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From £50 million aircraft to five-figure de-icing bills and eye-watering maintenance costs, experts reveal what it really takes to own a private jet.

Campaigners say tech is unable to reliably distinguish between kids and adults at the boundary where use is planned

Scott McTominay's wife Cam Reading posed up a storm as she shared recent snaps from their Ibiza holiday prior to the World Cup kick off. 

The motorhome hit some railings

NASA has selected Relativity Space to build and launch Aeolus, a 2028 Mars orbiter that would provide daily global measurements of dust, winds, and atmospheric temperatures to support future robotic and human missions. TechCrunch reports: The structure of the contract is akin to the deals that NASA made with SpaceX to fly cargo to the International Space Station, or Firefly Aerospace to put a lander on the Moon. The government agency handles the science, while the private company provides low-cost infrastructure. Aeolus, as the mission is dubbed, will contain four instruments to measure and image Mars from orbit, providing what NASA expects to be the first daily, global view of dust, winds, and temperature in its atmosphere. The agency said that data will make it safer for landers and, someday, astronauts, to visit the surface of the Red Planet. By pairing NASA's world-class instruments with commercial innovation and investment, we can deliver more science, more often, and reduce the time it takes to get essential data into the hands of researchers preparing for future human missions to Mars," NASA administrator Jared Isaacman said in statement. The mission is set to launch in 2028 -- a rapid pace that will require Relativity to design and build the spacecraft to carry the Aeolus instruments, and finish building the rocket that will carry it to space, all on a tight timeline. NASA did not disclose how much it is paying Relativity for the mission, and Relativity did not respond to questions from TechCrunch. Relativity was founded in 2015 by two former SpaceX and Blue Origin engineers, with the idea of using 3D printing to its maximum potential as a path to building a cheaper rocket. The company's first design, Terran-1, launched in March 2023 and failed mid-flight. Relativity doubled down by moving on to a larger design, dubbed the Terran R. Before Relativity could get it to the launch pad, the company ran into fundraising challenges, and Schmidt took a majority stake in the company in it last year, installing himself as CEO. He's been tight-lipped about the investment but has expressed interest in orbital data centers, and is thought to be using Relativity to launch a space telescope, Lazuili, financed by his family philanthropy, Schmidt Sciences.

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The former West Ham striker has had a conviction for a motoring-related offence set aside after telling a court he almost died in a car crash

Nigel Farage pointed to tactical voting against the PM as well as the fact that Andy Burnham is a 'popular local mayor'.

A British surgeon has successfully performed a gruelling operation to separate 19-month-old conjoined twins who were attached at the skull.

A bizarre structure dubbed 'Earth's Black Box' will be built in a remote Tasmanian airfield as a silent witness to humanity's destruction.

Dr Michael Young was granted permission to construct the fence in 2019 after his roof's existing metal railings raised privacy concerns between himself and his neighbour.

Ashley Cain was secretly sacked from a BBC job last year for being drunk on set before being replaced by another presenter, a new report claims.

Brooklyn Beckham showed once again that anything his family does he can try and do better, as he rivalled his father David's ice cream adverts in a new video.

Most football-loving husbands and boyfriends will have been overjoyed to learn that their beloved other halves had got them tickets to a fixture at Wembley Stadium - but it was to see Harry Styles.

The Met Office has issued an extreme heat warning across Essex for the weekend and into next week.

The Met Office has issued an extreme heat warning across Essex for the weekend and into next week.

Local officers continue to liaise with the school after the incident

Thomas Tuchel swapped the dugout for the mound as the England boss threw the first pitch for the Kansas City Royals the night after opening the World Cup with an impressive win.

A large discount store in Chelmsford's The Meadows is closing its doors for the final time tomorrow.

A large discount store in Chelmsford's The Meadows is closing its doors for the final time tomorrow.

Kanye West and Bianca Censori enjoyed a VIP preview of Art Basel in Switzerland on Wednesday night and Bianca made sure to dress to impress for the night out.