Chris Froome is set to become the first Briton to win three Tour de France titles after safely negotiating a rain-soaked penultimate stage in the Alps. The stormy weather made for treacherous racing on slippery roads but Team Sky's Froome survived the final descent into Morzine to maintain his overall lead. Froome's...
BORIS JOHNSON is confident Britain will strike a deal with Europe that combines free trade with slashing immigration. The Foreign Secretary said he had detected a “quite striking” change of mood in European capitals “as understanding starts to break in and people see what this is all about”. Mr...
Afghanistan is observing a day of national mourning after suicide bombers killed 80 people and wounded 230 in an attack on marchers in Kabul. So-called Islamic State (IS), the Sunni Muslim militant group, has said it was behind Saturday's attack on members of the Shia Muslim Hazara minority. In a televised address,...
Fast-moving wildfires have forced hundreds of people to leave their homes in mountains north of Los Angeles, California, the authorities say. The fires had covered an area of 20,000 acres by Saturday evening, sending a pall of smoke across parts of Los Angeles County. About 300 people have been evacuated near the city of...
Turkey's elite presidential guard is to be disbanded after nearly 300 of its members were detained following last week's failed coup. Prime Minister Binali Yildirim told a TV channel that there was "no need" for the regiment. Earlier, Turkey detained a nephew of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen who, it says,...
Певица находится в Крыму, где наслаждается отдыхом, вкусными завтраками и заплывами в Черном море на длинные дистанции. Ранним утром Алена Свиридова сделала селфи в купальнике,...
ADELE was left a little red-faced after accidentally snogging a male fan during her concert in Vancouver earlier this week. The Hello hitmaker invited an excitable admirer on stage to sing a small duet and take a selfie, but was left blushing when the 21-year-old, who flew all the way from Nigeria to see her, planted a smooch...
A LEADING psychologist has called on parents to limit the length of time they allow their children to play Pokemon Go on mobile phones. John Oates, senior lecturer in developmental psychology at the Open University, believes the craze will stop young people developing social skills. He believes no one should play the game...
UK officials are to assist with French border checks at the Port of Dover, after the government said motorists had suffered "extraordinary disruption". Motorists were caught up in delays of up to 14 hours through Kent, due to high numbers of holidaymakers and understaffed French border posts amid heightened security...
The 18-year-old gunman who killed nine people in Munich was obsessed with mass shootings but had no known links to the Islamic State group, German police say. Written material on such attacks was found in his room. Munich's police chief spoke of links to the massacre by Norway's Anders Behring Breivik. The gunman, who...
Неувядаемая Маша Распутина продемонстрировала публике своих дочерей, старшую Лидию и младшую Марию. Оценив наследниц артистки, публика не смогла скрыть разочарования. На днях...
Вот уже несколько недель в мире случаются события, которые ставят на уши всю общественность. Не успели люди прийти в себя после трагедии в Ницце, как в Турции случился...