The politician and former Royal Marine, who led the party for from 1988 to 1999, passed away on Saturday evening, a party spokesman said. He revealed in November that he was being treated for bladder cancer. Sir Vince Cable, the party's current leader, said it was "a hugely sad day" for the party and everyone else across politics "who had […]

Conservationists in Indonesia are celebrating after the world’s only known albino orangutan was released into the jungle in Borneo, after being found starving and dehydrated in an Indonesian village. Alba, as her keepers named her – Spanish for dawn – was rescued in April 2017. The Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation nursed her back to health, feeding her and restoring her […]

Twitter users taunt Trump wondering when he will flee to Florida. Donald Trump seems increasingly agitated as government shutdown negotiations continue to stagnate. While people on Twitter goad him and make jokes about when he will give up and fly to his Florida home, Mar-a-Lago, he insists he is still in Washington, D.C., in the White House “working hard.” The […]

Members of the US Senate met behind closed doors Saturday to hash out an agreement that would fully fund the federal government and bring an end to the partial shutdown that began at midnight. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell opened the unusual Saturday session with a speech scolding Democrats for their refusal to vote for a budget measure that includes funds […]

But why is it called that, and when is the winter solstice this month? Here's the lowdown… Why is December's full moon called the Cold Moon? This month's full moon got its name from simply the cold weather it tends to bring. This year, it will shine its brightest here in Britain at 5.49pm on December 22. It will be […]

Parkland shooting survivor and anti-gun activist David Hogg is heading to Harvard. The graduate of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School — where 17 students were shot and killed in February — took to Twitter to share the news of his acceptance. “Thank you all for the well wishes, I’ll be attending Harvard in the fall with a planned major in […]

The incident took place in Buenos Aires when several passengers claimed the unnamed man was secretly taking photos of a young lady. They asked him to delete the images, but he refused and the situation escalated to a 10 minute full-blown argument between the suspected perv and other passengers. He told the woman who insisted that he delete the photos: […]

The El Gordo lottery, meaning The Fat One, is dishing out €2.4bn (£2.15bn) in prize money, with a top prize of €400,000 for a winning ticket. The number 03347 was drawn as the top prize winner, with the balls called out three hours after the gala started. Hopefuls donned bishop costumes and dressed as clowns to attend the draw in […]

WASHINGTON — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had surgery Friday to remove two malignant growths in her left lung, the Supreme Court said. It is the 85-year-old Ginsburg’s third bout with cancer since joining the court in 1993. Doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York found “no evidence of any remaining disease” and scans taken before the surgery […]

A former chemistry major at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania allegedly tried to poison his roommate by secretly mixing the toxic metal thallium and other chemicals into the victim’s food, drinks and mouthwash. Yukai Yang, a 22-year-old international student from China, was arraigned Thursday on charges of attempted homicide, aggravated assault, simple assault and reckless endangerment in connection with the alleged […]