JIMITI, Georgia (Reuters) – When Georgian mother Lia Shioshvili was expelled from Russia 12 years ago, she and her four young children had to spend two days out on the streets by the border, and then two weeks crammed into a basement where they slept on the floor. Her memories of her 2,000 kilometre journey south from Moscow were revived […]

MADRID (Reuters) – The Spanish government expects to lose a key budget vote on Wednesday and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez plans to announce an early general election soon after, government sources told Reuters on Tuesday. The sources said the snap election date had not been set yet, but added that April 14 was the most likely date, followed by April […]

Capital Drivetime DJ Ant Payne, 39, allegedly got into a row with the mini cab driver while out with pals in the early hours of Sunday morning. Police were called by the driver and Ant and a 23-year-old friend were both arrested on suspicion of criminal damage. Ant – a ‘friend to the stars’ who has interviewed some of the […]

But now the fun-loving beach piggies are at threat of dying out. Here's everything you need to know about the swimming pigs. What are the swimming pigs of the Bahamas? Pig Beach is named as such for a very good reason – it's home to swimming pigs. Activities such as whale watching and swimming with dolphins are common day trip […]

Headliner Grand Salon When it opened nearly four years ago, the Baccarat Hotel had a formal ground-floor restaurant, Chevalier. That room closed, but the hotel continued to serve food in its spacious silver-toned lounge, bedecked with opulent crystal chandeliers. Now, Grand Salon, and the adjacent Petit Salon, as the lounge areas are called, have more formal menus. And Gabriel Kreuther, […]

Venezuelan model and fitness coach Michelle Lewin, 32, got a shock as she posed in a white bikini on a beach in the Bahamas. While she was posing for the camera four feral pigs came over to see what was going on. One appeared to take a dislike to what was going on and gave Michelle a little nip on […]

Japanese couple whose bonsai trees were stolen appeal for the thieves to water and take good care of them because ‘they are like our children’ Seven tiny trees stolen from the home of the curator of the Kawaguchi garden Seiji Iimura pleaded for the tiny trees to be taken good care of by the thieves  His wife, Fuyumi, wrote on […]

Garrick Bloom, 46, was wanted in connection with the alleged attacks after cops said he had been grooming the victim since the age of five. Bloom, from Shippenville, Penns., was arrested at a homeless shelter near a school bus stop in Tallahassee, Florida, last Thursday after a warrant had been issued for his arrest in Pennsylvania last month. The accused […]

A tourist almost died when he was forced off balance by breaking waves as he stood on a one-tonne iceberg trying to take a selfie. The unknown man was risking his life in Iceland on Sunday when he climbed some of the stunning icebergs which litter a beauty spot called Diamond Beach. The location is popular with tourists from all […]

The PM told MPs today we must "hold our nerve" over Brexit talks as she pleaded with them for more time. Ahead of another crunch set of crucial Commons debates on Thursday, Mrs May admitted that if a deal wasn't done soon then Parliament could take control of the whole process. That could mean MPs forcing Britain into delaying Brexit, […]