It is feared that rough sleepers may have burned to death in a massive fire that devastated a mill near Manchester. The fire at Maple Mill in Oldham has been raging for more than 12 hours and fire chiefs have said there is a chance people may have been sleeping inside. Around 100 people were evacuated from their homes after the...
Part of Fleet motorway service station has been destroyed in a massive fire, forcing the southbound carriageway of the M3 to close overnight. It started in a restaurant coffee machine, quickly spreading through the complex. Hundreds of teenagers trash luxury apartment they rented for massive bender Dramatic photographs show it...
A teacher has gone missing while swimming at a watering hole in the Northern Territory during a school excursion. Police have launched a search and rescue operation at Ellery Rock Big Hole in the McDonnell Ranges for the man aged in his 40s. The Education Department is notifying parents and counselling is being made available...
Six people have been injured after a Ferrari allegedly mounted the pavement and hit them, knocking one person off a bridge onto a car travelling underneath. It is alleged that the car was involved in a race with a Range Rover when the collision happened at 10.30am close to Battersea Dogs Home. Man jailed for life after killing...
Extremists belonging to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) could be behind the Istanbul twin blasts, which killed 38 people and left 166 injured, Turkish officials say. Even as a thorough investigation is under way, preliminary reports suggest the PKK militants' hand in the deadly explosions. Turkey's interior...
These arrests are the latest in a security crackfrown before the New Year holiday season and come as fears have been heightened or a rise in Islamic State inspired radicalism in Indonesia. Jakarta police spokesman Argo Yuwono said: “The plan was to use the bomb at the presidential palace during the change of guard”...
An avalanche on 17 July 2016 killed nine yak herders from the Dungru Village in Rutog County, Ngari Prefecture, when 70 million tonnes of ice broke off from the Aru glacier in Tibet. This, and a second avalanche in September, have been linked to a local temperature rise of 1.5C, scientists say. The Tibetan plateau used to be...
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...
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...
Patriots QB Tom Brady was in a two car crash at 6:34 this morning, according to reports. Responders used the "Jaws Of Life" to rescue the driver of the other car, a Ford minivan. Brady suffered whiplash and was shaken up, but reports indicate he was otherwise unharmed. His initial reaction was concern. "Obviously...
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane is feared to have crashed shortly after taking off from the northern city of Chitral on Wednesday (7 December), according to officials. 42 passengers and five crew were on board the aircraft, which was reportedly bound for Islamabad. "We regret to inform that PIA's ATR-42...
Colin Rowland, 65, was attacked by a great white shark, reportedly 3.5-metre long Thursday morning. Colin was bitten three times after which he managed to swim across the shore and seek help. He was later airlifted to Newcastle’s John Hunter Hospital. The high-spirited man exclaimed “living the dream” and gave...