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Thailand votes in referendum on new constitution
People across Thailand are voting in a referendum on a new constitution, written by a military-appointed committee. The military threw out the old constitution when it took power in 2014, after months of political instability and sporadic violence. It...
Kenyan anti-doping agency to investigate new bribery allegations
Anti-doping chiefs will investigate claims a Kenyan athletics official offered to give athletes prior warning of drugs tests in return for £10,000. The Sunday Times and German broadcaster ARD secretly filmed Major Michael Rotich apparently making the offer. But he told the newspaper he was only going along...
Theresa May’s fracking proposal set to give British households £10k bonus
HUNDREDS of thousands of people could be sitting on a goldmine thanks to Theresa May’s desire to share out profits from the shale gas revolution. Under the new proposal, a percentage of profits from fracking, potentially up to £10,000,...
Double Victoria Cross winning First World War hero honoured with memorial stone
THE only First World War soldier to win the Victoria Cross twice is to have a memorial stone laid in his honour. Captain Noel Chavasse, an Oxford graduate who ran for Britain alongside his identical twin brother in the 1908 Olympics, died from his...
Brazil plastic surgery maestro Ivo Pitanguy dies at 90
Celebrated Brazilian plastic surgeon Ivo Pitanguy has died at the age of 90, a day after passing the Olympic torch for the Rio Games. He died of a heart attack at home in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, a spokeswoman said. On Friday, he had held the...
СМИ: Хакерам удалось добыть список целей ИГИЛ
Хакерам удалось добыть список стран, в которых боевики ИГИЛ* собираются совершить террористические атаки. Это сделали...
ATTACK OF THE DRONES: Why does Government back this flying nuisance despite terror fears?
THEY are a flying nuisance posing a serious terror threat, exposing Britons to burglars and are a huge hazard in the sky — but why is our Government continuing to back drones? US e-commerce giant Amazon was recently given the green light to launch drone...
Iran cash payment: Did Tehran film transfer?
The affair was murky enough even before Donald Trump got involved. Why did the US government authorise the transfer of $400m (£305m) in cash to Iran at the same moment that four American captives were released by the Iranian...
Pokemon hunter saves depressed woman’s life as she threatened to jump off a bridge
A WOMAN out looking for Pokemon saved the life of a stranger after she talked her down from a motorway bridge. Kate Robinson, 29, was driving when she spotted a car with its hazard warning lights and spotted a young woman standing on the ledge on the...
South Africa local elections: ANC suffers major setback
South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) has suffered its worst electoral setback since apartheid ended in 1994. With 94% of the votes counted after Wednesday's municipal elections, the party has lost the key battleground of Nelson Mandela...
US First Daughter Sasha Obama serves seafood in summer job
Sasha Obama, daughter of US President Barack Obama, has swapped the comforts of the White House for the counter of a seafood restaurant, US media report. The 15-year-old has taken a summer job serving food at the business in Martha's...
India market attack: Suspected rebels kill 13 in Assam
Gunmen have opened fire on a busy market place in India's north-eastern state of Assam, killing at least 13 people, officials say. Police blamed the attacks on suspected rebels from a faction of the National Democratic...
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