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‘Possible two-year wait for extra anti-terror firearms officers’ to hit British streets
COUNTER-TERRORISM teams could be waiting for up to two years before the extra firearms officers promised to combat an attack are operational, a police group has warned. Steve White, the Chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales, said the "best case scenario" would be 24 months to get the...
Syria Aleppo siege: Fighting rages as Russian jets strike
Intense fighting has continued around the Syrian city of Aleppo, where a rebel offensive is trying to break a government siege of rebel-held areas. Over the weekend, the rebels tried to reconnect an encircled area in the east with insurgent territory in the west. They set off a huge tunnel bomb underneath army...
China’s elevated bus: Futuristic ‘straddling bus’ hits the road
It may look like something from the future, but China's long-awaited "straddling bus" ran its inaugural test in Hebei province this week. The 2m-high Transit Elevated Bus (TEB) straddles the cars below, allowing them to pass through. Powered by electricity, the bus is able to carry up to 300...
Emirates plane crash-lands at Dubai airport
An Emirates airline flight from India has crash-landed at Dubai International Airport with some 300 people on board, officials say. Images posted online show thick black smoke coming from the plane, with no landing gear visible. The Dubai government media office said all passengers were evacuated safely and no...
US election 2016: Republican divisions grow over Trump
Fresh divisions are emerging within the US Republican Party over its presidential candidate Donald Trump. Republican donor Meg Whitman has endorsed his rival Hillary Clinton, saying Mr Trump's "demagoguery" had undermined the national fabric. Senior party activist Jan Halper-Hayes told the BBC she thought Mr Trump...
Интимные фото с отдыха Роналду и его новой пассии утекли в Сеть
После победы на Евро-2016 Криштиану Роналду был замечен уже с не одной красоткой, но последняя его пассия произвела настоящий фурор в сети. В жарких объятиях футболиста была...
Georgia Cops Investigating Double Homicide After Teens Found Dead Behind Grocery Store
Police in Georgia are searching for answers in a double homicide after two teenagers were found dead behind a grocery store. The teens, identified as Natalie Henderson and Carter Davis, both 17, were found dead behind a Publix supermarket in Roswell, Georgia, shortly before 6 a.m. Monday, the Roswell Police Department said....
Parents Sue Over Crash That Killed ‘Star Trek’ Actor Yelchin
The parents of "Star Trek" actor Anton Yelchin filed a wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday against the makers of Jeep Grand Cherokees, claiming the company manufactured unsafe gear selectors that led to their 27-year-old son being crushed in his own driveway. The actor's 2015 Cherokee rolled backward down a driveway of...
Obama Meets Singapore PM, Looks to Boost TPP Trade Pact
The prime minister of Singapore urged the United States to maintain its "indispensable role" in the Asia-Pacific and ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal as he joined President Barack Obama at the White House Tuesday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of U.S. diplomatic relations with the Southeast...
India Flooding Kills 96, Forces 1 Million Into Relief Camps
The death toll in flooding from heavy monsoon rains in India has climbed past 90, with about a million people taking shelter in government-run relief camps, officials said Tuesday. Incessant downpours have damaged swaths of land, uprooted trees and snapped telephone cables in dozens of districts in the states of Bihar in the...
REVEALED: Nine foods to keep OUT of the fridge — even in the summer
CONSUMER experts have warned against putting bread, tomatoes and even cake in the fridge even in summer temperatures. Not only does it fail to make some foods last longer but can even ruin the taste of others such as coffee, the new guide warns. And if particularly pungent items such as onions are refrigerated, it can affect...
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