Putin on armageddon, Brexit… and getting married again: Russian leader reveals his thoughts on a whole host of issues during annual press conference Putin was asked if he will one day remarry after divorcing his wife of 30 years  ‘As a decent person, I will have to do that sometime,’ said the 66-year-old  The exchange provided some light relief at […]

Teenage trespasser who ran onto train tracks causing £1.3m rail chaos and told police ‘Will I be on the news? I’ve stopped the Eurostar’ is jailed for a year Joel Khonde caused what a judge described as ‘absolute turmoil’ to passengers  Ran onto the tracks after a suspected burglary on his mother’s home on May 29 Khonde, who has ADHD, […]

Dame Sally Davies declared herself “chief nanny” with radical plans to tackle the obesity. She wants the controversial sugar tax expanded immediately to cover coffees and milkshakes. The cash raised could be used to subsidy the cost of healthy foods. Treats, such as Mars bars, and junk food should be taxed unless they are made healthier. England’s Chief Medical Officer […]

From screaming kids and shirtless Santas to 'Jingle Bellies' and randy pooches – here's our round up of the images you don't want coming through your letterbox… While many people now use social media to share their festive cheer, many have continued the time-honoured ritual of sending out family cards. For the truly dedicated Xmas senders, shop-bought often doesn't cut […]

The following are excerpts from US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley’s remarks Tuesday at the Security Council. When I first came to the United Nations two years ago, I was taken aback a bit by this monthly meeting. The fact that the UN would consider the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was not striking. It is, after all, a matter of […]

Macron caves in AGAIN! French police will be given pay rises after the Blue Vests joined the Yellow Vest anti-government movement Beleaguered police forces have faced five straight weeks of Yellow Vest protest  Police organised strikes for a whole day, virtually shutting down stations  Complained of exhausting hours of patrols and chronic under-investment Next year average monthly pay will be gradually […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. troops may have driven the Islamic State from a swath of territory in Syria – allowing President Trump to declare mission accomplished on Tuesday – but experts say that America’s years-long involvement in Syria has ended in near-complete failure.   Syria’s brutal dictator, Bashar al-Assad, remains in power despite U.S. demands for his ouster. Syria’s deadly civil war […]

Heart-warming moment herd of wild horses rally around fallen stallion in desperate attempt to revive him The rare spectacle was witnessed in the Westerwald mountain range in Germany Ingo Gerlach, 65, was photographing the herd of 18 Icelandic stallions  He thought the horse was just tired before his herd surrounded the fallen beast  This is the heartwarming moment wild horses […]

‘You are utterly obsessed with this’: Angry Corbyn has a meltdown and blasts journalists for asking him whether he branded the PM a ‘stupid woman’ Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn clashed at the last PMQs before Christmas  The PM taunted Mr Corbyn for ‘pantomime’ dithering over no-confidence vote  Labour leader appeared to mouth ‘stupid woman’ after the bitter exchanges  Andrea […]

In Vladimir Putin’s Russia government, accountability falls a long way short of the USA. While President Trump answers media questions on almost a daily basis, in Russia, Vladimir Putin only has to do so once a year. Earlier today, his annual press conference took place took place in Moscow and local reporters took the chance to question him on a […]