A HEARTBROKEN pal of Erin Jayne Plummer says she regrets not "trying harder" to return her call after missing it days before it's feared the star took her own life. Australian TV host Erin – described as a "family person" by her devastated friends – died "suddenly" over the weekend at the age of 42. The presenter was best known […]

WASHINGTON – Kellyanne Conway, a close confidant of former President Donald Trump, recounts how her time as a senior White House adviser affected her marriage, according to published reports of her upcoming memoir. Conway felt her husband, George, continually conspired against her and the president: “George would be steps away from me, tucked away in his home office, plotting against my […]

ATLANTA (AP) — A prosecutor on Monday said he would not prosecute Atlanta police officers involved in a May 2020 confrontation with two college students who were stunned with Tasers and pulled from a car while they were stuck in traffic caused by protests over George Floyd’s death. Messiah Young and Taniyah Pilgrim, two students at historically Black colleges in […]

TOKYO (AP) — President Joe Biden faced a dilemma on trade in Asia: He couldn't just rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership that his predecessor had pulled the U.S. out of in 2017. Many related trade deals, regardless of their content, had become politically toxic for U.S. voters, who associated them with job losses. So Biden came up with a replacement. During […]

‘Two mojitos and two crab legs can not make 600 euros’: American mom and daughter claim Mykonos restaurant strong-armed them into paying more than $640 for basic lunch on the beach Brenda Moulton and her 19-year-old daughter Keila were looking to spend an idyllic day on the paradisiac Platis Gialos beach, but in turn, had the scare of their lives […]

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic and Republican U.S. Senate leaders introduced a resolution on Monday backing Sweden and Finland's bids to join NATO, underscoring support for expanding the alliance despite growing nationalism in the Republican party. It will take a two-thirds majority in the 100-member Senate to approve the expansion of the alliance, requiring "yes" votes from at […]

Villagers launch £11,000 appeal to save one of Britain’s oldest trees: Locals raise cash to build wooden cradle around 3,500-year-old ancient yew that could collapse after being damaged in heavy snowfall The 3,500-year-old ‘Ancient Exceptional’ yew at its widest is 30ft in diameter   A heavy snowfall three years ago saw parts of the now ‘fragile’ tree fall down Villagers […]

Global elites return to Davos – but Russians are BARRED from the World Economic Forum which will focus on tackling the impact of the Ukraine war Four-day economic summit at Davos, in Switzerland, gets underway today Conference is set to be dominated by the fall-out from the war in Ukraine  Kyiv has sent a huge contingent of diplomats led by […]

Howe, Boris?  THE National Crime Agency has been looking for a new boss for several months. Whoever gets the job will have a lot on their plate. Top of the in-tray will be nailing the organised crime gangs who nicked billions in Covid loans. Then there’s the inner-city drug lords and the human traffickers in the Channel making a mockery […]

Anthony Norman Albanese is officially sworn in as the 31st Prime Minister of Australia along with his leadership team as son Nathan, 21, can’t stop smiling and girlfriend Jodie watches on Anthony Albanese has been sworn in as the nation’s 31st Prime Minister alongside four new Labor ministers  His beaming son Nathan, 21, and girlfriend of two years Jodie were […]