91 m. ago SpaceX rocket explodes in new setback to Elon Musk’s Mars project

Starship 36 was preparing for 10th test flight from Texas when it underwent ‘catastrophic failure’ while on standOne of Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starships has exploded during a routine test in Texas, authorities said, in the latest setback to the billionaire’s dream of turning humanity into an interplanetary species.The Starship 36 underwent “catastrophic failure and exploded” at the Starbase launch facility shortly after 11pm on Wednesday (0400 GMT Thursday), a Facebook post by the Cameron County authorities said. Continue reading...

Technology

55 h. ago Lilo and Stitch actor David Hekili Kenui Bell dies at age 46 as family pays heartbreaking tribute

Bell's sister Jalene Kanani Bell revealed the loss with a 'heavy heart' in a statement posted to her Facebook account on Sunday.

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60 h. ago Lilo and Stitch actor David Hekili Kenui Bell dies as family pays heartbreaking tribute

Bell's sister Jalene Kanani Bell revealed the loss with a 'heavy heart' in a statement posted to her Facebook account on Sunday.

Events

5 d. ago CNN correspondent in tears as she reveals MTV VJ Ananda Lewis’ final text before her death

Lewis’s sister announced her death in a Facebook post on Wednesday

Events

6 d. ago Olympian Heath Ryan suspended by Equestrian Australia for allegedly whipping horse

Video appears to show Ryan repeatedly striking horse with whipThe 66-year-old says the incident was part of a ‘rescue mission’Australian Olympian, Heath Ryan, has been suspended from national and international equestrian competition after a video emerged that appears to show him repeatedly striking a horse with a whip.Ryan, who represented Australia in dressage at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, acknowledged the video in a post on his Facebook page on Thursday. The 66-year-old defended the incident in his statement as part of a “rescue mission” in rehabilitating a problem horse. Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago Worrying widely shared Facebook post about missing police officer and child is not what it seems

The post has been shared over 1,200 times on some local Facebook pages in Wales but police say it is believed to be a scam

Events

7 d. ago First picture of Austrian school shooter who killed 10 in horrific massacre

The killer pleaded with his mum for forgiveness before the tragedy.

Events

8 d. ago Death row killer's chilling last words as he's executed for murdering mum

Anthony Wainwright was put on death row after abducting mum-of-two Carmen Gayheart, 23, from a supermarket car park in broad daylight, and killing her in Florida

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8 d. ago River Island closing another store as shoppers say 'we have nothing left'

The closure of another River Island store was revealed in a post on Facebook, which contained an image of a closing down sign

Politics

8 d. ago Brutal killer who raped and shot young mum twitches during execution after 30 years on death row

Anthony Wainwright kidnapped Carmen Gayheart from a supermarket car park in Florida in April 1994 before raping her and shooting her twice in the back of the head

Events

8 d. ago Man responded to Facebook post and it ended up costing him more than £1,200

James Joyce claimed he 'did everything by the book' - but it turned out to be untrue

Economics

9 d. ago Pheobe Bishop's mum issues 'important' message to Australia about accused killer's family

Pheobe Bishop's mum has a message for Australia.

Events

9 d. ago School loses Supreme Court bid over Christian staff member sacked for LGBT posts

Kristie Higgs, a Christian mother of two, was sacked from her role at Farmor’s School in Fairford, Gloucestershire, for sharing Facebook posts.

Events

9 d. ago He throttled a teenager with a fence post, then bragged on Facebook he'd do even worse

George Kovacs told his 17-year-old victim "I'm going to kill you come back again and I will slice you"

Politics

1 week ago A new start after 60: My voice went and suddenly part of me was missing – then I discovered bellringing

As a lifelong singer and a teacher, Jean Walters was used to making a noise. At 67 she found a new way to do itOne sunny August evening, Jean Walters was sitting in her garden in Meltham, West Yorkshire, when the church bells began to ring. She sipped her glass of wine; the evening seemed idyllic. “A quintessential English country garden,” she thought, and posted on Facebook: “Bells ringing, how lovely!”The next day when the plumber came to fix her toilet, more prosaically, he mentioned that he had seen her post, and being a bellringer himself, gave her the number of the local church’s tower captain. “He said, ‘Come along and try it.’ I did. I loved it. I said to my husband, ‘Did you hear that single bong? That was me.’”Tell us: has your life taken a new direction after the age of 60? Continue reading...

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1 week ago Xena Warrior Princess star dies on 61st birthday as she leaves final message

Marise Wipani, who appeared in Soldier, Soldier and Xena: Warrior Princess, has died at the age of 61, with a post appearing on her Facebook with a parting message

Events

1 week ago Orkney killer Michael Ross' mum breaks down after quizzing him on horrific murder

The Orkney Assassin examines the shocking case of Michael Ross

Events

1 week ago Killer dad ordered son to dig up pregnant mum's rotting body to get a lock of her hair

Killer Andrew Griggs crafted a grim makeshift tomb for his wife Debbie Griggs, so that he could always 'keep an eye on her', before making a despicable request of their son

Events

2 w. ago 'Killer' mum leaves trail of eerie social media posts before being found dead

Lauren Ingrid Flanigan, 32, is believed to have stabbed her toddler Sophia Rose 'multiple' times - and just days later was discovered unconscious in her high security prison cell

Events

2 w. ago Benefits cheat who said she couldn’t stand to cook caught after posting 10k run photos on Facebook

Sara Morris, 50, exaggerated how badly her multiple sclerosis affected her

Culture