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Nigeria President Buhari denies dying: 'It's the real me'

Nigerian leader refutes claims circulating on social media that he has died and been replaced by a Sudanese lookalike. Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has denied claims that he had died and been replaced by a Sudanese impostor, quashing a rumour that has circulated on social media for months. “It’s the real me, I assure you. I will soon celebrate my […]

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Man rescued from partially collapsed White Rock pier

Crews were called to White Rock on Thursday to conduct a rescue after a man became trapped on the city’s seaside pier. Victoria Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre spokesperson Katelyn Moores said a helicopter crew was able to successfully pluck the person to safety just after 3:30 p.m., after a portion of the pier collapsed into the sea in the storm. […]

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Exclusive: Global traders halt new Iran food deals as U.S. sanctions bite – sources

LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) – Cargill, Bunge and other global traders have halted food supply deals with Iran because new U.S. sanctions have paralyzed banking systems required to secure payments, industry and Iranian government sources say. Food, medicine and other humanitarian supplies are exempt from sanctions Washington reimposed this year after U.S. President Donald Trump said in May he was walking away […]

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Yemeni mother arrives in US to visit dying son

Shaima Swileh had been prevented from seeing two-year-old son with rare brain disorder due to the US travel ban. A Yemeni woman who fought for the right to see her dying son has arrived in the United States after the Trump administration gave her a waiver to its travel ban. Shaima Swileh was mobbed by well-wishers at San Francisco International […]

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How will Brexit affect my pet passport?

Here's our lowdown on how the pet passport scheme will change we we leave with no deal, what you need to do to prepare, and what EU officials have said about it… If Britain leaves the EU without a deal in place next March, we would automatically become a “Third Country” in the eyes of Brussels. The pet passport scheme […]

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Sexual assault case against Steven Seagal dropped

Sexual assault case against Steven Seagal is DROPPED: Hollywood action star will not be charged over claims he groped a Dutch model in a hotel room when she was 17 Steven Seagal allegedly groped the model in the W Hotel, Beverley Hills, in 2002 Victim, named by lawyer as Faviola Dadis, claims Seagal fondled her breasts Time limitations have run out […]

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NHS will fund ‘drunk tanks’ over the festive period

NHS will fund ‘drunk tanks’ over the festive period to relieve pressure on emergency services and stop drunken revellers from clogging up A&E The NHS will fund festive ‘drunk tanks’ to alleviate the pressure from A&E units  Patients will sleep off their over exuberance while others will get IV fluids  The drunk tanks will also be able to pump the […]

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