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Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic first flight with tourists went off without a hitch today as it launched from Spaceport America, around 45 miles north of Las Cruces in New Mexico, US

Jon Goodwin, 80, proved his own mantra, 'that anything is possible', after waiting almost a quarter of his life to fulfil his dream of travelling into outer space

Parkinson's patient Jon Goodwin, at 80 years old, defied his illness to become Britain's oldest astronaut, realizing his dream of space travel with Virgin Galactic and inspiring others with his determination

Virgin Galactic took off at Spaceport America in the New Mexico desert along with six members of crew including an 80-year-old who bought his ticket 18 years ago and a mum and daughter pair from the Caribbean

Jon Goodwin hopes soaring to new heights despite having debilitating condition will inspire others dealing with difficulties as he becomes Virgin Galactic’s first paying tourist

Tens of thousands are expected to tune in to watch the much anticipated take off of Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic first flight with tourists. It will launch from from Spaceport America, around 45 miles north of Las Cruces in New Mexico, US

Former barrister and Judge Rinder has spoken out on feeling nervous as he met with his new co-host ahead of joining BBC series Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond The Lobby

Anastatia Mayers, an eighteen-year-old Aberdeen University student, will be beside her mum Keisha Schahaff, 46, when the pair blast off from New Mexico on Thursday after scooping a sweepstakes prize for Virgin Galactic's second commercial flight

Saridewi Djamani is due to be hanged Friday after she was also convicted and sentenced for trafficking heroin and the last woman known to have been hanged in Singapore was in 2004

The new Threads app, which aims to compete against Twitter, is the the latest chapter in the rivalry between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, who bought Twitter in October

Virgin Orbit has announced it is ceasing operations and will sell its assets to four bidders, two months after 85% of its workforce was laid off after failing to find investment

Home Bargains magnate Tom Morris, 69, opened his first store in the Old Swan area of the city in 1976, aged just 21, and the chain now has more than 575 stores

Sir Richard, founder of Virgin Group, and his family are now worth about £2.41billion, down from £4.2billion from the previous year, according to the Sunday Times Rich List

Neil Cummins, 47, was first introduced to criminality while on the streets of his native Liverpool - but ended up becoming a gangster himself after moving to Sydney in his early teens

Virgin Orbit’s move comes after it was unable to secure rescue funding. It suffered a major setback in January when its rocket was unable to deploy its satellites into orbit

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Virgin Orbit said that the layoffs will impact around 675 employees across all areas of the company with equates to around 85% of staff

Jennifer Lopez fans can now board a cruise inspired by the hitmaker on Virgin Voyages cruise ship Scarlet Lady - and it includes heaps of fun activities like 90s dance classes

Kate Winslet speaks to the Mirror about her sweet friendship with Leonardo DiCaprio, describing it as one of those 'rare Hollywood friendships' that she feels 'very blessed' to have

Virgin Orbit's Cosmic Girl rocket is due to launch from Spaceport Cornwall, at Cornwall Airport near Newquay tonight with hundreds of people flocking to the site for the historic event