WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With the U.S. election approaching, President Donald Trump on Monday again raised the idea of separating the U.S. and Chinese economies, also known as decoupling, suggesting the United States would not lose money if the world’s two biggest economies no longer did business. “So when you mention the word decouple, it’s an […]

Takeaways will be told to cut portions of fast food including pizza and chips by up to a fight in government drive to tackle obesity Government is urging food industry to reduce calories in many products Calories in some foods should be reduced by as much as 20% over four years Experts singled out takeaway […]

Nearly three-quarters of Brits want the House Of Lords overhauled after the PM packed it with “cronies”. A new poll found 71% of the nation is against the current system in which peers are appointed by the Prime Minister – rather than elected – to Parliament’s second chamber. Around 43% want members to be partially […]

A man has been arrested after a spate of gruesome animal mutilations across rural France. Police said earlier on Monday that two suspects had escaped a manhunt launched after a horse owner near Dijon raised the alarm, and that their trail had gone cold. At least 30 attacks have been reported across the country since […]

A Texas man is under arrest for murder after police allege he "intentionally" ran over his ex-wife with his pickup truck as she walked along a road early Saturday, killing her. Officers called to the accident scene about 2:30 a.m. Saturday found the victim, 33-year-old Dominga Estrada, unresponsive and laying on the side of the […]

The UK government is sending Brits on 150-mile round trips to take coronavirus tests, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has admitted. Mr Hancock said on Monday September 7 that he has brought in a new national cap of 75 miles each way for the tests after a backlog led to people being told to drive hundreds […]

Out-of-control marauding monkeys have taken to raiding and attacking residents of an Indian city in their own homes, according to reports. Locals in Coimbatore, a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, have prompted forestry officials to take drastic action after a spate of vicious monkey attacks in the last week. The suspects […]

PARIS (Reuters) – More than five years after Islamist militants killed 12 of their colleagues, staff at French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo say they re-published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad to tell the world they are “still standing” – albeit with a security detail. Police officers guard the entrance to the magazine’s new, bunker-like office, […]

Made you jump! Playful dolphin leaps clean out of the water right next to a delighted jet-skier off the South Coast Darren Wakley saw the dolphin leap 5ft from the water in Weymouth in Dorset The dolphin, nicknamed Danny, jumped through the air right next to water craft Mr Wakley had been on tour with […]

A 15-YEAR-old boy was shot on his way to school today – as kids "ran home in terror". A teenager has been arrested after the Year 11 pupil was shot in Kesgrave near Ipswich just before 9am this morning, Suffolk Police confirmed. The victim was seriously injured and airlifted to Addenbrooke’s Hospital where he is […]