WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military says it killed a senior al-Qaida leader in an airstrike Friday in northwest Syria. Army Maj. John Rigsbee, a spokesman for U.S. Central Command, said in a statement that Abdul Hamid al-Matar was killed by a drone strike. Rigsbee said the killing of al-Matar will disrupt al-Qaida's “ability to […]
Exam board apologises over Native American question in textbook
Exam board apologises and withdraws A-level text book after teacher said she was ‘horrified’ over question asking if treatment of Native Americans has been ‘exaggerated’ Teacher Hannah Wilkinson shared picture of textbook question on Twitter page Question asks reader whether treatment of Native Americans was exaggerated Publisher confirmed they will remove book from circulation and […]
‘We’d love no pink or blue’: the rise of gender-neutral toys
During her almost two-decade career in toy shops, Flick Davies has encountered scores of dads who won’t let their sons play with dolls or prams. She’s queried grandmas who’ve said cars aren’t for girls and mums who won’t let their sons tinker with toy kitchens. Honeybee Toys store manager Flick Davies and customers Carli Rosenthal […]
Armorer of Alec Baldwin's film Rust, allegedly had prior problems
Armorer, 24, in charge of firearms on the set of Rust ‘once gave an 11-year-old actress a gun without checking it’: Described by co-worker as ‘green and inexperienced’ while working Alec Baldwin’s western before fatal accident Two production sources claim Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed previously gave a child actor a gun without checking it on […]
Men try their luck in Germany's annual moustache and beard Olympics
Mein HAIR! Hirsute men from across the world descend on Bavarian town to try their luck in Germany’s annual moustache and beard Olympics Competitors from all around the world came to Germany to take part in a Beard Olympics and German Beard Championships for a facial hair face-off. Some 100 men bearing beards and moustaches attended […]
Walking with a friend can be therapy without words
As I was leaving an office after a chaplaincy visit, a young man caught up with me near the entrance and said: “Excuse me chaplain. Could we go for a walk for a while?” My initial response was to do a quick calculation of what that would do to my following appointments and then, after […]
Holidaymakers queue for Channel Tunnel for more than SEVEN HOURS
Half-term holidaymakers are stuck in queues for more than SEVEN HOURS at the Channel Tunnel after power supply breakdown Motorists have been stuff in traffic on M20 outside Folkestone for seven hours Eurotunnel tweeted to tell passengers there was ‘overhead power supply fault’ in the Channel Tunnel The fault also believed to have caused a train […]
Spanish celebrate end of Covid lockdown by running with bulls as hair raising race returns
SPANIARDS have celebrated the end of their Covid lockdown by running with bulls as the hair raising race returns for the first time in months. Residents flocked to a small village in Navarra in the first Running of the Bulls race since the beginning of the pandemic. Participants are expected to dodge the bulls and […]
Jeff Bezos' £420m superyacht is glimpsed for first time
Mast-er of the universe? Jeff Bezos’ £420m sail-powered superyacht that will have three masts and be the largest in the WORLD is glimpsed for first time at Dutch shipyard The 417ft (127 metre) yacht known as Y721 was rolled out in the Zwijndrecht shipyard in the Netherlands It will be the biggest sailing yacht in […]
‘Focus on the good’: Fresh whistleblower claims Facebook let hate, criminal activity to go unchecked
A new whistleblower affidavit submitted by a former Facebook employee on Friday (Saturday AEDT) alleges that the company prizes growth and profits over combatting hate speech, misinformation and other threats to the public, according to a copy of the document obtained by The Washington Post. The whistleblower’s allegations, which were declared under penalty of perjury […]