California’s Monterey Bay Aquarium was forced to apologize for calling one of its sea otters a “thicc girl” and “chonk” amid backlash and criticism over the language used on social media. On Tuesday, the aquarium shared an arguably cute photo on social media of what appears to be an overweight sea otter named Abby. “Abby is a thicc girl. What […]

Russia declares it has successfully tested a hypersonic missile which covers TWO MILES a second days after Putin claimed there are ‘no foreign equivalents’ to his weapons e-mail 23 View comments Russia has successfully tested a hypersonic missile for the fifth time after President Vladimir Putin claimed there are ‘no foreign equivalents’ to his weapons. U.S. intelligence sources claimed that America […]

Ben Lacomba, 38, appeared at Medway Magistrates Court in Kent via video link this morning. He spoke only to confirm his name, age and address and was remanded in custody. Lacomba will next appear at Maidstone Crown Court this afternoon. Mum-of-five Sarah vanished on October 9 and has not been seen or heard from since. Her car was left at […]

Almost three quarters who are currently serving find the holiday period a tricky period of year as they are riddled with guilt about those who didn't make it back safely too. One in four said they struggled with making Christmas with their loves ones "perfect" and seven in ten said the time to rest brought suppressed emotions back to them, […]

Busy airport suspends all flights, causing severe disruptions during one of the heaviest travel times of the year. London’s Gatwick Airport, the second-busiest in the United Kingdom, has shut down while officials urgently investigated reports that two drones were flying above the airfield. The airport suspended all flights late on Wednesday, causing severe disruptions just days before Christmas, one of […]

New figures reveal the top civil servant enjoyed the lap of luxury as he thrashed out details of the ‘backstop’ with Eurocrats. He took FOURTEEN trips to Brussels or Paris between July and September. And almost every Eurostar trip was on ‘Business Premier’ – where passengers can tuck into a three-course meal from a menu put together by Michelin-starred chef […]

TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) – Japanese Defence Minister Takeshi Iwaya “strongly protested” to South Korea on Friday after a South Korean destroyer allegedly locked its targeting radar on a Japanese surveillance plane. Iwaya, speaking to reporters at his ministry, described the action as “extremely dangerous that could cause an unexpected situation”. The incident came at a time when greater coordination is called […]

Policeman who ‘stealthed’ his girlfriend and removed a condom during sex without telling her is given an eight-month jail-term for the offence in Germany’s first case of its kind Policeman was having sex with girlfriend in Berlin and removed condom When she realised he had done it, she became furious and called police  The man, 36, was tried for rape […]

With the surprise resignation — or was it a firing? — of Defence Secretary James Mattis on Thursday, another story that should have received much more attention got lost in the shuffle. Word out of Washington is that Robert Meuller’s investigation into Russian interference and possible collusion in the last American election is wrapping up and the full report of […]

The ‘other’ invasion of France: How Allied forces stormed the Riviera two months after D-Day to ultimately help win World War II These striking images depict the overshadowed invasion of the French Riviera by the Allies two months after D-Day, which played a vital role in winning World War II. The photographs, which have been unearthed in a new book […]