The modification allows semi-automatic weapons to fire like automatic weapons and was used by a gunman who killed 58 Las Vegas concert-goers last year. US President Donald Trump has called for a ban on bump stocks, a device that allows a semiautomatic rifle to fire at the rate of a machine gun. Last week’s Florida school shooting – which killed at […]

At least one Palestinian has been killed in clashes with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, local media said. A Palestinian has been killed in clashes with the Israeli army in the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, according to medical sources. Khaled Walid Tayeh, 22, from Iraq al-Tayeh near Nablus, succumbed to his wounds on Tuesday after […]

Hairdresser releases CCTV of the ‘moment a thief stole her £800 phone from just 12 inches in front of her after distracting her by pointing at his eyebrows’ Criminal appeared to distract woman in Chester by pointing to his eyebrows  He placed newspaper over Samsung Galaxy S9 before allegedly stealing it Viewers of clip claim same man is targeting other […]

Skeleton, termed ‘Cheddar Man’, dates back 10,000 years, before mutations for light skin had occurred. The oldest human remains found in the UK belonged to a man with dark skin and blue eyes, a study by scientists in the UK has found. Researchers at University College London and the British Natural History Museum reconstructed how the man, who lived 10,000 […]

Qatar and Chad have signed Memorandum of Understanding restoring diplomatic relations. Qatar and Chad have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) resuming diplomatic relations between the two countries, Qatar’s foreign minister has said. Relations were severed in August after the start of a Saudi-led blockade against Qatar.  The agreement was reached after Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Qatari foreign minister, held […]

Chicago’s murder rate drops in 2018, but the city still has a long way to go Police credit technology-driven policing to the improvement, but Chicago’s top cop is still demanding proper sentencing for criminals; Matt Finn reports. Chicago may be known as the "Second City," but it remains Number 1 in the ranking of most corrupt big cities in the nation, according […]

Nicolas Maduro will propose OPEC countries ‘adopt a joint cryptocurrency mechanism’ backed by crude oil. Nicolas Maduro has proposed an oil-backed “joint cryptocurrency mechanism” within OPEC to support Venezuela’s new, state-backed virtual currency – the “petro”. The Venezuelan president is expected to encourage members and non-member states of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to back the cryptocurrency, Venezuelan state […]

Evidence suggests it is common for those sexually abused in childhood not to disclose abuse until their 40s and 50s. Gary Cliffe was a football-crazy 11-year-old when British “star-maker” football coach Barry Bennell, who was associated with Manchester City Football Club, started sexually abusing him. But Cliffe could not bring himself to speak out against Bennell for decades. “[Being coached […]

Scores of people have died in four days of intense bombardment in the besieged Damascus suburb. Residents and medical sources in Eastern Ghouta have warned that the Damascus suburb is running short of food, water and medical supplies amid intense Russian and Syrian bombardment of the rebel-held area. The area’s designation as a de-escalation zone by Turkey and allies of […]

Chicago and Warren, Michigan, are among the cities large and small apparently undeterred by Amazon’s announcement that it has no plans to look for another headquarters location after scrapping plans to build a mega-campus in Queens. Two top Illinois Democrats on Thursday touted the Windy City as prime real estate for the retail giant. “You should take another look at […]