Revealed: Government adviser on Islamaphobia gave his backing to a Pakistani cleric who called for a Christian mother to be hanged for blasphemy Government Islamophobia adviser Qari Asim backs radical cleric Khadim Rizvi  Rizvi led a campaign, which called for the execution of Pakistani woman Asia Bibi Ms Bibi spent nine years on death row for […]

Ten pin paradise: Crumbling 19th Century school swimming baths transformed into carnival-themed £1.5m home with bowling alley and home cinema Former Turkish Baths in St Leonards, East Sussex, had fallen into disrepair when it was purchased in 2013  Built in 1875, it was only used as a public baths for six years before it was […]

Donald Trump isn’t on the ballot for Israel’s national election, yet he’s a dominant factor for many American Jews as they assess the high stakes of Tuesday’s balloting. At its core, the election is a judgment on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has won the post four times but now faces corruption charges. In his […]

Waiter minute! Penguins mimic table-serving birds that danced with Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins Two young penguins were snapped in this position during a trip on South Shetland Islands, Antarctic Andre Erlich, 71, who took the photos said they were running to their parents to get beg for some food The birds, gentoo penguins, […]

Remembrance ceremonies began around the world this week to mark the 25th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide. For nearly 100 days in 1994, the Hutu majority in this small central African nation launched a purge against the Tutsi minority. The violence began after a plane carrying Rwanda’s Hutu president, Juvenal Habyarimana, was shot down by […]

Easter is late this year with Good Friday falling on April 19, Easter Sunday on April 21 and Easter Monday on April 22. Given the time of year, most of us will be hoping for some sunshine and warm weather to make the most of the four-day bank holiday. But the UK could be in […]

Experts compared the Ethiopia crash to another off the coast of Indonesia in October, which claimed the lives of 189 people. Both incidents involved Boeing 737 Max 8 planes. Dennis Muilenburg, chief executive of Boeing, said a software update would help to prevent future incidents. In a video statement, he said: “It’s our responsibility to […]

Women cover their faces with brightly coloured saris when they cross roads crowded with cars, lorries, mopeds and motorcycle taxis. Everywhere people struggle to breathe. Welcome to New Delhi, the most polluted city on Earth. A report by Greenpeace and Swiss environment group IQ AirVisual has named two districts of the capital – Gurugram and […]

Nauman Hussain, left, operator of a limousine company that owned the vehicle involved in a crash that killed 20 people in upstate New York, leaves with his lawyer Lee Kindlon after posting bond at Cobleskill Town Court in Cobleskill, N.Y., Oct. 10, 2018. (Reuters) An operator of a limousine company was indicted Friday on 40 […]

Mother, 31, turns Selfie Queen after ditching junk food diet of crisps and chocolate to drop six stone and six dress sizes Corie Brooks, 31, dropped from a size 20 frame to a size eight through dieting  Ms Brooks spent years binging on unhealthy snacks like multi-packs of crisps  But she restricted her diet to […]