A student turned high-class escort was ‘bludgeoned to death with a pestle’ A British banker has been sentenced to at least 19 years in prison for the murder of a student-turned-sex worker. Zahid Naseem, 48, paid Abbotts, a high-end sex worker, for a one-night rendezvous in May. He claims he “acted in self-defense” when he whacked her in the back of the head […]

Farm livin’ is the life for … Donald Trump? President Trump on Thursday celebrated the signing of a new farm bill by tweeting out a video from the 2005 Emmys showing him in overalls, a straw hat and holding a pitchfork while singing the theme song to the TV sitcom “Green Acres” with “Will & Grace” actress Megan Mullally. At […]

Window cleaner who raided his opera singer boss’s home and tied up housesitters in terrifying jewellery break-in is jailed for 14 years Criminal developed grudge against couple in their 70s while window cleaning He and his half-brother raided their home for jewellery while they were away Housesitters were tied up and told their ‘wouldn’t see the morning’ by pair Prolific […]

The Department of Justice is going after Chinese intelligence officers who have been attempting to steal US technology for years, according to a newly unsealed indictment. Prosecutors with the Manhattan US Attorney’s Office on Thursday have charged two Chinese nationals who they say work with the country’s Ministry of State Security in Tiannjin. The two officers — including Zhu “Godkiller” Hua […]

Trump orders Pentagon to withdraw up to HALF the 14,000 American troops serving in Afghanistan – ‘a decision made at same time as Syria withdrawal’, sparking Mattis’ resignation The military has been ordered to substantially cut troop levels in Afghanistan Verbal drawdown orders have been given but logistics are still in planning stage Sources say the timeline could be weeks […]

More cloud and rain is expected to move east in the evening. London weather forecast for 6am on Thursday December 20 London weather forecast for 12pm on Thursday December 20 UK outlook for Friday December 21 to Sunday December 23 THERE will be heavy rain and strong winds from the southwest heading towards the northeast. However, there'll be drier and […]

A sheriff’s deputy in Florida who murdered three relatives before taking his own life was once named the agency’s Officer of the Year — and was rehired after retiring two years ago to improve security at an elementary school that his youngest victim attended. Deputy Terry L. Strawn, 58, was named Officer of the Year for the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s […]

Washington: President Donald Trump's decision to abruptly withdraw troops from Syria is a clear rebuke to Defence Secretary Jim Mattis, the last remaining member of a retinue of military men Trump once fondly called "my generals". Mattis had argued that the counter-terrorism mission in Syria is not over and that the small US presence in Syria should remain, said current […]

The toddler was admitted to Bristol Royal Hospital for Children earlier in the week to treat an undescended testicle. His father told the BBC that surgeons operated on the wrong one by mistake and have "castrated him". The University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust apologised and said it has launched an investigation. The boy's father, whose name has not been […]

On Dec. 19, 1979, Michelle Martinko, 18, left a school banquet and drove her family’s car to the Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to buy a winter coat, Cedar Rapids police said. The next day, she was found stabbed to death in the mall parking lot. This “tragic case” had been “haunting this community for 39 years,” Cedar Rapids […]