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Tornado tears up LINCOLNSHIRE as Britain braced for summer of terror twisters
THERE are fears Britain could be gripped in a tornado storm this summer after shocking scenes of a twister sweeping through the Lincolnshire countryside. Residents of the east Midlands county were shocked to see the weather phenomenon tearing across the skyline. The spiralling column of wind swept across field and roads,...
Google’s modular phone could start selling next year
NEW YORK—If all goes smoothly, you'll be able to buy a Google modular smartphone next year. A teaser video from the recently finished Google I/O developers conference shows people swapping the removable modules on their smartphone as they head to the beach, play music and sing songs. Google said an Ara kit for...
Albanians deported as Dutch clamp down on illegal immigrants on popular route to UK
REJECTED Albanian asylum seekers touched down on home turf today after being booted out of Europe by Dutch officials. Thirty people who were trafficked into the Netherlands were forced out after being told by the Government they had ‘no chance’ of getting asylum. The Dutch embassy in Tirana said 500 Albanians have...
Cameron running scared: Prime Minister REFUSES to take part in head-to-head EU debates
DAVID Cameron has confirmed he will not take part in any live head-to-head TV debates in a bid to stop “blue-on-blue conflicts”. The Prime Minister yesterday struggled to bat away claims he had become scared of Ukip leader and Brexit campaigners Nigel Farage. The Tory leader instead confirmed he would instead face...
EgyptAir: ‘Smoke detected’ inside cabin before crash
There were smoke alerts inside the cabin of the EgyptAir passenger plane before it crashed in the Mediterranean on Thursday, reports say. Smoke was detected in the toilet and the aircraft's electrics, just minutes before the signal was lost, according to data published on air industry website the Aviation Herald. However,...
The flight attendant EgyptAir has posted a photo from the sinking liner
Flight attendant missing Airbus A320 EgyptAir for almost two years before the disaster, posted in Facebook your photo on the background of a sinking ship. On Thursday, may 19, reports RIA Novosti with reference to the portal Al-Masry Al-Youm. On the mounted picture girl emerges from the sea in wet clothes, in the hand she's...
Migrant crisis: Greek judges tell Syrian refugee Turkey is unsafe
Greek judges have ruled that a Syrian asylum seeker should not be sent back to Turkey because it is not safe. Amnesty International campaigners say the decision throws the EU-Turkey migrant deal into doubt. They say migrants in Turkey do not have basic human rights and many are at risk of being taken to Syria. A source at the...
Kate Middleton almost has a ‘Marilyn Monroe moment’ on tour of India
Kate was able to catch the hem of her gown in time and save any embarrassment as she laid a wreath to India's war dead The Duchess of Cambridge almost suffered a Marilyn Monroe moment when a gust of wind blew her dress up as she paid her respects to India's war dead at a national monument. Kate was able to catch...
England v Sri Lanka: Hosts in control after Jonny Bairstow 140 & James Anderson 5-16
England have a stranglehold on the first Test after forcing Sri Lanka to follow on 207 runs in arrears. James Anderson took 5-16 and Stuart Broad 4-21 to dismiss the tourists for 91 on the second day at Headingley. England had extended their overnight 171-5 to 298 all out, with Jonny Bairstow completing a fine second Test...
Heading for ISIS: Terrifying British-made missile even more DEADLY than feared Brimstone
A STATE-OF-THE-ART missile more advanced than the fearsome Brimstone used to destroy Islamic State hideouts is being developed by British manufacturers. The £400 million project will enable the UK's next generation of fighter jets to tackle terrorist groups in the Middle East. Spear 3 is from the same family of...
White House shooting: Secret Service stops armed man
The Secret Service has shot an armed man outside the White House, according to US officials. Police told ABC News that a man brandished a weapon at a security checkpoint near the building and was shot in the stomach. The White House was briefly placed on lockdown after the shooting on Friday. President Barack Obama was playing...
Obama pushes for more Zika funding in US
President Barack Obama has criticised the US Congress for failing to back his request for a $1.9bn (£1.25bn) fund to combat the spreading Zika virus. He warned that the country could face "bigger problems" in the future. His comments come as the latest figures showed that there were nearly 300 pregnant women in...