US researchers report a nasal‑spray 'universal' vaccine that, in animal tests, kept lung immune cells on a heightened state and reduced viral passage for about three months; human trials are planned.
Channing Tatum said aspects of his real-life parenting informed scenes in Josephine, which is competing at the Berlin Film Festival and follows an eight-year-old who witnesses a reported sexual assault.
A man from Stockport has been charged with 48 counts alleging he drugged and sexually abused his unconscious wife alongside other men; the case involves 12 other men and allegations reportedly dating back to the early 2000s. Seven defendants, including the husband, pleaded not guilty at Manchester Minshull Crown Court.
NASA's administrator said leadership and decision failures at Boeing and within NASA contributed to the 2024 Starliner mission problems that left two astronauts at the ISS for about nine months, and the agency has classified the incident as a "Type A" mishap.
Fair Ways welcomed the Government's package of reforms backed by £88m aimed at increasing foster carers in England; the charity noted its local work including the Fostering Friendly Employer Charter and Portsmouth becoming the UK's first Fostering Friendly City.
More than 60 people attended Mayor Diane Lyle's quiz night at Ludlow Brewery, and the event raised more than £450 for Working Together Ludlow.
Swale Borough Council approved its 2026/27 budget and set the borough's share for a Band D property at £212.76, a 2.96% increase.
NASA said it is targeting March 6 for the Artemis II crewed mission after a nearly 50-hour Wet Dress Rehearsal that fueled about 730,000 gallons of propellant without the hydrogen leaks seen in an earlier test; officials said remaining checks could still push the date later in the March launch window.
West Sussex County Council approved £4.8m from its fleet capital budget to replace 12 older pumping appliances in its 48-vehicle fire fleet, the council reported on February 20.
Eric Dane, 53, died ten months after announcing an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis diagnosis and spent his last months fundraising and campaigning for ALS research and awareness.
