George HW Bush has been celebrated with praise and loving humour as America bade farewell to the country’s 41st president and the last to fight for the US in wartime. Three former presidents looked on at Washington National Cathedral as a fourth – George W Bush – eulogised his father. “To us,” the son said of the father, “his was […]

The Duchess joined university leaders to explore how further learning can address human trafficking, slavery and gender equality. Pregnant Meghan, 37, visited King's College London, but her trip was not announced. She looked relaxed in a casual short-sleeved, black top as she jotted down notes and asked questions. Laura Hammond, professor of development studies at SOAS University London, dropped news of […]

Washington: Former President George W. Bush choked back tears eulogising "the best father a son or daughter could ever have" as official Washington turned out to honour the late President George H.W. Bush with the full pageantry of a state funeral. Former US President George W. Bush touches the casket of former President George H.W. Bush during a state funeral […]

Dad-of-one Dee Noble, 47, was riding his bike on his way to a job on Monday night when he saw a homeless man being punched and kicked on the ground. Mr Noble, who weighs eight stone, said "instinct kicked in" and he decided to step in to protect the homeless man. He was being attacked around 7pm in front of […]

Calgary police are looking for a vehicle belonging to the victim of a “bonafide kidnapping” that happened last month. Six people have been charged with kidnapping after police worked with family members for nearly 24 hours to negotiate the safe release of the victim, who family reported to police was being held against their will after being assaulted. Police said […]

Mentally ill will no longer be held in police cells after terrified patients as young as 11 were locked up in custody Hundreds are locked in police cells due to lack of hospital beds each year   A review of the Mental Health Act has called for practice to be banned   Elderly and BAME communtiy more likely to be detained under […]

While the Obamas and Clintons and the rest of the congregation recited the Apostles’ Creed and sang hymns at George H.W. Bush’s funeral, Donald and Melania Trump were curiously silent. No stranger to controversy, Donald Trump decided to stay completely silent while everyone around him at the funeral of George H.W. Bush in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday recited the Apostles’ […]

The Good Samaritan who was stabbed to death in Baltimore after rolling down her car window to give money to a panhandler asking for help for her infant had no idea the baby was fake, her husband says in news interviews. Keith Smith and his wife, Jacquelyn Smith, were driving his 28-year-old daughter home on Saturday at about 12:30 a.m. […]

PARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron’s government is dropping further fuel-tax hikes in next year’s budget in the face of protests across France over living costs, his prime minister said on Wednesday, a day after announcing their suspension for six months. The Macron administration is struggling to defuse the anger driving the “yellow vest” protests, as it reels from the […]

Saskatoon police said a variety of weapons and a large quantity of ammunition were found in a vehicle during a traffic stop. Officers said they spotted a suspicious vehicle driving in an alley in the 800-block of Avenue K South early Wednesday morning and stopped it two blocks away. Related Prince Albert police seize colourfully decorated sawed-off rifle, charge 4 Man […]