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1,400 Heathrow security staff to strike for eight days next month – as Passport Office workers plan walkout

About 1,400 security officers at Heathrow Airport will strike for eight days next month. Unite said the staff will walk out from 4 to...

Politics

Northern Ireland secretary ‘truly believes’ Stormont will be up and running by end of year

The Northern Ireland secretary has said he “truly believes” Stormont will be up and running by the end of the year. Chris Heaton-Harris told...

Technology

How to apply for your share of Facebook’s $725 million settlement in privacy suit

Facebook users complained of an issue that saw random comments made to celebrity Pages appear in their own Feed. Olivier Douliery | Afp |...

How to apply for your share of Facebook's 5 million settlement in privacy suit

Colin Beattie steps down as SNP treasurer after arrest over party finance investigation

SNP treasurer Colin Beattie is stepping down from his role after he was arrested on Tuesday. He said he will also step down from...

Politics

Colin Beattie steps down as SNP treasurer after arrest over party finance probe

SNP treasurer Colin Beattie is stepping down from his role after he was arrested on Tuesday. He said he will also step down from...

World

India to surpass China as the most populated country in world, UN figures show

India is on track to surpass China as the most populated country in the world, according to United Nations data. India is expected to...

World

Rare baby blue spiral in Alaska skies leaves Northern Lights enthusiasts ‘bewildered’

Northern Lights enthusiasts were left “bewildered” after a baby blue-coloured spiral resembling a galaxy appeared amid the aroura in the skies of Alaska. Although...

World

Cyclone Ilsa: Eight fishermen feared dead, 11 survive without food or water for nearly a week

Eight fishermen are feared to have drowned and another 11 have been rescued from an island off the Australian coast after they were caught...

One dead and five injured after multi-storey car park collapses in New York

One person is dead and five people have been injured after a multi-storey car park collapsed in New York City. The second floor of...

Toddler crawls through White House fence to become first ‘intruder’ since Secret Service tightened security

A curious toddler has become the tiniest intruder to ever breach the perimeter of the White House after squeezing through a metal fence. On...

Jeremy Renner: Police footage shows medics treating Marvel actor after snow plough accident

Police bodycam footage has been released of medics treating Jeremy Renner after a snow plough accident that nearly killed him. The scene shows emergency...

Aaron Carter drowned in his bathtub after ‘inhaling compressed gas’ and taking sedatives, post-mortem says

Singer Aaron Carter accidentally drowned in his bathtub after taking drugs, his post-mortem has revealed. The child star was found dead at his home...

Sports

Churchill Downs announces plans for 150th Derby

9:51 AM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Churchill Downs is planning a series of celebrations and fan experiences leading up to the milestone...

World

Alleged former Wagner commanders admit killing children in Ukraine

Two men, who claim to be former commanders in the Russian paramilitary mercenary group Wagner, have told an exiled human rights group they killed...

World

India to surpass China as the most populated country in world, UN figures show

India is on track to surpass China as the most populated country in the world, according to United Nations data. India is expected to...

World

Rare baby blue spiral in Alaska skies leaves Northern Lights enthusiasts ‘bewildered’

Northern Lights enthusiasts were left “bewildered” after a baby blue-coloured spiral resembling a galaxy appeared amid the aroura in the skies of Alaska. Although...

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‘Wagatha Christie’ trademark registered by Rebekah Vardy, even though she didn’t come up with it

Rebekah Vardy has trademarked the phrase “Wagatha Christie” – despite the fact she didn’t come up with the pun. The play on words emerged...

World

Cyclone Ilsa: Eight fishermen feared dead, 11 survive without food or water for nearly a week

Eight fishermen are feared to have drowned and another 11 have been rescued from an island off the Australian coast after they were caught...

World

At least 29 killed in Beijing hospital fire

Intense police presence limits reporting of Beijing’s most fatal fire in decades The morning after Beijing’s most fatal fire in decades the building bore...

World

Rare baby blue spiral in Alaska skies leaves Northern Lights enthusiasts ‘bewildered’

Northern Lights enthusiasts were left “bewildered” after a baby blue-coloured spiral resembling a galaxy appeared amid the aroura in the skies of Alaska. Although...