Knife murders drop by a quarter in two years in UK 10. July 2026 (01:01) Overall knife crime has been cut by 10% and more than 1,900 knives were removed from the streets in the same time span.(London News)
Wally Funk, aviation pioneer and oldest woman to go into space, dies at 87 10. July 2026 (00:48) Trailblazing pilot was denied opportunity to become Nasa astronaut but made history on Blue Origin flight in 2021Wally Funk, a trailblazing aviation pioneer who was denied the opportunity to become a Nasa astronaut and half a century later became the oldest woman to travel into space, has died aged 87.Funk died peacefully on Wednesday evening at her apartment in an assisted living facility in Grapevine, Texas, city councilwoman and close friend Duff O’Dell said on Thursday. O’Dell, who described herself as Funk’s caregiver, said she was by Funk’s side. Funk had fallen a couple of times recently and had an infection in her leg. “It took its toll,” O’Dell told the Associated Press. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
