Former ITV entertainment controller Claudia Rosencrantz has said she commissioned singing contest The X Factor to keep Simon Cowell at the broadcaster despite not liking the show’s format.

Letchworth parkrun welcomed 66 participants on Saturday for its 351st event at Grange Recreation Ground. Runners and walkers gathered at the popular weekly event to take on the 5k course, with one ...

In 1883, a comet capable of ending life on Earth narrowly missed impact. Only one man on the planet noticed, a Mexican scientist.

With girls postseason basketball taking center stage this week and boys games sandwiched in between girls sectional games, Eastern couldn’t have asked for a much better Thursday night of boys ...

The number of teenage homicides per year in England and Wales has fallen by nearly a half to its lowest level in more than a decade, figures show. There were 34 homicide victims aged 13 to 19 in the ...

A comet approaching the sun from the outer solar system might sweep a trail of dust particles over the planet Venus when it swings into the inner reaches of our planetary neighbourhood this December ...

Those using 'dodgy' TV Fire Sticks/Boxes have been reminded of the dangers associated with using illegal streaming devices after a ...

An 11th-century monk saw the famous "Halley's comet" first as a child and later as an adult, new research finds.

The most sensational story of the year for astronomers has been the discovery of the comet 3I/ATLAS, which was first observed on July 1, 2025 by NASA's Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS made its closest approach to Earth on Friday, Dec. 19. The comet will pass within about 170 million miles of our planet and poses no danger. While not visible to the naked ...

Weeks after a rare interstellar comet made its closest pass to the sun, it will make it’s closest pass to Earth. The comet has traveled billions of miles through other systems in space. Its orbit is ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS—the third interstellar object ever known to pass through our solar system—is accelerating and now approaching its closest point to Earth. “Significant” non-gravitational accelerations ...