A MAJOR accused of raping a female captain after a boozy Burns Night supper has been cleared by a court martial. Father-of-one Major Gregor Beaton, 33, broke down in tears when the verdict was read out. He and the woman, who cannot be named, said they could not remember having sex after downing beer, wine, prosecco, port and whisky. The […]

Hurricanes can be made exponentially worse by whatever lies in their path. Unfortunately, that’s often the toxic waste of some of the most extractive, pollutive industries. Take Hurricane Florence, for instance. The storm’s intense downpour triggered the spill of coal ash, the arsenic-laced substance that remains after burning coal, from a coal-fired power plant in North Carolina. Hurricane Harvey’s torrential […]

A GRIPPING video posted on TikTok shows a girl’s harrowing escape from flash flood waters, and subsequent 911 call made while clinging to a tree. Catherine Ke, 18, was thrust into a life-or-death situation in St. Louis, Missouri when a flash flood that she did not see ahead of her caused her car’s engine to shut off, and water rapidly […]

WASHINGTON — President Trump wants to replace Mark Esper after the November election because of his defense secretary’s hesitation to deploy active US military to quell violent protests, a report said Wednesday. Esper, who was named secretary in July 2019, has told people close to him that he plans to leave regardless of the outcome of November’s presidential election, Bloomberg […]

While President Donald Trump’s memorandum on unemployment benefits promised an additional $400 a week to jobless Americans, they likely will get only $300.  It would also take at least a month for those benefits to show up, one expert warned, and the extra funds would be exhausted in a matter of weeks. The memorandum, along with statements from White House […]

GAVIN Williamson today said sorry to millions of students after their exams were thrown into chaos by Covid – ahead of their A Level results tomorrow. The Education Secretary said he regretted the disruption of the coronavirus on their education and that the "best thing" would be for them to get back to school in September. Last night ministers announced […]

JEFFREY Epstein instructed young women to have sex with Prince Andrew to ensure he always had power over him, a new documentary has claimed. Four-episode miniseries Surviving Jeffrey Epstein premiered on Sunday, and features interviews with numerous Epstein accusers recounting his crimes and predatory behaviour. Financier Epstein killed himself in a New York cell last August while awaiting trial on […]

‘Disgusted’ Argos customer ‘is sent text from delivery driver asking her if she is single’ hours after he brought a package to her house Katie Norfolk, from Hessle, East Yorkshire, shared a  screenshot of the texts  Sender claimed to be driver who ‘came and delivered to her house’ on Monday Sender says he has ‘wild question’ before saying he wonders ‘if […]

SUSIE Zhao, the professional poker player who was tragically killed in July, had been bound with zip ties, sexually assaulted with a large object and was “lit on fire,” a new report reveals. The new disturbing details, revealed in court records obtained by WXYZ, also show that Zhao, 33, had met with her alleged killer Jeffery Morris in a motel […]

Donald Trump CONGRATULATES QAnon follower who won Republican primary and immediately called Nancy Pelosi a ‘b***h’ – saying she is a ‘real WINNER!’ Donald Trump issued praise for QAnon believer Marjorie Taylor Greene for winning her Republican primary election in Georgia’s 14th district Tuesday night ‘Congratulations to future Republican Star Marjorie Taylor Greene on a big Congressional primary win in […]