NASA to develop the first supersonic passenger jet since Concorde

The space agency aims to create a “low boom” quiet jet that can break the sound barrier, potentially revolutionising air travel

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Artist’s impression of a possible ‘quiet supersonic transport’ (Quesst) plane

NASA is developing a new £14m supersonic passenger plane - the first of its kind since Concorde was retired.

The space agency aims to create a “low boom” quiet jet that can break the sound

Leicester secure Champions League place ahead of next season after Manchester United's loss to Tottenham

The Foxes confirmed their place in the top four after defeating Sunderland 2-0 before Manchester United's defeat to their title rivals

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Confirmed: Leicester have secured their place in the Champions League for next season

Leicester have confirmed their place in the Champions League for next season.

The Foxes' 2-0 win over Sunderland, coupled with Manchester United's defeat to

Louis van Gaal explains decision to play Ashley Young as a striker during Man United's defeat to Tottenham

Spurs blew United away with a second-half blitz as goals from Dele Alli, Toby Alderweireld and Erik Lamela secured a 3-0 win

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Louis van Gaal has explained his decision to play Ashley Young as a striker duringManchester United's defeat to Tottenham.

WOW!!..National Lottery ticket-holder scoops BIGGEST EVER Lotto prize of £35.1 MILLION - but is it you?

One lucky ticket-holder has just won a life changing amount of money, so have you checked your ticket?

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If you bought a ticket for tonight's National Lottery then you might want to check your numbers.

Someone has won the Lotto's biggest ever prize of a massive £35.1 million.

See Soldier repeatedly raped girl aged 6 after 'bribing her with M&Ms'

Sick Mark Kelly, 32, also told the child she would be taken from her family if anyone found out

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Jailed: Mark Kelly was given 19 years in prison on Monday at Swindon Crown Court

A depraved soldier who repeatedly raped a six-year-old girl has been jailed for 19 years.

Sick Mark Kelly, 32, bribed the child with M&Ms to entice her to carry out sex acts

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Our sons’ blood will cry out against their killers – Parents of missing boys found dead in church premises

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They were seen playing at 4pm on Sunday April 3, 2016. By 6.30pm, they had vanished.

The bodies of six-year-old Isaac Ayegbo, a primary two pupil, and four-year-old Ayomide Innocent, a nursery one pupil, would later be found in a car parked on the premises of Christ Crusaders’ Deliverance Ministry, Lanbe, Lagos in a grisly murder that has set on edge the children’s quiet Matogun community in Lanbe.

The church is just few metres away from the homes of the children’s parents.

Lagos trader lands in court for bypassing electricity meter

A fifty-eight-year-old trader, Ejide Ogunmiluyi, is currently facing prosecution before an Ijede Magistrate’s Court, Ikorodu, Lagos, over allegations of bypassing electricity meter in her house to avoid paying electricity bills to Ikeja Electric.

The prosecutor, Sgt. Yomi Egunjobi, told the court that Ogunmiluyi, was found to have

Jose Mourinho coy over Manchester United move - 'I want to be somewhere I'm truly wanted'

The Portuguese has been without a club since he was sacked by Chelsea last year and has been repeatedly linked with succeeding Louis van Gaal at Old Trafford

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Returning: Mourinho guaranteed he would be back in the game next season

Jose Mourinho has left the door ajar for an approach by Manchester United this summer by admitting he wants to manage a club where he feels "truly wanted".

The Portuguese boss has been without a club since he was sacked by Chelsea in

Man finds giant snake in his house and doesn't exactly handle it in the safest way

If you're not the biggest fan of snakes, we're warning you that you might have to watch this from between your fingers...

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It's unlikely to happen in the UK but if you found a giant snake in your kitchen, what would you do?

Screaming, crying and calling some kind of animal services - or David Attenborough - spring to mind.

Comet set to fly past Earth coming closer than any other for more than 30 years

Comet P/2016 BA14 will whizz past Earth at 2.30pm today in the third closest flyby of a comet in recorded history

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The smaller comet (not pictured) is thought to be a fragment of the larger one

The comet was spotted in January this year and is believed to be a fragment of a larger comet, 252P/LINEAR, which passed by the Earth yesterday morning.

Roy Keane and Glenn Hoddle blast Marcelo after Real Madrid star's play-acting in Wolfsburg defeat

The Los Blancos left-back collapsed to the floor, clutching his face, after he headbutted Max Arnold during the 2-0 reverse in Germany

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Sticking the boot in: Roy Keane has slammed Marcelo

Roy Keane and Glenn Hoddle slammed Real Madrid star Marcelo over his play-acting during the defeat in Wolfsburg.

PSG 2-2 Manchester City: Fernandino earns visitors hard-fought draw in Paris - 5 things we learned

Zlatan Ibrahimovic had cancelled out Kevin De Bruyne's opener before Adrien Rabiot put PSG ahead, only for Fernandinho to level and leave the tie on a knife edge

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It's all to play for in next week's second leg after Manchester City came from behind to draw in Paris.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic had cancelled out Kevin De Bruyne's opener before Adrien Rabiot put PSG ahead, only for Fernandinho to level and leave this Champions