Four people are found shot to death in a North Dakota wheat field

Four people were found shot to death in a North Dakota wheat field in what authorities described Tuesday as a likely murder-suicide. Towner County Sheriff Andrew Hillier said in a news release that deputies found the bodies Monday after someone alerted authorities to four people who were unresponsive. They were not named in the release, […]

Police tried to pull car over minutes before fatal Diggers Rest crash

Police say they attempted to stop a car minutes before a fatal three-car crash in Melbourne’s northwest, but chose not to pursue it because of the risks involved. Tradie and singer Nirvair Singh was killed on Tuesday when the car he was driving along Bulla-Diggers Road in Melbourne’s west was involved in the collision about […]

Gorbachev shaped history, but his legacy has been undone

The death of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, is much more than an opportunity to recount his life and times. There are few political leaders whose actions are so entwined with a seismic shift in history that dramatically transformed the lives of tens of millions of people, for better and worse. […]

Prince Harry praises amputee ex-Royal Marine in thank-you video call

Prince Harry praises amputee ex-Royal Marine in thank-you Zoom video call after he was left ‘bitterly disappointed’ by not completing triathlon challenge Prince Harry has consoled amputee former Royal Marine Lee Spencer in call Mr Spencer was ‘bitterly disappointed’ when he failed to complete triathlon Duke of Sussex said he hoped Mr Spencer felt ‘really […]

Rats may head into homes after Edinburgh bin strike clean up starts

Edinburgh braces for a RAT INVASION: Rodents that feasted on huge piles of rubbish left on the streets during city’s 12-day bin strike now likely head into homes to find food, pest controller warns, as clear up begins Edinburgh’s bin workers began cleaning up yesterday after 12 days of strikes They walked out in bitter […]

Asda buy 129 Co-op fuel stations in £600M deal

Billionaire Asda owners buy 129 Co-op fuel stations in £600M deal: Issa brothers who made their fortune from running petrol forecourts in Europe add dozens of garages to their empire The Issa brothers have secured a deal to buy the Co-op Group’s petrol stations The billionaire brothers own Asda, which runs 320 petrol stations across […]

Royal Mail workers walk out today in biggest strike of the summer

Royal Mail workers walk out today in biggest strike of the summer: Bosses blast ‘self-centred’ strikers as 115,000 staff – egged on by CWU union barons – down tools sparking UK delivery chaos More than 115,000 postal staff are walking out today in a dispute over pay  Communication Workers Union members rejected a two per […]