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...
It was held a round table in the State Duma on which it was discussed the controversial bill on regulation of domestic show business. It was attended by Alla Pugacheva, Maxim Galkin, Alexander Gradsky, Grigory Leps, Andrei Makarevich, Vyacheslav Butusov — only about 40 artists. Russian artists...
Incidents involving the often brightly-coloured liquid or gel detergent capsules are happening with "deeply alarming" frequency, the Local Government Association found. The organisation is now warning parents to ensure they are kept out of children's reach. The tablets contain a cocktail of chemicals which can...
NIGEL Farage will lead a 60-boat flotilla up the Thames to Parliament to highlight the plight of British fishermen as he continues to campaign for Britain to leave the European Union (EU). The Ukip leader revealed he will lead the fleet on a "small trawler" with Eurosceptic fishermen in protest against EU fishing...
Former high-ranking Fifa officials Sepp Blatter, Jerome Valcke and Markus Kattner awarded themselves pay rises and bonuses worth $80m (£55m) over five years, say Fifa lawyers. Football's governing body revealed the contracts of ex-president Blatter, fired ex-secretary general Valcke and sacked former finance director...
The River Seine in Paris is at its highest level for more than 30 years, with floods forcing closed parts of the metro systems and major landmarks. The Louvre and Orsay museums were shut while staff moved artworks to safety as flood levels climbed above 6m (18ft). The Seine is set to reach as high as 6.5m and unlikely to recede...
Like a flying phantom of the Twilight Zone, a chartered DC-4 aircraft with 57 passengers on board landed in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1992 … 37 years after his disappearance in 1955 during a flight from New York to Miami! But in less than a few minutes, the plane took off again a ghost, and disappeared into the clouds! ...