Two people are facing charges after an Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams investigation led to a drug seizure in Lethbridge. On Feb. 8, ALERT’s organized crime and gang team executed a search warrant at a home in the west end of the city. Inside the home, police said they seized more than $10,500 worth of drugs, including cocaine, psilocybin mushrooms, […]

Nearly all mention of The King of Pop was airbrushed from the Motown 60 show – which celebrates six decades of the iconic Motown Records Label. He featured in a brief round-up of deceased Motown artists – but neither he nor the Jackson 5 appeared at any other point despite flogging millions of records. The show featured acts from Diana […]

Hundreds of mourners flock to the funeral of RAF Bomber Command hero, 96, after fears were raised that only two people would attend George Peter Osborne, 96, a Bomber Command Signaller during World War Two, passed away last month On Tuesday funeral director for the service made an appeal for the veteran to be paid the respect he deserved Today […]

A former middle school teacher in Arizona accused of having sex with a 13-year-old student told an officer she was worried about her safety in jail, insisting fellow inmates would “tear me apart,” police bodycam video shows. The footage, obtained exclusively by KPNX, shows a smiling Brittany Zamora taken into custody by police in March while wearing a dress with […]

‘Who thought this was a good idea?’ Twitter users mock the Home Office over ‘appalling’ Valentine’s Day-themed sham marriage tweet It reads: Roses are red violets are blue if your marriage is sham we’ll be onto you  Tweet was posted on Valentine’s Day in 2013 but has resurfaced on February 14 Home Office has failed to take post branded ‘disgusting’ […]

Norway has given the go-ahead for a copper mine near Europe’s northernmost point – despite years of opposition from indigenous Sami herders and fishermen. The decision has been viewed as a litmus test for the Arctic, where climate change and technology are enabling mineral and energy extraction, as well as shipping and tourism. But this has been accompanied by fears […]

Vast crowds gather in Hyde Park, Sydney, to protest the imminent Iraq War on February 16, 2003Credit:Ben Rushton Published in the Sydney Morning Herald on February 17, 2003 The centre of Sydney came to a standstill yesterday when more than 250,000 people crammed into Hyde Park and the surrounding streets to protest against the looming war with Iraq. The peace […]

Liam Fox this morning warned ERG members threatening to vote against the PM tonight that they would show the "wrong signals" and could wreck her plans. Tonight MPs are set to get a second say on how to move forward with Brexit – as the PM still has not got a deal for them to vote on. The PM put […]

Pop group is banned by Iran’s religious police after female guitarist sang a 12 second solo at a concert A pop group have been banned after a woman sang a 12 second solo in Tehran Under the strict Sharia law of Iran women cannot sing solos to men Negin Parsa’s microphone was removed but the band continued to let her sing […]

A woman was charged after she was accused of throwing a chair off the balcony of a high-rise in Toronto, reports said. (iStock) A woman was charged after she was recorded allegedly throwing a chair off the balcony of a high-rise in Toronto, Canadian media reported. Marcella Zoia, 19, surrendered herself to Toronto police on Wednesday, CBC News reported and is […]