black hole

Imagine the formation of a black hole and you'll probably envision a massive star running out of fuel and collapsing in on itself.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has withdrawn the fuel payments from 10 million pensioners, to help cover what she called a £22bn black hole in the public finances.

That came as part of a package of measures aimed at closing what Labour has called a "black hole" in public finances left over by the previous Conservative government.

The tax increase was not in Labour's election manifesto, but ministers claim it is needed to fill a "black hole" in the public finances left by the previous government, and raise money for public services.

The research can mimic laboratory phenomena typically found in astrophysical objects like magnetars, supernovae, and the regions in the vicinity of black holes.