THE terrifying eruption of a volcano in New Zealand this morning was caught on camera by a boat full of panicked tourists. The White Island volcano, just off the town of Whakatane on the country's north coast, erupted at around 2.11pm, leaving at least five dead and many more fatalities feared. Footage shot from a boat just off the island […]

Cruel thieves steal a litter of six three-week-old American bulldog puppies worth around £6,000 from the home where they lived with their mother The six pooches – just three weeks old – are too young to be away from mother The unpleasant thieves are likely to try to sell them on over the festive period Detective Sergeant Sam Stuart, of […]

FRIENDS of Prince Andrew have cast doubt on claims he was seen dancing with "sex slave" Virginia Roberts at Tramp nightclub, pointing out he went to a party at the same venue three days later. A second witness has come forward to back up claims the Duke of York danced with Ms Roberts on the night he is alleged to […]

STAR Trek actor René Auberjonois has died aged 79 at his home in Los Angeles of metastatic lung cancer. Auberjonois was a prolific actor, working for nearly half a century in TV and film.  He was best known for his roles in "Boston Legal," "Benson" and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine". The actor died Sunday at his home in Los […]

Bob Hawke’s daughter makes explosive claim she was raped by a former minister and her father forced her to stay quiet as he feared a scandal would risk his chance of becoming Labor leader Rosslyn Dillon claims her father begged her to stay quiet after she was raped  Once Australia’s most beloved politician, Hawke feared it could derail his career  […]

STORM Atiyah will smash through the UK tonight with 80mph winds — before another storm barrels into Britain on Tuesday. The Met Office yesterday warned that Christmas decorations could become dangerous projectiles in the stormy weather and homeowners should secure ornaments as wind speeds pick up tonight. With its yellow warning for wind, which is in place tonight and into […]

A group of crooks stole ATM machines with thousands of dollars inside at two Little Italy eateries overnight, authorities said. Police were called to Italian bakery La Bella Ferrara on Mulberry Street at about 8:30 a.m. after a store worker arrived and noticed their ATM, which was affixed to the outside of the store, had been ripped from the wall, […]

Get the coffee brewing… how the most crucial Election in a generation will unfold (starting with the exit poll at 10pm) BBC, Sky, ITV and Channel 4 will be holding all night long election programmes  The first drama of the night comes with announcement of the exit poll at 10pm  Cornwall North and Cornwall South East expected to be the […]

Moment ‘wedding crasher’ bursts in on reception shouting ‘it should have been me’ to horror of bride who feared it was husband’s ‘crazy ex-girlfriend’ Stacey Owen, 29, thought intruder was new husband Keri’s ‘crazy ex-girlfriend’ But the woman was actually comedian January Rees, from Glynneath in Wales She burst into the wedding  at Ty Newydd Country Hotel in Aberdare last […]

An American drone seemingly lost over Libya in November was actually shot down by Russia, the US military said. Russian forces may not have realized the unarmed drone belonged to the United States when they took it down, the military told Reuters. “They certainly know who it belongs to now and they are refusing to return it. They say they […]