SUNNY spells but bitterly cold temperatures are in store from today and over this weekend – before a feared Easter washout threatens glum holiday weather. Spring is still yet to set in across Britain as thermometers struggle to reach double figures today due to bitter Nordic winds. While most will see pleasant spells of sunshine, […]

A PAIR of US travel bloggers have been branded “stupid” for risking their safety by dangling off a 40ft infinity pool in a bid to get Instagram likes. Kelly Castille, 33, and Kody Workman, 32, who are based in Bali, shared a dramatic picture of themselves posing in a swimming pool at the Kayon Jungle […]

When no one from his class came to a 9-year-old Michigan boy’s birthday party, local police officers stepped up to make his celebration extra special. The Grand Rapids Police Department wrote in a Facebook post that Officer Lynema spotted a young boy, Thomas Daniel, running after a school bus he had just missed. Lynema then […]

Mucky-pedia: Julian Assange smeared feces on walls of Ecuador’s London embassy during his seven-year stay, country’s interior minister claims following Wikipedia founder’s arrest Julian Assange smeared faeces, according to Ecuador’s Interior Minister  Embassy forced to tolerate other unimaginable behaviour by Wikileaks founder  Assange faces up to 12 months in jail after judge found him guilty of skipping […]

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian police have accused Rodrigo Maia, Brazil’s powerful lower house speaker, and his father of receiving bribes totaling at least 1.4 million reais ($361,869), a document seen by Reuters on Friday showed. The federal police document was delivered to the Supreme Court, as part on an ongoing investigation into Maia. Brazilian politicians […]

The Regina Police Service say they are investigating an attempted murder after a 48-year-old man was stabbed on Wednesday. Police said they were called to the 300 block of Rae Street shortly before 2 p.m. for a report of a stabbing. EMS transported the man to hospital with injuries they described as life-threatening. Police say […]

A Kenyan official says suspected Islamist militants have abducted two Cuban doctors after killing their bodyguard in Kenya’s northern county of Mandera. David Ohito, the communications director of the Mandera County government, said the doctors were ambushed on the road as they headed to work Friday. A police official identified the two as Dr. Assel […]

The study saw researchers inserting human versions of MCPH1 into 11 rhesus monkeys. Scientists believe the gene aids the development of the human brain. The monkeys’ brains, like those belonging to humans, took longer to develop. The animals performed better in short-term memory tests and showed better reaction times than wild monkeys. But they did […]

TWO people have been rushed to hospital tonight after a huge Boots sign fell on them in the street. Witnesses described hearing screams and hero passers-by lifting the illuminated sign off an injured woman and an unconscious man in Chingford, East London. The victims are believed to be chemist workers closing up the store when […]

OPP are investigating the reported theft of firearms and other items from a residence in the City of Kawartha Lakes. On Wednesday, OPP were called to investigate a suspected break-and-enter at a residence just outside the Fenelon Falls area, just north of Lindsay. Police say the homeowner returned home and discovered damage to the front […]