The family of Anne Heche say the American actress “will be deeply missed but lives on through her beautiful sons” following a car crash in Los Angeles last week. Under California law, Heche, 53, is legally dead but her family say they are keeping her heart beating and she has not been taken off life
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Salman Rushdie is an Indian-born British author whose writing about religion and politics has made him controversial in some parts of the world. His first three novels – Grimus (1975), Midnight’s Children (1981) and Shame (1983) – were all met with praise but it was his fourth – The Satanic Verses – that brought criticism.
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3:14 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN The NBA will honor the legacy of Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell by retiring his No. 6 jersey for all 30 teams, the league and the National Basketball Players Association announced Thursday. Russell becomes the first player in NBA history to have his jersey retired leaguewide. Along with the number
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The European Space Agency (ESA) has begun preliminary technical discussions with Elon Musk’s SpaceX that could lead to the temporary use of its launchers after the Ukraine conflict blocked Western access to Russia’s Soyuz rockets. The private American competitor to Europe’s Arianespace has emerged as a key contender to plug a temporary gap alongside Japan
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Droughts have been declared in parts of southwest, southern and central England and all of eastern England, as Britons continue to bake in the high temperatures. The affected areas are: • Devon and Cornwall• Solent and South Downs• Kent and South London• Herts and North London• East Anglia• Thames• Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire• East Midlands Wiggonholt,
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Preliminary blood tests have shown “signs of narcotics” in Anne Heche’s system as her family said she is “not expected to survive” the fiery car crash which left her in a coma. The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has said additional testing is required to rule out any substances that were administered in hospital. It
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Russia has reached a new low and is trying to “threaten the whole world” by shelling Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksyy has said. Moscow and Kyiv have accused each other of shelling the facility as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres proposed a demilitarised zone at the Zaporizhzhia plant in the city of
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