BANGKOK (Reuters) – Jailed Bahraini footballer Hakeem Al Araibi, who fled political upheaval in the Middle East nation and has refugee status in Australia, will spend at least two more months in prison in Thailand after a court set an extradition hearing for April. The case has drawn appeals from Australia’s prime minister and soccer’s world governing body, FIFA, for […]

Katie Whitford, 25, was last seen about 2am on Sunday – and has not been heard from since. Dorset Police have since launched a desperate appeal to find the young woman. They said she had last been seen by friends about 2am on Sunday in Vodka Revolution in Old Christchurch Road in Bournemouth. She did not return to the home she […]

A 4-year-old boy in a Washington state apartment found a loaded gun under a mattress and used it to shoot his pregnant mother in the face, authorities said Sunday. The 27-year-old woman and her boyfriend were watching television in bed Saturday when their son found the gun between the mattress and box spring, King County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. Ryan […]

Why vegans should think before they switch on a light: Growing proportion of ‘green’ electricity comes from processed livestock farm waste Much of the nation’s energy supply does not meet strict vegan standards  Vegan Society found that suppliers are buying power generated in digesters Advocates insist plants are a green way to deal with waste that would be landfill Vegans could […]

‘Extremely dangerous double-murderer’ MMA fighter escapes from a police van during stop at McDonald’s and is captured after dramatic nine-hour manhunt Texas law enforcement agencies track down a double-murder suspect who escaped from a police transport van on Sunday Cedric Marks was arrested on January 8 in Michigan and extradited to Texas He faces murder charges related to the deaths […]

Pope Francis landed Sunday in Abu Dhabi on the first-ever papal trip to the Arabian Peninsula, where he is seeking to turn a page in Christian-Muslim relations while also ministering to a unique, thriving Catholic community. Francis earlier Sunday called for the urgent observation of a limited cease-fire in Yemen reached in December and for food and medicine to get […]

(Reuters) – Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will warn that UK is “not remotely prepared” to leave the European Union in less than two months, the Times newspaper reported on Monday. Sturgeon will use a speech at Georgetown University in Washington on Monday to call again for a second Brexit referendum, the newspaper said. She will say the situation had […]

Most patients DON’T want to see their GPs online and prefer face-to-face appointments, watchdog finds in a blow to the Government’s push for digital services Patients are more worried about privacy and not knowing doctor on their screen Findings by Which? show that 69% of patients were worried about their privacy Health Secretary Matt Hancock insists digitization will free up time for […]

Mindfulness at school: Thousands of pupils will be given meditation lessons to help them ‘cope with pressure’ Schemes will test different approaches to improving children’s mental health The trial, to run until 2021, will be one of the largest of its kind in the world It will teach students ‘innovative techniques’ such as mindfulness and relaxation  Thousands of pupils will […]

Jennifer Irigoyen, 35, was found in the hallway to her apartment in Queens at around 1am on Sunday and sources said she had wounds all over her body. She was taken to Wyckoff Hospital where she later died at 2.30am. Ms Irigoyen was five months pregnant. Blood could still be seen covering the steps leading up to her building and […]