Tag: Twenty
Twenty councillors quit Labour in Starmer protest
Twenty councillors have quit Labour in protest at the party’s direction under Sir Keir Starmer. The councillors – from Broxtowe Borough Council in Nottinghamshire – claimed the party had “abandoned traditional Labour values” and criticised policies such as cutting the winter fuel allowance for some pensioners. Council leader Milan Radulovic, who had been a party…
Twenty missing after falling from boat in rough seas off Libya’s coast
Small vessel tilted after taking in water, according to seven survivors who reached Italian island of Lampedusa Twenty people are missing after falling into the sea from a tilting boat after it started to take in water in rough seas about 20 miles off the coast of Libya, according to survivors. Carrying 27 passengers, the…
An Earth-Rocking Cosmic Explosion Turns 20
The UniverseFridays An Earth-Rocking Cosmic Explosion Turns 20 Twenty years ago today a magnetar’s epic tantrum made our planet ring like a bell from tens of thousands of light-years away By Phil Plait edited by Lee Billings An illustration of a magnetar producing a superflare. Stay connected to The Universe: Get email alerts for this…