Britain’s bid to win £40billion space race
A NEW “Star Trek” Bill to boost Britain’s £40billion space race will be announced by David Cameron in the Queen’s Speech this week, writes Caroline Wheeler. The Government will boldly go where none has before with plans to build the UK’s first commercial spaceports to blast tourists into...
Mass murderer Ian Brady & notorious killers ‘glorified’ in vile Top Trumps-style game
The evil mass-murderers in the twisted card game include Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe, 69, who slaughtered 13 women. Dr Harold Shipman, who killed at least 218 of his mostly elderly patients, is described as ‘prolific’ in his card’s biography. Moors Murderer Ian Brady, 78, is also among the evil faces...
ISIS on the brink: UK special forces cripple jihadis’ communications in ‘black ops attack’
BRITISH special forces have waged electronic warfare against depraved Islamic State terrorists by cutting their communications in Libya. A highly sophisticated “jamming strike” rendered the warped jihadi group’s communication network obsolete around their stronghold of Sirte on the Mediterranean coast. Defence...
SHAMEFUL Spain bans RAF plane from its airspace as Gibraltar tensions reach new levels
TENSIONS between UK and Spain hit a new high as an RAF aircraft transporting Phillip Hammond to Gibraltar was barred from flying over Spanish airspace. The Foreign Secretary was making an official visit to extol the virtues of remaining in the EU when the diplomatic slap in the face took place last week. It comes just a week...
EXCLUSIVE: THOUSANDS of British troops resign ‘due to low morale’, sparking safety fears
FOREIGN soldiers are urgently being drafted-in to fight for Britain because thousands of regular troops are resigning, official figures show. Droves of military personnel are handing-in their notices – largely due to low morale – meaning rules are being changed so hundreds of foreign fighters can sign-up to defend...
HOLLYWOOD Farewells with Angelina Jolie. The actress has decided to become a politician
Angelina Jolie Has a Political 'Mentor' as She Prepares for Possible Government Role Angelina Jolie is part of another power duo. A source exclusively reveals in the latest issue of Us Weekly that the actress, 40, has "struck up a close friendship" with a British House of Lords member, Baroness Arminka Helic....
Barcelona win La Liga: Real Madrid boss admits rivals deserved to win
Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane conceded Barcelona are deserved La Liga champions after losing out to their arch-rivals by one point. Real won their last 12 league games, but Barca ended with five victories in a row after a blip in April saw their lead over Real closed from 10 points. "We're all disappointed, but with...
Casino coach crash near Laredo, Texas, kills eight
Eight people were killed and 44 others injured when a coach carrying people to a casino crashed in the US state of Texas. Police say the driver lost control and the bus rolled over on Highway 83 about 46 miles (74km) north of Laredo. No other vehicle was involved. Seven people died at the scene and one other died later in...
Syria conflict: IS ‘overruns hospital in Deir al-Zour’
Militants from the Islamic State (IS) group have briefly overrun a hospital complex in the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zour, reports say. Activists say about 35 pro-government fighters were killed and some medical staff taken hostage. More than 20 IS fighters were also reported killed. The attack was centred on al-Assad...
Eurovision Song Contest: Ukraine’s Jamala wins competition
Ukraine's Jamala has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest, held in Stockholm, Sweden. The country scored 534 points with its song 1944, about the deportation of Crimean Tatars under Josef Stalin. Australia finished second with 511 points, while Russia — which was the favourite going into the competition...
Venezuela crisis: Maduro threatens seizure of closed factories
The Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, has threatened the seizure of factories that have stopped production and the jailing of their owners. In a speech to supporters in the capital Caracas, he said the country had to recover the means of production, to counter its deep economic crisis. On Friday, he introduced a new,...
US-Nordic Summit Takes on Russian Aggression
President Barack Obama said Friday that an agreement between the U.S. and five Nordic nations to increase cooperation in the face of rising Russian aggression is an effort to ensure that "smaller nations are not bullied by larger nations.” The president hosted the leaders of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and...