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“What a ride. I see a capsule full of grins, ear to ear..” A pod of dolphins were seen swimming near a SpaceX capsule carrying US astronauts Barry ‘Butch’ Wilmore, Suni Williams and Nicholas Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov after it splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico. Wilmore and Williams had been stuck aboard the International Space Station for nine months due to technical issues with Boeing’s Starliner capsule. Arriving on 6 June 2024, the pair intended to stay long enough to evaluate Starliner’s docking and operational capabilities during its first crewed flight and return home no more than 10 days later. Williams and Wilmore arrived at the ISS on 6 June last year, intending to stay long enough to evaluate Starliner’s docking and operational capabilities during its first crewed flight and return home no more than 10 days later. But a series of technical issues and safety fears led Nasa and Boeing to send the capsule back to Earth empty in September, and extend the pair’s stay by making them crew members onboard the space station in place of two other astronauts still on the ground who were reassigned to other future missions. The Dragon capsule, called Freedom, undocked from the orbiting outpost at 1.05am ET on Monday, containing Williams and Wilmore – as well as Hague and Gorbunov – who had arrived at the space station in September. Hague said that it had been a privilege to “call the station home” as part of an international effort for the “benefit of humanity”.

After her mum died, Anna Whitwham was drawn to martial arts, and found an outlet for her grief in the ring.

🧀 Cheese ... Do you love it or hate it? This week on Comfort Eating, Grace Dent is joined by actor and comedian Babatunde Aléshé, who has very strong opinions on cheese ... Babatunde stole the nation’s hearts with appearances on Celebrity Gogglebox 📺 and I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here. He talks to Grace about how his mum is every bit the Nigerian matriarchal stereotype and how a strong dislike for cheese allowed him the privilege of ordering off-menu at school 🏫. 🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

“This operation was like a secret buried within a secret.” Guardian journalists Paul Lewis and Rob Evans spent over a decade exposing a secret unit of undercover police officers who had been paid to spy on ordinary members of the public. Over 60 of them were women who were deceived into intimate relationships. In a new three-part ITV docuseries, five of those affected have come forward to tell their story. Exposing wrongdoing is central to the Guardian’s mission. We are funded by our readers, which means that investigations like the ‘spy cops’ scandal couldn’t take place without our supporters. Become a Guardian supporter by going to https://lnkd.in/eemkhUx6 The Undercover Police Scandal: Love and Lies Exposed is available on ITV1, ITVX and STV on 6, 13 and 20 March.

Alexander Hurst drove 2,000 miles with a French friend across his home country – and saw the endless nowhere land that is the crucible of Trumpism.

“I am writing in the hope that someone out there – someone with the power to change any of this – can help do something.” Jasmine Mooney describes her ordeal after being detained in Ice facilities for two weeks.

Imane Khelif has said she is looking forward to defending her Olympic title in Los Angeles, and will not be intimidated by the United States president, Donald Trump.

George Simonson was given a 24-month custodial sentence for climbing a gantry over the M25 in 2022. He sent this letter from prison before he was released in January.

The former England manager has expressed his concern that “callous, manipulative and toxic influencers” are taking the place of traditional father figures in society and contributing to mental health issues among young men.

Google has agreed to pay $28m (£22m) to settle a class action lawsuit claiming that it favoured white and Asian employees by paying them more and putting them on higher career tracks than other workers.