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Florida bobcat and baby alligator battle to the death in back yard

‘Only in Florida!’ Bobcat and baby alligator battle to the death in amazed guy’s back yard The fight footage was shot by Conner DeMonte in Port Charlotte on Monday  Battle starts on patio then moves to grass, with gator tossed into air at one point Baby alligator tries to fend off the bobcat but is […]

Being overweight 'increases risk of severe Covid-19 by at least 40%'

Being overweight raises the risk of severe Covid-19 by at least 40%, finds study of English patients – and obese people may be 70% more likely to end up in hospital if they catch the disease Researchers analysed data from more than 300,000 people in England  They found extra weight is linked with ‘higher odds’ […]

Man stuck after falling in well and getting wedged pulled to safety by rope

Dive right in! Like the weather, the Daily Star’s FREE newsletter is a scorcher A man who weighs 19st has been pulled to safety from a well after he accidentally fell in and got stuck. Video shared on Chinese social media shows the 28-year-old, who is identified by the surname Liu, getting trapped at the […]

Dead body found in £30m mansion abandoned since 1980s sparks murder probe

Police have launched a murder investigation after the body of a homeless man believed to have been stabbed to death was found in a £30 million mansion that had been abandoned since the 1980s. Cops believe the man was stabbed 30 years ago, despite only discovering the body recently. The corpse was found by renovators […]

Police beat protesters as EU condemns Belarus vote

Protesters set up barricades in the Belarus capital Minsk and clashes were reported in several cities on Tuesday night, after main opposition figure Svetlana Tikhanovskaya fled. A BBC team in Minsk was attacked by police, who were accused by protesters of brutality. Protests erupted hours after Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko was awarded victory in Sunday’s […]

Colorado Springs cop suspended for ‘KILL THEM ALL’ comment on protest livestream

A Colorado Springs cop has been temporarily suspended after an investigation found he commented “KILL THEM ALL” on a live stream video of a police brutality protest in June. Colorado Springs Sgt. Keith Wrede used a pseudonym on Facebook to write “KILL THEM ALL” and “KILL EM ALL” in response to a local ABC affiliate’s […]

Donald Trump’s plans to cut military in South Korea could backfire in disastrous way

The Pentagon previously presented the White House with options to reduce the US military presence in South Korea, according to the Wall Street Journal. But White House senior officials have said there is no immediate plans to remove American forces. Speaking to Express.co.uk, Harry Kazianis, Senior Director at the Center for the National Interest, explained how the […]

LIVE: New Zealand defers parliament dissolution over coronavirus

New Zealand defers dissolution of parliament after COVID-19 outbreak, but no decision yet on postponing election. The World Health Organization has not received enough information on the Russian COVID-19 vaccine to evaluate it, according to Jarbas Barbosa, the assistant director of its regional branch, the Pan American Health Organization. President Vladimir Putin said Russia has […]