It’s Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. Thanks for choosing to start here. Interested in Start Here Morning Briefing ? 1. Trump fields Russia accusations as shutdown reaches 24th day The partial government shutdown, spurred by a battle over building a border wall, is now the longest in American history, and it’s clear whom most Americans hold responsible: President Donald Trump. A […]

The British-Iranian detainee is planning to protest for at least three days from Monday, alongside human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, who has been charged several times for criticising the Iranian government. Both are unhappy about being denied access to a doctor and medication at the jail in the capital Tehran. In a joint letter published earlier this month, the pair […]

Winter is HERE! Cold snap will drag temperatures to bone-chilling -10C this week as experts warn SNOW could hit ‘almost anywhere’ by the end of the month Met Office says snow could fall over Scottish mountains before becoming more widespread by next week Temperatures could drop to -5C or even -10C in patches of Scotland, after 13.2C in Shropshire yesterday   […]

A scientist was eaten alive by a 17ft long crocodile after being dragged into its enclosure while she fed it. Deasy Tuwo, 44, was giving the crocodile, named Merry, lumps of meat last Friday morning in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. But the beast stood on its hind legs and leaped an 8ft high concrete wall to pull the researcher into the […]

The fire broke out in the early hours of the morning in Accrington but the condition of those who managed to flee is unknown. Three fire engines were scrambled to tackle the blaze after it erupted in the kitchen. More to follow… For the latest news on this story keep checking back at Sun Online. Thesun.co.uk is your go to destination for […]

The mum has a "strong sense of trepidation" ahead of the three-day protest after being denied vital health care, her husband has said. And there are mounting fears for Nazanin whose "health is already at its poorest" after discovering lumps in her breasts while caged in one of Iran's most notorious prisons. The British-Iranian detained in Tehran intends to start her hunger […]

KABUL (Reuters) – Efforts to negotiate a peace deal to end the 17-year war in Afghanistan, already beset by a disagreement over the agenda, on Monday faced a new hurdle over the venue for the talks. Last week, Taliban leaders called off a fourth round of talks with U.S. officials in the Arab Gulf state of Qatar due to an […]

Dubai (Reuters) – Iran’s army said a cargo plane that crashed in Iran’s Alborz province on Monday was a military plane and that 15 out of the 16 people on board had been killed, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. “A Boeing cargo 707 place carrying meat from Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan had an emergency landing at Fath airport today … […]

DUBAI (Reuters) – A Boeing 707 cargo plane with at least nine people on board crashed in bad weather on Monday west of the Iranian capital, the semi-official Fars news agency reported, adding that there was no immediate information on casualties. It was not immediately clear who owned the plane. A spokesman for Iran’s civil aviation told state TV that […]