Nov. 10, 2001: Usama bin Laden sits with his adviser and purported successor Ayman al-Zawahiri, an Egyptian linked to the Al Qaeda network, during an interview with Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir (not pictured) in an image supplied by the respected Dawn newspaper. (Reuters) Nestled alongside ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi in the deepest ranks of the depraved, Al Qaeda’s chief Ayman […]

A MAN was today charged over the murder of Trainspotting 2 star Bradley Welsh. The boxing gym boss, 48, was shot in the back of his head with a sawn-off shotgun outside his £500,000 flat in Edinburgh last month. A 28-year-old man will appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court tomorrow. He has also been charged with the attempted murder of a […]

AN IRANIAN woman has been jailed for ten years in Tehran after being accused of "spying for Britain". The woman – named by a friend as Aras Amiri – had been "in charge of the Iran desk" of the British Council, Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said. She was arrested while on a visit to Tehran in March 2018, it's claimed. […]

THE grinning wife of a multi-million pound fraudster poses for holiday snaps posted by a friend which boast: “Who says crime doesn’t pay?” Barry Spearing, 58, was a key player in a £3m boiler room con which rinsed dozens of pensioners of their life savings. As he was beginning a six-year prison stretch, his wife, Lynne Graver, jetted off to […]

THE opulent gardens of Buckingham Palace are some of the most tightly-guarded pieces of land in Britain. They are also the home of the Queen's famous garden parties, and are sometimes open to members of the public – but there's a catch. Are the gardens open to the public? For security reasons the gardens of Buckingham palace are not fully […]

“Multiple cases” of a bacterial disease that can be spread from dogs to humans have been confirmed in Iowa, according to health officials. The disease, Canine Brucellosis, stemmed from “a small dog commercial breeding facility” in Marion County, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship said in a news release on Friday. The state veterinarian, Dr. Jeff Kaisand, confirmed […]

KINIYAMA, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka widened a curfew on Monday after attacks on mosques and Muslim-owned businesses in the worst unrest since Easter bombings by Islamist militants and blocked Facebook and WhatsApp to stop people inciting violence. The island nation has ramped up security as fears grow that minority Muslims among its population of 22 million could face sectarian […]

MORE than one in eight Brits has experienced suicidal thoughts or feelings because of their body image, a new survey has found. Research found 13 per cent of adults had experienced suicidal thoughts or feelings because of concerns about the way they look. The survey of 4,505 adults by the Mental Health Foundation also found that about a third of […]

Windsor couple who named their son Archie instead of Louis to avoid royal baby name are stunned that Harry and Meghan have now followed suit David, 37, and Katie, 33, Griffiths live in Windsor just like Meghan and Harry  Their son was born on March 29 and they named him Archie in early April  They wanted to avoid royal connection […]

A "SKINNED demon" carcass has left a woman baffled after she found the horror remains in her back yard. Kelly Garrahan posted pictures of the shrivelled corpse on Facebook in a bid to find out what the mystery creature could be. Her request sparked some bizarre theories, ranging from a banana peel to a "chupacabra" – a blood-sucking monster. Others […]