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Macedonia storm: At least 20 die overnight in freak deluge
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 ISIS jihadis will slip into Britain through small ports with no border control
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...
Tropical Storm Earl: Landslides kill six in Mexico
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...
Rio 2016: Gymnast Samir Ait Said breaks leg during Olympic vault
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...
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,...
Theresa May brings back grammar schools as she turns on Cameron’s failed policies
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...
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...