The American Space Agency NASA was ordered to develop lunar time - a system of measuring time relating to the Moon. This is because time passes faster on the Moon than on Earth - only by microseconds, which nevertheless matter in new technologies.more

“Misleading” and “inconsistent” labels make it hard for shoppers to know where their food comes from, the consumer champion Which? has said, as it found supermarket chains were selling products with “meaningless” statements on their packaging.more

Reigning Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir crushed the women’s-only world record in winning the 44th London Marathon on Sunday, while Kenyan compatriot Alexander Mutiso Munyao pulled away from Ethiopian distance great Kenenisa Bekele to win the men’s race.more

Trains between Liverpool Street and Chingford will grind to a halt for 16 days including on the London Overground while a 150-year-old bridge is replaced. Network Rail will replace a railway bridge near Hackney Downs Park at the junction of Downs Park Road and Bodney Road between July 20 and August 4.more

Tens of thousands of people are protesting across the Canary Islands to call for an urgent rethink of the Spanish archipelago’s tourism strategy and a freeze on visitor numbers, arguing that the decades-old model has made life unaffordable and environmentally unsustainable for residents.more

Three Polish players - Bartosz Bereszyński, Sebastian Walukiewicz and Szymon Żurkowski were happy with Empoli's 1-0 victory over Napoli in the match of the 33rd round of the Italian top league. Piotr Zieliński, the visiting player, had no reasons to be satisfied.more

Nearly a quarter of UK five-to-seven-year-olds now have their own smartphone, Ofcom research suggests. Social media use also rose in the age group over last year with nearly two in five using messaging service WhatsApp, despite its minimum age of 13. The communications regulator warned parental enforcement of rules "appeared to be diminishing."more

In Venice, a system for booking visits to the city will soon be launched and a fee of 5 euros will be introduced for entry to the historic center on selected days from April 25 to July 14, and only for those tourists who do not stay there overnight. It is the first city in the world to carry out this experiment.more

Goals from Leandro Trossard and Martin Odegaard gave Arsenal a gritty 2-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers that sent them back to the top of the Premier League table on Saturday after a game that is unlikely to live long in the memory.more

The top 25 places to shop in England have been named and seven of them are in London. The city is a prime shopping destination but the list doesn't include some of the places you might expect like Oxford Street and Covent Garden.more

The obligation for taxi drivers to have a Polish driving license, which enters into force on June 17, 2024, may result in several thousand drivers disappearing from the market. As a result, by 10-20 percent the number of available transport services in large cities will decrease, the prices of services will increase and budget revenues will decrease - according to a new report.more

The UK has rejected a European Union proposal to allow 18-30 year olds to study and work in the British Isles for a limited period of time without having to apply for a visa. Both the government in London and the opposition have stated that they have no plans to restore free movement of people from the EU.more

World women's tennis rankings leader Iga Swiatek lost to fourth seeded Kazakhstan representative Jelena Rybakina 3:6, 6:4, 3:6 in the semi-finals of the WTA 500 indoor tournament on courts in Stuttgart. The match lasted two hours and 50 minutes.more

Neither Israel nor Iran is interested in escalating the conflict now, which does not mean that there will not be one in the future, because the first exchange of blows has already taken place, and in such a situation it is very easy to miscalculate, according to Dr Ahron Bregman of the Department of War Studies at King's College London.more

The UK Foreign Office has issued a terrorism warning in South Africa for British citizens and foreigners who are staying or planning to travel to this country, News24 reported.more

Juventus Turin goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, who underwent surgery a few days ago for a fractured nasal bone, played in the away match against Cagliari that ended in a 2-2 draw. As announced, he appeared without a protective mask, only with a large patch on his nose.more

There appears to have been a rise in the proportion of middle class and wealthier women under the age of 45 smoking in England, research from University College London suggests. The percentage of women in this group who smoked rose from 12% to 15% between 2013-2023, the study estimates.more

Only 51 per cent of Poles maintain a positive view of the European Union. 38 percent relate to it neutrally, and 11 percent. - negatively. In ten member states, the Community enjoys a better rating, 'Rzeczpospolita' reported today.more

World number one ranked women's tennis player Iga Swiatek defeated Great Britain's Emma Raducanu 7:6 (7-2), 6:3 to advance to the semi-finals of the WTA 500 indoor tennis tournament on courts in Stuttgart. Her next opponent will be Jelena Rybakina of Kazakhstan.more

An employee who had worked for Sainsbury's for almost 20 years has been sacked for taking some "bags for life" without paying for them. Niamke Doffou worked at the Romford Sainsbury's store as a night shift assistant.more

Barcelona have been fined €25,000 by UEFA for racist behaviour by fans during their first match against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League quarter-finals. Robert Lewandowski's team won 3:2 in Paris at the time, but succumbed 1:4 in the return leg and crashed out.more

In a study that looked at 30 cities around the world, Athens turned out to be the most pleasant-smelling, slightly ahead of Paris and Zurich. Many factors were taken into account when creating the ranking - from cleanliness to the number of flower shops, bakeries and perfumeries.more

GP’s will soon be stripped of the ability to sign people off work as part of a major government inititive to crack down on ‘sicknote culture’. Rishi Sunak today claimed that a surge in people signed off sick with mental health conditions is placing ‘unsustainable’ pressure on the welfare budget.more

Michal Skoras' Club Brugge and Matty Cash's Aston Villa advanced to the semi-finals of the Conference League. The latter scored a goal and also scored in the penalty shoot-out series in the away tie against Lille. Sebastian Szymanski's Fenerbahce Istanbul, among others, fell away after 'eleven' against Olympiakos Piraeus.more

Only four out of 10 people in England say they trust the police, with the UK’s biggest force, the Metropolitan police, getting the lowest confidence score, research has found.more