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NASA has successfully tested a new type of rocket engine that could one day get us to Mars quicker. The engine, called the Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE), uses a new way of burning fuel to produce thrust. 1Nasa has successfully tested a new type of rocket engineCredit: YouTube/NASAMarshall Instead of burning fuel in a continuous stream, the RDRE detonates it in a series of explosions, as shown in a new video. This is meant to create a more efficient and powerful burn, which could propel spacecraft to Mars in as little as four months. Typically, it takes current engines…

AMBULANCES are the busiest they have been all winter as hospitals battle a flu surge and doctors’ strikes. The NHS said 93,500 patients arrived by ambulance last week compared to 84,000 at the start of December, with one in seven waiting an hour or more to get into A&E. 1Ambulances waiting outside St Thomas’ Hospital in London on ThursdayCredit: Alamy Dr Tim Cooksley, of the Society of Acute Medicine, said: “The winter crisis is hitting hard.” Flu patient numbers increased last week to more than 1,300 each day, up more than a third from 942 per day the week before.…

PRINCE Andrew “does have knowledge” of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex crimes, a witness list has claimed – as a second batch of documents were unsealed. Andrew is named in a list of potential witnesses in a filed by Virginia Giuffre, one of Epstein’s victims. 1A second batch of Jeffrey Epstein docs is being releasedCredit: Getty Giuffre’s counsel submitted the list as part of her defamation suit against Ghislaine Maxwell. The listing for Andrew claims that he “has knowledge of Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein’s trafficking conduct and interaction with underage minors, including Virginia Giuffre”. Andrew denies all allegations of wrongdoing. A…

SMARTPHONE users have been warned about malicious apps that could be lingering on their devices. One of the biggest ways hackers target smartphone users is via malicious software, also known as malware. 1Smartphone users have been warned about malicious appsCredit: Alamy Malware is a malicious file or code that can infect your smartphone, desktop, or laptop. It can attack your device through malicious apps, compromised emails, or non-secure Wi-Fi connections. Malware can do things like steal sensitive information from your phone including banking accounting. HOW DO MALWARE APPS WORK? Threat actors will typically embed malware into apps that look safe and legitimate. Users download the…

SCIENTISTS have created an entirely new type of antibiotic that could treat lethal drug-resistant superbugs. Zosurabalpin defeated strains of Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB), a lethal bacteria resistant to most other types of medication. 1Zosurabalpin could be effective against a drug-resistant bugCredit: Getty – Contributor Experts have hailed the discovery as “exciting” and have said it offered “definite hope” for other hard-to-treat infections. The drug is now being tested in human trials. Antibiotic-resistant (AMR) superbugs kill over 1million people globally each year, with the World Health Organisation (WHO) warning the planet is heading for a ‘post-antibiotic’ era. Called the ‘silent pandemic,’ projections show that AMR could…

VLADIMIR Putin has been left humiliated after a Russian fighter jet worth $35million was destroyed by Ukraine in a top secret mission. Ukraine claimed they set the Russian Su-34 warplane on fire 1,400miles inside enemy territory, leaving it a burning wreck in an airfield. 4The Russian Su-34 warplane on fire after Ukraine claim they left the jet completely destroyedCredit: GUR/east2west news 4The top secret mission saw the $35million plane up in flames 1,400miles inside RussiaCredit: East2West 4Footage shows the fire spreading across the tactical bomberCredit: GUR/east2west news Footage show the savvy tactical bomber at Shagol airfield in Chelyabinsk looking worse…

A NEW Mickey Mouse horror game has been announced less than 24 hours after the iconic Disney cartoon character entered the public domain. The original Mickey Mouse received the same fate as Winnie the Pooh, as the beloved Disney mascot has been converted into a wicked hunting machine. 5Nightmare Forge Games released a trailer for a new horror video game featuring Mickey MouseCredit: IGN 5Players are hunted by Steamboat Willie, one of Disney’s earliest versions of Mickey MouseCredit: IGN 5An enormous gory Steamboat Willie is seen attacking exterminators in the video game trailerCredit: IGN Nightmare Forge Games released the trailer…

STRIKING doctors have rejected bosses’ pleas to return to work as hospitals warn they are “exceptionally busy” with some declaring critical incidents. The NHS is two days into a six-day strike which leaders said comes at the worst possible time. 1Many hospitals warn their A&E and minor injury units are very busyCredit: EPA Picket line medics have been accused of causing “unforgivable” harm to patients who have been told not to go to A&E except in a life-threatening situation. Strike leaders at the British Medical Association today sparked a row as it emerged they have refused at least 19 out…

CELEBRITIES and politicians have been named in bombshell court documents identifying associates of convicted paedo Jeffrey Epstein. Donald Trump, Michael Jackson, Cate Blanchett and Leonardo Dicaprio are among the high-profile names revealed in newly released filings. 10Jeffrey Epstein killed himself while awaiting trial in 2019Credit: AP 10Prince Andrew, Virginia Giuffre and Ghislaine MaxwellCredit: PA An order for the bombshell files to be released was given by New York judge Loretta Preska in relation to the 2015 defamation case brought by Virginia Roberts Giuffre against Ghislaine Maxwell. Of over 100 names in the new files, which will include emails, legal documents, depositions and more, there…

I KNEW Amazon’s latest models of Wi-Fi routers were going to be good – but I completely underestimated just how effective they would be. Amazon’s Eero Max 7 tri-band mesh Wi-Fi router boasts speeds of up to 9.4Gbps and can cover up to 232 m² of space – so I tested a pair to see if they were legit. 5The Eero Max 7 is not as discrete as the palm-sized plug-in Wi-Fi boosters that you usually come across – but it makes up for that with a sleek style 5All the cables are provided 5A QR code on the box…