The captain of a Russian ship carrying a cargo of ammonium nitrate which was impounded in Beirut said he regularly sounded the alarm over the ‘power keg’, years before it exploded and destroyed large parts of the city. Boris Prokoshev, who was at the helm of tanker Rhosus in 2013 when it had to make an … Read more
A female rapper has died after having a botched cosmetic surgery performed by a gynaecologist. Fernanda Rodrigues, 43, also known as Mc Atrevida, underwent the butt augmentation surgery at a clandestine aesthetic clinic in Rio de Janeiro. She died days after undergoing a liposculpture procedure which removed excess fat from her back to inject into her glutes. … Read more
Extreme allegations that a ‘rogue’ SAS unit carried out night missions in which they executed civilians in Afghanistan villages have come to light in court documents. The trove of secret files was previously withheld from an ongoing High Court legal case by the government, causing a judge to demand an explanation from defence secretary Ben Wallace. … Read more
Police hunt dwarf who was with woman moments before rapist picked her up and carried her through busy city centre before attacking her Detectives are pinning their hopes on DNA breakthrough in bid to find rapist Chilling CCTV showed the victim being carried through Birmingham by suspect Police were told woman had left bar with … Read more
Grieving orca Tahlequah that carried her dead calf for 17 days and more than 1,000 miles in 2018 is pregnant — but scientists fear tragedy will strike again Tahlequah had touched hearts around the world as she grieved for her dead calf She is among a handful of pregnancies spotted among the orcas in Puget … Read more
The wings of a Boeing 747 span a greater distance than the Wright Brothers’ first flight in 1903. It’s such a colossus that the American factory in Everett, Washington, where the planes have been manufactured since 1969, is the largest building by volume in the world at 13 million cubic metres. Fittingly, clouds have been … Read more
Battle of budget airlines sees Wizz Air beat rival Ryanair with 100,000 more passengers last month Wizz Air opened new bases in Dortmund, St Petersburg, and Bacau in Romania The airline industry has suffered greatly massively from the Covid-19 pandemic Ryanair pilots agreed to have their wages cut by 20% yesterday to save 260 jobs … Read more
Coronavirus testing could be carried out in parks, churches and even sports grounds under radical plan to increase number of patients being screened Health officials are piloting six ‘walk through’ test centres across England The centres will be in Leeds, Newcastle, Rochdale, Brent, Newham and Slough Many of the centres are located close by to … Read more
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Some, though, are worth much more than that…The photograph of the heroic figure emerging from the baying mob in central London last weekend with an injured man slung over his shoulder was certainly an unforgettable image. One was the hero, Patrick Hutchinson; the other was the … Read more
‘I want to shake his hand and give him a hug’: Retired detective carried to safety by Black Lives Matter activist thanks his rescuer for ‘saving his life’ after he was beaten ‘senseless’ by rival protesters Iconic image showed Patrick Hutchinson carrying Bryn Male over his shoulder Mr Male insisted he wouldn’t be alive today … Read more