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Boyfriend and girlfriend Ryan Duffy, 24, and Ellie Marsden, 20, were killed when their white Citroen Berlingo van left a single-track county lane and collided 'at speed' with a large tree.

Gzim made the trip to the UK via small boat in 2022 - one of more than 12,600 Albanians to make the treacherous journey that year.

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has taken control of rocket startup Relativity Space, replacing co-founder Tim Ellis as CEO and significantly funding the company's development of its medium-lift rocket, Terran R. The New York Times first reported (paywalled) the news. Ars Technica reports: Schmidt's involvement with Relativity has been quietly discussed among space industry insiders for a few months. Multiple sources told Ars that he has largely been bankrolling the company since the end of October, when the company's previous fundraising dried up. It is not immediately clear why Schmidt is taking a hands-on approach at Relativity. However, it is one of the few US-based companies with a credible path toward developing a medium-lift rocket that could potentially challenge the dominance of SpaceX and its Falcon 9 rocket. If the Terran R booster becomes commercially successful, it could play a big role in launching megaconstellations. Schmidt's ascension also means that Tim Ellis, the company's co-founder, chief executive, and almost sole public persona for nearly a decade, is now out of a leadership position. "Today marks a powerful new chapter as Eric Schmidt becomes Relativity's CEO, while also providing substantial financial backing," Ellis wrote on the social media site X. "I know there's no one more tenacious or passionate to propel this dream forward. We have been working together to ensure a smooth transition, and I'll proudly continue to support the team as Co-founder and Board member." Relativity also on Monday released a video outlining the development of the Terran R rocket and the work required to reach the launch pad. According to the video, the first "flight" version of the Terran R rocket will be built this year, with tentative plans to launch from a pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida, in 2026. "The company aims to soft land the first stage of the first launch in the Atlantic Ocean," adds Ars. "However, the 'Block 1' version of the rocket will not fly again." "Full reuse of the first stage will be delayed to future upgrades. Eventually, the Relativity officials said, they intend to reach a flight rate of 50 to 100 rockets a year with the Terran R when the vehicle is fully developed."

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They've been married since 2011 - yet the Prince and Princess of Wales appeared more loved up than ever as they joined the King and Queen at the Commonwealth Day Service of celebration.

As part of new Channel 4 show Michael Sheen's Secret Million Pound Giveaway, the  Damned United star, 56, has bought up the vast sum of debt using £100,000 of his hard-earned cash.

Kelly Louise Smith-May, 41, claims she has been left shackled by a 'living death sentence' after being unable to recover from catching the virus in 2021.

Cambridge South station at the city's Biomedical Campus is expected to open in early 2026 and has been criticised by local residents and both motoring and cycling groups.

1900 MHz band dormant since Y2K, but not available until 2029

Britain's telecoms regulator wants to repurpose unused mobile spectrum for the upcoming Emergency Services Network (ESN) and to overhaul communications in the railway sector.…

Falling ill on a holiday overseas can be traumatic. You're hundreds of miles away from your GP; you may not speak the language and there's bound to be wrangling over your travel insurance.

Lily James' mystery man has been revealed after the pair were seen leaving a restaurant together in Paris over the past weekend on Sunday.

$1M donation to inauguration fund and a personal appearance by Pichai appear to have been pointless

If Google had hoped a bit of cosying up to President Trump would soften the US government's breakup demands in the wake of its search antitrust conviction, then it was seemingly mistaken.…

Sophie Gregoire Trudeau reflected on her time during Trudeau's tenure and shared three photos from his farewell speech on Instagram on Monday.

The thermosphere usually drags space junk to its doom. As it thins, ruined orbits are a possibility

Earth's atmosphere is shrinking due to climate change and one of the possible negative impacts is that space junk will stay in orbit for longer, bonk into other bits of space junk, and make so much mess that low Earth orbits become less useful.…

After a series of small health issues, Becky's condition quickly deteriorated. When she rang the GP they told her to come in - and gave a terrifying diagnosis

After her diagnosis with breast cancer at the age of 46, Rachel Bowman's only thoughts were how to get through her treatment - and beat the disease.

A medical test used to detect cancer may actually be contributing to the disease because of high amounts of radiation exposure, research suggests.

The military is at its lowest since the Napoleonic wars and we would struggle to deploy 5000. An RAF diversity drive has left us woefully short of pilots and there is also a shortage of planes.

Do you remember when Labour MPs used to howl down any attempt at welfare reform as genocide?

The TV presenter, 38, is fronting the new BBC documentary Rape On Trial, which covers the delays to court cases and waiting times for victims of alleged rape and sexual assault.

Signs put up on the western side of the north London park read 'Cruising for sex? Homosexuality is legal. Use a hook up app like Grindr or Sniffies and get a room'.