A TOP space scientist has claimed that a mysterious plant that wiped out Earth millions of years ago could do it again this month. Planet Nine, a new "super planet", was discovered on the edge of the solar system in January and could trigger comet showers that will destroy life on earth — according to Daniel...
BRITAIN is braced for sleet and snow with temperatures set to plunge by THIS weekend — putting spring on a dramatic hold. Britons are getting the winter coats back out after the hottest weekend of the year saw the mercury push past the 17C (63F) mark. It could be the end of the month before we see a return to the sunshine...
The leak of 11.5 million documents from one of the world's most secret companies, Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, has grabbed headlines around the world. So what have we actually learned from the Panama Papers? 1. It does what it says on the tin A tax haven is a tax haven. This may sound simple but, although there were...
Nelson Mandela's ex-wife has lost her legal bid for ownership of the former president's rural home in South Africa. A High Court dismissed Winnie Madikizela-Мandela's application and ordered her to pay all legal costs. She argued that the house in Qunu village belonged to her under customary law. Mr Mandela, who...
The first trailer for the new Star Wars movie Rogue One has been released. The one minute, 38 second teaser reveals new look stormtroopers and details about the lead character played by British actress Felicity Jones. At the beginning of the trailer, she states her name as Jyn Erso, and is described as "reckless,...
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will move $510 million in unspent money dedicated to battling last year's global public health crisis — the Ebola virus — toward this year's global public health crisis: the Zika virus. But the White House also made clear that the United States needs to be able to...
INSTAGRAM is certainly no stranger to suggestive and risqué imagery. The popular social sharing platform is an international hub for bikini babes and scantily clad models alike. Millions of bare-skinned stunners, like up-and-coming Aussie supermodel Elyse Knowles, have even shot to fame by posting steamy Instagram snaps....
THE DUTCH people have tonight delivered a devastating blow to the whole European Union project and handed a huge boost to Brexit campaigners by sinking a Brussels plot to expand further into Eastern Europe. In a stunning rebuke to the European elite voters in the Netherlands have overwhelmingly rejected a plan by EU bureaucrats...
Voters in the Netherlands have rejected in a referendum an EU partnership deal removing trade barriers with Ukraine, preliminary results suggest. With 99.8% of the votes counted, 61.1% had said "No", with 38% supporting a deal, media reports said. Turnout is projected at 32%, above the 30% threshold of voters needed...
French MPs have passed a law that makes it illegal to pay for sex and imposes fines of up to €3,750 (£3,027, $4,274) for those buying sexual acts. Those convicted would also have to attend classes to learn about the conditions faced by prostitutes. It has taken more than two years to pass the controversial...
SUGAR has been branded by nutritionists and medical professionals as one of the most damaging items in the modern diet. Scientific research has linked sugar to obesity, diabetes, heart failure and even dementia. Brits are well aware the substance is rampant in cakes, chocolate and sweets. Thanks to recent health campaigns, the...
A Bangladeshi law student who had expressed secular views online has been killed in the capital, Dhaka. Nazimuddin Samad was hacked with machetes at a traffic junction late on Wednesday and then shot, police said. The 28-year-old was reported to have been an organiser of the Ganajagran Manch, a secular campaigning group. A...