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Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Virgin founder Richard Branson has blasted off for his journey to the edge of space.The 70-year-old took off from Spaceport America, New Mexico at around 3.30 pm to secure his victory in the space race against Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk.The team involved in the mission consists of Branson, who is Astronaut 001, chief astronaut Beth Moses (Astronaut 002), lead operations engineer Colin Bennett (Astronaut 003) and Virgin Galactic vice-president Sirisha Bandla (Astronaut 004). Tweeting about his arrival for the launch, Branson said: "It’s a beautiful day to go to space.

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A red-carpet match made in heaven. Former Bachelor Matt James and on-again girlfriend Rachael Kirkconnell made their official red carpet debut together at Saturday night’s 2021 ESPYS in New York.

Nina Nesbitt has shared a brand new single called ‘Summer Fling’ – you can watch the song’s video below.The Scottish singer-songwriter’s latest track is her first solo release since 2019’s ‘The Sun Will Come Up, The Seasons Will Change’ album, and marks the next chapter in her career rebirth.Written and produced solely by Nesbitt, ‘Summer Fling’ is a sun-soaked jaunt that leans on nostalgic ’80s synths to paint its dreamy soundscape, nodding to ABBA in the process.“Salt waves on an ocean drive/ Left hand in between my thighs/ Sunsets on a rosé sky/ We’re drinking that southern wine/ Spark up in the neon light/ Touch mе like I’m dynamite/ Won’t you give me everything?/ Love me like a summer fling,” Nesbitt sings on the track.Speaking on the

Ex-BBC presenter Mike Amatt has died suddenly aged 71.The talented performer, writer, and illustrator was also the creator behind the kids' cartoon Mop and Smiff.The sad news was revealed by his devastated son Michael, who said that whilst the family were heartbroken they would also remember all the good times. In a statement, Michael, 27, said: "He used to make up stories for us all the time, especially when we went on family holidays.The stories would be a clue to a treasure hunt.

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Ahoy, matey! Katie Flood is the latest recruit on Bravo’s Below Deck Mediterranean, and the new chief stew exclusively told Us Weekly about all of her first impressions.

Steven Gerrard. Supporters who attended Saturday's friendly at Tranmere Rovers were seen on video singing along despite their team's 1-0 loss.

Crystal Dynamics has revealed brand new concept art for the upcoming Marvel’s Avengers War For Wakanda expansion.As spotted by TheGamer, the first look has been revealed for the upcoming Black Panther-inspired DLC, featuring the fictional country of Wakanda.The developers took to Twitch for its latest “Updates with the Devs” stream to share new details on War For Wakanda, including sharing the development process as well as the mentioned concept art.Twitter user avengers_acy managed to capture the concept art and post it for fans to see.

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showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterFootball fans have been chanting 'Three Lions' ever since the song was first released for Euro '96. Now after 25 years, comedians David Baddiel and Frank Skinner are reuniting with The Lightning Seeds to perform it live.The one-off performance will take place at London's 229 music venue on Sunday July 11 in front of 200 England fans.

Richard Branson is set to become the first rocket company boss to be launched off the planet on Sunday, with Virgin Galactic’s space plane set to hurtle to the edge of space with the eccentric billionaire on board.

coronavirus deaths overnight but a further 2,048 new positive cases. The latest figures were announced this afternoon as the virus continues to spread across the country.

The Wallflowers stopped by CBS This Morning this weekend (July 10) to perform three songs from their newly released album, ‘Exit Wounds’.Performing as part of the show’s ‘Saturday Sessions’ segment, Jakob Dylan and co. delivered renditions of ‘Roots And Wings’, ‘The Dive Bar In My Heart’, and ‘I’ll Let You Down (But Will Not Give You Up)’, while inside a Los Angeles garage.Released on Friday (July 9), ‘Exit Wounds’ is The Wallflowers’ long awaited follow-up to 2012’s ‘Glad All Over’.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentSaudi Arabia’s Ithra Film Productions banner has teamed up with prominent Egyptian producer Mohamed Hefzy (“Clash”) who will serve as a creative consultant on two upcoming projects by Saudi directors backed by the company, one of which Hefzy will produce through his Film Clinic shingle. The two projects which were unveiled in Cannes by Ithra Film — which is a unit of The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, financed by Saudi Aramco Oil Company to promote cultural development — are “Valley Road,” a drama by emerging Saudi helmer Khalid Fahad about an autistic young man who gets lost on his way to see a doctor and the ensuing challenges, and “Sea of Sands,” a coming-of-age story centered around a

The Imagineers, but now focuses on his own solo material. With The Imagineers he travelled all over the world playing music, but is now settled on his own unique song writing and solo music.

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space piloted by a Scotsman has been delayed due to the weather. Billionaire businessman Sir Richard Branson, the company's owner, is due to test the "private astronaut experience" today.Launch preparations have been pushed back by 90 minutes due to weather overnight at Spaceport America.The launch time from New Mexico is now set for 3.30pm UK time.

Queen not to be a duke, it was expected that Edward, the current Earl of Wessex, would one day inherit his dad's title. The Queen and Prince Philip originally stated that Edward would inherit the title "in due course" when he married Sophie Rhys-Jones in 1999.When Prince Philip, 99, died earlier this year, Prince Charles was given the title, in keeping with royal tradition, with it expected that Edward would become Duke of Edinburgh once his brother became King.