A FAMILY were "miraculously" spared from death after a moment's delay saw them narrowly miss a devastating gas blast. Nadine Foster, 34, and her young children are alive "only by pure luck" after the house next to their property in Kingstanding, Birmingham exploded last night. One woman tragically died and a man remains in a […]

Gigantic nuclear-powered ‘flying hotel’ capable of carrying 5,000 passengers and staying airborne for months at a time is unveiled in outlandish concept design Nuclear-powered flying hotel would ‘never need to land’ – because it generates its own power supply Audacious artist’s impression for floating cruise ship has been compared to the Hindenburg and the Titanic […]

A WOMAN was allegedly raped, starved and beaten for five days by her ex before escaping naked in the middle of the night. Police in Florida arrested Charles Tanner, 51, on Wednesday after his alleged victim, identified only by her initials, A.H, managed to escape his grasp after suffering days of repeated sexual attacks. The […]

Nato has pledged to grow the number of troops on high alert by more than sevenfold in its biggest overhaul in over 30 years. The bloc’s rapid reaction force will be boosted from 40,000 soldiers to more than 300,000 as Russia now poses a ‘direct threat’ to its security, secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said. The […]

Lithuania is hit by cyberattack and says Russia is ‘probably’ to blame – days after Kaliningrad blockade sparked fury from Putin Lithuania was hit by cyberattack that knocked out public and private websites  Russian hacker group Killnet claimed responsibility on Monday for the attack Pro-Kremlin group said cyberattack in response to Lithuania’s decision to block EU-sanctioned […]

THE evil killer of missing Helen McCourt has died – taking the secret of her last resting place to his grave.  Ex-pub landlord Ian Simms, 65, was convicted of the 1988 murder of Helen, 22, in Merseyside.  But her body was never found – prompting ministers to bring in “Helen’s Law”, making it harder for […]

By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn a woman's constitutional right to an abortion is expected to have a disproportionate impact on Black women and other women of color, who have traditionally faced overwhelming costs and logistical obstacles in obtaining reproductive healthcare, experts said. The reversal of Roe v […]

A PCSO has been sacked after trying to swindle £1,600 from her police force in an "idiotic" scam. Ellisha Wilson, 26, tried to claim she had not been paid her wages to dupe Merseyside Police into giving her extra cash to pay off her chronic debt. Senior police colleagues attempted to give Wilson, from Ashton-in-Makerfield, […]

Secondary school brings in new gender neutral dress code allowing boys to wear skirts – even though they are STILL banned from wearing shorts in summer Wymondham High Academy is allowing pupils the option of trousers or skirts But the school still has an all-out ban on shorts, angering some of their parents  ‘It would […]

EXCLUSIVE Moment bloodied gas explosion victim was carried to safety by hero neighbours after devastating blast reduced his home to rubble and killed his partner Emergency services scrambled to Dulwich Road just after 8.30pm on Sunday night after a number of calls One house has been destroyed and several others have been significantly damaged as […]