Say “cheese,” Magawa! This 7-year-old giant African pouched rat on Friday was awarded a British veterinary charity’s top civilian award for animal bravery after sniffing out unexploded landmines in Cambodia. In addition to 39 landmines, the heroic rodent discovered 28 other items of ordnance across 1.5 million square feet since he was trained by APOPO, […]

A TEENAGE killer who did a "dance of death" after stabbing a pupil on a bus to settle a "school beef" has been jailed for life. Marvin Dyer, 16, plunged a horrific Rambo knife through heart and lungs of 15-year-old Baptista Adjei for revenge for jokes told about him on Snapchat. The killer boarded the bus after […]

There is a growing debate on whether and how society should consider the costs and consequences we are willing to bear to save lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne encourages us to consider the bigger picture and to employ tools to inform the process, such as the Quality Adjusted […]

A Brit holidaymaker threatened to jump off a balcony after allegedly being raped by three men in Italy, according to reports. The woman, 32, was spotted by passers-by who called the police and brought her down to safety, it is claimed. She is said to have been attacked after a night out in Lecce, a […]

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Magawa, a giant African pouched rat, has found 39 mines and 28 unexploded bombs on an area of more than 140,000 square yards. He is charity Apopo’s most successful rodent and the […]

The first hydrogen-powered commercial plane in the world has successfully taken to the skies – with hopes it won't be long until it can fly passengers. All that the six-seater Piper M-class aircraft emits is water vapour. The firm which made the technology now hopes to to make hydrogen planes available commercially. It would mean […]

THIS is the astonishing moment a fantasist exposed his guilt using "crocodile tears" as he lied to cops about a VIP paedo ring in Westminster. Carl Beech, 51, spun an "extraordinary tale" about "three child murders, multiple rapes, kidnapping, false imprisonment and widespread sexual abuse" that sparked a £2.5million witch-hunt. Among those he accused were […]

Captain Tom lends support to charity fundraiser Lloyd Scott as he plans to climb the Three Peaks in a deep-sea diving suit – 18 years after breaking the record for the slowest marathon wearing the same 130lb ensemble Lloyd Scott, 58, will be climbing Britain’s three tallest mountains over eight days Captain Sir Tom Moore […]

Thailand’s King and Queen attend Prince Mahidol Day celebrations – as crop-top-wearing protesters take to the streets mocking his clothing and calling for his power to be reduced King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida were at Siriraj hospital in Bangkok Prince Mahidol Day remembers King’s grandfather’s efforts in medical education The king, who spends much […]

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Officials in the Chinese capital have been enraged by an apparent gear-change in US support for Taiwan and responded with increased military activity in the troubled region. Beijing has accused Washington of […]