Turkish cities become ghost towns as entire country locks themselves in for election result that is headed for run-off in two weeks with neither Erdoğan nor rival Kılıçdaroğlu likely to achieve majority Turkish presidential election stalemate looks set to postpone result two weeks Istanbul was pictured almost deserted this evening as citizens watched on Usually […]
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Older drivers being forced off roads by ultra-powerful LED headlights
Older drivers are being forced off the roads at night by ultra-powerful LED headlights that dazzle their eyes Problem is particularly bad for drivers with eye conditions, such as cataracts Ultra powerful headlights are forcing older drivers off the road at night. The College of Optometrists said its members had seen an increase in the […]
Turkish elections likely heading for run-off in two weeks
Turkish elections heading for run-off in two weeks with neither Erdoğan nor rival Kılıçdaroğlu likely to achieve 50 per cent majority Erdoğan and Kılıçdaroğlu will likely face off again on the 28 May President Erdoğan faces the biggest challenge to his leadership since 2002 Turkey appeared headed for a runoff presidential election after neither Tayyip Erdogan […]
Loonkiito, one of the world’s oldest wild lions, killed in Kenya
Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Nairobi: One of Kenya’s oldest wild lions was killed by herders and the government has expressed concern as six more lions were speared at another village on Saturday, bringing to 10 the number killed last week alone. The […]
Highways England chief hunt phantom pothole filler after road closure
Highways England chief hunt phantom pothole filler after enraged motorist pours concrete into huge crater that had closed road for months The work was carried out by a mystery motorist in Lostwithiel, Cornwall But Cornwall Highways said the concrete pouring was done ‘without consent’ Highway chiefs are hunting a phantom pothole filler after an enraged motorist […]
Big stamp duty or smaller annual land tax? Victoria weighs $10 billion reform
Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Victorian home buyers would be given the option of paying annual land taxes instead of upfront stamp duty as part of a package of proposed reforms to tackle housing affordability and strengthen the state’s tax base. The Department […]
Prisoner caged in jail housing rapists and murderers wrongly released
Prisoner caged in Buckinghamshire jail housing rapists and murderers was wrongly released to hospital in paperwork mix-up The inmate mix-up happened at HMP Grendon in Buckinghamshire A prisoner caged in a jail that houses murderers and rapists was wrongly released to hospital after prison guards mixed him up with another inmate who had the same […]
Inside the repair cafés popping up across America
Get your broken stuff fixed for free! Inside the repair cafés where volunteers promise to mend everything from ripped clothes to broken lamps, bikes and stereos There are now 88 ‘repair cafés’ across the US – from New York to Nebraska Stores are run by volunteers who promise to fix customers’ goods for free The […]
Pregnant mother fighting for life after horror crash on M66 motorway
Pregnant mother, 38, is fighting for life in hospital after horror crash on M66 motorway which also left her two young sons and nephew in hospital – as man, 22, is arrested by police Frankie Hough was travelling on M66 in Lancashire with her sons and nephew Police arrested a 22-year-old man at the scene and […]
Rumours Putin's puppet pal Alexander Lukashenko 'seriously ill' after Belarus dictator seen unwell at Moscow parade | The Sun
SPECULATION is rising that Vladimir Putin’s close war ally, Belarus tyrant Alexander Lukashenko is seriously ill – or even dead. He has not been seen since in public since he was rushed to the airport with an ambulance in tow in Moscow after attending Russia’s Victory Day military parade on Tuesday. Images of him at […]