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Astronaut Tim Peake has revealed what steps to take if you’re keen to embark on a career in space, including preparing for a ‘gruelling’ year and a half selection process. For the first time in 11 years, the European Space Agency (ESA) has put the call out for new astronaut candidates, who will work alongside their … Read more
Astronaut Tim Peake reveals Queen’s Brian May played for International Space Station’s crew while they orbited 248 miles above earth Tim Peake reveals he chose Don’t Stop Me Now as one of his castaway tracks Brian May sung to the crew via a video call from Earth while they were in space Major Peake wondered if … Read more
Pink women’s underwear discovered by astronaut Tim Peake is among top ten weirdest items found on beach litter picks Pair of women’s underwear found by Tim Peake among top 10 weird beach finds The astronaut discovered the pink pants during a litter pick in Chichester The litter pick was one of hundreds organised by Marine Conservation … Read more
Uranus not urinal… Astronaut Tim Peake mistook ‘lights’ in space for a UFO but had actually spotted urine leaking from a Russian probe The astronaut, 48, said he had seen lights ‘moving in formation’ during his trip He said his team were ‘perplexed’ before they realised it was droplets of liquid Peake became first official … Read more
Astronaut Tim Peake has revealed the ‘toughest moment’ of his career was waving goodbye to his two children and wife ahead of his flight to space. The former Army Air Corps officer, 48, from Hampshire, appeared on Lorraine today alongside his wife Rebecca where he spoke of the moments ahead of his International Space Station visit in … Read more
Britain’s first man on the moon? Tim Peake reveals he is ‘still in frame’ for NASA’s second lunar space mission Peake would become the first British person to set foot on the moon if chosen NASA’s Artemis programme will land on the moon for the first time since 1972 The space organisation plans to land the … Read more
Viewers have called for Maxine Peake to be boycotted after she shared an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory about George Floyd’s death. Her remarks linking the American’s killing to the Israeli Secret Service was widely condemned and sparked a furore that saw Labour politician Rebecca Long-Bailey sacked. Last night there were calls for Peake, 45, to be … Read more
Actress Maxine Peake has condemned racism after she was accused of spreading an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory in an interview with The Independent. The 45-year-old Shameless star came under fire yesterday after claiming Israeli secret forces taught US police tactics which killed George Floyd. Peake, a Jeremy Corbyn supporter, also called for the overthrow of ‘capitalist, … Read more
Actress Maxine Peake has condemned racism after she was accused of making anti-Semitic comments today in an interview with The Independent. The 45-year-old Shameless star has come under fire after claiming Israeli secret forces taught US police tactics which killed George Floyd. Peake, a Jeremy Corbyn supporter, also called for the overthrow of ‘capitalist, fascist … Read more
Maxine Peake claims Northern actors still face discrimination for their accents and calls out Downton Abbey for continuing to cast performers in ‘downstairs’ roles The Bolton-born actress, 45, cited Downton Abbey as an example of a show where Northerners take on the ‘downstairs’ roles She said: ‘People cast you for your accent. You are only … Read more