French Open 2016: Garbine Muguruza upsets Serena Williams to win title
Spain's Garbine Muguruza beat world number one Serena Williams in straight sets to win her first Grand Slam title at the French Open. Fourth seed Muguruza won 7-5 6-4 to make amends for losing last year's Wimbledon final against Williams. The 22-year-old is Spain's first female champion at Roland Garros since...
Muhammad Ali: Septic shock caused boxing legend’s death
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali died of "septic shock due to unspecified natural causes", his family has said. The three-time world heavyweight champion — one of the world's greatest sporting figures — died on Friday night at a hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. The 74-year-old had been suffering from a...
Teacher, 31, banned for sending 11-year-old boy sexual Instagram and Snapchat messages
A 31-YEAR-OLD teacher has been banned after sending an 11-year-old boy sexual Instagram and Snapchat messages. Kay Hollingsworth, who taught at Motley Green Primary School in Essex, was banned in May last year for sending suggestive messages to her pupil through the social media apps. One read: “About to have a...
Former Cabinet minister brands Cameron ‘PINOCCHIO’ & MOCKS PM over TV referendum grilling
DAVID Cameron has been branded a “Pinocchio” by Iain Duncan Smith after the Prime Minister claimed he would want to join the EU under Britain’s renegotiated terms. The former work and pensions secretary said it was “telling” that Cameron had failed to provide a timetable for meeting his ambition to...
Lightning strikes hurt dozens in Germany rock festival
At least 51 people were injured, eight seriously, when lightning struck at a rock festival in western Germany early on Saturday, police say. Organisers of the Rock am Ring festival, which is headlined by Red Hot Chili Peppers, said lightning hit at 00:30 local time (22:30 GMT). The event has now been suspended because of...
Jolie will study the heir of the oligarch from Russia
Actress, Director, mother and goodwill Ambassador of the UN will begin a professorship at the London school of Economics since the beginning of this school year. The news that Angelina Jolie will conduct a special course in one of the most prestigious universities in the world, appeared a month ago. However, it was reported...
Paris floods: Seine level starts dropping after 30-year high
The levels of the River Seine in Paris have started dropping slightly after reaching a 34-year high on Friday. The river level rose to 6.1m (20ft) above its normal height overnight. Floods also forced parts of the metro system and major landmarks to close, while the Louvre and Orsay museums were shut while staff moved art to...
Conchita Wurst became a normal man (Photo)
We saw Conchita Wurst in this manner. But you has not seen her (or his) such! Something I'm confused...
Syria conflict: Troops ‘cross into IS-held Raqqa province’
Syrian troops have crossed into Raqqa province, nearing the capital of so-called Islamic State, activists say. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said heavy Russian air strikes had helped the offensive. There is no Syrian or Russian confirmation. A US-backed alliance of Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters started a...
Immigration U-turn REVEALED: Cameron once CHAMPIONED ‘unworkable’ points policy
DAVID Cameron has been accused of a major immigration U-turn – as it is revealed he BACKED an Australian-style points system while in opposition. The Prime Minister was behind a Tory pledge to introduce a strict immigration system in the UK ten years ago, it has emerged. The explosive revelations threaten to make a...
13,000 foreign criminals still living in UK jails at YOUR expense, warn MPs
THOUSANDS of foreign criminals are living in UK jails at the expense of the taxpayer, or freely in the community, because the Home Office has failed to send them home, MPs have warned. A report by the Home Affairs Committee found that 13,000 “unwanted crooks” were still here, including 983 Poles and 635...