Latest articles by Ben Judge
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Reach for the stars: how to profit from a new era of space exploration
Cover Story It has been almost 50 years since someone walked on the Moon and Mars seemed just a short hop away. But now the final frontier is back in fashion, spelling opportunity in a wide range of sectors, says Ben Judge.
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The race to defeat the superbugs has just begun
Analysis Drug-resistant bacteria are far more dangerous than Covid-19. So will we soon see major progress in developing new antibiotics? It will be a long slog, says Ben Judge.
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20 May 1875: Jacob Davis & Levi Strauss granted a patent for riveted jeans
Features On this day in 1875 Nevada tailor Jacob Davis was granted a patent for riveted jeans, along with his business partner and financial backer, Levi Strauss.
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13 May 1787: Australia’s ‘First Fleet’ sails from Portsmouth
Features On this day in 1787 a fleet of 11 ships set sail from Portsmouth to establish a penal colony in New South Wales.
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11 May 1812: Britain's prime minister is assassinated
Features Today in 1812, Spencer Perceval became the only British prime minister to be assassinated, when a businessman with a grudge gunned him down in the House of Commons.
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6 May 1840: the launch of the Penny Black stamp
Features Britain's postal system underwent radical reform on this day in 1840, with the Universal Penny Post and the Penny Black stamp.
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4 May 1780: the Derby is run for the first time
Features This day in 1780 saw the inaugural running of the Derby at Epsom - the 'greatest flat race in the world'.
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29 April 1909: David Lloyd George introduces the People’s Budget
Features On this day in 1909, David Lloyd George delivered his “People's Budget”, waging war “against poverty and squalidness”. It eventually led to reform of the House of Lords.
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21 April 1967: Greek colonels seize power in military coup
Features Today in 1967, Athens woke to the rumbling of tanks, as Greece came under military rule when a junta of colonels seized power.
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16 April 1797: Royal Navy sailors stage the Spithead mutiny
Features On this day in 1797, sailors on 16 ships anchored at Spithead refused to put to sea and staged a mutiny in pursuit of better pay and conditions.
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14 April 1931: the first edition of the Highway Code is published
Features On this day in 1931, the Rt Hon Herbert Morrison MP, minister of transport, launched the first edition of the Highway Code
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13 April 1960: the first satellite navigation system is launched
Features On this day in 1960, Nasa sent the Transit 1B satellite into orbit to provide positioning for the US Navy’s fleet of Polaris ballistic missile submarines.
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9 April 1838: National Gallery opens in Trafalgar Square
Features On this day in 1838, William Wilkins’ new National Gallery building in Trafalgar Square opened to the public.
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2 April 1982: Argentina invades the Falkland Islands
Features On this day in 1982 Argentinian forces landed on the Falkland Islands, sparking a bitter, ten week war with Britain.
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31 March 1990: Central London trashed in anti-poll tax riots
Features On this day in 1990 a mass demonstration against Mrs Thatcher's controversial Poll Tax turned ugly when thousands went on the rampage in central London.
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26 March 1885: Britain’s first legal cremation
Features On this day in 1885, Janet Pickersgill became the first person to be officially cremated in Britain, at Woking Crematorium in Surrey.
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24 March 1603: the union of the Scottish and English crowns
Features On the death of Queen Elizabeth I on this day in 1603, the crowns of Scotland and England were united when James VI of Scotland became James I of England.
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18 March 1834: Tolpuddle Martyrs sentenced to transportation
Features On this day in 1834 six farm workers from Dorset were sentenced to seven years transportation for organising a ‘friendly society’ of agricultural labourers.
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16 March 1872: Wanderers win the first FA Cup final
Features On this day in 1872 Wanderers FC beat the Royal Engineers 1-0 at the Kennington Oval to win the first ever contesting of the Football Association Challenge Cup.
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How Rishi Sunak's bumper giveaway Budget affects you
News In his first Budget, Rishi Sunak was in a generous mood, pledging billions to counter coronavirus, plus money for business, infrastructure, and education. Find out how much more or less you could get.
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12 March 1994: The Church of England ordains its first women priests
Features After much debate and an awful lot of controversy, the Church of England finally ordained its first women priests on this day in 1994.
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11 March 1702 – the world’s first daily newspaper published
Features On this day in 1702 Elizabeth Mallet of Fleet Street published the first edition of the Daily Courant, the world’s first daily newspaper.
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9 March 1776: Adam Smith publishes 'The Wealth of Nations'
Features On this day in 1776, Adam Smith, the “father of modern economics”, published his hugely influential book The Wealth of Nations.
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7 March 1969: Queen Elizabeth II officially opens the Victoria Line
Features On this day in 1969, Queen Elizabeth II took only her second trip on the tube to officially open the underground’s newest line – the Victoria Line.
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