Former Miss Mississippi’s husband shot dead in front of their two-year-old son

Christine Kozlowski Hand, who was competed in the 2009 Miss America pageant, confirmed her husband’s death on Facebook

Glasgow cabbie to lead police station protest against school sex survey

GLASGOW residents are to stage a demonstration outside a police station next week.

Defence Secretary hits back after PM accused of lying over Afghan animal rescue

Labour said leaked emails had ‘caught out’ Boris Johnson after he denied intervening in the Nowzad charity evacuation.

British Columbia shooting: Four dead in one of the deadliest recent killings in Canada

No arrests have been made as law enforcement asks public for help

10 Thundercat Facts in Honor of His "The Book of Boba Fett" Cameo

Stephen Lee Bruner, better known by his professional name Thundercat, is a two-time Grammy Award-winning musician most recognized for his funky, unique bass sound and his work collaborating with artists spanning from Kendrick Lamar to Erykah Badu to Mac Miller. Thundercat is mainly known for his music but recently stepped into his first acting role in "The Book of Boba Fett." The series, which streams on Disney+, is part of the Star Wars franchise and a spinoff of the popular series "The Mandalorian." Thundercat appeared in the latest episode of the series, titled "Chapter 4 - The Gathering Storm," and played the part of a tattoo artist and space mechanic responsible for saving the life of Fennec Shand.

COVID cases skyrocket in France ahead of UK half-term holidays

It comes as holiday firms are reporting a surge in bookings for foreign travel.

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  College of the Desert to give fully-vaccinated students $100 Amazon gift cards

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  Biden scraps vaccine requirement for businesses, weighs options after Supreme Court defeat

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Review: There's some awfully familiar about Suzuki's biggest, most expensive and most powerful car

DOES the Suzuki Across look familiar to you? Do you have a nagging sense of deja vue? Perhaps that’s because the Across is a clone of Toyota’s RAV4 - the world’s most popular crossover.

Louisiana explosion: Several injured after chemical tank explodes into massive mushroom cloud

Tank of ethylene dichloride explodes, leaving a long, dark trail of smoke across the sky

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Paris talks on Ukraine overshadowed by hard line US-Russia rhetoric

Top officials from Ukraine and Russia met in Paris on Wednesday for talks facilitated by France and Germany. The dialogue, dealing with the situation in Eastern Ukraine, yielded some results, but coicdided with a US rejection of Russian demands to 'never allow' Ukraine join Nato. The talks between Russia and Ukraine held in the Elyséé Palace on Wednesday, were 'not simple' but a new round of discussions have been scheduled in Berlin in two weeks' time.According to the Kremlin's envoy Dmitry Koza

BBC apologises as Ofcom launches probe into antisemitic bus attack report

The broadcaster said it has now amended a story on its news website from December.

Michael Rapaport films shoplifter walk out of Rite Aid and blames ex-mayor of New York

‘I can’t believe I’m seeing this s***,’ actor Michael Rapaport said

Inclusion in legal sector hampered by bias and slow progress, report finds

The report includes 60 recommendations to help improve inclusion within the Scottish legal profession.

Mepham reportedly out for two weeks with hamstring injury

CHERRIES defender Chris Mepham is reportedly out for around two weeks due to injury.

Boris Johnson personally authorised evacuation of Pen Farthing’s dogs from Afghanistan, email shows

Prime minister had previously claimed it was ‘complete nonsense’ that he intervened in the case

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  Boris Johnson was preparing lavish banquet for ex-prime ministers two days before Kabul fell, documents reveal

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  'Total rhubarb': Boris Johnson dismisses claims he approved evacuation of Pen Farthing's animals

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Stabbing victim told friend ‘he will kill me’ two years before attack

Yasmin Chkaifi, 43, murdered by abusive ex-husband Leon McCaskre in Maida Vale on Monday

Scientists Discovered 4 Risk Factors For Long COVID

Anywhere from 31 to 69 percent of COVID-19 patients end up with "long COVID," aka the version of the illness with symptoms that linger for four weeks or longer, and the symptoms are serious: extreme fatigue, loss of taste or smell, neurologic issues like brain fog, cardiovascular issues, and muscle and joint pain, to name a few. Organ damage is also a possibility.

‘I want you to see what a s***show America is’: Veteran pollster Frank Luntz warns UK against embracing US-style politics

Veteran Republican pollster says the media in both Britain and his own country need to learn lessons from each other, writes Andrew Feinberg

Biden to NYC next week to discuss gun crime with Mayor Adams

The White House says President Joe Biden will travel to New York City next week to discuss combating gun crime with Mayor Eric Adams

Top Corbynite Quits Labour's Ruling Body As Party Now 'Hostile Territory For Socialists'

Laura Pidcock, an MP until she lost her seat in 2019, attacks Keir Starmer's leadership for "a lack of vision".

Canada anti-vaccine mandate convoy did not set Guinness World Record

Social media posts claim that a convoy heading to Canada's capital to protest Covid-19 vaccine mandates for truckers set a Guinness World Record for being the longest. This is false; the global authority on record-breaking said the honor is held by a parade that took place in Egypt in 2020, and specific conditions have to be met for an official record attempt to be registered by Guinness."The convoy in Canada has made the Guinness book of world records for the longest convoy," claims a January 2

Boris Johnson’s wait for Gray’s report on partygate row continues

Boris Johnson’s anxious wait for an official report into No 10 parties continues as he again faced calls to quit over the row.

Ukraine-Russia crisis: Britain could send hundreds more troops to eastern Europe amid invasion fears, Sky News understands

The UK is considering sending hundreds more troops to bolster NATO's flank in eastern Europe ahead of any potential Russian invasion of Ukraine, Sky News understands. Britain has been in talks with the US about potential deployments as concern mounts over what action Russian President Putin may take as he continues to mass tens of thousands of troops and weaponry around Ukrainian borders. A Whitehall source stressed that no decision had yet been taken but that sending hundreds more British forces to "eastern Europe" was an option - "one of many".

UK not ruling out support for sanctioning Putin if Russia invades Ukraine

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss says the UK and its allies need to show they are united to help deter a Russian incursion.