An asteroid that had a very small chance of hitting Earth is no longer a potential threat, according to scientists.

Not one, not two, but seven planets are due to line up in the night skies later this week in a relatively rare planetary parade.

An unknown disease has killed more than 50 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to doctors.

Go back a mere four billion years, and Mars could have been the perfect destination for a summer holiday.

More than 1,000 artists and musicians including Kate Bush, Damon Albarn, Sam Fender and Annie Lennox have recorded a silent album in protest at proposed changes to copyright law, which they say could lead to artists being replaced by artificial intelligence (AI).

An MP has accused Meta of turning Facebook Messenger into “Jeffrey Epstein’s private island” by enabling end-to-end encryption. 

The possibility of a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine has caused wholesale energy bills to fall in recent weeks but household bills will still be going up from April.

Higher taxes, smaller pensions, weaker public services, an older retirement age and more potholes – it sounds like the manifesto of a party without a chance of making it to office.

The environment secretary’s speech to the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) conference was interrupted by protesters who remain angry over the decision to impose inheritance tax on farms.

The 161-year-old Middlesex County Cricket Club (MCCC) is kicking off a secret review of its mutual ownership status as it seeks to place the Lord’s-based outfit on a sustainable long-term financial footing.