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First combat amputee reaches top of Everest
A Marine Corps veteran who lost his leg in Iraq reached the top of Mount Everest on Thursday to become the first combat amputee to conquer the world's highest mountain. Thomas Charles "Charlie" Linville, who served as a staff sergeant in the Marine Corps, told USA TODAY before his expedition began that reaching...
Apple Stores get major makeover
One of the most successful stores in the history of retail is getting a major makeover. Apple opened the 42-by-40-foot sliding glass doors to its new flagship store here Thursday, throwing the curtain back on a design that puts a premium on hanging out over shopping. Roughly 20% of the new store's space is dedicated to an...
Chill out! Average person ‘can only fully relax for 36 minutes a DAY’
THE average person is only able to fully relax for 36 minutes a day — just three hours across the working week, new research has revealed. A study into the working patterns and downtime of 2,000 people found seven in ten feel 'overworked' — with work stress and too few proper breaks the leading causes of a...
Trump heads for summer showdown with Cameron as PM refuses to back down from ‘stupid’ jab
DAVID Cameron is in for an uncomfortable meeting this summer when US presidential hopeful Donald Trump visits the UK. The Prime Minister has refused to apologise to the tycoon after branding him “stupid” over his policy to ban Muslims from entering the US. But Downing Street has confirmed that Mr Cameron will...
Brexit bombshell: QUARTER of UK troops will miss vote as Ukip says soldiers are ‘gagged’
ONE in four British soldiers will miss out on the chance to vote in the upcoming European Union (EU) referendum, shocking new statistics have revealed. In what has been described as a "travesty for democracy", thousands of troops, military staff and veterans will not have their voices heard on June 23 despite risking...
Boris Johnson wins offensive poetry competition with prose on Turkey’s Erdogan and a GOAT
FORMER London Mayor and chief campaigner for Brexit Boris Johnson has won an offensive poetry competition with a limerick about a goat and the Turkish president. The competition was launched after Recep Tayyip Erdogan implemented new blasphemy laws in a bid to prevent himself from criticism in Turkey. Many critics in the...
‘WAR ON SMOKERS’ Tobacco firms lose legal battle against HUGE health warnings
TOBACCO giants have lost their High Court challenge over the Government’s new plain packaging rules — the day before the law comes into force. From tomorrow cigarettes will be sold in standardised green packaging bearing graphic warnings of the dangers of smoking from Friday under new rules designed to prevent young...
Maria Sharapova may not play again, says Russian official
Former world number one Maria Sharapova may never play again following her failed drugs test, the president of the Russian Tennis Federation says. The Russian, 29, tested positive for meldonium at January's Australian Open. When asked if Sharapova would play any more tournaments, Shamil Tarpishchev told R-Sport news agency...
US election: Donald Trump’s businesses see campaign gains
Donald Trump's business empire has seen revenue jump by $190m (£135m) since the real estate tycoon entered the US presidential race, according to newly released financial documents. His controversial calls for a Muslim travel ban and deporting millions of undocumented immigrants appear not to have harmed his business...
McDonald’s fish: Row over sustainability ‘cover-up’
A leaked New Zealand government memo casts serious doubts on the sustainability of fish that are widely used in McDonald's restaurants. The document shows that the government was aware of made-up data and illegal practices such as the dumping of vast quantities of unwanted fish. There are also concerns that unlawful fishing...
Kate Middleton To Angelina Jolie: Please Be My Friend!!!
And here I imagined her being besties with Reese Witherspoon. Silly me. Actually, silly story. OK! Magazine believes they've struck gold with a tale about the Duchess of Cambridge desperately trying to set up both play dates and friendship dates with Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. " is a huge fan and admires...
EgyptAir crash: Plane ‘made sharp turns before plunge’
An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo made two sharp turns before plunging into the Mediterranean Sea, Greece's defence minister says. Panos Kammenos said the Airbus A320 had "turned 90 degrees left and then a 360-degree turn to the right". It then dropped more than 25,000ft (7,620m) before disappearing from...
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