Attempts to stabilise the stricken vessel and pump 4,000 tonnes of fuel from its hold have failed. Police in Mauritius prepared to board a grounded ship leaking tonnes of oil into its crystal-clear waters, as clean-up crews confront a growing ecological disaster on the archipelago’s pristine shores. The ship’s captain, a 58-year-old Indian national, will […]

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The world came within touching distance of all-out nuclear war when the Cuban Missile Crisis erupted after Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to fulfil Fidel Castro’s request to place nuclear missiles in […]

Fox News Flash top headlines for August 8 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. Justin Wilson, 26, of Germantown, Md., caught a break earlier this year when a judge freed him from jail as a coronavirus precaution. But now Wilson is back in custody after allegedly stabbing a […]

Soccer pals’ shock as teenager is accused of hacking the Twitter accounts of leading politicians and celebrities from his mother’s house in Bognor Regis Teenager Mason Sheppard, 19, could face up to 45 years in prison in America Prosecutors claim he played key role in plot to steal tens of thousands of pounds The alleged cyber […]

In our series of letters from African journalists, Sierra Leonean-Gambian writer Ade Daramy explains how he was instrumental in getting Gambians an address. Last year I did a piece for the BBC about how easy was to get lost in The Gambia where very few streets are named. It sparked lively debate here in the […]

Rishi Sunak’s dishes will last until the autumn as some of Britain’s most popular restaurants celebrate an ‘incredible’ boost from the scheme Diners last week queued outside pubs and restaurants for Eat Out to Help Out A former Pizza Express chief executive said sales soared by up to 48 per cent   The surge in demand has […]

THE transfer of a high ranking Army leader at Fort Hood has been delayed following the murder of female soldier Vanessa Guillén earlier this year. The Army said Major General Scott Efflandt will stay at the base as an independent investigation gets underway to determine whether leadership failures contributed to her death, and the deaths […]

THOUSANDS of NHS workers have taken to the streets to demand better wages for staff left "on their knees" by the coronavirus pandemic. In London, health workers who have missed out on a public sector pay rise fell silent for two minutes as a mark of respect for colleagues who have lost their lives fighting […]

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Usually, Japan is not as vocal as other nations about China’s interests in the South China Sea, but the latest outburst from Tokyo as ignited fury from Beijing. Japanese Defence Minister Taro […]

Simba regains his pride: Tortured lion cub subjected to horrific abuse while used to lure tourists in Russia will be flown for new life in Africa WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Torturers snapped his legs to prevent the cub running away as he grew bigger Vladimir Putin was so shocked that he ordered a criminal probe into […]