SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea reversed a decision to withdraw its staff from an inter-Korean liaison office by sending some back to work on Monday, South Korea said, in a turnaround that came after U.S. President Donald Trump opted not to impose extra sanctions on the North. On Friday, North Korea had said it was […]

A couple stranded onboard the stricken Norwegian cruise ship have told how their dream trip turned into a nightmare. Rodney Horgen, 62 and Judy Lemieux, 66, from Minnesota, US, were among hundreds of passengers rescued from luxury cruise the Viking Sky over the weekend. The cruise was carrying 1,373 passengers and crew when it suffered […]

Jerusalem: A house near Tel Aviv was destroyed and six people were wounded after a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip, Israeli police and medics say. Israeli police said the rocket hit the house in the community of Mishmeret, north of the city of Kfar Saba, setting off a fire. The sounds of air raid sirens […]

BANGKOK (Reuters) – A party linked to Thailand’s military led the popular vote after most ballots had been counted from Sunday’s general election, the country’s first since a 2014 coup, giving it a surprise advantage over anti-junta parties hoping to make a comeback. Unofficial results will be announced on Monday afternoon, so it is still […]

DEARBORN, Mich./MIAMI (Reuters) – Retired Ford assembly plant worker and Donald Trump supporter Henry Thompson was giddy as he listened to a summary of U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report on TV at a Dearborn, Michigan, diner on Sunday. Mueller found no evidence the Trump campaign colluded with Russia in the 2016 election, according […]

Over-75s must not lose free TV licence, says Sir David: Presenter’s warning as he says he is still a ‘BBC man’ despite new Netflix series e-mail 7 View comments Sir David Attenborough has spoken out against the BBC’s proposal to scrap free TV licences for over-75s. Entering the debate, the veteran BBC presenter said: ‘One […]

MONDAY will be a mainly settled day with most parts of Britain enjoying dry conditions with sunny spells. However, parts of the west and far north will be cloudy with a few showers. UK weather forecast for 6am on Monday March 25 UK weather forecast for 3pm on Monday March 25 Be in control of […]

LAGS have come up with a bizarre new way to get drugs and contraband phones into jails– hiding them in dead rats. Crimal gangs in league with prisoners are scooping the organs out of the rodents and filling them with everything from Spice to cigarette papers. The rats are then thrown into prison yards for […]

Britain’s disused factories, offices and railways could provide land for 1million new homes, claim green campaigners A million homes could be built on land currently occupied by disused buildings Factories, offices, warehouses and railways could be replaced with housing The Campaign to Protect Rural England say two thirds of land is ‘shovel ready’  e-mail 3 […]

CHILDREN as young as nine are suffering severe mental disorders after using cannabis, shock figures show. More than 3,400 youngsters were hospitalised last year with mental and behavioural illnesses caused by the drug. Many are believed to be buying it over social media. Admissions for cannabis-induced disorders among under-19s have soared by ten per cent […]