London: British Prime Minister Theresa May has asked for yet more time to seek changes to her Brexit divorce deal, leading to accusations she is recklessly running down the clock in order to “blackmail” Parliament into voting for it. “The talks are at a crucial stage, we now all need to hold our nerve,” May told the House of Commons on […]

Beginning of a billionaire’s empire: Three-bedroom one-story house in Seattle – with the garage where Jeff Bezos founded Amazon – hits the market for nearly $1.5 million Three-bedroom property in West Bellvue, Seattle contains the garage cited as the birthplace of Amazon Bezos rented the $1.5 million home in 1994 and based his fledging company there for ‘only a few […]

Vulture, eagle and sparrowhawk chicks hatch from the rare bird eggs which were found strapped to chest of the now-jailed smuggler known as the ‘Pablo Escobar of the egg trade’ International Centre for Birds of Prey reared the 17 chicks Jeffrey Lendrum stole Former Rhodesian SAS soldier was caught at Heathrow Airport on June 27, 2018 Birds are now fully […]

Semi-truck runs light, slams into police cruiser in Wisconsin The Ashwaubenon Public Safety officer was initially trapped inside his vehicle, but managed to escape uninjured; the speeding driver was cited for driving too fast for the wintry weather conditions. A police officer in Wisconsin miraculously managed to escape injury Monday when a semi-truck hit a patch of ice and slammed into the […]

YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar police fired rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannon on Tuesday to disperse a protest over a statue of independence hero General Aung San that is opposed by members of the Karenni ethnic minority, police and a protest leader said. Organisers said at least 3,000 people had gathered on the Union Day holiday in Loikaw, the […]

Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up here for Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter. WASHINGTON — As a lobbyist and lawyer, David Bernhardt fought for years on behalf of a group of California farmers to weaken Endangered Species Act protections for a finger-size fish, the delta smelt, to gain access to irrigation water. As a top official since 2017 […]

BBC cameraman is assaulted in an ‘incredibly violent attack by a thug in a MAGA-hat’ as Trump whips the crowd ‘into a frenzy’ with anti-media jibes at his rally in Texas BBC cameraman was subjected to an ‘incredibly violent attack’ in El Paso, Texas The ‘MAGA’ hat wearing man allegedly shoves the man while yelling at him Footage shows the Trump […]

SYDNEY (Reuters) – A refugee Bahraini footballer who was held in a Thai prison for more than two months at the Gulf state’s request arrived in his adoptive home Australia on Tuesday, television pictures showed, to cheers and the great relief of his wife. Hakeem Al Araibi, 25, who fled Bahrain in 2014 and received refugee status in Australia, was […]

University lecturer, 72, who shouted ‘Go home!’ at German archaeologist neighbour, 50, as he walked past her suburban home on his way to Waitrose is banned from contacting her Dr John Smart told Birgitta Hoffman: ‘You’re that German why are you still here?’ Reduced Dr Hoffman to a ‘crying fit’ and left her shaking before she called police Dr Smart […]

A man crossing Highway 97 at Clement Crescent in Peachland on Monday evening was struck by an oncoming car. RCMP continue to investigate but said the lighting at the intersection and weather conditions may have played a part in the accident that happened just before 6 p.m. Highway 97 in the area is partially snow-covered. The man was crossing the […]