Boxing legend Muhammad Ali died of "septic shock due to unspecified natural causes", his family has said. The three-time world heavyweight champion — one of the world's greatest sporting figures — died on Friday night at a hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. The 74-year-old had been suffering from a...
A 31-YEAR-OLD teacher has been banned after sending an 11-year-old boy sexual Instagram and Snapchat messages. Kay Hollingsworth, who taught at Motley Green Primary School in Essex, was banned in May last year for sending suggestive messages to her pupil through the social media apps. One read: “About to have a...
DAVID Cameron has been branded a “Pinocchio” by Iain Duncan Smith after the Prime Minister claimed he would want to join the EU under Britain’s renegotiated terms. The former work and pensions secretary said it was “telling” that Cameron had failed to provide a timetable for meeting his ambition to...
At least 51 people were injured, eight seriously, when lightning struck at a rock festival in western Germany early on Saturday, police say. Organisers of the Rock am Ring festival, which is headlined by Red Hot Chili Peppers, said lightning hit at 00:30 local time (22:30 GMT). The event has now been suspended because of...
Actress, Director, mother and goodwill Ambassador of the UN will begin a professorship at the London school of Economics since the beginning of this school year. The news that Angelina Jolie will conduct a special course in one of the most prestigious universities in the world, appeared a month ago. However, it was reported...
The levels of the River Seine in Paris have started dropping slightly after reaching a 34-year high on Friday. The river level rose to 6.1m (20ft) above its normal height overnight. Floods also forced parts of the metro system and major landmarks to close, while the Louvre and Orsay museums were shut while staff moved art to...
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Syrian troops have crossed into Raqqa province, nearing the capital of so-called Islamic State, activists say. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said heavy Russian air strikes had helped the offensive. There is no Syrian or Russian confirmation. A US-backed alliance of Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters started a...
DAVID Cameron has been accused of a major immigration U-turn – as it is revealed he BACKED an Australian-style points system while in opposition. The Prime Minister was behind a Tory pledge to introduce a strict immigration system in the UK ten years ago, it has emerged. The explosive revelations threaten to make a...
THOUSANDS of foreign criminals are living in UK jails at the expense of the taxpayer, or freely in the community, because the Home Office has failed to send them home, MPs have warned. A report by the Home Affairs Committee found that 13,000 “unwanted crooks” were still here, including 983 Poles and 635...
The World Health Organization is to conduct an examination into the risks of holding the Olympic Games in Brazil because of the Zika virus. US Senator Jeanne Shaheen has asked WHO to examine whether the Rio Games could accelerate the mosquito-borne virus. "The Olympics draw people from all over the globe. It's...