MPs last night blamed "appalling" blunders by police and spies for the loss of potentially vital forensic evidence. They reportedly failed to complete major paperwork – meaning the biometric data could only be held for six months. The revelation comes at a time when Britain is on a high terror alert following...
About a fifth of homes have been destroyed in Fort McMurray, a Canadian city ravaged by a huge wildfire, the local MP has told. After touring the damage David Yurdiga said it might be years before the city was running normally again. More than 100,000 residents of the city and surrounding area fled after an evacuation order was...
Up to $800m (£550m) in cash held by so-called Islamic State (IS) has been destroyed in air strikes, a US military official says. Maj Gen Peter Gersten, who is based in Baghdad, said the US had repeatedly targeted stores of the group's funds. The blow to the group's financing has contributed to a 90% jump in...
A TOP space scientist has claimed that a mysterious plant that wiped out Earth millions of years ago could do it again this month. Planet Nine, a new "super planet", was discovered on the edge of the solar system in January and could trigger comet showers that will destroy life on earth — according to Daniel...