The UFC have already had to make some major decisions for some big events in 2017, with one significant cancellation already confirmed. UFC 208 was originally scheduled to take place on January 21. BIG CHANGES However, with no title fights available for the card, they’ve decided to move the Anaheim event to August. The...
It’s not uncommon for a Republican to be pro-business. But President-elect Donald Trump showed Tuesday night he’s pro-worker, too, by saving 1,000 jobs at the Carrier plant in Indiana. His standing up for the blue-collar workers who helped get him elected is no small feat, even for the very accomplished billionaire,...
Britain ramped up its borrowing forecasts on Wednesday as the economy slows in the wake of the Brexit vote, finance minister Philip Hammond said in the country's first budget plan since voters decided to leave the European Union. The weaker growth and tighter public finances outlined by Hammond leave Prime Minister Theresa...
Two Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones have reportedly caught fire in China in what, if confirmed, would be the first such incidents in that country. A user of Chinese social media posted messages on Sunday saying a friend's Note 7 caught fire over the weekend. And South Korean and Chinese news reports said a second Note 7...
An Iranian scientist who provided the US with information about the country's nuclear programme has been hanged for treason, the government has confirmed. Shahram Amiri was executed for giving "vital information to the enemy", a judiciary spokesman said. Amiri disappeared in Saudi Arabia in...
THERESA May is set to bring back grammar schools by scrapping a ban on the controversial academic establishments brought in by Tony Blair. As part of her plan for social cohesion Mrs May, who was educated at a grammar school herself, will allow a new wave of...
BRITISH troops are being told to cover up any clues they are in the Armed Forces while on holiday to prevent being attacked by ISIS jihadis abroad. Soldiers have been told to cover up tattoos showing regimental insignia so they cannot easily be recognised by...
Jailed South African Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has received treatment in hospital for wrist injuries. A prisons spokesman said the injuries were "minor" and he had been returned to prison after Saturday's incident. Carl Pistorius...
At least 20 people have died in floods that hit the Macedonian capital, Skopje, following torrential rain. The victims' bodies were found on Sunday morning after the storm passed. Several people are still missing. Some of the victims drowned in their...
FEARS have been raised Islamic State (ISIS) jihadis can easily slip into Britain on boats entering small unmanned marinas to carry out terrorist attacks across the UK. Concerns the extremists are using increasingly cunning ways to get into Britain have been...
Six people died in eastern Mexico when their homes were buried under landslides caused by heavy rain in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Earl. The dead included a married couple and their one-year-old son, officials said. It happened on Saturday in Veracruz...
French gymnast Samir Ait Said suffered a horrific leg break while performing in the vault at the Rio Olympics. The 26-year-old's left leg folded beneath him as he landed badly during the men's qualification event. Said, who...