Plane sailing! Cruise ships appear to be floating in the air in bizarre optical illusion as they anchor off the English Riviera in Devon during Covid pandemic The postcard perfect photograph was taken from the beach at Paignton, Devon  The phenomenon, known as Fata Morgana, creates a mirage when sun heats sea  Fleets of liners have been forced to anchor […]

As Los Angeles edges out of the most restrictive tier in its covid-19 reopening plan, small business owners who’ve struggled to stay afloat say that whatever hope it brings is mixed with feelings of frustration and anger. For many of the small business owners, the past year has been defined by sacrifice and heartbreak, and the constant concern that their […]

Jeremy Clarkson suffers setback in bid to widen the ‘local produce’ limit for his Cotswolds farm shop ten-fold to a 30-mile radius as council blasts him for ‘undermining viability’ of nearby businesses Former Top Gear host, 60, has upset members on Chadlington Parish Council He has applied to expand the area in which he can source food for his farm […]

NEW Zealand authorities have issued an urgent tsunami warning after a third massive earthquake rocked the country in the space of a few hours. Residents have been urged to flee inland to safety after the 8.1 magnitude quake struck off the Kermadec Islands in northeastern New Zealand on Friday morning. New Zealand's National Emergency Management Agency has issued a tsunami […]

Belgian cyclist who kneed five-year-old girl to the floor for blocking his path is ordered to pay just €1 compensation because of abuse he received on social media Cyclist knocked girl as she walked through park in Baraque Michel in Belgium A court in Verviers ruled that the man was guilty of deliberately kneeing girl Judge issued him with a suspended […]

A BRAZILIAN man mercilessly attacked by seven pit bulls that ripped his face off has died in hospital. Aglacir de Macedo Pereira, 46, was ambushed by an army of the deadly dogs in Lageado Feio, a rural area of southern Brazil on February 2. Pereira was enjoying his regular morning walk when the seven savage pit bulls escaped from a […]

Teenagers are being recruited to Islamist terror groups in ‘worrying’ numbers during lockdown, warns Dominic Raab Dominic Raab has updated the House of Commons on the threat posed by Daesh Foreign Secretary warned of number of teenagers recruited during lockdown Said the terror group’s brand had been ‘weakened’ but still remained potent  Teenagers are being recruited to Islamist terror groups […]

Doctors fail to solve mystery of why man, 24, died hours after release from custody – sparking police misconduct probe and BLM protests – as watchdog says there’s ‘no evidence’ he was Tasered Mohamud Hassan was arrested in January after disturbance at his Cardiff home At police custody, he reportedly complained of being in pain and suffering a fit Mohamud […]

The recommendations of the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System, released this week, push for changes that are nothing short of transformational. They touch on every aspect of what is widely recognised as a broken system in permanent crisis mode. But as the commission understood, the final report “carries the weight of unrealised hopes and expectations accumulated over decades”. […]

WORLD Book Day 2021 celebrates everything to do with literature and reading. The annual event, led by charity Unesco, is largely targeted towards children and aimed at encouraging their love of reading.   When is World Book Day? This year, World Book Day falls TODAY on March 4. This is the 24th year that the event has been held. It […]