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A man has been jailed after he fed his dog cocaine before cutting off its ears with scissors and pliers. Christopher Griffiths carried out the ‘deliberate and planned operation’ on his Staffordshire bull terrier, Victor, last September. Campaigners stage a mass 'Die-In' in Terminal 2 at Heathrow...
A former Miss Universe winner has said she will not be "bullied" or "silenced" after Donald Trump claimed she appeared in a sex tape. The Republican presidential candidate had tweeted that Americans should watch an alleged tape of Alicia Machado who claimed he once called her "Miss Piggy". His...
Alabama's top judge has been suspended for the remainder of his term for defying federal court rulings that legalized same-sex marriage. Roy Moore, 69, violated judicial ethics with an order seen as directing probate judges to deny marriage licences to gay couples, a judicial panel ruled. The decision was a...
Unicef is appealing to the British government to speed up the transfer of unaccompanied child refugees from the "Jungle" migrant camp in Calais. The charity says it is concerned the planned closure of the camp will lead to children there disappearing before they are processed. Charities estimate there are about 400...
Бывшая гимнастка и депутат Госдумы скрывала обручальное кольцо от камер, отмечает таблоид. Российская спортсменка Алина Кабаева появилась на публике с двумя мальчиками и...
A highly-regarded local doctor has been fined £360 after he punched an aggressive drunk man he had been asked to go and treat. Dr Martin Thom, 43, was called out to help with a 999 because of a lack of ambulances. File image of the St Albans sinkhole — Four families who had to move out of their homes when a huge...
Europe’s comet-chasing space probe Rosetta was dipping out of orbit Friday for a slow-motion crash onto the icy surface of the alien world it’s been following for more than a decade. Scientists sent their final command to the probe late last night, ordering Rosetta to fire its thrusters for 208 seconds and perform a...
Weeks after Indian cab-hailing company Ola said it would make it easier for drivers to afford a car, its global rival Uber has expressed similar intentions for India. Uber already offers similar programs in several other markets where it operates. Uber said it will tap Xchange Leasing, its subsidiary that offers leases to...
Кажется, у тех, кто болен сахарным диабетом, появился шанс избавиться от ежедневных инъекций инсулина — именно так большинство людей, страдающих этим недугом, регулируют...
Today NASA hosted an online teleconference to reveal new findings and images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope of Jupiter's icy moon, Europa. The results of an observing campaign, which gave evidence of activity to the presence of a subsurface ocean on Europa, were presented. Despite what most wanted to believe, and what...
Two sisters have been found dead in a luxury villa in the Seychelles with no signs of violence. Annie and Robin Korkki, from Minnesota, were staying at their villa at the Maia Luxury Resort and Spa, where their bodies were found last Thursday. Boy, 11, traumatised after having bleach poured into his eyes near his school...