Hurricane Ian death toll jumps to at least FIFTY-TWO after county blasted for issuing late evacuation order reported 35 new fatalities Confirmed death toll from Hurricane Ian rises to 52, with the majority in Florida’s Lee County Lee County did not issue evacuation until Tuesday, where 35 deaths were reported, a day later than other nearby counties where the storm […]

She really is going to need a bigger boat! Nine-year-old schoolgirl lands 400lb bluefin tuna worth £70,000 (but has to throw it back) Izzy Crotty, 9, hauled in a monster fish more than five times her own weight The schoolgirl, from Crediton, Devon, found the specimen off Plymouth coast Bluefin tuna is highly sought delicacy in Japan, but a protected […]

Coronavirus: Donald Trump meets with Jair Bolsonaro We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s highly controversial leader, appears to be on the ropes on […]

Dear Amy: Our five family members share ownership of a remote rural summer home. By agreement, each member can stay there up to two weeks a year. Eighteen months ago, our brother became unemployed, unhoused, and has been staying in this house year-round, reluctantly leaving (late) when the other partners go for their annual vacation time. Our brother has three […]

Patricia Surkitt has tripled her usual haul of ribbons at the Melbourne Royal Show after entering a marathon 70 cooking events, and her appetite for winning is now turning to the Lilydale Show. “It’s my best ever year,” she said. “I’ve got the most … ribbon prizes that I’ve ever received.” Patricia Surkitt, who had 70 entries in the Melbourne […]

This year’s Nobel Prize season approaches as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shattered decades of almost uninterrupted peace in Europe and raised the risks of a nuclear disaster. The secretive Nobel committees never hint who will win the prizes in medicine, physics, chemistry, literature, economics or peace. It’s anyone’s guess who might win the awards being announced starting Monday. Yet […]

Wrestler turned politician Antonio Inoki, known as Japan’s Dennis Rodman who fought Muhammad Ali in the ’bout of the century’, dies aged 79 Japanese wrestling legend-turned-politician Antonio Inoki has died aged 79 He was born in wartime Yokohama in Japan on February 20, 1943 Inoki founded New Japan Pro Wrestling in 1972 and fought Muhammad Ali He was elected to the Japanese […]

A Colorado Springs police officer who fatally shot a man who was armed with a knife was justified in using deadly force, according to a review of the police shooting. On Dec. 8, 2021, Officer Jacob Kelly shot Michael Anthony Pantoja who was armed with a knife, according to the El Paso County District Attorney’s Office. Pantoja refused to comply […]

‘I’ve lost a bit of my boom’: Veteran BBC presenter Mark Mardell, 65, reveals he has Parkinson’s after noticing he was struggling to open Waitrose packaging Former BBC presenter Mark Mardell has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s  The 65-year-old served as BBC News’s Europe and North America editor  Mardell shared the news on Roger Bolton’s Beeb Watch podcast  Former BBC presenter Mark […]

A suspect has been arrested for a hit-and-run crash in Lakewood that killed a pedestrian. Irene Lonnie Martinez, 55, of Aurora, was arrested early Friday morning in Aurora, Lakewood police said in a news release. Just before 7 p.m. Thursday a driver westbound on West Colfax Avenue hit a pedestrian at Kendall Street and the driver fled the scene without […]