A FACEBOOK employee has died after jumping from its HQ building in Silicon Valley, according to reports. Menlo Park Police Department received a 911 call reporting that a man had fallen from the fourth floor around 11.30 am (local time) yesterday. A…
Legendary gun maker Colt has announced Thursday that it would stop making the AR-15 and other long guns for the civilian market, citing falling demand and obligations to military and law enforcement markets. In a statement, Dennis Veilleux, president and CEO of…
Fears for Britain’s oldest travel firm Thomas Cook as they ‘hold talks about emergency sales of assets to stave off going bust’ Thomas Cook is in talks about an emergency ‘fire-sale’ of assets, sources said The company employs 21,000 people in 16…
Pompeo: ‘Abundantly clear’ that Iran conducted attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the U.S. and its regional allies are in agreement that Tehran is responsible; Rich Edson reports from the State Department. Iran warned Thursday that an "all-out war”…
‘That thing’s a 6X6 for nothing!’ Souped-up truck is ridiculed as it spectacularly fails to climb a small hill Truck was a modified Ford F-250 and was driving in West Warwick, Rhode Island Footage shows puffs of tyre smoke spinning from truck’s…
Travel website Booking.com is accused by consumer group of flouting rules against hard-selling Probe by Which? suggests Booking.com is in breach of an imposed clampdown Websites were told to stop giving a false impression of hotels’ popularity Which? alleges that Booking.com continues…
David Cameron says he woke up daily wondering what Commons Speaker John Bercow would do ‘to make my life hell today’ David Cameron said he was left ‘scratching his head’ by John Bercow’s rulings He also praised Mr Bercow for having the…
Today programme’s longest serving host John Humphrys hangs up his microphone at the end of his often-controversial 32-year stint on the Radio 4 show John Humphrys will present the Today programme for the final time on Thursday His career dates back to…
PARENTING certainly doesn't come naturally to these inept caregivers. From stupidity to down right irresponsibility a vast array of sins can be seen in this rogues gallery. MOMMY PYTHON BAD MOTHER BUN IN THE OVEN MUM’S THE WORD LOCK AND LOAD CLOWNING…
Labour’s John McDonnell backs ‘Abolish Eton’ campaign to shut down public schools saying the fee-paying learning centres ‘should not exist’ under a fair education system He recorded a video message for Labour Against Public Schools today It is calling for fee-paying schools…
Ed Buck, a prominent LGBT activist and Democratic Party donor based in West Hollywood, California, has been charged with operating a drug house and with providing drugs to a man who overdosed but survived, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced…
New York: A black Mercedes-Benz smashed into the lobby of the Trump Plaza in New Rochelle, New York, just north of the city, on Tuesday night, injuring the driver and one other person in what appeared to be an accident, the authorities said….
Robot shortage in the workplace is BAD for business… because automated machines can boost flagging productivity, MPs say Shortage of robots in the workplace poses a ‘real danger’ to jobs, MPs will claim Report by Commons committee for business, energy and industrial…
POLITICIANS are the least trusted professionals in the world, a new poll today reveals. A global survey by Ipsos MORI found that just nine per cent of those quizzed rank politicians as “trustworthy” – lagging behind bankers and lawyers. In Britain, just…
Fewer than three-in-ten Scots supports a second independence referendum poll reveals as Nicola Sturgeon is challenged to stop demanding one A poll showed 59% support for the Union – higher than in the 2014 referendum Barely a quarter of Scots back the…
Being famous is boring, I can’t even take my children to the park says £530,000-a-week footballer Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo sat down for in-depth hour-long interview with Piers Morgan He admitted to wanting to be ‘free again’ and said that he struggles…
WORLD Car Free Day is an initiative which aims to rid congested cities of vehicles and pollution for at least 24 hours every year. Let’s take a look at the event which London is taking part in. When is World Car Free…
Cokie Roberts left a mark on the American political landscape, and her death is being felt closer to home within ABC News. As her colleagues from the past three decades shared memories of the legend, a resounding theme was that in addition…
Dubai: Iran's supreme leader says "there will be no talks with the US at any level" – remarks apparently meant to end all speculation about a possible US-Iran meeting between the two countries' presidents at the UN later this month. Iranian state…
‘How happy are you?’: Lib Dems plan ‘well-being budget’ that would ask people how satisfied they are with their lives to help decide how to spend billions of pounds of taxpayers cash Leader Jo Swinson unveiled the programme at the party conference…
An Italian soldier was stabbed in the neck Tuesday by an attacker brandishing a pair of scissors in front of Milan’s central train station — and later shouting “Alahu Akbar,” according to a report. The man fled after the unprovoked attack shortly…
An intense in-breeding program at a popular tourist site has led to the deaths of 86 rescued tigers in just three years. The DNA from all 147 tigers taken to the government-run wildlife sanctuary could be traced to six original breeding stock…
What REALLY happens to your luggage: Stunned holidaymaker films EasyJet baggage handler KICKING suitcase and aggressively hurling bags on to conveyor belt at Malaga airport EXCLUSIVE: Luke Eastaff waited an hour for his luggage after landing in Spain The 33-year-old peeked behind…
Harmony Hobbs was, for a long time, a figure within “mommy wine culture” — a culture that encourages drinking alcohol to take the edge off of parenting and which has been reinforced by internet memes and products with mantras like “mommy fuel”…
The Solomon Islands switched diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China on Monday, becoming the latest country to leave the dwindling Taiwanese camp. Interested in China? Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry confirmed the move, saying the Solomon Islands Cabinet had approved a resolution to recognize…
Bull-runner, 26, gets gored in the leg twice before being flipped into the air and dragged along the street in front of shocked onlookers The young man was reportedly gored twice during a bull run in Northern Spain After being gored in…
‘Five-a-day’ soup sold by Asda and Waitrose is pulled from shelves over fears it could contain deadly listeria bacteria Soups have been recalled as they could contain listeria monocytogenes The Foods Standards Agency has recalled three varieties of the product Consumers have been…
A city database meant to shed light on police-misconduct settlements is missing the largest deal struck in the first three months of the year — even though it involved cops on both sides. Transit Officer Larry Jackson agreed to take $5 million…
One fifth of Britons still don’t use the internet with the elderly and poor most likely to miss out, study finds Most of these ‘non-users’ said that they did not access the internet by choice The reasons were varied but included privacy concerns…
Boris Johnson isn’t the Hulk, says the Hulk: Actor Mark Ruffalo rejects PM’s Brexit comparison and says his character ‘fights for the good of the whole’ Boris Johnson said Britain would break free of the EU’s ‘manacles’ like the Hulk Movie character…
