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A U.S. Air Force airplane that landed in Moscow late Thursday (Feb. 13) has sparked widespread speculation. The Gulfstream C-37B aircraft, tail number 09-0525, landed at the Russian capital’s Vnukovo Airport at approximately 10:50 p.m. local time. The flight, tracked by Flightradar24, has sparked widespread speculation due to its unusual nature amidst U.S.-Russia talks on world issues. The aircraft departed earlier that day from a U.S. Department of Defense facility in Camp Springs, Maryland, made a stop in Rotterdam, and then continued to Moscow. It remained on the ground for less than an hour before departing westward to land in…

SWNAwarship – by Dean Murray A U.S. nuclear-powered warship has collided with a bulk carrier. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman was involved in a collision with the merchant vessel Besiktas-M in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday (12 Feb). The U.S. Navy said the incident occurred at approximately 11:46pm local time, while operating in the vicinity of Egypt’s Port Said. The Navy reported: “The collision did not endanger the Harry S. Truman as there are no reports of flooding or injuries. “The propulsion plants are unaffected and in a safe and stable condition. The incident is under investigation.”…

SWSMhearts – by Dean Murray Social media users are swooning over images of heart shapes found on Mars. The series of pictures were captured from the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) earlier this century, but have caused hearts to flutter now they’ve resurfaced online on Valentine’s Day this year (14 Feb). Shared on X, they’ve drawn comments including “Looks like Mars has been secretly playing Cupid all along! Even the Red Planet has a soft spot for love,” and “I think when we shift to Mars, these could be the spots where all the lovers could meet up!” NASA’s Jet Propulsion…

A U.S. nuclear-powered warship has collided with a bulk carrier. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman was involved in a collision with the merchant vessel Besiktas-M in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday. The U.S. Navy said the incident occurred at approximately 11:46 p.m. local time while operating in the vicinity of Egypt’s Port Said. The Navy reported: “The collision did not endanger the Harry S. Truman, as there are no reports of flooding or injuries. “The propulsion plants are unaffected and in a safe and stable condition. The incident is under investigation.” The Besiktas-M bulk carrier is more…

A pastor and his church are facing court charges – and he could go to jail – for allegedly allowing homeless people to camp on church property after the passage of a ban last year. The Montrose United Methodist Church in Colorado is alleged to have allowed around 20 homeless individuals to live on a section of the property after they were displaced by city policies prohibiting camping on public property. In response, the city has issued over a dozen citations to the church, citing code violations, and delivered cease-and-desist orders. Reverend Kevin D. Young, 65, of Montrose, appeared in…

SWMRmissing – By Adam Dutton Police have issued a fresh appeal to help find a missing woman – 53 years after she vanished. Freda Margaret Green was aged 22 when she was last seen by her family on April 2, 1972. Despite her family’s desperate appeals for information about what happened to her, Freda seemingly disappeared without trace. Cops have launched a new push for information about Freda on what is her 75th birthday today (Fri). Freda lived in John Street, Brierley Hill, West Mids., and was a regular at the nearby New Inns pub – now called the Dog…

SWMRcapybara – by Elizabeth Hunter A zoo’s new capybara pups have been spotted taking a swim in adorable new photos. Cali and Luna, eight and nine months, arrived at Edinburgh Zoo earlier this week – and have spent the last few days exploring their new home. The pair were pictured taking a dip in the water of their enclosure – not bothered by the February chill. The pups were named by one of the wildlife conservation charity’s Patrons and the animal keepers who care for the species. Capybaras, which are the largest rodents in the world, have quickly become a…

SWLSgolfer – by Tom Bevan and Craig Christie An amateur golfer was stunned after hitting two hole-in-ones on the same weekend – using the same ball. Retired council worker Iain Robertson, 64, aced the 15th hole in a winter league competition at his home Garmouth and Kingston course on a Saturday at the end of last month. The following day, he placed the same Titleist 2 ball on the 13th tee and struck it straight into the cup to repeat his achievement. He even had the same playing partner for both competitions, as club colleague Stuart McKay was his lucky…

SWLSfire – By Adam Dutton and Julia Baker An elderly man in his 80s has died after a fire broke out in a greenhouse at his village home. Emergency services were called to a quiet cul-de-sac in leafy Holme Lacy, Herefordshire, after the blaze broke out on Tuesday (11/2). Police, fire crews and paramedics all rushed to the property on Hardinge Close but the pensioner, who has not yet been named, could not be saved. Fire crews said they fought the greenhouse fire using a hose reel jet before the OAP was found dead at the scene. West Mercia Police…

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer had to be airlifted to safety after being trapped by over 40 tractors and protesting farmers. Starmer had arrived in the city this morning to unveil his government’s plan to build 100 new towns to generate thousands of homes across the UK. However, he was met with an unexpected blockade of tractors and dozens of farmers, angry over policies they say are harming rural communities. Among their key concerns are foreign agricultural imports and new inheritance tax rules – which mean farmers must wait seven years before they can gift their land to the next…