BRITISH hostage-taker Malik Faisal Akram who was shot dead by cops at a Texas synagogue was feared to have been influenced by hate preacher Anjem Choudary. Malik Akram, 44, from Blackburn kept four members of the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville captive for almost 12 hours after storming the building to free convicted terrorist […]
Amazon will NOT block UK Visa Credit cards from Wednesday: US tech giant tells millions of customers they are ‘in talks’ with financier to reach new deal cut off US tech firm had vowed to stop taking payments from Wednesday due to a row Amazon said the row was over the ‘high fees’ that Visa […]
Gene that can slash Covid severity by 20 per cent explains why symptoms hit some victims harder than others, scientists say A gene that reduces the severity of Covid infections has now been discovered It tells the body to make a protein that is effective at breaking down SARS-CoV-2 A study found it was present […]
AUTHORITIES identified the hostage taker as 44-year-old Malik Faisal Akram, who is a British citizen, after all hostages were safely rescued from the Fort Worth, Texas synagogue Saturday night. Akram kept members of the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville captive for almost 12 hours after storming the temple and demanding to speak to convicted terrorist Aafia […]
Four-foot waves spark coastal flooding as tsunami strikes California and warning is issued for entire US West Coast and Hawaii – as undersea volcano near Tonga erupts sending torrents crashing into Chile, Japan, New Zealand and Australia The ‘violent’ underwater volcanic eruption hit the Pacific at 5.10pm local time, and was visible from space Around […]
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss demands Russia ‘halts its aggression’ and ‘engage in meaningful talks’ amid fears Putin is preparing to invade Ukraine as Moscow carries out military exercises close to western border Truss accused Russia of ‘waging disinformation campaign’ to justify invasion Comments came as Russia pressed ahead with military exercised near Ukraine New pictures […]
THE UK’s bird flu “patient zero” is distraught after being told he cannot keep ducks for a year, his family say. Alan Gosling, 79, had to let his 160 birds be destroyed in December when they were found to have a new strain of the deadly avian disease. He had hand-reared many, and 20 muscovys […]
CHINA has reported two deaths from bird flu after five new H5N6 cases were confirmed, with the WHO calling for "urgent" action. A jump in the number of people infected with bird flu in China last year has raised concern among experts, who warned the strain could be more infectious to humans. The Hong Kong […]
THE founder of the far-right militia the Oath Keepers and 10 others were arrested and charged with seditious conspiracy over their plot to storm the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. Oath Keepers Leader and Founder Stewart Rhodes, 56, was arrested by FBI agents in his Granbury, Texas, home on Thursday. The arrest marked an […]
PRINCE Andrew has today broken cover for the first time since a judge sensationally ruled he will face a sex assault case. The Duke of York, 61, was driven in a Range Rover in the grounds of Windsor Castle this morning. Andrew looked solemn as the 4×4 left his home Royal Lodge after a judge […]
