A man accused of crashing into White House barriers apparently planned to deliver a coup speech announcing the end of American democracy. Sai Varshith Kandula, 19, intended to overthrow US government and kill President Joe Biden if necessary in the May 22 crash, according to prosecutors. Kandula was being held without bail awaiting a hearing on […]
The neighbour of a couple accused of murdering a nine-year-old boy made a chilling 999 call to say: ‘They are doing something bad to their kid in the bath.’ Alfie Steele’s lifeless body was found with 50 different injuries at his ‘dishevelled’ family home in Droitwich, Worcester in February 2021. His mum, Carla Scott, 35, […]
The family of a man stabbed to death have described how their lives have been ‘shattered’, as three people remain in custody for questioning. Police were called in the early hours of Sunday to an address in Park Road in Ryde, the Isle of Wight, where Tommy Barton was being treated by paramedics. The 30-year-old, […]
A woman has hit out at “older generations” after receiving backlash for her extensively tattooed body. Taylor Paige Courtenay, 26, from South Devon, has spent the last decade covering herself in body art, after she received her first tattoo at 17. She has highlighted the negative comments from people, some of whom have said she […]
The UK’s police watchdog has launched an investigation into the Metropolitan Police after officers pointed a taser at a “distressed” 91-year-old woman who was bound with handcuffs and covered with a spit hood. Officers with the service restrained the woman – who suffers from dementia – in early May as they attended an incident in […]
Russian nationalist commentators said Tuesday that the first mass drone attack to strike Moscow highlights the government’s inability to prepare the population for a prolonged conflict that is steadily crossing the nation’s borders. The flurry of drones that targeted the Russian capital on Tuesday morning caused minimal damage, shattering some windows in three residential buildings […]
A man has died after a car plummeted hundreds of feet off a cliff in Kent, police have confirmed. Kent Police confirmed a “single vehicle collision” took place in Kingsdown, Deal over the weekend on Sunday, May 28 that prompted a large-scale emergency response. Deal residents were shocked by a significant response at the foot of […]
At least 10 people have died after a bus skidded off a bridge and into a gorge. The bus was carrying Hindu pilgrims to a shrine in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Tuesday when it fell from the bridge into a Himalayan gorge. 55 others have been injured in the crash – and police in the area […]
King Charles honours military personnel at Windsor Castle A member of the Royal Navy has been taken unwell during a presentation of the Royal Victorian Order by King Charles II. Royal Navy personnel are being given the order as recognition for their part in Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral procession. The monarch is hosting a special […]
Come rain or shine, pensioners living in a Southampton neighbourhood have been receiving their Metro newspaper thanks to a community hero. Atif Khan has been delivering your favourite newspaper to the elderly and less able people in his area for the past 20 years. His brother Amad, who is also based in the city and […]