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Did anybody just feel an earthquake ? my desk just moved as though it had been pushed ?

On Tuesday afternoon, a rocket the size of a 20-story building, containing 27 engines and a cherry-red Tesla Roadster as its payload, is due to lift off from NASA’s Pad 39A, the same launchpad used by the Apollo moon missions and space shuttle flights. It will be the maiden flight of Space X’s...

I must admit when I saw this report my first thought was a story by Arthur C. Clarke, Rendezvous with Rama. It is an unusual object but no signs of life. - Astronomers finally have a name for the first known object from interstellar space to visit our solar system. The International...

Just reached 30 c here. Not much of a breeze. Forecast says hotter tomorrow.

Looks like a nice selection in the flying display this year. Including some American visitors B52 and B-1B Lancer and B17. I can hear some fast jets flying around at the moment, practice for tomorrow ? http://www.cosfordairshow.co.uk/intheair.php

It has been snowing here on and off for a few hours but has just started to stick. Radar shows more coming down through Cheshire gap, could have a wintry scene to look at tomorrow.

I have just had a notice form British Gas to say they will switch me to daily metering from the half hour meter readings they do now. Does anybody know what's behind this, it appears to be a change forced onto BG rather than them choosing to do it ? I have the option to stay on half hour...

The weather was not looking good for seeing this earlier but the Sun has now shown itself :stafford: This is, a small, Mercury transiting the Sun from about 12:30.

On the topic of car ins I noticed this the other day, might be worth bearing in mind if driving other peoples cars ? Cover to drive 'any car’? It’s a thing of the past. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/consumer-affairs/cover-to-drive-any-car-its-a-thing-of-the-past/

AT LAST M6 roadworks complete (but 50 mph limit stays) Highways England last night said the roadworks would be removed and the fourth lane opened by Monday morning. David Cooke, project lead for Highways England, said: “We are opening this road to traffic with four lanes available while we test...

Mr Lefroy revealed to the Express & Star that a big positive economic announcement was due on Monday. He said: "We are set to make a big announcement on Monday. I'm afraid I can't reveal what it is at this stage but it should be positive for the long term economic prosperity of the town."...

I found this Kitten this morning on my drive, have walked along the lane and checked if it belongs to locals but no luck. Thought I would put it up here on the off chance it's recognised. If not it looks like we have another cat.

A quick heads up for this program, on next week. - Guy Martin's Last Flight of the Vulcan Bomber' airs Sunday 29th November on Channel 4 at 19.30 hrs. http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Guy-Martin-documentary-Vulcan-XH558-s-flight-air/story-28205151-detail/story.html

Anyone who has concerns about their vehicle is being asked to contact their dealer. The affected models have manual air-conditioning. The cars, all right-hand drive, were built between 2005 and 2014. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34603927

These are the timings for tonight's eclipse - Partial Eclipse Begins 02:07 Total Eclipse Begins 03:11 Maximum Eclipse 03:47 Total Eclipse Ends 04:23 Partial Eclipse Ends 05:27 The eclipse on September 28th will be total. This means that the Earth will pass completely in...

Have been talking to my neighbour this morning and he said he has read somewhere that bin collections are to be reduced form a two week schedule to three. Has anybody else heard anything about this. ?

http://www.staffordshirenewsletter.co.uk/Police-urge-drivers-slow-especially-rural-roads/story-27608330-detail/story.html :cops:

Friday 3 July 2015 PLANS have been announced to carry out multi-million pound works along more than 18 miles of the M6 between Crewe and Knutsford to upgrade the stretch to a four-lane smart motorway. Draft regulations published on Monday, June 29, show that the work is set to be carried out...

New Horizons spacecraft is a week from returning the first-ever close up images and scientific observations of distant Pluto and its system of large and small moons. Scientific literature is filled with papers on the characteristics of Pluto and its moons from ground based and Earth orbiting...

I was up at 6 o'clock opening all the doors to let some cooler air in, it,s just gone past 30 c here at 10:15. A few more clouds today does not look to be holding the temps down much. Plan A, early lunch and then find a shady spot for the deck chair. :)