TV detective Stephen Tompkinson ‘battered a father so badly he was left with a double skull fracture’: DCI Banks star, 56, to appear in court charged with GBH over late-night bust-up The DCI Banks star is accused of inflicting grevious bodily harm during a bust-up British TV legend Stephen Tompkinson has allegedly left a father […]
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Michael Gove is QUITTING frontline politics and endorsing Rishi Sunak
Michael Gove announces he is QUITTING frontline politics: Ex-Cabinet minister has one last dig at old rival Boris by endorsing Rishi Sunak as Britain’s next Prime Minister Michael Gove said Liz Truss’s campaign and tax cuts are a ‘holiday from reality’ He said he is choosing ‘from the heart’ to back Rishi as frontbench career […]
Islamic State militant gets life in U.S. prison over killing of American hostages
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Reuters) -A U.S. federal judge on Friday sentenced a member of an Islamic State cell known as "The Beatles" to life in prison for involvement in a hostage-taking plot that led to the killings of American journalists and aid workers in Syria. Families and friends of the four Americans killed and of other […]
British tourist describes 'horrific moment' train in Mallorca flipped
‘It was extremely traumatic’: British holidaymaker describes ‘horrific moment’ tourist train in Mallorca crashed and flipped over, injuring at least 11 people including three children Welsh tourist Jill Saunders tended to injured passengers in Mallorca Ms Saunders was in the middle carriage when train flipped going up a hill Ambulances ‘didn’t arrive at the scene […]
Witness in R. Kelly trial says she didn’t want to ‘carry his lies’
Chicago: A woman who says she was sexually abused hundreds of times by R. Kelly before she turned 18 has testified that she agonised several years ago about whether to cooperate with federal investigators who were looking into child abuse allegations involving the singer, but that she ultimately did because she didn’t want to “carry […]
An Airbnb Property Was Listed As A ‘Slave Cabin.’ It Never Housed Enslaved People.
Popular vacation rental company Airbnb is under fire after a TikTok video slamming a Mississippi property described as a “slave cabin” went viral. The estate at the center of the controversy is the Panther Burn Cottage, a small cottage in Greenville, Mississippi. The description stated the building once served as a slave quarters. The posting […]
Starbucks must reinstate fired workers, federal judge rules
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge is ordering Starbucks to reinstate seven employees in Memphis who were fired earlier this year after leading an effort to unionize their store. In a decision issued Thursday, U.S. District Judge Sheryl Lipman agreed with the National Labor Relations Board, which had asked the court to intervene in […]
Preakness-winning trainer charged in domestic violence case
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A prominent New York-based horse trainer whose Early Voting won this year's Preakness Stakes is facing a domestic violence charge for allegedly pushing a woman down a flight of stairs and trying to choke her, authorities said Thursday. Chad Brown, 43, was arraigned Thursday morning in Saratoga Springs on a charge […]
Twenty-a-day smoker goes to extreme lengths to get his fix – by GROWING tobacco in London backyard | The Sun
A GREEN-FINGERED smoker has revealed how he goes to extreme lengths to get his fix – by growing TOBACCO in the backyard of his London home. Azad Adam has a 20-a-day habit and brainstormed the unusual move to help cut costs. Smoking is dangerous and can cause a whole host of health issues – including lung cancer. The 46-year-old […]
Robbery suspect falls through Brazilian gas station floor grille
Shocking moment suspect falls through Brazilian gas station floor grille while stealing safe – group was carrying out fourth similar robbery in less than a year The Brazilian Civil police announced Thursday the arrest of the fourth and final suspect linked to a gang that robbed four gas stations in the Federal District Footage revealed […]