Former astronaut pleads guilty to killing two young sisters in car crash

A former NASA astronaut has pleaded guilty to manslaughter after killing two young sisters in a car crash nearly five years ago. 

Hard to believe Russia was not involved in Belarus plane ‘hijacking’ – NATO secretary-general

NATO's secretary-general has said it's likely that Russia was involved in the Belarus plane "hijacking".

People urged to register as blood stem cell donors after sign-ups halve

A leading blood disease charity is urging people to register as blood stem cell donors after sign-ups halved during the pandemic.

The sun’s out this bank holiday weekend – but pubs expect to sell 21m fewer pints than normal

Pubs are expecting to sell 21 million fewer pints than normal this bank holiday weekend - despite predictions for the weather to finally turn for the better. 

Hard to believe Russia was not involved in Belarus plane ‘hijacking’ – NATO secretary-general

NATO's secretary-general has said it's likely that Russia was involved in the Belarus plane "hijacking".

1.5m people flew to UK in first four months of 2021 – when borders were meant to be heavily restricted

More than 1.5 million people flew into the UK between January and April while the UK's borders were supposed to be heavily restricted, new figures reveal.

Largest-ever map of the universe’s dark matter is released

The largest-ever map of the universe's dark matter has been released.

Marcus Rashford holds ‘surreal’ Zoom call with Barack Obama

Marcus Rashford has had a Zoom call with Barack Obama, describing the experience as "surreal".