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Tributes on Pennyhill Lane at Ulley to Dylan Houghton who lost his life after the car he was driving collided with a tree.

Floral tributes left at crash scene after death of 'genuine' man, 20

Masterchef: The Professionals review: Voiceover makes you forget Gregg

Tejpaul Bhatia, Chief Revenue Officer at Axiom Space (left) and Dr Paul Bate, Chief Exectuive of the UK Space Agency (Image: UK Space Agency)

UK Space Agency -Axiom deal will see first all-UK space mission

Unique spa experience; Blue Lagoon is a geothermal spa in southwestern Iceland, is located in a lava field near Grindavk on the Reykjanes Peninsula

Ad Feature Ethereal Blue Lagoon experience in Iceland

A Draconid meteor near Skekarsbo at the Farnebofjardens national park 150 kilometers north of Stockholm in 2011 (Photo: P-M HEDEN/AFP via Getty Images)

The Draconid meteor shower 2023 peaks on 8 October - what to expect

EastEnders’ Dean Gaffney says he is ‘broken’ as he shares family death

A host of Vevor DIY and electrical appliances have been recalled after putting users at risk of electric shock

Warning as 34 branded DIY items recalled due to risk of fire

Mother of two-year-old who died of brain-eating amoeba pays tribute

The Northern Lights will be visible in parts of the UK tonight

UK stargazers can catch the Northern Lights tonight - here’s how

When is the blue Sturgeon supermoon in August 2023?

July Full Moon 2023: When is the full moon, what does the Buck Moon mean and will it be a supermoon?

When is the Buck Moon in July 2023?

When will it get dark on the longest day of the year?

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Fungi could be ‘untapped potential' of carbon storage, study suggests

Picture shows Nick Walker (left), and his ashes being released into space (right)

Last journey into space for tragic fire death victim sci-fi fan

South Yorkshire developer Barratt and David Wilson Homes is highlighting what makes its homes energy efficient

Housebuilder highlights energy efficient homes on 50th world environment day

The Strawberry Moon will take place at 4.41 am on Sunday, June 4. This moon is associated with the season when Native American tribes marked the ripening of ‘June-bearing’ strawberries that were ready for gathering. As a supermoon this will appear on the eastern horizon in orange hues that will present vividly on Saturday evening (June 3).

When is the Strawberry Moon in June 2023?

Content creator Summer Reeves loves bottled water and was excited when she found a bargain deal online - 10 Evian water bottles for £3. But all was not as it seemed.

Teen fuming after buying £3 Evian deal only to get doll-sized bottles

The Flower Moon of May 2020 (which was also a ‘supermoon’) rising above the village of Brixworth (Photo: Clive Mason/Getty Images)

When is the Flower Moon in May 2023?

Aura Flights, which is based in Sheffield, has sent hundreds of people's ashes into space. Pictured is Matthew, programming one of the control modules for the flights.

The city firm sending people's ashes into space

Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, putting a show on dancing over Loch Glascarnoch, by Garve, in the Highlands

Northern Lights tonight: how to see them

Starship is set to launch today

When is SpaceX Starship launch and how to watch Musk’s spacecraft test

A defunct satellite weighing 660 pounds is expected to crash back to Earth in the early hours of Thursday. Picture by NASA

660-pound old satellite to crash back to Earth

The line-up for two new Eurovision 2023 BBC specials have been confirmed - Credit: Getty, BBC

New Eurovision 2023 shows announced - hosted by Jason Manford and more

Secret Invasion trailer Easter eggs explained

Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, putting a show on dancing over Loch Glascarnoch, by Garve, in the Highlands

Northern Lights to be visible from parts of UK tonight

Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus, Mars and the Moon aligned in the night sky earlier this week (Adobe Stock)

Horoscopes: what planets alignment could mean for your star sign

A building-sized asteroid will fly closer to Earth than the moon on Saturday. Astronomers first spotted the space rock on 27 February and have been tracking its potential risk of impacting Earth.

‘Dangerous’ asteroid will come closer to Earth than the moon soon

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Native species extinction threat as Attenborough films ‘last’ show

Aurora Borealis, Northern lights. Mumemories - stock.adobe.com

Aurora Borealis: Why 2023 is a good year to see Northern Lights

March 2023 stargazing guide: When is the next supermoon

Stock image of a meteoroid

See footage of small asteroid lighting up sky above English Channel

Near miss: NASA says Earth set for ‘close encounter’ with asteroid

Earth’s inner core may have started spinning in a new direction, accord to scientists.

Earth’s inner core may have started spinning in a new direction

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Alireza Akbari’s has been executed in Iran.

British man executed in Iran after being accused of spying for MI6

An image of newly discovered TOI 700 e Earth-sized planet

Nasa finds two new Earth-sized planets in ‘habitable zone’

Full night sky calendar for January 2023

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Aira Group CEO, Martin Lewerth, says thousands of fitters will be trained in Sheffield.

Heat pump firm unveils £300m plans for 8,000 installers

Sheffield United fans before the match against Bournemouth Sheffield United fans in and around Bramall Lane taking part in their pre-match routine ahead of another Premier League match, this time against Bournemouth. Gary Oakley / Sportimage

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Snow has been forecast to hit parts of Sheffield this week. (Photo courtesy of Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

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