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US envoy arrives in Ethiopia amid crisis

The US envoy to the Horn of Africa is visiting the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, to press for a peaceful solution to the war...

Maid jailed 6 months for spiking baby’s milk

A maid, who wanted a baby she cared for to sleep through the night, spiked the 13-month-old girl’s milk with a muscle relaxant. The 32-year-old...

Man wrongfully convicted since 1994 freed; awarded heavily

A federal jury on Friday awarded more than $25 million to a man who sued the city of Chicago and two police detectives after...

Most harrowing child kidnap cases including baby snatched from cot [Photos]

Parents become riddled with extreme fear if their child returns home late, forgets to send a text or wanders off in a shop, even...

Primary school asks boys to wear skirts to class to ‘promote equality’

A primary school has asked boys as well as girls as young as three to go in today wearing skirts – to ‘promote equality’. ...

Pastor arrested in prostitution sting

A Virginia pastor is accused of solicitation of minors for prostitution after a police sting. John Blanchard, 51, is one of 17 men the Chesterfield...

Covid-19: New vaccination requirements for Ghanaian travellers to USA

New rules for travel to the United States go into effect for flights departing on Monday, November 8, 2021.  The rules released by the Biden...

Drug dealer carrying £140k of cannabis took lift from police

A drug dealer accepted a lift from police officers while carrying £140,000 worth of cannabis, a court heard. Jesse Winsborough crashed his car in a...

Pastor arrested in prostitution sting

A Virginia pastor is accused of solicitation of minors for prostitution after a police sting. John Blanchard, 51, is one of 17 men the Chesterfield...

Blind Paralympian jailed for gluing himself to plane writes from prison

As world leaders come together this week at COP26, I write this from a cell in Wandsworth Prison where I am serving a 12-month sentence for...

Meet the lecturer who lives in a bush because she can’t afford rent

Higher education is one of the most casualised sectors of the UK economy, and for many it means a struggle to get by. Like many...

12-year-old girl accidentally swallows magnets amid TikTok craze

A 12-year-old girl faces having a major surgery after she accidentally swallowed magnets, as children across the country take part in a TikTok challenge. Lexi...

Woman’s body ‘found dumped in suitcase four days after her wedding’

 A newlywed mum's body was found dumped in a suitcase just four days after her wedding. The woman, named locally as Dawn Walker, was found...

21-storey building collapses in Lagos

A 21-storey building under construction in Nigeria’s main city, Lagos, has collapsed. Eyewitnesses told the BBC that several people are believed to be trapped inside...

I found out I was pregnant in prison, gave birth chained to my bed

A woman has revealed how she was forced to give birth to her daughter while chained to her bed in prison. Mum Jessica Kent ended...

Tonga records first coronavirus case since start of pandemic

Tongans have been rushing to vaccinate themselves against coronavirus after the Pacific island nation confirmed its first case on Friday.  The infection was detected in...

Death row inmate who killed police officer found dead in prison

A death row inmate who killed a police officer at a Texas Walmart store nearly a decade ago has been found dead in his...

Bill Gates’ daughter pens emotional note to father on 66th birthday

Jennifer Gates, daughter to American billionaire, Bill Gates, penned an emotional note to her father as the latter clocks 66 years. The 25-year-old took her...

Inside Mike Tyson’s cannabis empire that makes £500k a month

Mike Tyson earned a mint as a boxer, film star and most recently a public speaker, but it's his latest transformation as a drug...

Man caught on CCTV camera filming himself sexually assaulting woman

CCTV footage caught the moment a young man assaulted a woman as she walks alone down a residential street. In a video shared online, a...

How rapper’s wife fed husband’s body to rats and put his organs in washing machine

A rapper's widow is accused of murdering and dismembering him before drinking his blood. Marina Kokhal has been released from custody and put under house arrest despite...

Entrepreneur who quit university to start business now employs his own dad

A businessman, who struggled during school and dropped out of university to follow his dream, is now operating a global trainer business so successful...

Headteacher ‘gets lap dance from pupils’ at school event [Photos]

A headteacher is being investigated after images appeared to show him getting lap dances from students in a school assembly. Images from the event at Hazard...

Man in court for telling woman ‘Ok, I raped you’ on WhatsApp

A man, who denies raping a woman while she was asleep, admitted the attack in a message to her on WhatsApp, a court heard. Bryan...

Mum dies after going through ‘absolute hell’ of losing her daughter

A family has suffered another heartbreak after a mum who lost her eight-year-old daughter died. Alice Holton, 31, who has been described as "positive...

Archbishop of Canterbury opposes Ghana’s anti-LGBTQI+ Bill

Several leaders from UK-based churches have expressed worry over the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill presently before Parliament...

LGBTQI+ activities are illegal in 69 UN member states – Report

The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) World says consensual same-sex activity is still illegal in 69 UN member states. ILGA World...

A woman pope? Meet the feminists trying to save the Catholic Church

Ulrike Knobbe, a 65-year-old lifelong churchgoer, had never thought of herself as a feminist. “I was even against feminists for a long time,” she...

Chinese students sue Apple for not adding a charger to iPhone 12

Five Chinese students are suing Apple for not providing a charger with the iPhone 12, first reported by Vice. Apple stopped including EarPods and wall chargers with...

Moment female officer is crushed by undercover police car during robbery chase

This is the moment a female Met officer is crushed by an undercover police car during a robbery chase in South London today. Video shared...

Couple discover mystery ‘secret room’ hidden inside their kitchen cupboard

A stunned couple has discovered a hidden room in their new flat just days after they moved in. The secret space, which was found...

Pilot shares tips for surviving aeroplane crash after 20 people cheat death

While it might seem like surviving a plane crash is an unlikely feat, it turns out that 95 percent of aviation crashes are survivable...

Man desperate to avoid wife begs to be sent to prison

A man under house arrest has reportedly broken his house arrest terms and begged police to take him to prison so he can get away from...

Couple floats to their wedding in a cooking pot [Video]

When floods hit southern India, it looked as though a young couple would be unable to make their wedding. But they managed to reach...

Preacher arrested for alleged human sacrifice dies in car crash

A Jamaican cult leader whose followers killed two people in a 'human sacrifice' ritual has died in a police car crash while being taken...

Lady coughs out GHS 18k dinner bill after date refuses to pay for 23 relatives she invited

A woman was left with an enormous bill when her blind date refused to pay for the 23 members of her family she invited...

Tears as popular celebrity artiste loses mother

Legendary American rapper, Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., popularly known as Snoop Dogg, has lost his mum. The ‘Drop It Like It’s Hot’ hitmaker has been...

Moment Governor was slapped during public speech [Video]

An event introducing a newly-appointed Iranian governor was dramatically interrupted Saturday after a man walked on stage and slapped him in the face. Zeinolabedin Khorram, the new...

Pastor arrested for allegedly engaging in ‘human sacrifice’

Self-styled "prophet" Kevin O Smith, 39, and 41 members of his congregation have been arrested after two people were allegedly killed for "human sacrifice"...

Millionaire hotel tycoon collapses and dies hours after partying at night club

A young multi-millionaire property tycoon has mysteriously died just eight weeks after getting married in a lavish Sikh ceremony. Vivek Chadha, 33, enjoyed close links...