THE events of the 1979 Fastnet race have been described as the worst yachting disaster in history. The tragic incident was so impactful that it even changed the way yachts are designed. When was the Fastnet Disaster? The Fastnet disaster occurred between August 13 and August 14, 1979. The biannual Fastnet race started on August 11. The yachting race […]
Exam pass rates slump to lowest level since before the pandemic in Scotland with grades dropping for third year in a row – as A-level pupils in England are set to collect results Higher level A to C grades dropped to 77.1pc, compared with 79.8pc last year But the Scottish Conservatives blamed the slump on […]
A "SEX SLAVE" held in captivity for 14 years was subjected to a vile crucifixion-like torture when her jailer left home. Sinister new footage has shown the damp, cockroach-infected hell where Ekaterina Belyankina, now 33, was held since the age of 19 before escaping last week. Vladimir Cheskidov, 51, has been remanded in custody for […]
Agent orange WHOSE side is Sir Keir Starmer on? Is he for Just Stop Oil and happy to take their green tycoon backer’s £1.5million — or does he really find them “contemptible”? Does he want further drilling in the North Sea or not? Is he against the use of barges to house illegal migrants or […]
THREE hillwalkers were found dead after falling from "the narrowest ridge on the British mainland" Emergency crews and rescue teams raced to the Aonach Eagach ridge in Glencoe at around 9.05pm on Saturday night after the walkers failed to return from their hike. Police were made aware of concern for the group- two men and […]
CAPTAIN Tom Moore's family have been told when they will find out if a spa built in the charity's name will be demolished. Hannah Ingram-Moore, 52, and husband Colin built the 50ft by 20ft pool house equipped with changing rooms, toilets and showers. The family had applied in their own names for planning, but used the foundation’s name […]
Putin ‘forces Russian defence minister’s daughter to divorce her “anti-war” fitness influencer husband because of his views on Ukraine’ Glamorous Ksenia Shoigu, 32, was married to influencer Alexey Stolyarov, 33 But the pair are understood to have split after a high-level intervention The daughter of Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu has been ‘forced’ to split […]
First migrants will board Bibby Stockholm today: Arrivals will be kept busy with activities like cricket and countryside hikes – as minister says barge won’t be luxurious because ‘nice hotels were part of the pull’ for asylum seekers The first asylum seekers are due to arrive at the Bibby Stockholm barge today where they will […]
South Australian woman left homeless by rental crisis: Eliza Phillips forced to sleep in car after her 300 applications for a house are all rejected The woman was kicked out by her landlord Was forced to live in her car and can’t find a place to live She is now in psychiatric care A woman […]
Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Multan: A train derailed in southern Pakistan on Sunday, killing 30 people and injuring more than 90 others as rescue operations completed by early evening, officials said. Ten cars of a Rawalpindi-bound train derailed and some overturned, near […]
