Two beagles were thrown out of an SUV on Interstate 81 in Cortland County on Wednesday. (New York State Police) Two beagles are now recovering after they were thrown out of a vehicle on an upstate New York highway and rescued by a truck driver on Wednesday. New York State Police said in a news release the incident happened on Interstate […]

A ‘legendary’ McDonald’s worker with Down’s syndrome is finally retiring – after more than 30 years of making customers smile. Dedicated Russell O’Grady has been a trailblazer since working his first shift for the fast food chain in 1986, when he was aged just 18. Over the past three decades, the 50-year-old has remained loyal to the company, proudly donning […]

Like Grace Millane, I backpacked my way, solo, around south-east Asia. In 2004, I visited 15 countries and it was one of the best things I have ever done in my life. The whole experience taught me to push my boundaries, face my fears, try new and exciting experiences and understand my strengths and weaknesses. I learnt to dive, climbed […]

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian authorities have confirmed the death of a social media activist jailed on security charges, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported on Sunday, after Western rights groups said he had died following a 60-day hunger strike in prison. “The political prisoner Vahid Sayyadi Nasiri, on hunger strike since October 13, 2018 to protest the denial of his […]

Because of strict packing quotas, set at 240 boxes an hour, practising Muslims are struggling to pray five times a day at the giant retailer’s Shakopee fulfillment centre, say employees. Amazon denied the claims and insisted workers were given a paid prayer break of less than 20 minutes and could take unpaid prayer breaks for longer. A statement also said […]

Dark smoke was seen billowing from the blaze, which broke out in the Monsoon Forest – the UK's largest indoor zoo exhibit. The zoo in Upton, Cheshire, issued a statement shortly after midday: "We can confirm that the fire brigade is attending a fire in our Monsoon Forest habitat. "Visitors have been evacuated and asked to leave the zoo as […]

An official confirmed that some insects, frogs, fish and small birds perished in the blaze which caused around £50,000 of damage. A major incident was declared on Saturday after the fire broke out in the zoo’s Monsoon Forest habitat. In a statement, Jamie Christon, Chief Operating Officer, said: “Keepers were able to encourage all mammal species away from the fire […]

Instructor Melissa Makan held sessions of yoga nidra, a relaxation practice with Hindu and Buddhist origins, for seven months. She said the classes were halted after Rev James Allison learned by chance they were being held at St John the Baptist Anglican Church, Halifax. Melissa, 37, insists she stays clear of spirituality and said of the decision: “It’s ridiculous. Yoga […]

SAN JOSE (Reuters) – Several hundred Nicaraguan dissidents set off in a caravan on Sunday from Costa Rica’s capital en route to the Nicaraguan border to protest against their president, Daniel Ortega, and encourage his domestic opponents. More than 300 people have been killed as the Ortega administration has responded, often brutally, to months of anti-government protests and attempted to […]

Newfoundland and Labrador’s ambitious plans to dramatically expand the province’s lucrative offshore oil and gas industry got a nasty jolt on Nov. 16. Amid a fierce winter storm, an estimated 250,000 litres of oil spilled into the ocean from Husky Energy’s SeaRose platform, about 350 kilometres from St. John’s. It was the largest spill in the history of the province’s […]