BRASILIA (Reuters) – Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is serving a 12-year prison term for corruption, proclaimed his innocence again on Saturday at the funeral of his 7-year-old grandson, saying he will prove he did no wrong by the time the two meet “in heaven.” According to the former president’s press office, Lula’s grandson, Arthur, who […]

Oscar winning former Labour MP Glenda Jackson admits she’s a fan of Theresa May but thinks Jeremy Corbyn is ‘crazed’ Glenda Jackson said the treatment of PM Theresa May has been ‘disgraceful’  She said she particularly admires the PM’s tenacity in trying to deliver Brexit Ms Jackson said Mrs May has done her best to bring together opposing sides The […]

Superdry wife swap! Fashion boss, 54, who founded £440m clothing empire finds himself at the centre of a bizarre tangle as his ex-wife starts dating his new partner’s former lover  Julian Dunkerton divorced the mother-of-his two children Charlotte Abbot  He has since gone onto marry Jade Holland Cooper,a designer of 21 years  Jade’s ex Henry Crudge is now in a […]

On Tuesday Facebook permanently banned the far-right founder of the English Defence League across its social network and Instagram for posting "in ways that violate our policies around organised hate". Now in a letter to Google chief executive Sundar Pichai, Watson claimed YouTube – which the firm owns –  should follow Facebook's lead. Watson said it was "quite clear from […]

A former US Marine used his military training and Mexican connections in a bid to become the next El Chapo, according to a federal indictment. Leatherneck combat vet Angel Dominguez Ramirez Jr. oversaw a cocaine-dealing empire, employing dozens of workers and a skill for corrupting Mexican authorities, the US Attorney’s Office in San Diego alleged Friday. His emerging cartel had […]

As Syrian FSA fighters take up positions outside Afrin, the International Red Cross is reminding all parties that civilians and evacuees must be treated humanely. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he hopes the northern Syrian town of Afrin will be totally encircled by the end of the day. The fighting between Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebels and Kurdish […]

U.S. President Donald Trump said he walked away from his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un because Kim demanded the U.S. lift all of its sanctions, a claim that North Korea’s delegation called a rare news conference in the middle of the night to deny. So who’s telling the truth? In this case, it seems that the […]

Severe storms bring damaging hail, destructive winds and a tornado to parts of Italy and the Balkans. Spring appears to have arrived with a vengeance across parts of the central Mediterranean. Italy has been ravaged by a tornado in the south, while there has been some flooding in the northern part of the country.  Across the Adriatic, melting snow has led […]

Environment Canada says Nova Scotia can expect some messy weather this weekend and early next week. The forecaster says a low pressure system passing south of Nova Scotia will begin in the west Saturday afternoon and spread eastward overnight. The system is expected to dump between 10 to 20 centimetres of snow throughout the province, with up to 40 centimetres […]

‘No one seriously believes that the city needs such a symbol.’ As part of city beautification for this year’s football World Cup, the Urals city of Yekaterinburg has demolished its most notable landmark – a rusty, brutalist, half-finished Soviet-era television tower built in the middle of the city. Local authorities in 11 host cities including Moscow, St Petersburg, Sochi and […]