Nasa has not yet commented and Russia downplayed the incident, which forced ISS crew to prepare for a possible evacuationUS officials are investigating a “debris-generating event in outer space” after astronauts on the International Space Station were forced to prepare for a possible evacuation.The incident came amid unconfirmed reports that Russia had carried out an anti-satellite weapon...

The solutions to today’s puzzlesProfessor Hoffman was the pen-name of Angelo Lewis, a Victorian barrister whose book Modern Magic, published in 1876, is considered one of the most important and influential magic books of all time.(I read about him recently in David Copperfield’s History of Magic, a stunning book he coauthored with psychologist Richard Wiseman and magician David Britland.)...

Travel | Recipes | Kids’ quiz | Boriscard | Christmas puddingsAdjacent articles online – Fear, panic and chaos: the joy of flying from the UK to New York again (Emma Brockes, 12 November) and How can Britain cut emissions when the Tory party fetishises travel? (Andy Beckett, 12 November). Not only Tories…Eddie DougallBury St Edmunds, Suffolk• I apologise for the delay in sending this...

JCVI will announce potential expansion of programme on Monday, says ministerCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe UK’s vaccine advisers are understood to have approved the rollout of Covid booster jabs to people under 50, with a minister saying an announcement was due on Monday.The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) was scheduled to set out the...

In many democracies the political chasm seems wider than ever. But emotion, not policies, may be what actually divides usIn 2020, the match-making website OkCupid asked 5 million hopeful daters around the world: “Could you date someone who has strong political opinions that are the opposite of yours?” Sixty per cent said no, up from 53% a year before.Scholars used to worry that societies might...

Ten mind-bending riddlesDavid Copperfield’s History of Magic is a beautiful new book by the eponymous magician, which tells the story of magic through objects in his private museum, the largest and most impressive collection of magic memorabilia in the world.The International Museum of the Conjuring Arts is housed in a gigantic building on the outskirts of Las Vegas, the city where Copperfield,...

People in the Americas and Pacific best placed to view lunar event from start to finishThis week, a full moon occurs on 18-19 November, and for some around the world it will be an “almost total” lunar eclipse. A lunar eclipse occurs at full moon, when the moon travels directly behind the Earth and so crosses through our planet’s shadow. More than 97% of the moon’s disc will be in the...