NASA reported the private lunar lander Peregrine Mission-1 had experienced an unspecified “anomaly” hours after take off. The lander took off on Monday morning UK time aiming to be the first shuttle to touch down on the lunar surface since the Apollo
Rail journeys in the UK might fill some people with dread these days but in one part of the world there’s a train so luxurious people pay to spend 72 hours on the tracks travelling nearly 3,000 miles. The India-Pacific train travels
The Berlin Zoo has sent the first giant pandas born in Germany, Pit and Paule, to China. Despite being a popular attraction in Berlin since their birth in 2019, the return of Pit and Paule to China was part of the contractual
Sarah Ferguson is to launch a breast cancer screening campaign as she opens up about her diagnosis and surgery. The 64-year-old underwent an eight-hour mastectomy operation earlier this year after discovering she had an early form of breast cancer during a routine
Tennis icon Pete Sampras has announced his wife Bridgette has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Bridgette, a former actress, singer and model, has been married to Sampras since 2000 and the pair have two children together. In statement shared by the ATP
An American man broke this year’s Guinness World Record for the longest journey by pumpkin boat. That’s right, pumpkin. Steve Kueny, from Lebanon, Missouri, spent almost 11 hours out on the Missouri River in his 1,208-pound pumpkin boat called Huckle Berry. After
A pensioner who drives a 12-year-old diesel car is embroiled in a legal battle after he claims a diversion sent him into a Low Emission Zone (LEZ). Joe Henry, 72, kept following diversion signs for several miles without realising he was being
A paedophile who drove 175 miles to pay £65 to an 11-year-old boy for sexual activity has been jailed for more than 12 years. Sex offender David Murphy created false accounts on social media to groom his victim before meeting up with
Migrants attempting hazardous sea crossings to Europe – and in many cases, ultimately to Britain – have offering a sobering insight into their motives for risking their lives – with one saying it was a question of “Europe or die”. Home Office
Gunshots rang out at a French migrant camp just hours before a small boat travelling to Britain sank killing six people, according to witnesses. Gunfire and clashes involving migrants broke out just hours before the vessel travelling from Dunkirk to Britain went