A Dutch teenager who credits Thunderbirds for sparking his interest in rockets, is set to become the youngest astronaut in space ever today after snagging a spot on Jeff Bezos’ New Shepard rocket. Oliver Daemen, 18, had originally secured a spot on the second New Shepard flight after his millionaire equity boss father came second … Read more
Wayne Rooney leaps to the defence of ‘very misunderstood’ Ravel Morrison and claims he has immediately improved standards at Derby after arriving on trial – despite Sam Allardyce once calling him the ‘biggest waste of talent’ he’d ever seen’ Ravel Morrison has arrived at Derby on trial after leaving ADO Den Haag in Jan Sir … Read more
Arjen Robben announced his retirement for the second time this week after struggling with injuries having re-joined boyhood club Groningen. The 37-year-old originally hung up his boots in 2019 after leaving Bayern Munich only to return to the game in June 2020 for a 12-month period with the Eredivisie side. But the former Holland winger made … Read more
Brighton sign Ajax and Holland Under-21 goalkeeper Kjell Scherpen… who at 6ft 8in tall will become the joint-tallest Premier League player of all-time if he plays this season Brighton have completed the signing of Ajax goalkeeper Kjell Scherpen The 21-year-old will provide competition to Seagulls first-choice Robert Sanchez Scherpen is 6ft 8in tall and could … Read more
Giant butterfly thought to be extinct in Britain since 1960s has been found breeding in the country again The Large Tortoiseshell, pictured, disappeared from woodlands in the 1960s Two groups of larvae have been discovered by conservationists on elm trees Hoped they will produce two dozen butterflies – the UK’s first colony in 50 years … Read more
Giant butterfly thought to be extinct in Britain since 1960s has been found breeding in the country again The Large Tortoiseshell, pictured, disappeared from woodlands in the 1960s Two groups of larvae have been discovered by conservationists on elm trees Hoped they will produce two dozen butterflies – the UK’s first colony in 50 years … Read more
Queen Maxima of the Netherlands cut a patriotic figure today as she posed in Dutch orange with her husband and daughters for the family’s annual portrait in the Hague. The royal, 50, wrapped her arms around her husband King Willem-Alexander, 54, and daughters Princess Amalia, 17, Princess Alexia, 16, and Princess Ariane, 14 in the … Read more
Queen Maxima of the Netherlands cut a patriotic figure today as she posed in Dutch orange with her husband and daughters for the family’s annual portrait in the Hague. The royal, 50, wrapped her arms around her husband King Willem-Alexander, 54, and daughters Princess Amalia, 17, Princess Alexia, 16, and Princess Ariane, 14 in the … Read more
Arjen Robben retires for the second time aged 37 after battling injuries at Dutch club Groningen as ex-Chelsea, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Holland star definitively hangs up his boots after stellar career Arjen Robben has retired from playing football for the second time at age of 37 He originally called it a day in … Read more
The world’s first 3D-printed steel footbridge, measuring 40 feet (12 metres) in length, has been installed in Amsterdam. The bridge, created by a Dutch company called MX3D, has been installed over the Oudezijds Achterburgwal canal in Amsterdam’s Red Light District. More than four years in the making, the S-shaped bridge will act as a ‘living laboratory’ in … Read more