The Ministry of Defence has blown a £7billion black hole in its equipment budget, experts revealed today. Top Tories and military chiefs have committed to buying 138, F35 stealth fighters, five light-frigates and at least two Navy supply ships. But the National Audit Office painted a damning picture of the Whitehall department's finances. In a statement it warned: “The Ministry of Defence’s Equipment Plan remains unaffordable and is not sustainable if the Department wants to deliver longer-term value for money." The figure dwarfs the £1billion extra cash handed to the MOD in last week's Budget. According to the NAO, the Department’s own forecast costs for the Plan exceed its budget by £7billion in the next 10 years. It forecasts £193.3billion on equipment and support costs against a £186.4billion budget, including a £6.2billion contingency. "These costs could vary, and in a worst case scenario, should all the identified risks occur, this … [Read more...] about Vast black hole revealed in UK’s ‘unaffordable’ Armed Forces equipment budget
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Foreign Aid is Throwing Money Down a Black Hole
David starts by attacking Sadiq Khan saying, “London is a disaster zone with crime going through roof and first time in History London has a higher murder rate than New York” Meanwhile he says, “Khan follows a path of political correctness with 900 officers working on hate crime or mean things being said on social media.” David says as a mixed-race person himself, he believes in increased stop and search; “It is an effective tool and it should be used.” On terror he says, “UK use to be safest country in the world but we are now riven with terror, we have to face up to the fact that there are some members of the Muslim community who are Jihadists and we need to face up the fact that it does have something to do with Islam” He attacks foreign aid saying, “it is throwing money down a black hole. We should only have … [Read more...] about Foreign Aid is Throwing Money Down a Black Hole
Scientists confirm massive black hole at the centre of our galax
While a black hole, supermassive or otherwise, can't be observed directly, scientists using ESO's GRAVITY instrument have now confirmed gas swirling around the galactic centre. This adds to the evidence suggesting the Milky Way has a massive black hole at its core. The clumps of gas have been observed orbiting at 30 per cent of the speed of light around Sagittarius A*. Scientists were able to observe flares of infrared radiation coming from the accretion disc that swirls around Sagittarius A*. Sagittarius A* is the massive object, with four million times the mass of our sun, at the centre of our galaxy. It's one of the components that make up Sagittarius. Sagittarius A East is the remains of a supernova while Sagittarius A West is the spiral structure. We can't directly observe Sagittarius A because there are large clouds of cosmic dust between it and us. However it's reasonable close to earth at a distance of 26,000 light years, making it possible to observe other radiation. GRAVITY … [Read more...] about Scientists confirm massive black hole at the centre of our galax
First footage offers further proof of supermassive black hole within Milky Way
News by Press Association 31/10/2018, 9:00 am FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail Send us a story Sign up to our Daily newsletter Never-before-seen images offer fresh evidence that a supermassive black hole lurks at the centre of the Milky Way. The astronomical phenomenon – a larger version of the black holes which form when the centres of giant stars collapse in upon themselves – is widely regarded to reside at the centre of our galaxy. However, scientists have long struggled to explain how the supermassive versions, which are ten billion times bigger than the Sun, are formed. New pictures from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) show clumps of gas swirling around at about 30% of the speed of light on a circular orbit just outside its event horizon. It is the first time material has been observed orbiting close to the point of no return, and the most detailed observations yet of material orbiting this close to a black hole, scientists say. Specialist … [Read more...] about First footage offers further proof of supermassive black hole within Milky Way
Scientists find proof that a black hole is lurking in the middle of our galaxy
New images offer the best ever proof that a supermassive black hole is lurking at the middle of our own galaxy. The huge astronomical phenomenon and can be seen swirling around clumps of gas at the centre of the Milky Way, according to scientists. Astronomers have long thought that there is a huge black hole hiding out in our own galaxy. But because they are entirely dark, it is difficult to actually spot it., and scientists continue to investigate how they are formed. Now the new pictures from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) show clumps of gas swirling around at about 30% of the speed of light on a circular orbit just outside its event horizon. It is the first time material has been observed orbiting close to the point of no return, and the most detailed observations yet of material orbiting this close to a black hole, scientists say. Specialist equipment was used to take a close look at the infrared radiation coming from the accretion disc around Sagittarius A*, the massive … [Read more...] about Scientists find proof that a black hole is lurking in the middle of our galaxy