A leader of the Islamic State group in Syria was killed in a drone strike on Tuesday, the U.S. military announced.
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England’s Abby Dow enjoyed a watching brief as Twickenham threw open its doors to the public for a Red Roses open training session.
Enough is Enough announced that it will kick off a series of 50 rallies across Britain.
A waterspout was spotted off the coast of Destin, Florida, on Thursday, August 11.This footage posted to Facebook by Eric J Westbrook shows the waterspout spinning in the distance. Other social media users posted similar videos of the phenomenon.“That is nuts, man. It’ll be raining fish here soon,” Westbrook says in the background of the video.According to the National Weather Service, waterspouts are similar to tornadoes over water. Onlookers should never move closer to investigate a waterspout as they can be just as dangerous as tornadoes, the NWS said. Credit: Eric J Westbrook via Storyful
Ten people, including two children, were killed when a man went on a shooting rampage through the quiet streets of the western Montenegro city of Cetinje. The gunman used a hunting rifle to first shoot the two children, aged eight and 11, and their mother, who lived as tenants in his house. Montenegrin police chief Zoran Brdjanin said the attacker was a 34-year-old man identified only by his initials, VB.
HOW should the Isle of Wight Council recruit its new £138,000 top boss?
Gregory Vooght was accused by the Metropolitan Police of flouting the pandemic restrictions, but told a court he was sitting at his desk working when officers arrived.
‘Small number’ of cases hospitalised in East Lothian
Residents of Heimaey, an island off the coast of Iceland, form puffin patrols to rescue chicks
Storms are now expected to hit across Scotland from 9am on Sunday, with the heavy rain continuing into Monday, the Met Office forecasts.
The number of people suspected of having dementia who are undergoing assessments in order to get a diagnosis has halved since the pandemic, official figures show.
A man has died after being mauled by a dog in a park in a town near Portsmouth. Hampshire Police said they had arrested a 20 year-old man from Fareham on suspicion of being the owner or person in charge of a dangerously out of control dog causing injury resulting in death. The dog was also secured and removed from the scene.
Four drivers and car owners are facing large bills after they failed to respond to court summons and were convicted in their absence.
The C5 X is a segment-crossing new model from Citroen, designed to top the firm's range of cars. Jack Evans finds out what it's like.
The author was stabbed as he was about to give a lecture.
Finlay MacDonald, 39, appeared in court on Friday over a series of incidents in north-west Scotland earlier in the week.
(Reuters) -Hadi Matar, the suspect in the stabbing of author Salman Rushdie at an event in New York state, has been charged with attempted murder and is being held without bond, prosecutors in Chautauqua County said on Saturday. Matar, a 24-year-old man from Fairview, New Jersey, was arraigned late on Friday, accused of attempted murder in the second degree and assault in the second degree, the county's district attorney, Jason Schmidt, said in a statement. Indian-born author Rushdie, who spent years in hiding after Iran urged Muslims to kill him over his novel "The Satanic Verses", was stabbed in the neck and torso on stage at a lecture on Friday.
It comes as the southern half of the UK has been beset by drought conditions this weekend, while the northern half braces for thunderstorms on Sunday.
It comes amid a 24-hour strike across the UK, which saw train drivers walk out over jobs, pay and conditions.
Firefighters from across Europe have joined their French counterparts to help battle several wildfires, including in the south-west of the country.
With Scotland recording the biggest increase in home working of all the UK regions during the first quarter of this year, one recruitment expert is warning of a growing divide between the “haves” and “have-nots” of hybrid employment.
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