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The pair were only supposed to be in space for a week Nasa has decided it is too risky to bring two astronauts back to Earth in Boeing’s troubled new capsule, and they will have to wait until next year for a ride home with SpaceX. What should have been a week-long test flight for Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will now last more than eight months. The seasoned pilots have […]

A manslaughter investigation has been opened into the deaths of seven people in the sinking of a luxury yacht off the coast of Sicily, an Italian prosecutor said. British tech mogul Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah were among six people recovered after the Bayesian superyacht sank near Porticello at about 5am local time on Monday. The body of Canadian-Antiguan national Recaldo Thomas, who was working as a chef […]

Mikel Arteta has told Arsenal fans not to panic about his contract with talks set to get under way once the summer transfer window shuts. Arteta has entered the final 12 months of his deal at the Emirates and while he insisted last month fresh terms would not be an issue, no announcement has been forthcoming. Ahead of facing predecessor Unai Emery on Saturday night, the Gunners boss attempted to […]

Two stages will remain closed for the entirety of Leeds Festival, while a third is expected to reopen, following high winds caused by Storm Lilian. Festival organisers were forced to shut the Chevron, BBC Radio 1 and Aux stages on Friday, but reopened the arena with Liam Gallagher due to headline as Reading and Leeds Festivals got under way for three days of music over the bank holiday weekend. The […]

Sir Keir Starmer has told Ukrainians the UK will back them “today and always”, as Kyiv marks 33 years since it declared independence from the Soviet Union. The Prime Minister described his seven-word message to front-line fighters and people who have sought refuge in the UK as “crystal clear”, and the Government confirmed community groups, councils and parishes have planned events to mark the anniversary. Ukraine’s supreme soviet agreed the […]

Some parts of the UK could see between 50mm and 70mm of rain on Saturday, with the Met Office issuing a yellow weather warning for much of the south east of England. The warning, which came into force at 6am and lasts until 1pm, stretches from Portsmouth, Hampshire, up to Ipswich in Suffolk. It follows widespread travel disruption caused by Storm Lilian on Friday. The warning comes ahead of what […]

Three people have been killed and at least five were seriously wounded in an attack at a festival in the western German city of Solingen, police said. Witnesses alerted police shortly after 9.30pm to an unknown perpetrator having wounded several people with a knife on a central square, the Fronhof. Police said that the perpetrator was on the run, German news agency dpa reported. It cited unidentified police sources as […]

His contract was terminated following claims he sent inappropriate messages to two female colleagues Jermaine Jenas has apologised and said he is “ashamed” after being sacked by the BBC, but insisted his behaviour was not illegal. The Match Of The Day and The One Show presenter was removed by the BBC from the presenting line-ups on Thursday after claims he sent inappropriate messages to two female colleagues. The BBC has […]

The school attended by two children who died in a house fire in Bradford has paid tribute to the “lovely pupils” who “were full of character and had bright futures ahead of them”. Bryonie Gawith, 29, died at the scene of the blaze on Wednesday and her three children, Denisty, nine, Oscar, five, and Aubree Birtle, 22 months, died from their injuries in hospital. Home Farm Primary School, where Denisty […]