Driver, 19, died while being chased by police after his van suffered a blown-out tyre and he crashed into railway bridge Thomas Patrick Connor was killed when his van crashed during a police chase The 19-year-old, from Manchester, died when he collided with a railway bridge His family say he didn’t stop driving home from snooker because he ‘panicked’ The […]

Terrified plane passengers were forced to tie a drunk doctor to a seat to stop him from opening the emergency exit at 33,000ft, according to reports. Russian anaesthetist Vadim Bondar caused terror on an Aeroflot flight from Bangkok to Moscow and became "extremely aggressive", according to local media. The airlines said the 43-year-old had been drinking rum on the 10 […]

‘Utterly ridiculous and should be ignored’: UK’s spy agency hits back at Trump’s fresh claims it spied on him to help Obama’s 2016 campaign just a day after announcing state visit Mr Trump highlighted claim by former CIA analyst that GCHQ spied on him The tweet said: ‘Wow it is now just a question of time before the truth comes […]

Pictured: ‘Criminals’ beheaded in Saudi Arabia after they were arrested aged just 16 and 17 – including teenager arrested as he was about to board flight to US to attend college Saudi Arabia’s interior ministry announced Tuesday it had executed 37 nationals  One of the men was crucified after his execution the country’s government said  Abdulkarim al-Hawaj was beheaded four […]

President Rodrigo Duterte threatens to ‘declare war’ on Canada if tonnes of garbage it shipped to the Philippines are not taken back Rodrigo Duterte threatened to ‘declare war’ on Canada over tonnes of garbage He said the Philippines would ‘fight Canada’ is the trash was not taken back Scores of trash containers have been shipped to the country in 2013 […]

Japan apologises to tens of thousands of disabled people who were forcibly sterilised over 50-year period to ‘prevent the birth of poor-quality descendants’ An estimated 25,000 people will receive 3.2million yen (£22,100) compensation Eugenics law allowed doctors to sterilise disabled people for nearly 50 years  Forced operations on them to remove organs or had painful radiation treatment  Victims say government […]

Police arrested a California couple who allegedly locked their toddlers in cribs that were stacked and “secured to the wall like dog crates,” authorities said Tuesday. Officers with the Modoc County Sheriff’s Office made the bizarre discovery last Friday while serving a search warrant at the Northern California home, where detectives found drugs, guns and the twin boys locked in […]

Parking vigilante brands drivers ‘inconsiderate planks’ and ‘a***wipes’ in aggressive notes left on cars outside homes Notes were found on cars parked in residential street in Hull over the weekend Writer said resident took up two places and branded her ‘an inconsiderate plank’ Resident’s niece said her aunt was shaken up by the notes left on the cars  A so-called […]

US warns there are ‘ongoing terrorist plots’ in Sri Lanka, as country’s prime minister admits several jihadists armed with explosives are still at large Alaina Teplitz, US ambassador to Sri Lanka, warns of ‘ongoing plots’ in country She said American intelligence had ‘no prior knowledge’ of Easter Sunday attack  Prime Minister warned Tuesday that suspects with bombs were still at […]

Can we play?! Heartwarming moment a Labrador can hardly contain herself when she meets her new pal Arden the Labrador received a new puppy friend from her owners on Monday   Dog is seen sniffing box that owners put on ground as puppy revealed herself  Arden’s new best friend, Stella, is seen watching Arden run around in circles   This is the […]