Authorities have charged a 17-year-old from Texas with making a terroristic threat after he allegedly posted on Snapchat about blowing up a plane before flying from Houston to Guatemala. The 17-year-old, Hector Fernando Fonseca, posted messages on the app on Aug. 2, saying, “blown this s— up,” along with a photo of George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston and then […]

Don’t call me Dick Braine! New UKIP chief Richard Braine accuses George Osborne of ‘bullying’ after former Chancellor made joke about his name Richard Braine took over from Gerard Batten after European election disaster  Pro-EU Osborne responded by pointing out that Richard abbreviates to Dick  Ukip boss said that he’s ‘a bit fed up’ with ‘all this dickbraine stuff’ on […]

A MASSIVE storm system will sweep across Britain today – sparking yet another yellow weather warning for rain and floods. A stretch of intense thundery downpours will move up from the south of England this morning – drenching areas with up to 1.5in of rain over just two hours. The yellow weather warning for thunderstorms stretches from the Welsh border […]

A WOMAN died and a man was injured in mysterious circumstances after entering the sea in Devon this weekend, police said yesterday. It's not known how the pair got into difficulty at Brixham cove – or how long they had been in the water when they were discovered on Sunday. The coastguard pulled the body of the woman, in her […]

A poet’s prescription: Simon Armitage’s 51-word verse about the search for a cancer cure is etched onto a tiny pill Poet Laureate Simon Armitage tackled subject of cancer research in 51 words His poem Finishing It had to fit two sides of a pill measuring just 20mm by 10mm Armitage was commissioned to write the verses about the cutting-edge science […]

Hong Kong: Donald Trump warned that China was moving troops to the Hong Kong border as protesters clashed with riot police at the city's international airport for a second time last night. Chinese People’s Liberation Army soldiers demonstrate their skill during an open day of Stonecutter Island naval base, in Hong Kong in June. Credit:AP Scuffles broke out after protesters allegedly […]

MILLIONS of spiders are eight-legging it into homes and offices across Britain weeks early because they think summer is a washout. The invasion normally happens in September or October but experts say the heavy rain is making it happen early. Our homes are a big attraction for spiders as central heating provides the perfect conditions for females to lay their […]

Ivanka Trump has been quietly reading up on gun reform proposals and meeting with their congressional advocates following the deadly mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, according to a new report. The first daughter and White House senior adviser reached out to Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) about a bipartisan bill he introduced with Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) that would […]

A New Jersey man was shot, and his daughter was hurt, by attackers who broke into their home Tuesday morning, police said. The 43-year-old and his 18-year-old daughter were inside their home on Equality Court in Mount Laurel around 3 a.m. when two men broke in through a back window and ordered them to hand over their money, Mount Laurel […]

AN Irish toddler who was found floating face-down in a swimming pool in Spain has tragically died in hospital. The boy, three, was pulled from the water at an apartment complex in Cabo Roig near Alicante at around 9am on Monday. The toddler died in the early hours of this morning at Alicante General Hospital, reports local media. Police sources […]