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Iceland volcano LIVE: Lava shoots into the sky following weeks of earthquakes near Grindavik – as official warns ‘this is a different creature to anything we’ve seen before’   Offical warns 'this is a different creature to anything we've seen before' Volcanologist Porvaldur Póroarson told Icelandic newspaper MBL.is that this volcanic eruption is ‘different’ to […]

Would YOU want to live in its shadow? Locals slam John Lewis’ plans to build 24-storey block of flats dubbed ‘Waitrose Tower’ above south London store Are you affected by the proposals? Get in touch: [email protected]  Locals have slammed John Lewis’ plans to build a 24-storey block of flats dubbed ‘Waitrose Tower’ above a store […]

Stuffy old Wills? The boring Prince of Wails? You’re having a laugh…And so is genial William, as these uproarious pictures show! Portrayed as dour, the real William has always had his mother’s sense of fun  He’s often been thought of as the more serious of the princely brothers – a slightly awkward combination of formality […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A member of a US senator’s staff has been sacked after filming himself having sex in a congressional hearing room. Aidan Maese-Czeropski, 24, who works for the Democratic senator for the state of Maryland, Ben Cardin, recorded his […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The experience of receiving myriad unwanted phone calls, many of which are scams with varying levels of sophistication, is something all Australians are becoming increasingly familiar with. They come at all times of the day and night and, […]

Anger erupts over the ‘show trial’ of a Hong Kong media tycoon as David Cameron calls the proceedings ‘politically motivated’ Jimmy Lai was arrested in 2020 during pro-democracy protests crackdown The trial of a Hong Kong media tycoon for ‘national security crimes’ began yesterday amid widespread international condemnation. Lord Cameron, the Foreign Secretary, has described […]

A BRITISH woman who was allegedly gang-raped by five tourists in Ayia Napa is willing to face her attackers in court. The alleged victim, 20, is prepared to give evidence and see justice done, the Sun has learned. Having already described in harrowing detail how she was gang-raped, the young woman will bravely take to the […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. At least 95 people have been killed in a magnitude 6.2 earthquake in north-western China, the country’s state media reported on Tuesday. The official Xinhua News Agency said that 86 people died in the province of Gansu and […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Mike Grgich, the winemaker at Chateau Montelena in Napa Valley, and his staff were taken aback on May 25, 1976, after they received a surprising telegram. It read in part, “STUNNING SUCCESS IN PARIS TASTING.” What tasting? What […]

Michael Gove to unveil plans to boost new home targets by cracking down on ‘Nimby’ councils while protecting the green belt Minister will criticise local authorities that oversee delays in housebuilding Announcing measures to boost planning performances and meet targets  Michael Gove will unveil plans to crack down on slow-building ‘Nimby’ councils while protecting the […]