By David Milliken, Andy Bruce and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's new finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng unleashed historic tax cuts and huge increases in borrowing on Friday in an economic agenda that floored financial markets, with sterling and British government bonds in freefall. Kwarteng scrapped the country's top rate of income tax, cancelled a planned […]

By Timour Azhari and Laila Bassam TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) – At least 76 people died when the migrant boat they were aboard sank off the Syrian coast after sailing from Lebanon this week, the Lebanese transport minister said, as search operations continued on Friday. It marks the deadliest such voyage yet from Lebanon, where mounting […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A bargain hunter who went to an estate sale in Maine to find a KitchenAid mixer, a bookshelf or vintage clothing walked away with a 700-year-old treasure. Instead of a kitchen appliance, Will Sideri stumbled upon a framed document hanging on a wall. It had elaborate script in Latin, along with […]

Protester sets his own ARM on fire in bizarre demo against private jets at the O2 Arena tennis tournament where Roger Federer is preparing to play his last match The protestor ran onto the tennis court at the Laver Cup and set his arm alight Kai, 20, staged the protest to try and stop private […]

Picture of 1963 bus boycott will replace stained glass tribute to slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol church St Mary Redcliff church agreed to remove Colston’s tribute two years ago A picture of a 1963 civil rights bus boycott in Bristol will replace the old panel  Paul Stephenson and the West Indian Development Council led […]

Cat’s Amore! Drunk father-to-be is caught on doorbell cam bowling home from the pub before cuddling his cat as he tells her, ‘I missed you so much’ A drunk father-to-be returned home to declare his love for his pet pussycat Refreshed Ethan George bewildered the newly in-demand moggie in Chester Cat Aura and Ethan were […]

THE King's Guards are famous for the striking, furry hats that they wear, known as bearskin hats. We are all familiar with what they look like but many Brits are wondering whether the hats are actually made of real bear skin. Are bearskin hats really made of bear skin? The bearskin cap is a type […]

AMY COOPER went viral after shocking footage was posted online of her threatening to tell cops that an African American man threatened her life. As a result of the viral video, she lost her job at Franklin Templeton, and now many want to know why. Why was Amy Cooper fired from Franklin Templeton? After the […]

Creepy conmen are jailed for setting up fake modelling agency to trick women into sending them intimate pictures Oliver Pendleton and Jason Maguire traded under bogus agency Shining Star They both collected a series of sensitive photos from women over six years They got hackers to take snaps of their targets from private Facebook accounts Two […]

DRINKERS have been hit by a warning of a huge change that will potentially see nights out ruined for many. A new plan which aims to keep revellers safe is being rolled out across Durham city centre this month. The change means door staff at bars and nightclubs will use breathalysers as a guide for […]