Lebanon runs out of power: Country of six million is plunged into darkness ‘for days’ as electricity grid shuts down after oil-powered power stations run out of fuel Lights go out in Lebanon as biggest two power stations shut due to fuel shortage Energy network unlikely to be restored for ‘several days’, according to officials […]
CHINESE state media has threatened a "strike any time" on US troops in Taiwan as fears loom of an imminent invasion. President Xi Jinping has promised "reunification" with the separatist enclave as Beijing reacted with fury to the Pentagon revelation that US forces are training troops in Taiwan. Tensions remain at boiling point between China […]
‘If this is what being canceled is like, I love it’: Dave Chappelle gets standing ovation at biopic premiere in LA after sparking controversy by backing JK Rowling in transgender spat The comic, 48, was met with thunderous applause Thursday during a speech where he criticized ‘cancel culture’ before a screening of a film about […]
I WAS touched by the honesty and humility of Sophie Ellis-Bextor over how her appearance on Strictly gave the foundations of her marriage “a good old shake”. We joke about the “Strictly curse” and view its narrative with as much excitement as schadenfreude. Every year, we wonder who is going to develop feelings for who. […]
A PLANE reportedly crash-landed and caught fire at an airport in Georgia. Fire officials with the DeKalb County Fire Department responded to DeKalb Peachtree Airport in Chamblee, Georgia, on Friday afternoon. Footage from the scene showed heavy black smoke coming from the crash site. In a tweet, the DeKalb County Fire Department confirmed they were […]
Suicide bomber kills at least 100 at Shi’ite mosque in northern Afghanistan after string of ISIS-K attacks as country descends further into chaos in wake of US withdrawal Bomb blast hit a mosque in Kunduz, northern Afghanistan during Friday prayers At least 100 people died in the blast targeting the minority Shi’ite community It is […]
‘What kind of future does a university have where intimidation determines what is taught?’: Sussex University professor blasts trans rights mob demanding she is sacked for saying ‘many trans women are still males’ EXCLUSIVE University of Sussex professor Kathleen Stock has been branded a ‘transphobe’ by outraged students Scores of people criticise the expert in […]
Private hospitals treated just eight Covid patients a day during the pandemic despite getting billions of pounds of taxpayers’ cash, report says Treasury booked the capacity of 7,956 beds in England’s 187 private hospitals The move was intended to prevent the NHS from being overwhelmed amid Covid But think-tank says private hospitals treated no Covid […]
TWISTED killer Pam Hupp is serving a life sentence after shooting a disabled man in the head and concocting an elaborate cover-up – and now she's accused of yet another sickening crime. The 62-year-old – played by Renee Zellweger in an upcoming HBO drama – dodged the death penalty after pleading guilty to killing Louis […]
Care worker, 28, ‘might have survived Manchester Arena bombing if he had been treated at hospital’ but went into cardiac arrest more than an hour after the blast, inquiry hears John Atkinson was six metres away from bomber Salman Abedi on May 22, 2017 Abedi detonated a bomb at 10.31pm at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester […]
