Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot, 44, ‘tried to shut down jet’s ENGINES in mid-air while riding in cockpit jump seat,’ forcing plane to divert: Charged with EIGHTY-THREE counts of attempted murder Joseph David Emerson, 44, faces the homicide charges along with an additional 83 counts of reckless endangerment and one count of endangering an aircraft Emerson is believed to have been […]

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A shocking video circulating on social media has sparked an investigation by Chinese authorities, as it appears to show a worker from the renowned Tsingtao brewery urinating into a tank believed to contain ingredients for its popular beer. The video, tagged with the location “Tsingtao Beer No.3 Factory,” captures a worker dressed in company uniform and a helmet, scaling a […]

Heartbroken daughter visited an empty grave for four years after bungling crematorium staff left her mother’s ashes on a shelf Daughter discovered Cardiff Crematorium had failed to bury her mother’s ashes Rachel Griffiths, 47, and son Jordan, 27, visited the empty grave up to 50 times Local council sent her a letter four years after her mother died of a […]

Russian military officials have claimed to have shot down three missiles fired by Ukraine at the peninsular. Pro-Russian governor, Vladimir Saldo, posted on Telegram: “Three enemy missiles heading toward Crimea were downed.” The Ukrainian missile attack came after Russian strikes killed at least six civilians during an attack on a mail-sorting warehouse in the region of Kharkiv on Saturday. Separate […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. You’d think a political operation would have to be fairly extreme to have its ads rejected by Facebook, the social networking giant which, let’s face it, has never been too choosy about such things. So the mild-mannered men and women of Victoria’s Legalise […]

Wartime wedding: Young Israeli volunteers called up to protect Jewish state from Iran-backed Hezbollah get married… just five miles from the border with Lebanon Hila Elbaz, 25, and Kfir Asor, 25, got married at a ceremony at the Dalton Winery They had planned a lavish wedding on 22 October in their home town of Haifa But after they were called up […]

Stefania Stavytska, 25, woke up early on October 7 with a nauseous feeling of deja vu. For the second time in 18 months, terror coursed through her entire body, triggered by the sound of screeching sirens. The video producer thought she’d left the wrath of war behind when she left Kyiv after Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine. But her […]

Storm Babet chaos: Map shows 250 flood warnings in place across Britain with millions facing travel disruption and eight dead after torrential rain and 80mph gales battered the UK Storm has now passed – but leaves a trail of death and disruption in its wake READ MORE: Storm Babet lifts up entire forest floor – with baffled dog on top […]

Greece: 5.5 magnitude earthquake strikes near island of Crete A beautiful European island is perfect for an autumn getaway, with forecasts of 29C this weekend. Crete in Greece is the largest and southernmost Greek island with mountains and a population of 624,000. It has hot and dry summers reaching temperatures of 32C and mild winters lingering around 20C. And there […]