By JOE ROSSITER, REPORTER Published: 16:15 BST, 5 June 2026 | Updated: 16:16 BST, 5 June 2026 Police have seized 99 potentially dangerous ‘pyramid rings’ from a vehicle heading to the Appleby Horse Fair. Officers stopped the vehicle near the Cumbrian market town around 1am on Friday as it travelled…
Venus, Jupiter and Mercury headline a stunning planet parade through June. Here’s when to see it
The June evening sky this year is exceptionally interesting. A spectacular gathering of three planets, two bright stars, plus, later this month, a slender crescent moon, will be the chief celestial attraction in the evening sky during the next few weeks. It will, in fact, be possible for anyone with…
Racing driver friend of Michael Schumacher’s son is CLEARED of raping the F1 legend’s nurse at his villa
An Australian racing driver has been cleared of raping Michael Schumacher’s nurse at the F1 legend’s villa, after a court found insufficient evidence of the alleged crime. Joey Mawson, 30, was accused of raping the nurse twice on November 23, 2019, while he was staying at a mansion owned by…
Turning Japanese! Man spends £20,000 transforming his back yard into stunning Oriental garden complete with water dragon, monk’s Zen space and perfect bonsai trees
A father-of-two has spent a mini fortune and nearly two decades on transforming his desolate garden into an impressive Oriental garden, despite only visiting Japan for the first time last year. Martin Fitton, 58, began his green-fingered journey in 2009 and has been levelling-up his project ever since, inspiring fellow…
Meteor streaks across the sky above space observatory photo of the day for June 5, 2026
A meteor streaks across the sky above the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Kitt Peak National Observatory in southern Arizona. (Image credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava)) Searing across the night sky, a meteor puts on a spectacular show above a powerful observatory. The meteor’s blaze was captured above…
How breast cancer screening can predict heart disease risk
Mammograms, which are key to detecting breast cancer, could be paired with artificial intelligence to predict heart disease risk, too. Researchers have developed an AI model that scans mammograms to quantify bright streaks of calcium buildup, a marker of stiffened breast artery tissues. The severity of these so-called breast arterial…
They’ve got that Friday feeling! Epsom Derby revellers dress to impress in thigh-skimming frocks and plunging necklines as they join stars like Lottie Moss and Charlotte Hawkins at Ladies Day
It’s one of the most prestigious race meetings on the British calendar – hosting even the King and Queen tomorrow – but today, glamorous racegoers proved the Epsom Derby festival is equally about the fashion as it is about the horses. Cheery revellers stepped into the weekend in style as they…
Killer teen Karmelo Anthony shows NO emotion as court is played harrowing 911 call of Austin Metcalf’s final moments, leaving athlete’s family and friends in tears: Live updates
By RACHEL BOWMAN, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER and KATRINA SCHOLLENBERGER, US HEAD OF LIVE NEWS and MARYANN MARTINEZ, US TEXAS BUREAU CHIEF Updated: 14:12 BST, 5 June 2026 Karmelo Anthony showed no emotion on Thursday as jurors listened to the distressing 911 call made in the moments after student-athlete Austin…
$1.77 trillion! SpaceX is about to become the 7th-most valuable American company
SpaceX’s initial public offering (IPO) will launch the company into rarefied financial air. The company revealed this week that it plans to sell shares at $135 apiece during the IPO, which will occur June 12 when SpaceX begins trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol SPCX. That share price…
Millionaire banker, 43, died of swollen BRAIN after attempting bizarre $6,000 test that saw him repeatedly climb up and down huge Jackson Hole mountain… now his widow has filed a blistering lawsuit
After a career spent scaling the lofty peaks of the investment banking industry, Slava Leykind had a life most can only dream of. A loving wife, three adorable children aged six, 10, and 13, and a stunning $6.3 million mansion in Westport, Connecticut, where they all lived. But it was…