The Prince of Wales has said he has faith the friendship between Ireland and the UK will endure for generations as he vowed to visit all 32 counties on the island. Charles made the remarks in a speech, which featured a few words of the Irish language, in front of stars including Sir Kenneth Branagh at the Embassy of Ireland […]

A senior diplomat has said the search for a British climber who went missing on the world’s ninth-highest mountain was “never called off”, contrary to previous reports. Tom Ballard, 30, was climbing Nanga Parbat in Pakistan with his Italian climbing companion Daniele Nardi when they lost contact a week ago. The pair had set off on 22 February and last […]

Drone captures incredible video of a group of 20 humpback whales with one repeatedly breaching near a sightseeing boat Drone videographer and photographer Dominic Biagini captured incredible video of humpback whales breaching off the coast of San Diego on Tuesday Biagini said he saw at least 20 humpback whales after having gone two years without a single sighting, in addition to […]

Madam Justice Diane Oleskiw agreed with the joint submission for sentencing proposed by the crown and defence: after credit for pre-trial custody, Martin Hines has only seven years and 11 months left to serve. It was June 29, 2018, when Hines got behind the wheel of his 2013 Mercedes sedan after allegedly smoking marijuana and ingesting cocaine. According to an […]

The £100 tops offer protection from the types of horrifying knife crime that is gripping the nation. A video on the Bladerunner website shows a top being repeatedly slashed with a super-sharp craft knife but the Kevlar interior remains intact. The UK firm also offers scarves and gloves, as well as traditional police-style anti-stab vests. One hoodie – adorned with […]

A Calgary repeat sex offender will be released from prison in less than a year, despite concerns raised by the Parole Board of Canada. In a recent written review of John Dionne, the board said his “risk of violence and sexual violence remains in the high range.” Dionne, 51, has been in and out of jail for decades, with convictions […]

OTTAWA (Reuters) – A former top aide to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau denied on Wednesday inappropriately pressuring a Cabinet member to help a major company as Trudeau planned to address a scandal that is threatening his prospects in an October election. Allegations that Gerald Butts, who resigned last month as Trudeau’s principal private secretary, and other officials tried to […]

Missing Venezuelan political activist, 31, who denounced President Nicolás Maduro, dies in hospital after being found badly beaten in the street Alí Domínguez disappeared last Thursday after attending a humanitarian aid meeting at the offices of Venezuelan newspaper El Nacional in Caracas He was declared dead early Wednesday morning at Domingo Luciani Hospital Domínguez, the second oldest among eight brothers and sisters, was […]

R. Kelly is taken into custody during a hearing in Chicago for unpaid child support R. Kelly was taken into custody on Wednesday during a hearing in Chicago  The 52-year-old left the courtroom with his lawyers through a different door than he had entered but wasn’t cuffed His ex-wife’s manager said Kelly hadn’t made a child support payment that was due by […]

Hamza bin Laden should fear suffering the same fate as his father, according to the Navy SEAL who shot dead Osama in 2011. The dead terror chief’s son is currently in hiding in Pakistan and is thought to be being protected by drug lords with a $1m reward on his head offered by the US government. Hamza is reported to […]