Migrant crisis: ‘Largest migrant group in decade’ storms Spanish Ceuta enclave
At least 400 migrants have forced their way into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, bordering Morocco, on 9 December. It was the biggest group to have stormed the city in a decade, authorities said. "You have to go back to the early 2000s to see numbers like this," a local government spokesman told AFP. South Korea:...
Rosberg’s brutal response to Mercedes boss: Now he has big problems
Nico Rosberg has hit back at Niki Lauda after the Mercedes boss accused him of making the team look dumb with his shock retirement. Lauda earlier this week accused Rosberg of leaving Mercedes in the lurch by retiring just days after winning the Formula 1 world championship. "What annoys me the most is that now Nico...
Taylor Swift quietly drops first new material in two years
She’s back! After disappearing from view following her Snapchat showdown with Kanye West and Kim Kardashian earlier in the year, Taylor Swift quietly put out her first new material since 2014 on Friday. The R&B slow jam “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” (available through iTunes and Apple Music) is a duet...
Woman held captive saved after writing note to UPS driver
A longtime UPS driver was hailed as a hero for calling cops after he spotted a woman’s desperate plea for help scrawled on a package — saving her from being held captive and sexually assaulted by her husband in their Missouri home, authorities said. Sgt. T.J. Wild of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department...
Big business leaders urge Trump to abandon mass deportation promises
A group funded by billionaires like Rupert Murdoch and Michael Bloomberg is calling for President-elect Donald Trump to scale back calls he made for the mass deportation of immigrants on the 2016 campaign trail. "This election clearly showed that Americans are wildly frustrated with our broken immigration system,"...
Alleged terrorist with loaded Kalashnikov arrested in Rotterdam
A man allegedly planning a terror attack was arrested in the Dutch city of Rotterdam in possession of a loaded Kalashnikov assault rifle. The man was arrested at his home by police acting on a tip-off from Dutch intelligence agency the AIVD, prosecutors said. The 30-year-old suspect had a Kalashnikov with two full magazines of...
Bruin pleads guilty to drug charge
BOSTON — A two-time Stanley Cup champion hockey player from Massachusetts has pleaded guilty to a federal drug charge. The Boston Globe reports 51-year-old Kevin Stevens entered the plea Thursday in a Boston federal court to a charge of conspiring with another man to sell oxycodone. Prosecutors say Stevens and another man...
Guns N’ Roses add second London date to their Not In This Lifetime tour
Guns N’ Roses have added a second London date to their upcoming Not In This Lifetime tour following overwhelming demand. The band previously announced a one-off date at the London Stadium on Friday June 16 2017, their only UK stop on the European leg of the tour, but have now added a second date on Saturday June 17....
UFC’s Ronda Rousey Releases New Statement To Her Fans… Just Her Fans
Former UFC bantamweight champion “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey is less than three weeks away from her long awaited return to the UFC Octagon. As each day draws us nearer, Rousey’s presence in the media seems to be growing. It’s almost like the calm before the storm. For the past twelve-months, MMA has been absent...
Giza Pyramids bomb attack kills police officers
Six police officers were killed and three injured when a bomb placed in a rubbish bin exploded at a security checkpoint in Giza, Cairo, officials said. Four civilians were also injured in the explosion on 9 December, which occurred near a government building. The bomb exploded in Al Haram street, which leads from the city...
Golf caddy dies after collapsing during play at Dubai Ladies Masters
The first round of the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters has been suspended following the death of a caddie, the Ladies European Tour has announced. The caddie, who has not been named, collapsed before being taken to hospital where he later died. The tournament has been reduced to 54 holes, with the first round set to resume on...
Clinton warns against fake news ‘epidemic’ saying it must be tackled to protect America’s democracy
Hillary Clinton has issued a stern warning on Thursday (8 December) against fake news, branding it an "epidemic" which must be addressed to protect America's democracy. In her second public address since losing the US election to Donald Trump, the Democrat made the comment in the wake of a flurry of widely...