a 125/1 outsider trained by Philip Hobbs and Johnson White, had travelled well early on but began to weaken noticeably in the latter stages of Saturday's race.

Shocking images have emerged of a predator that typically four legs roaming in the mountains of West Virginia on just its hind legs. The frightening sight was captured by an experienced outdoorsman.

A neuroscientist who described herself as 'a loser' has revealed how an out-of-body experience while she was clinically dead changed her life forever.

This week NASA "issued a solicitation for the next two private astronaut missions to the International Space Station," reports Space News. Scheduled after May of 2026 and then mid-2027, "These will be the fifth and sixth such missions to the ISS, part of a broader low Earth orbit commercialization effort by NASA with the ultimate goal of replacing the International Space Station with one or more commercial stations." NASA's Space Station program manager calls the missions "a key part" of helping industry partners "gain the experience needed to train and manage crews, conduct research, and develop future destinations." In short, they see the missions "providing companies with hands-on opportunities to refine their capabilities and build partnerships that will shape the future of low Earth orbit." [NASA's call for proposals] offers an opportunity to have future missions commanded by someone other than a former NASA astronaut. While companies must propose a commander who meets current requirements, it can also propose an alternate commander who is a former astronaut from the Canadian Space Agency, European Space Agency or Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency with similar ISS experience requirements... ["Broadening of this requirement is not guaranteed," NASA warns.] That could allow some former astronauts already working with commercial spaceflight companies an opportunity to command private astronaut missions. Axiom Space, for example, announced in July 2024 that former ESA astronaut Tim Peake had joined its astronaut team. That came after Axiom and the U.K. Space Agency signed a memorandum of understanding in October 2023 to study the feasibility of a private astronaut mission crewed exclusively by U.K. astronauts. So far Axiom Space has been awarded all four private astronaut missions, according to the article, "flying one mission each in 2022, 2023 and 2024. Its next mission, Ax-4, is scheduled for no earlier than May." But "While Axiom has little or no competition for previous PAM awards, it will likely face stiffer competition this time. Vast, a company also planning to develop commercial space stations, has previously stated its intent to submit proposals..."

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Legendary former Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson made over £80,000 on a winning bet at Aintree, which saw him celebrate a remarkable 1-3 finish on Grand National day.

Internet users are finally realizing what Google really means 27 years after it was developed.

The Gladiators final has been thrown into chaos one contestant was forced to pull out at the last minute.

While first look images of the house were revealed on Friday, now fans have been treated to a glimpse of the garden.