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Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit company has tried unsuccessfully to launch a rocket over the Pacific Ocean. more

An alligator who survived the bombing of Berlin in 1943 and is rumored to have belonged to Adolf Hitler has died in a Moscow zoo aged 84. "Animals are not involved in wars and politics," the zoo said.more

Policemen explain the circumstances of an unusual helicopter refueling at a gas station in Garwolin (Mazowieckie). The pilot landed at the local gas station, refueled and flew off after paying the bill. Investigators determine whether this threatened the safety of others.more

Orca, cuckoo and peregrine falcon some of species enjoying breathing space of quieter world in UK.more

Tom Moore, a century-old war veteran who has raised nearly £ 33 million for the NHS, British Public Health Service, will be knighted, it was announced yesterday evening.more

Yesterday, as the bars reopened their doors, many flocked to have their first coffee after many days locked up at home. In Marsala Sicily, a regular customer of one of the bars paid with a €50 Euro note and told the cashier to keep the chance.more

The largest cargo plane in the world, the Ukrainian An-225 Mrija, had to turn back from Copenhagen Kastrup Airport, when it turned out that the machine would not fit on the runway.more

Biscuiteers is known for making beautiful hand-iced biscuits and has decided to share a world of biscuit making knowledge with us all during this period of isolation. The business is launching an online series filled with baking and icing tricks and skills so you too can be a Biscuiteer. Those who whip up their own sweet treats are then encouraged to share snaps online.more

Japanese ski jumper Noriaki Kasai has received a Guinness World Records certificate for extending the record for the most individual starts in FIS Ski Jumping World Cup events to 569.more

The first picture of Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds’ newborn son has been released.more

A 72-year-old man has broken three world records in his bid to become the oldest person to row solo across the Atlantic.more

The US Department of Defense has released three declassified videos of "unexplained aerial phenomena".more

Britain has gone without coal-fired power generation for its longest stretch since the Industrial Revolution, breaking the existing record of 18 consecutive days this morning.more

An idea that might seem outlandish at first is gaining some ground as a way to speed development of a coronavirus vaccine: intentionally infecting people with the virus as part of a trial, reports "The Hill".more

People in their 20s who live in Bristol, play computer games and own cats have the sharpest cognitive skills in the UK, according to a nationwide test, commissioned by the BBC.more

Women impatient with restrictions in their countries come to Sweden to take advantage of open hair and beauty salons.more

The Oxford English Dictionary has been updated with new words relating to the coronavirus pandemic in its April edition.more

The banknote in Poland is used up after 413 days on average, and only then it goes back to the National Bank of Poland - according to NBP data for the first quarter of this year.more

An elderly couple have become local celebrities amid the coronavirus outbreak for their daily cross-border meeting.more

When the Dutch government closed all gastronomic establishments in this country two weeks ago due to a pandemic, the animators of the country's popular pub entertainment overnight were penniless. One of them, after several conversations with regular pub visitors, discovered that beer drinkers are not so much a lack of drugs, but games, especially the quizzes they love.more

A medical fetish company says it has donated its entire stock of disposable scrubs to the NHS.more

Netflix UK could be set to earn £15 million extra per month as viewers turn to binge-watching their favourite shows amid the coronavirus lockdown.more

A half-eaten chocolate chip cookie has been found in a 16th century manuscript! Emily Dourish, who works at Cambridge University Library, was amazed when she noticed the food item compressed by the pages of St Augustine.more

PM's lockdown announcement seen live by more than 27m viewers with figure set to rise through catch-up servicesmore

During a pandemic, most of us place great emphasis on disinfection - both of our hands and surrounding objects. Caring for cleanliness and hygiene, you can not ignore clothes, because they can live on them microbes - remind specialists.more