Football hooligan, 40, is jailed for nearly three years for attacking Guardian columnist Owen Jones because of his political beliefs and sexuality James Healy admitted assaulting Owen Jones outside a pub in north London  He denied being motivated by Mr Jones’ sexuality or political campaigning  Healy was today given a two-year, eight-month prison sentence over […]

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – A South African police and security dragnet recaptured 63 out of 69 prisoners who escaped on Friday after overpowering guards during exercise at Malmesbury prison, the department of correctional services said. The prisoners, who were awaiting trial, escaped around noon from the facility, situated along the west coast some 66 kms […]

Federal agents make aggressive sweep through Portland on 57th straight night of unrest Democrats continue to push back against President Trump’s support of federal intervention; Corke reports from the White House. Portland authorities are calling on the government to remove fencing around a federal courthouse amid ongoing protests or face legal action, according to a recently published […]

CORONAVIRUS cases in England appear to be creeping up – as 2,800 people are infected with the disease every day, new figures show. An estimated 1,000 more people are catching Covid-19 every day compared with last week, according to the Office for National Statistics. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & […]

A toddler's body has been found during the search for Thaddeus Sran, a 2-year-old California boy who vanished from his Fresno home in the middle of the night on July 14. The remains were found in a farming area outside the city. According to FOX26, the body belongs to a child approximately 2 to 3 […]

AMBER Heard had deep lacerations, gashes and cuts after Johnny Depp attacked her in a three day "hostage" situation, a friend told the High Court today. Raquel "Rocky" Pennington, an American mixed martial artist, said she had seen deep cuts on Heard's arms after the 34-year-old claimed she was attacked by Depp in Australia. The […]

A FAMILY is offering their £300,000 house and £28,000 BMW in a £2 raffle after failing to sell up during the coronavirus pandemic. The lucky winner will be handed keys to the Rowcroft family's five-bedroom, semi-detached property in Manchester. The family-of-five are also throwing in their white BMW with blacked-out windows and plush new alloys […]

Four residents were seriously injured, including to 9-year-old girl, in a Queens blaze overnight, authorities said. The inferno broke out just before 12:15 a.m. Friday at a two-story home in Woodside, and took nearly two hours for the five dozen firefighters to get under control, according to the FDNY. Video posted to social media shows […]

(Reuters) – Iran said on Friday a U.S. fighter jet “harassed” an Iranian civilian airliner in an act of terrorism which injured and panicked passengers, dismissing a U.S. account that the jet was merely conducting a visual inspection. State TV video footage of the inside of the Iranian airliner shows a passenger lying immobile of […]

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Young Thai political activists set fire to pictures of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha outside government house on Friday and called for his resignation, as pressure builds on the generals who orchestrated a 2014 coup to leave office. In the past week there have been small protests seeking to drive him from office […]