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‘Best planet parade in half a century’ visible this week & falls during almighty galaxy season – three tips to see them

STARGAZERS are in for a treat this month as a rare planet parade falls in Andromeda galaxy season.

“One of the best planet parades in almost half a century” will seen Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus all light up the night sky alongside the Moon, according to the Royal Astronomical Society.

Illustration of the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies.
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The Andromeda galaxy next to our home galaxy, the Milky Way[/caption] Illustration of planetary parade showing Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Mercury, Uranus, Neptune, and the Moon in the night sky.

All four planets will be visible tonight, and over the coming weeks – if the cloud cover isn’t too thick.

Although be cautious not to miss it – Saturn will be fairly low on the horizon and will set at approximately 7:50pm GMT tonight.

Saturn will continue to set earlier, and earlier as the month goes on.

The planets are gearing up for an even rarer planetary alignment later this month.

For one night only, all seven other planets in the Solar System will align in the night sky at the same time on 28 February.

Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, Saturn and Mercury will be strung across the sky in an arc shape.

It’s worth noting only five planets, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Venus and Mercury, will be visible to the naked eye.

Uranus and Neptune are never visible to the naked eye, as they are simply too far away from Earth.

These rare planetary alignments just so happen to occur in February, which is largely viewed as ‘galaxy season’ in the Northern Hemisphere.

Stargazers will have the chance to see the Andromeda galaxy, our closest galactic neighbour 2.5million light-years away, in all its glory.

The Andromeda galaxy is one of the most distant objects that can be seen with the naked eye – due to its sheer size.

It is home to roughly one trillion stars, which make it visible to Earth when the viewing conditions are right.

The long, dark winter nights provide the best viewing conditions for capturing Andromeda, which is about twice the size of the Milky Way.

What causes a 'planet parade'?

Planets are constantly moving, which means their paths occasionally cross into an alignment in Earth's sky.

Dr Dan Brown, an astronomy expert here at Nottingham Trent University, explained to The Sun: “All planets including Earth move in more or less the same plane in our solar system. 

“So that from our perspective the planets are always very close to the apparent path of the Sun in the sky also known as the ecliptic.

“This means they will always be along this line.

“You could compare it with cars on a straight road.

“Since they can only drive on the road they will always be found along the road in more or less a line.

“What varies is how close they are to each other and when we can see them.”

How to watch both displays

Firstly, check when the planets will set to avoid missing the show.

Stargazers should head to a location well away from the city lights, the glow of a town, and even that of street lamps.

Light pollution can make planets – which appear like stars in the sky – harder to spot.

Make sure that your star gazing spot has an unobstructed view of the horizon and above.

Away from treelines or cityscapes is best – as some planets, like Saturn, sit low on the horizon.

To catch the Andromeda galaxy before the clocks spring forward in March, and the constellations shift again, you’ll need to be patient.

Let your eyes adjust to the dark – this can take up to 15 minutes, and means you’ll have to avoid looking at your phone in the meantime.

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All you need to know about planets in our solar system

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My ex is the most evil mum in the world – she destroyed my life with terrifying DNA trick and it could happen to any dad

WHEN Kyle Fitton’s relationship with the mother of his kids broke down, he vowed he would always be in their lives.

But scheming Georgina Saville faked a DNA test and lied on a birth certificate in a bitter bid to convince him he was not the father of their youngest daughter.

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Kyle Fitton is still battling his scheming ex
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A pregnant woman, jailed for falsifying a DNA test and lying on her child's birth certificate.
Georgina Saville faked DNA results and lied on her newborn’s birth certificate in a ‘spiteful’ bid to stop Kyle seeing his kids
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With Georgina behind bars, Kyle had his first Christmas with his kids[/caption]

The cruel deception forced Kyle, 28, into a harrowing legal battle which lasted two years and cost £30,000.

Kyle has now been reunited with his daughters after he exposed Georgina’s web of lies.

His ex is now behind bars, having been jailed for three years – but fighting for the truth has left Kyle a broken man.

Now he is bravely speaking out for the first time to warn other fathers in the same position never to give up their fight.

In an exclusive interview with The Sun, Kyle from Southampton, says: “As far as I’m concerned she is the most evil mum in Britain.  

“I can never forgive her for trying to destroy my life and that of my children.

“That woman has shown zero remorse for her actions.

“I hope telling my story will act as a warning to other parents involved in paternity disputes to double check DNA tests.

“If I hadn’t challenged Georgina’s actions and the test results through the courts she could have taken my daughter away from me forever.

“I don’t think I could have gone on if that had happened.”

Bittersweet reunion

After psychology graduate Georgina was jailed at Southampton Crown Court for perverting the course of justice and wilfully making a false declaration as to a birth, mechanic Kyle finally met his youngest daughter for the first time – shortly before her second birthday.

He also shares a five-year-old daughter with Georgina – but the children cannot be named for legal reasons.

“Just having both girls by my side is the best thing I could have ever hoped for.”

Recalling the emotional moment he eventually met his adorable daughter, Kyle said: “It was amazing for me but I was a complete stranger to her.

“We had to go at her pace, one day I got a little wave and then a high five.

“Now it’s the best part of my day. I finish work, go home and see my daughters.

“Walking in, they both shout ‘Daddy’ and it’s just a sense of relief that they are there, happy and safe.

“That makes it absolutely worth all the pain and stress.”

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Kyle is finally building a relationship with his children
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Kyle’s ex Georgina is launching an appeal from behind bars[/caption]

Kyle has struggled to explain the complex situation to his young children.

He says: “I have told my oldest that Mummy has had to go away to become a better person and she will see us when she is ready.

“But I don’t believe their mother thought about them once in all of this.

“I am worried about the impact this will have on both of them when they are old enough to understand.

“I have kept over 3,000 pages of paperwork for them to read one day so they will know the truth.”

Toxic romance

Kyle first met Georgina, 25, through mutual friends in 2018 and their eldest daughter was born in March 2019 – before their relationship began to deteriorate.

“We had spoken about having kids one day in the future, but I didn’t think it would happen that quickly,” he recalled.

“We were a bit overwhelmed at first, but Georgina got a big insurance payout from a motorbike accident so we were able to buy our own place and we were happy for a while.

“I loved her.”

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Mechanic Kyle has struggled to explain the situation to his young daughters
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Black and white photo of Kyle Fitton and Georgina Saville.
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Kyle Fitton and his ex Georgina Saville[/caption]

Kyle was shocked when Georgina announced she was pregnant again in April 2021, having assured him she was taking the contraceptive pill.

“The relationship was becoming toxic by that stage,” he explained.

“She was becoming paranoid and controlling, I wasn’t allowed any social media and she went through my phone.

“It was really embarrassing behaviour and it was getting out of hand.

“I wanted to leave multiple times but she threatened to stop me seeing our eldest daughter.”

Georgina became aggressive, shouted at Kyle when he left for work at a nearby garage and would call him hundreds of times during the day.

He says: “One day I had 26 missed calls in the space of five minutes.

“It was coercive control so we split up.”

Portrait of Kyle Fitton.
Kyle is speaking out to warn other dads about the risks of being left off birth certificates
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As a result of the split, Kyle was not present when their second child was born in January 2022.

But to his horror he quickly discovered that cold-hearted Georgina had left the space for the baby’s father’s name blank on the birth certificate.

She also blocked all Kyle’s attempts to see the baby.

“Every time I tried to arrange to meet my daughter her mum would come up with some excuse, she kept changing her mind and playing games.”

Then in a further twist, Georgina insisted her new boyfriend Danny Mellows was the father – and even added his name to the birth certificate.

She encouraged the older girl to call him Daddy.

Fighting back

By March 2022, furious Kyle had launched legal proceedings in the Family Court – demanding access to his children and for his name to be added to the newborn’s birth certificate.

Kyle said: “I was scared. 

“She was claiming I didn’t want to be part of my kids’ lives and said she could prove the baby wasn’t mine.

“I was gobsmacked. I knew straight away she was lying. 

“I knew the truth would come out eventually, I just had to bide my time.”

Lawyers told Georgina to carry out a DNA test – but she created a mocked up bogus document that claiming that results showed her boyfriend Danny to be the biological dad.

Kyle disputed the dodgy document and in July 2022, another DNA test was ordered at Family Court.

The second test proved Kyle was in fact the real father – and Georgina admitted that she had ‘falsified’ the previous test result after all.

She confessed to crafting a fake result by editing a photo she found online and falsely naming Danny as the baby’s father on the birth certificate.

After being arrested, she told police officers that ‘biology didn’t mean anything’ and she had ‘made-up’ the DNA test to ‘save herself some cost’ and get Kyle ‘off my back’.

It has broken me financially, emotionally and physically but I’m glad I kept pushing and pushing until the truth came out

Kyle Fitton

And then during her trial, Georgina suddenly announced that she was six weeks pregnant, hoping to avoid a prison sentence.

However Judge Peter Henry saw through her sudden announcement saying: “It wasn’t particularly sophisticated in its operation but the intention here was to thwart the proper course of justice.

“You were very far from showing any sort of remorse.

“You came across as vengeful.”

Kyle, who spent more than £30,000 on legal fees, added: “Georgina wanted to hurt me to the very end.

“Using her unborn child as a means of escaping prison is a pretty sick thing to do.

“I had to fight for the truth to come out, but if I’d given up I would have no parental responsibility for my own children.

“I used every penny I had to keep fighting for the right to be a father.

“I was not going to give up on seeing my children – ever.”

Help for mental health

If you, or anyone you know, needs help dealing with mental health problems, the following organisations provide support.

The following are free to contact and confidential:

Mind, www.mind.org, provide information about types of mental health problems and where to get help for them. Email info@mind.org.uk or call the infoline on 0300 123 3393 (UK landline calls are charged at local rates, and charges from mobile phones will vary).

YoungMinds run a free, confidential parents helpline on 0808 802 5544 for parents or carers worried about how a child or young person is feeling or behaving. The website has a chat option too.

Rethink Mental Illness, www.rethink.org, gives advice and information service offers practical advice on a wide range of topics such as The Mental Health Act, social care, welfare benefits, and carers rights. Use its website or call 0300 5000 927 (calls are charged at your local rate).

Heads Together, www.headstogether.org.uk, is the a mental health initiative spearheaded by The Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales.

Although Georgina is now behind bars, she is already planning an appeal against her sentence and Kyle fears she will seek revenge when she is released.

“This is not the end,” he added.

“The girls will only be allowed supervised contact with her until they are 18, but I am constantly looking over my shoulder.

“I have lost all trust and I’m very jumpy. 

“I am constantly worried, stressed and anxious.”

Kyle says the heartbreaking repercussions of this ordeal will haunt him in future relationships, but he is determined to raise awareness of the issue to help other men going through similar bitter custody battles.

He said: “As guys we don’t talk about abuse, we keep it to ourselves but I want to help as many other dads as I can.

“For any parent dealing with this type of thing, they need to push for the truth.

“There should be mandatory DNA testing when parents register a birth to stop this happening, because if someone doesn’t have the funds to fight in court their child could end up with a stranger or in the care system.

“It has broken me financially, emotionally and physically but I’m glad I kept pushing and pushing until the truth came out.”

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Danielle Collins suns herself on beach after taunting tennis fans she’d spend ‘big fat pay cheque’ on ‘5-star vacation’

DANIELLE COLLINS stayed true to her promise by jetting out to the Bahamas following her Australian Open exit.

The American, 31, warred with the Melbourne crowd during her round two clash with Aussie qualifier Destanee Aiava.

Woman on a beach holding a drink.
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Danielle Collins enjoys herself on the beach[/caption]
Woman sunbathing on a beach lounger.
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Collins relaxes in the Bahamas[/caption]
Woman walking down wooden steps toward a beach with pink umbrellas.
Collins showed off her picturesque view
Group selfie of four smiling people outdoors.
The American tennis star posed with friends

Aussie fans passionately backed their player Aiava, but Collins managed to come through with a win 7-6, 4-6, 6-2 win.

Fired up with her triumph and annoyed with the crowd, Collins cupped her hand to her ear, blew kisses and even tapped her bum.

She then said in her on-court interview: “During the match I was like, while I’m out here I might as well take that big fat pay cheque.

“We love a five star vacation, so a big part of that will go towards that.

“So thank you guys, thanks for coming out here and supporting us tonight. Thank you guys, love you.”

She then went on to add: “Me and my girlfriends we love a five-star holiday so I can guarantee that next cheque is going to go towards a five-star trip, hopefully to the Bahamas.

“We like boats. Big boats. We like yachts. Yeah, we’ll post about it and let you guys know how it goes.”

True to her word, Collins did head to the Bahamas before sharing a video clip from her trip on Instagram.

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Her video showed her picturesque walk down to the beach.

She also showed off her roomy apartment, before patting her bum again while playing pickleball.

Collins beamed while posing with her friends, then sunbathed in a bikini.

Alongside kissing and heart emojis, she wrote: “This five star vacay brought to you by @coralsands_harbourisland.”

Collins’ rant at the fans in Australia drew her praise from Novak Djokovic.

The legendary Serb, 37, said: “I loved her response.

“I loved it. Everything she said on the court, off the court.

“Big fan of Danielle Collins after that. I was before, but now, big fan.

“I think she was funny, smart and just big fan of what she did.”

Collins had planned to retire at the end of last season, before performing a U-turn on her decision.

She is not set to be in action at upcoming 1000 tournaments in Doha and Dubai due to a foot injury.

Danielle Collins celebrating a tennis victory.
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Danielle Collins revelled in her win over Destanee Aiava[/caption]
Danielle Collins blowing a kiss after winning a tennis match.
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Collins blows a kiss at the crowd[/caption]
Danielle Collins celebrating a point during a tennis match.
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The American points to the court in glee[/caption]

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Proud bride turns grandmother’s 1948 wedding dress into slinky modern gown but is slammed for completely ‘ruining’ it

SHE inherited a piece of history after being given her late grandmother’s wedding dress.

So when it came to her own nuptials, Katie decided to pay tribute to her relative by wearing the 1948 gown once again – with a modern spin.

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Katie inherited her grandmother’s wedding dress, which she’d worn for her nuptials in 1948
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She turned to a tailor to transform the dress into a gown to wear for her wedding rehearsal dinner
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She took to Instagram to share a look at the “ivory slipper satin gown with a basque waist” dress, which she’d been given by her aunt when she got engaged.

The dress had also been worn by two of her aunts for their weddings – the most recent of which was in 1988.

And it had been updated for that occasion by having the satin sleeves replaced with mesh, and lace details being added throughout.

While Katie decided to go in a different direction for her actual wedding dress, she had the “absolute honour” of wearing it for her rehearsal dinner.

When she was given the dress, she “immediately envisioned the transformation”, and added that she knew she was only going to be able to make a “few adjustments to preserve its integrity”.

But that was enough for a tailor to turn the dress into the “elegant, timeless, ethereal” one Katie wanted in what ended up being a lengthy 12-month transformation.

For the makeover, the sleeves, lace and bow on the lower back were removed, while the back was changed to a scoop and the neckline was made a square cut.

The train was shortened, with the excess material used to make a “removal neck drape”, which Katie said “completed the look perfectly”.

“I prayed for my Gran to show up in the sunshine on my wedding weekend, and that’s exactly what she did,” Katie concluded.

“She shined so much light down on me in this dress, and I have never felt so beautiful.”

Despite Katie’s happy video, the comments section was immediately filled with people slamming her for the transformation – after she’d removed so many of the vintage elements of it.

“It hurts seeing a dress like this losing all its charm and character,” one wrote.

“It’s a part of history. There are endless dresses like the result out there.”

“You literally made it unrecognisable,” another added.

“You should have just had a dress made. Instead, you ripped everything unique and special out that dress!”

“Looks so simple and boring now,” a third sighed.

How to pick the perfect wedding dress

Wedding season is in full swing, but when it comes to picking your perfect dress, most new brides-to-be probably feel a bit clueless.

As someone who’s tying the knot in August 2024, Josie Griffiths, deputy digital Fabulous editor and bride-to-be, has shared her top tips…

  1. Give yourself time – unless you’re a sample size, dresses can take months to even arrive. Don’t stress yourself out by looking too late, in my opinion dress shopping should be the second thing on your list, right after finding a venue.
  2. Visit multiple shops – you don’t want to be buying on your first visit.
  3. But not too many – like a f***boy who can’t stop swiping on Tinder, having too much choice isn’t going to help you find The One.
  4. Take people with you – women who will be honest but also hype you up, unlike the mean relatives on Say Yes To The Dress, and ideally people from different areas of your life who won’t automatically say the same thing. I shopped with my mum and two best friends, who didn’t know each other and had different styles.
  5. Think it over – I returned to the shop before making my final decision on the dress I chose, re-trying it with my second favourite to make sure I was certain. It’s an expensive purchase, and you can’t send it back like you might your next Asos order, so take time to mull it over.

“Oh my goodness it was ruined,” someone else agreed.

“Why did you destroy something so special? Now it’s the most basic dress of all time,” another wrote.

“They butchered it,” someone else said, while another insisted it ended up looking “like a dress from Temu”.

However, others insisted Katie looked “stunning” in the re-envisioned gown.

“Everyone saying she butchered it, but this was her day and her dress and it’s literally stunning!” one wrote.

“She modernised it and still paid homage to her grandmother,” another added.

“I absolutely love it!”

“So many have missed that the dress was already modified in the 80s and the sleeves weren’t the originals,” a third said.

“Would it be better for the dress to rot away to nothing or be reinvented for a new use?

“It still has the essence of the original dress and is just stunning.”

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Названо ціни на новий кросовер Citroёn C3 в Україні

Новий Citroёn C3 вже незабаром з’явиться в Україні. Модель буде представлена у трьох версіях: бензиновій, гібридній та повністю електричній, інформує 24 канал. Citroёn C3 та його електричне виконання ё-C3 нещодавно було визнано переможцем у престижній європейській премії “Золоте кермо”, завдяки стильному дизайну та високій технологічності. Габаритні розміри автівки становлять 4015 мм/1755/1557 мм у довжину, ширину й […]

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0 Іноді рак проявляє себе симптомами, які здаються нешкідливими і не вартими уваги. Але з деякими симптомами все ж необхідно звернутися до лікаря. Лікарі нагадали жінкам про симптоми, які можуть свідчити про розвиток раку, але при цьому часто на них не звертають належної уваги. Як розповіли фахівці, дуже важливо відстежувати зміни грудей. Наприклад, ущільнення в […]

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