Father of brain-damaged baby Midrar Ali calls for inquest into his son’s death

Father of brain-damaged baby Midrar Ali calls for inquest into his son’s death as boy’s life-support system is switched off after family lost court fight Earlier this year, judges concluded that Midrar Ali was brain-stem dead They ruled that doctors could lawfully stop providing life-support treatment His father Karwan Ali  says his son has now been … Read more

Mysterious Brittany rock inscription is a description of a tragic death at sea 

A mysterious set of carvings on a rock face in France has finally been revealed as a description of a tragic death at sea. The inscription on rock in Plougastel-Daoulas, North West France, refers to a dying sailor, called Serge, more than 230 years ago. A competition to translate the carvings, which date from about 230 … Read more

Coronavirus kills four more in Iran, bringing death toll to 19

The Iranian health minister infected with coronavirus has vowed that the regime will bring the spiralling outbreak under control. Iraj Harirchi said Iran would be ‘victorious in our combat against this virus’ in a video message he recorded after he was taken into quarantine yesterday.    Harirchi’s diagnosis was an embarrassment for the regime after he … Read more

David Roback death: Mazzy Star co-founder dies aged 61

Mazzy star’s co-founder David Roback, a producer and multi-instrumentalist who also played in bands such as Rain Parade and Opal, has died aged 61. The cause of death has not yet been announced. Roback was a major figure in the LA neo-psychedelia revival of the Eighties and Nineties. He quit Rain Parade after co-founding the band … Read more

Grandfather who dropped toddler to her death from cruise ship window will plead GUILTY

The grandfather accused of dropping Indiana toddler Chloe Wiegand from a cruise ship window is to plead guilty to causing her death. Salvatore ‘Sam’ Anello is to admit to negligent homicide just days after telling a court in San Juan, Puerto Rico, that he wanted a trial. The IT worker has consistently protested his innocence … Read more

Married mother-of-three, 38, is arrested for ‘stabbing to death neighbour’s boyfriend’

Married mother-of-three, 38, is arrested for ‘stabbing to death neighbour’s boyfriend who took her parking space’ in Dublin The victim was named locally as Gareth Kelly, 38,  from Donomore Park, Dublin He was attacked as he attempted to jump-start his car and go to work yesterday His suspected attacker is a married stay-at-home mother, not known … Read more

Teenager who stabbed public schoolboy Yousef Makki, 17, to death is FREED from jail

The teenager who stabbed public schoolboy Yousef Makki to death has been released from jail less than half way through his 16-month sentence in a move the murdered 17-year-old’s family have slammed as ‘the third knife in Yousef’s heart.’ Privately-educated Joshua Molnar, 18, who attended a £33,000-a-year private school, admitted to stabbing his friend Yousef … Read more