The government is pushing ahead with the launch of a new £800m "high-risk, high-reward" scientific agency to provide rapid funding for UK inventors and researchers.
The number of coronavirus contact tracers in England is set to be slashed - just as the prime minister prepares to announce a loosening of lockdown, according to leaked messages obtained by Sky News.
At the end of October, at a remote sitting of the High Court, a case comes before the Honourable Mr Justice MacDonald - a specialist in child protection.
NASA's mission to search for signs of ancient life on Mars has sent back its first images from the surface of the Red Planet after a successful landing.
