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Frank Borman dead: Astronaut who commanded Apollo 8 has passed away at age 95 – decades after leading first manned mission to orbit the moon and return safely to Earth Astronaut Frank Borman, who commanded Apollo 8’s historic Christmas 1968 flight that circled the moon 10 times, has died at 95  He also led troubled […]

Inside the ancient State Opening of Parliament where pomp and pageantry meets modern-day politics: Yeoman warders searching for gunpower, Black Rod summoning MPs, and a royal procession in Jubilee state coach READ MORE: Charles pays tribute to Queen in his first State Opening of Parliament speech as King Today the resplendent pomp and pageantry that is […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The Suburban Rail Loop is all systems go, it would seem. Never mind that the federal government is refusing to commit to the hoped-for billions the state government has been banking on – Victoria plans to get cracking […]

Israel reveals ‘Hamas paperwork’ with translations such as ‘take your pants off’ which ‘suggests terrorists planned to systematically rape women’ Statements in the document are ‘evidence’ of Hamas war crimes, Israel claims Israel has revealed documents it says belong to Hamas which suggest the terrorists had planned to ‘systematically rape women’. The documents allegedly belonging to […]

Evening dinner menu for first-class passengers on board the Titanic sells for more than £80,000 at auction The dinner was served on the evening of April 11, 1912  The liner left Queenstown in Ireland for New York during its maiden journey An evening dinner menu for first-class passengers onboard the Titanic has sold for more […]

FRENCH bodyguard and driver Henri Paul died when the car he was driving crashed in Paris in August 1997. But he wasn't alone in the vehicle – the horror smash also killed Princess Diana and her partner Dodi Fayed. Who was Henri Paul? Henri Paul was born on the west coast of France, around 300 […]

Neighbours ‘thought house was empty’ as fire tore through home killing family of five including three children – with one person still missing as police probe whether Diwali firework sparked blaze Neighbours of a family of five including three children who died when a fire ripped through their home say they ‘thought the house was […]

Shocking moment vintage fighter jet crashes down and explodes killing its two crew seconds after performing a low fly-past over spectators at Argentinian airshow The fighter jet appeared to mistime a stunt and crashed hard into a nearby field This is the terrifying moment a veteran fighter jet crashed beside a road and burst into […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. More than 10,000 protesters have rallied in Melbourne’s CBD for the fifth consecutive weekend to protest Israel’s bombardment of Gaza and call for a ceasefire. It comes after a heated confrontation between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel groups in Caulfield […]

Wedding organiser couple evicted from their £7m farmhouse after being sacked by their cannabis tycoon boss ‘Dr Pot’ fail in bid to sue him for unfair dismissal, discrimination and harassment Alo Brake and her husband Andrew lost their lawsuit against Dr Geoffrey Guy   A luxury wedding organiser couple who were evicted from their £7million home […]