London: Seven British Labour MPs have quit their party and set up as a group of independents, saying politics in Britain is “broken” and criticising Labour policy on Brexit and its failure to tackle anti-Semitism among its membership. The split was immediately compared to the ‘Gang of Four’ who left Labour in 1981 to form the Social Democratic Party, splitting […]

British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt says Brexit talks are entering a “crucial final period” but that an agreement can be sealed before Britain leaves the European Union on March 29. Hunt told reporters Monday that “there is a way through this. We know how we can get a majority in Parliament” in the U.K., with less than six weeks to […]

Now that Colin Kaepernick and the NFL have settled their much-debated collusion case, we can now discuss where, or if, he will play. Kaepernick, 31, made headlines and provided an endless supply of fodder for radio and television talk shows in 2016 when he kneeled during the playing of the U.S. National Anthem before NFL games. He hasn’t been in […]

Firefighters have rescued a mountain lion that was stuck in a tree outside a home in the California desert. The homeowner called for help after spotting the cougar close to his home near the edge of the San Bernardino mountains. The big cat was perched on a branch about 15m (50ft) above ground. State wildlife officials tranquillised the feline before […]

England and Leicester star Jamie Vardy calls in police after losing £30,000 on a deposit he and wife Becky put down for a new £169,000 Lamborghini Urus He has reportedly called in officers and lawyers after the car wasn’t delivered  Vardy allegedly handed £40,000 to S14 VIP, a Kent based firm – now dissolved  It was owned by business man […]

NASCAR driver Paul Menard triggers huge fiery crash involving 18 cars at Daytona 500 as he tries to pass Matt DiBenedetto with just 10 laps to go A massive crash took out almost half of the cars racing in Sunday’s Daytona 500 Paul Menard started the pileup by attempting a ‘bump and run’ around Matt DiBenedetto in which Menard tipped the […]

‘She’s a traumatised person, like a WWI soldier’: Jihadi bride Shamima Begum’s family lawyer likens her to British heroes and says the UK has a moral duty to bring her newborn son home Tasnime Akunjee represents the 19-year-old’s family but has never spoken to her He told Good Morning Britain she is ‘traumatised’ like a First World War solider Host […]

Alberta’s education minister says Opposition Leader Jason Kenney is being ignorant, deceptive, and deceitful when he brands the province’s sweeping rewrite of the school curriculum a Trojan Horse for NDP ideology. “This isn’t constructive criticism. It’s a drive-by shooting on our curriculum and our kids’ education — and Jason Kenney really should be ashamed,” David Eggen told reporters Sunday. “It […]

More than 1,500 people braved snow and freezing drizzle to attend a prayer vigil for five slain co-workers Sunday, two days after they were fatally shot at a suburban Chicago manufacturing plant by a longtime employee who was fired moments earlier. The Rev. Dan Haas told those who gathered near five white crosses erected for the shooting victims outside the […]

Anguish for Lewis Hamilton and his ex Nicole Scherzinger as home video of them ‘kissing and cuddling’ in bed ‘is leaked online by hackers’ Mobile phone footage shows the pair lying on a bed and being intimate together  The two-and-a-half clip has been viewed by at least 286,000 times it was shared  A source said singer Nicole, 40, would be […]