Schoolboy, 15, dies after being hit by a train in leafy Ivybridge in Devon just minutes into the start of the school day A teenager was tragically struck by a train this morning in Ivybridge, Devon The youth, aged 15 or 16, was a year 11 pupil at Ivybridge Community College The incident is understood […]

Anti-vaxxer, 61, who went to then Health Secretary Sajid Javid’s home armed with glue and posters is cleared of plotting to do criminal damage after jury hears ‘he only wanted to get arrested’ Geza Tarjanyi, 61, was today found not guilty of intent to cause criminal damage He travelled to Sajid Javid’s home on January […]

California professor and ex-CIA staffer claims that ‘Christian, white men’ are primed to start a civil war in America because they ‘were once dominant and are in decline’ – and blames the right for spike in violent extremism University of California San Diego professor and former CIA analyst Barbara F. Walter told PBS that white […]

Sainsbury’s boss says life is tough ‘for millions’ as demand for own-label products soars in his supermarkets Chief executive Simon Roberts said Sainsbury’s is trying to keep food prices low Office for National Statistics said food prices are 14.5% higher than last year but Mr Roberts said Sainsbury’s is keeping inflation in the single digits […]

Marine biologist, 35, who was made redundant from her university job just two months before she was due to go on maternity leave wins £130,000 after suing for unfair dismissal Caroline Law, 35, was made redundant from University of Cumbria in June 2020 Marine biologist lost her job just two months before going on maternity […]

A MUM fell through the rotten stairs at her home while carrying her five-week-old baby but when she complained to her landlord they said it was tough luck. The mother of three says she had to go to hospital to be checked over as she had given birth to her baby by Caesarean and was […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday awarded grants for projects to monitor air quality in 37 states, with a focus on minority communities and other areas overburdened by pollution. A total of 132 projects will receive $53.4 million to enhance air quality monitoring near chemical plants, refineries and other industrial sites — […]

There was probably a bit of circumstance involved, but it looked like CBS cleared the decks for the Los Angeles Rams-Tampa Bay Buccaneers game in Week 9. Rams-Bucs is one of just two games in the late-afternoon window on Sunday. Two games in that window is the fewest you'll find. Some of the near-exclusivity for […]

Matthew Perry has already heard from a couple of his Friends co-stars about his buzzy new book, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir, which arrived in bookstores Tuesday. In it, he describes years of struggling with an addiction to drugs and alcohol. "Well, the book has been out for a day," Perry […]

That’s potty! Toddler is cut free by firefighters after getting her head stuck in toilet training seat Two-year-old Harper Stewart was being potty trained but accidentally got stuck Toddler put her head through the hole and the seat got wedged round her neck  Harper’s mother and sister both tried to free her, even using washing-up […]