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NASA is increasing its support for Boeing's Starliner astronaut capsule as the company works to return the spacecraft to flight. The push follows the troubled 2024 crewed test flight that left astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams stranded on the International Space Station for months while their capsule returned uncrewed. The agency still wants a second commercial crew provider alongside SpaceX.

Specialty insurer Ascot has restructured its underwriting businesses and appointed presidents to lead its divisions. The move forms part of the group's effort to sharpen its specialty insurance and reinsurance operations under clearer divisional leadership. No financial details or named executives beyond the new division presidents were provided in the announcement.

Italian TV ratings for 28 September are drawing attention, with coverage asking which network won the prime-time head-to-head between Rai 1 and Canale 5. Audience figures for the evening are being compared as the two main broadcasters continue their close ratings race at the start of the new autumn season.

NASA is stepping up support for Boeing's Starliner astronaut capsule as the company works to return the spacecraft to flight. The Starliner suffered so many problems during its 2024 test flight that its two pilots, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, were left stranded aboard the International Space Station for nearly a year, with NASA eventually bringing them home on a SpaceX capsule. The push to fix the troubled capsule has drawn renewed attention to Boeing's struggles in its commercial crew programme.