Peter FitzSimons’ campaign for Australia to become a republic is set to call to remove the Queen and the monarchy from $5 notes forever Australian Republic Movement wants Queen Elizabeth off the $5 note Group led by Peter FitzSimons suspended campaign after Queen’s death Full coverage: Click here to see all our coverage of the […]
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Female powerlifter can deadlift 639 lbs after kicking food addiction
Record-breaking female powerlifter can deadlift 639 lbs – the weight of a baby grand piano – after kicking her food addiction ‘Powerlifting saved me from food addiction,’ Tamara Walcott wrote on her Instagram posting before and after pictures of her stunning transformation Walcott was going through a divorce and raising two children at the time […]
Mountain glacier in Chile’s Patagonia collapses amid high temperatures
Santiago: Higher temperatures and rainfall that weaken ice walls caused part of a hanging glacier to break off at a national park in Chile’s Patagonia region in an event captured on video by tourists. In a video that went viral Monday, a glacier that sits atop a mountain about 200 metres high rumbled and broke […]
Calls grow for monarch's final journey to Windsor to be extended
Why CAN’T more people bid Her Majesty farewell? Calls grow for monarch’s final journey to Windsor to be extended as it emerges only 400,000 mourners could see the lying-in-state Up to a million people are expected to seek to pay respects to the Queen’s coffin But more than half of them could be turned away disappointed […]
JANE FRYER talks to mourners queueing to see the Queen lying in state
A carnival mood… but with 28 hours to go, the fainting has already started: JANE FRYER talks to some of the mourners who started queueing early to see the Queen lying in state Full coverage: Click here to see all our coverage of the Queen’s passing As the sky darkens and the rain sets in, […]
Texas mom stands trial 'for murdering pregnant friend and unborn baby'
Texas mom, 29, stands trial ‘for murdering pregnant friend, 21, and her unborn baby by cutting fetus from victim’s womb: Killer lied to broody boyfriend that she was expecting’ Taylor Parker, 29, is accused of stabbing her friend Regan Simmons-Hancock over 100 times in an attempt to steal her unborn baby The baby – a […]
Kenneth Starr, independent counsel behind Bill Clinton's impeachment, dies at 76
Kenneth Starr, whose investigation as independent counsel led to the impeachment of President Bill Clinton, has died, his former employer, Baylor University, said Tuesday. He was 76. Starr died at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston of complications from surgery, the school said in its announcement. Starr ended his legal and scholarly career as […]
Whistleblower: China, India had agents working for Twitter
WASHINGTON (AP) — Twitter's former security chief told Congress Tuesday there was “at least one agent” from China's intelligence service on Twitter's payroll and that the company knowingly allowed India to add agents to the company roster as well, potentially giving those nations access to sensitive data about users. These were some of the troubling […]
Ferrari reveals Purosangue SUV as luxury demand booms
The church bells in Maranello, Italy, are ringing — and not because of a Ferrari (RACE) win on track. A new member of the stable has arrived. This afternoon, Italian sports and luxury carmaker Ferrari took the wraps off its latest creation — the Purosangue. It is Ferrari’s first ever four-door, four-seater car — but […]
Center Parcs says guests WILL be able to stay during Queen's Funeral
Center Parcs CLIMBS DOWN and says guests WILL be able to stay during the Queen’s Funeral Bank Holiday – after initially ordering families to leave for 24 hours in the middle of their breaks sparking fury and throwing plans into disarray Center Parcs said its five parks would close for 24 hours from 10am on […]