A lion was shot dead today after it escaped from its enclosure at a US nature reserve and killed a worker. The incident happened when an animal keeper was cleaning the lion’s enclosure at the Conservators Center in Burlington, North Carolina. The lion managed to leave a locked area and “quickly” killed a worker. The animal was shot dead, which […]

Sniffer dogs were also called in amid fears staff were snorting cocaine yards from where the £5billion royal gems are kept. Six were suspended, of whom four were sacked, after material from Whatspp group “Tower Security Team” was handed to bosses. A ten-second clip shows two men mimicking a lewd act in an office as Marvin Gaye’s Sexual Healing plays. […]

Voting in three cities delayed by electoral commission until March 2019 over Ebola outbreak and ethnic violence. Kinshasa, DRC – An armed militia overrun several polling stations in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as millions went to the polls to elect a new president. Maimai fighters attacked voting stations in six townships in Lubero town in North Kivu province forcing voters to […]

Written by Turkish journalists, the book purports to shed light on events that lead to Khashoggi’s murder and aftermath. Almost three months after the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi in his country’s consulate in Istanbul, a new book reveals further details about the murder, the Turkish newspaper Daily Sabah reported. Titled “Diplomatic Atrocity: The Dark Secrets of the Khashoggi […]

Charlotte Reat, 22, was with her mum Jayne 43, when she was knifed repeatedly at a house party in Lisburn, Belfast last year. One year on after her mum's heroic sacrifice, Charlotte, a dancer and choreographer, expressed her devastation through dance on a windy cliff edge. Wearing a leotard and no shoes, Charlotte – who was also injured in the […]

Moment an F-18 fighter jet is struck by LIGHTNING in incredible footage from the plane’s cockpit Pilot from Kuwait, known only as Viper, shared video from inside F-18 fighter jet Lightening strikes the jet making the pilot jump and reach for his goggles The aircraft was said to be damaged in incident but is not known to what extent  This […]

Minister says ‘internal and external actors’ were responsible for threats to President Ivan Duque’s life. Colombia’s foreign minister condemned an alleged plot to kill President Ivan Duque on Saturday and said three Venezuelan citizens had been arrested in possession of weapons. “With immense concern and the utmost condemnation, I want to inform the international community that, in effect, for several […]

Andrea Sicignano, 27, says she was violently attacked in the days before Christmas after a night out. The American claims she was approached by an unfamiliar man while sitting "lost and upset" at a bus stop in Madrid, where she'd been living for the past six months. Andrea said she had gotten the wrong bus and the stranger at first […]

Hacking attack appeared to originate outside the US, experts said, but it was unclear if a state actor was involved. A cyber attack caused major printing and delivery disruptions on Saturday at the Los Angeles Times and other major US newspapers, including ones owned by the Tribune Publishing Co. The cyber attack appeared to originate outside the United States, the Los […]

Wiltshire Police were slammed by irate residents who claimed it tipped off criminals as to where officers would be. John Miller, 71, from Ramsbury, near Marlborough, said: "What a stupid idea – you can almost imagine the criminals voting en masse, hoping to place enough votes to send the police to patrol one area so they can clean up somewhere […]