A group of 200 top writers, producers and directors have signed an open letter backed by the Brady gun violence organization that includes a pledge to incorporate gun safety best practices into their shows and to scrutinize the use of firearms in storytelling. The list of signatories (click here to see the letter) includes Shonda […]

WATER cascades through a cabin at 30,000ft in terrifying scenes on a jumbo jet. Towels and blankets were frantically placed on the floor and around the emergency exit door to try and stem the flow. One startled crew member surveying the inflight scene exclaimed: “no f****** way”. A steady shower of water fell from the […]

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Former professional tennis player Jelena Dokic says she nearly attempted suicide recently and has been dealing with depression and anxiety. Dokic, who was a Wimbledon semifinalist at age 17 in 2000 and reached No. 4 in the WTA rankings, wrote in an Instagram post on Monday: “Constant feelings of sadness and […]

Putin’s ‘Iron Doll’: How Russia wheels out doom-mongering ‘monster’ TV host Olga Skabeyeva, 37, and her Kremlin-stooge husband to issue dire warnings of WW3 and threats against the West Olga Skabeyeva was dubbed Putin’s ‘Iron Doll’ early on in her journalistic career She covered the Pussy Riot trials and tried to discredit Skripal investigation More recently, […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain's Prince Andrew will not attend some parts of a royal ceremony later on Monday after a "family decision" was taken, effectively keeping the queen's son out of the public eye after he was stripped of his royal titles earlier this year. A Buckingham Palace source said Andrew would not attend an […]

Breakfast at 3am and non-stop screaming: Texas death row inmate, 60, on his 30 years behind bars including avoiding FIVE execution dates for murdering his girlfriend and her sons Hank Skinner, on death row for three decades, is still hopeful of being released Skinner has survived a total of five execution dates and even eaten his […]

IF you can spot the second animal in this tricky optical illusion in under 20 seconds, you belong to a special one per cent. If you are struggling to find it, don't worry, there is a helpful trick to make you see things clearly. The black and white image shows an animal on a tree- […]

A MUM has admitted murdering her little boy in a "harrowing" tragedy. Carol Hodgson, 39, killed Daniel James Hodgson Green at a property in quiet market town Guisborough, North Yorkshire on February 2. Cops were called to reports the two-year-old had been badly hurt just after 10am. A woman was also found injured at the […]

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates on Monday banned the upcoming Pixar animated feature “Lightyear" from showing in movie theaters after its inclusion of a kiss between two lesbian characters. The decision by the UAE comes as Malaysia also reportedly will ban the film, raising the possibility other Muslim-majority nations could […]

Wildlife campaigner who has rescued thousands of creatures faces £20,000 fine after one person complained his sanctuary smells strongly of ANIMALS Geoff Grewcock, 72, and daughter Emma Hudson, 39, rescue animals and birds Pair have recued and rehabilitated around 100,000 animals over past 21 years   Future of the sanctuary now at risk after Nuneaton and […]