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SpaceX's capsule has rocketed into orbit to fetch two astronauts at the International Space Station who will return to earth next year.

The absence of the trial judge, Friday, stalled the hearing of a suit at the Federal High Court, Awka Division, seeking to compel the  Governor of Anambra state, Professor Charles Soludo and three of his predecessors to account for the funds that accrued to the 21 local government areas in the State during their tenure. …

The 49ers placed Javon Hargrave and Curtis Robinson on Injured Reserve, then used one of those roster spots to promote defensive end Sam Okuayinonu.

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Port Gibson High School football took down Crystal Springs in a high-scoring 54-41 win on Friday. The Blue Waves bounced back from last week’s loss as they are now 3-2 on the season. Raphael Neal scored a total of five touchdowns in the win as he threw three scores and ran for two. He threw […]

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STRICTLY Come Dancing star Chris McCausland received a standing ovation from the audience for his foxtrot on tonight’s show.

In moving scenes Chris, the show’s first blind contestant, listened to the crowd go wild and landed a score of 29 after gliding across the dancefloor and performing bench work with his partner Dianne Buswell.

Clearly very impressed, head judge Shirley Ballas praised him as “an example to every celebrity upstairs when it comes to footwork”.

Fellow judge Motsi Mabuse said the slow foxtrot is one of the most difficult dances but she felt he made it look “so easy” while Anton Du Beke said “you are just wonderful”.

Chris joked with Craig Revel Horwood that he had to think of an original comment which was not about his frame, to which the judge countered by critiquing his finger positioning but said he “loved” his spirit in the dance and musicality.

Earlier in the show Chris also poked fun at Revel Horwood following some of his critiques to other contestants, joking: “By the sounds of the way things are going, I think Craig’s blinder than I am.”

Prior to taking part in the show, Chris admitted that he did have his doubts about doing it.

In a piece for The Telegraph, the star confessed that his lack of vision caused him to be “terrified” about the programme.

Writing for the publication, Chris said: “Have I mentioned that I was terrified?

“I mean, how can I possibly have confidence in my ability to do something when I can’t see the entirely visual thing that I’m being asked to do?

“On top of that, stick it on live TV where failures are there for everybody to see and where the chance of a generous edit is absolute zero, and what could possibly go wrong?”

RAUNCHY author Dame Jilly Cooper has urged couples to have as many romps as they can — declaring: “Sex is heaven”.

The writer, 87, also said her works are more than “just bonking”.

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Speaking on a BBC documentary, Jilly — who has sold more than 12 million books of sex-filled fiction –  said: “Life is quite short of joy and I think sex is heaven.

“I think one should have as much as you can and in books I think you should have quite a lot, too.”

Reflecting on her teens, she added: “The only thing I was ever interested in was men.”

She said snobbery still surrounds her books’ success, adding: “They call them bonkbusters.

“It’s a slightly loose term for it because it’s not just bonking.” An adaptation of her steamy 1988 work Rivals is to premiere on Disney+ next month.

Set in the world on TV in the 1980s, the eight-part drama stars Alex Hassell as caddish Rupert Campbell-Black — alongside David Tennant and Emily Atack.

Jilly said previously that she hopes modern sensitivities about filming sex scenes will not put a damper on the cast’s performances.

She told The Sun: “They have intimacy co-ordinators to help them along. Can you imagine that?

“Having to have sex and some bossy boots says, ‘Put that there and put that there’. It would be awful.”

Of her male characters, Jilly, whose husband Leo Cooper died in 2013 aged 79, added: “All my heroes in all of my romances were all very macho, they are strong and they are brave. They don’t get pushed around so much as they do now.”

• IN My Own Words is on BBC1 tomorrow, 10.40pm.

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The Federal Government has unveiled plans to build a model veterinary hospital in Borno State to support livestock farmers affected by the recent floods in the region. Dr. Chinyere Akujobi, Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development, announced this initiative in a statement from Abuja. She said the facility will provide veterinary care, …

The Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) Police Command has dismissed reports of an alleged plan by terrorists to attack and abduct students from the University of Abuja campus. Blueprint learnt that rumours of a potential attack is currently creating tension in the institution. Reacting, the FCT Command in a statement by its spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) , declared on Saturday in Abuja that production of 3 million barrels of crude oil per day is achievable from the 1.7million it is, presently. Making the declaration at stakeholders engagement session NNPCL had with journalists covering the National Assembly, the Chief Corporate Communications Officer ( CCCO) of …