NASA has officially named first-astronaut Kayla Barron to be the fourth and final member of its upcoming SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station (ISS), slated to launch in mid-October. Barron, 33, who entered astronaut candidate school in 2017, will join fellow NASA astronauts Raja Chari and Tom Marshburn on the flight. The three NASA astronauts … Read more
Florence the Machine! Humongous HS2 tunnelling monster named after famous nurse begins 10-mile burrow in Buckinghamshire at start of major UK rail network Chief executive Mark Thurston described digging of tunnel under Chiltern Hills as ‘a major step forward’ The 558ft (170m) long tunnel boring machine (TMB) was launched at a site in Buckinghamshire near … Read more
The Cosby Show’s Phylicia Rashad takes on her next big role as Howard University’s College of Fine Arts dean By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 00:49 BST, 13 May 2021 | Updated: 00:49 BST, 13 May 2021 Phylicia Rashad is going back to college, but this time she’ll be in a leadership role. Howard University … Read more
A Scarborough B&B has been named the best in the world in the 2021 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards for hotels. The Toulson Court Bed and Breakfast takes the title of world number one for the first time. Run by couple Angela and James Rusden, it is located close to the UK seaside town’s Peasholm Park … Read more
Walking is thirsty work – so Britons should head to North Yorkshire for a saunter. That’s because it is the UK pub walk capital, named as such by AA Media, which revealed that it has 29 AA-rated inns and pubs located within five miles of the walking routes listed for the county on RatedTrips.com. In … Read more
Walking is thirsty work – so Britons should head to North Yorkshire for a saunter. That’s because it is the UK pub walk capital, named as such by AA Media, which revealed that it has 29 AA-rated inns and pubs located within five miles of the walking routes listed for the county on RatedTrips.com. In … Read more
Boost for care home residents as they will be allowed up to five named visitors from May 17 and be given ‘greater freedom’ to go out without having to isolate afterwards (but no hugging for now) Residents will be able to have visits from up to five named people, up from two PM also promised … Read more
Faded fishing boats bob in the water at Marina Grande, while behind them ice-cream-coloured houses in shades of pistachio, peach, raspberry and lemon are precariously perched, higgledy-piggledy, around the bay. As you arrive, this is the first glimpse you will have of Procida, a picture-postcard-perfect Italian island that’s recently been chosen as Italy’s next Capital … Read more
Aldi has been named the cheapest supermarket as part of a new price-match probe by a leading consumer group. The German discount chain pipped main rival Lidl to the top spot last month, according to Which?. The consumer group compared the cost of 20 essential items in each of Britain’s biggest supermarket chains in April. The … Read more
Ellie Goulding and Caspar Jopling have named their son Arthur Ever Winter Jopling. The announcement – under the singer’s real name, Elena – was made in The Times’ Births, Deaths and Marriages section, which was published on Thursday, and also confirmed their newborn was born on 29 April, a week to the day. Over the … Read more