Spanish authorities discovered a suspected drug submarine about 280 nautical miles west of Cádiz on Wednesday. The crew scuttled the boat as the coast guard approached. Four Colombians were rescued and subsequently arrested. Police suspect that the submarine was being used to transport a large quantity of cocaine.
A masked man armed with a knife jumped over the tills of a North Yorkshire petrol station, stole tobacco and cash, and ordered staff to lie on the ground, police said.
The Thames is England’s longest and most famous river but it is becoming known for something a lot less desirable – pollution. Data from the UK’s Environment Agency shows a mere 14% of rivers in England are fit for people and animals. Helen Glover is a two-time Olympic champion rower. The British athlete lives near the Thames and has trained on it for years, but not this year - she says it would be too much of a health risk to do so during her preparation for the Paris Olympics.
A crossbow attacker has been killed after shooting a police officer in the neck while he guarded the Israeli embassy in Serbia, authorities have said. Interior minister Ivica Dacic said the assailant fired a bolt at the officer, who "used a weapon in self-defence to shoot the attacker". The policeman was conscious when he was transported to the main emergency hospital in the capital Belgrade, where medics will operate to remove the bolt.
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A 'picturesque' pub in Wiltshire has been named one of the best in the UK that has been saved from closure.
Sea drones have redefined naval warfare in recent years. Their use in the Russia-Ukraine war has gained them widespread media attention.
Here are a few dozen of the big-time wrestlers who were affiliated with both WCW and NWA over the years. Between 1998 and 2001, some of the most well-known wrestlers of all time called Ted Turner’s World Championship Wrestling home at one point or another. Icons like Sting, Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, and countless others made the promotion one of the top two companies in the industry and allowed it to go head-to-head with Vince McMahon’s WWF.
Bolivian President Luis Arce said Friday a former general planned to “take over” the government and become president in a failed coup, and he denied that the Andean nation was in an economic crisis. Arce washed his hands of claims by relatives of the 21 people detained by the government that they were innocent of attempting a coup and had been tricked by ex-Gen. Juan Jose Zúñiga. “It’s a problem of those who were involved, it’s not the government’s problem,” Arce told AP.
Charlie Cox, from Benfleet, was given the opportunity to be a match mascot in last week’s game after his mum, Lauren, won a competition with Lidl
Wiltshire Police said the man had now been released on bail.
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Switzerland 2-0 Italy: Goals by Remo Freuler and Ruben Vargas were the least the Swiss deserved in a comprehensive victory over the reigning European champions
A bid to cross the Atlantic for the first time in an open basket hydrogen balloon has been scuppered by the weather seven hours after launch. British explorer Sir David Hempleman-Adams, 67, set off from Presque Isle, Maine, with American balloon manufacturer Bert Padelt, 62, and Swiss scientist and entrepreneur Dr Frederik Paulsen, 72. The three aeronauts lifted off in the Torabhaig Atlantic Explorer Balloon to cheers from supporters at around 10.30pm on Friday local time or 3.30am UK time on Saturday.
Beijing's changing behaviour towards Europe has compelled Berlin to re-evaluate its China policy, a top German diplomat said on Friday. Speaking at the Hudson Institute in Washington, Thomas Bagger, state secretary at the German foreign ministry, declared that Germany's stance towards Beijing has moved to a heightened rivalry, a response to Beijing's actions rather than pressure from Washington. "It's quite clear that the emphasis has shifted from a focus on partnership and cooperation to more c
An elderly man suffered a serious assault in a popular park
Police arrested more than 30 pro-Palestinian activists in a pre-emptive operation designed to prevent disruption during Saturday’s Pride parade.
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Archie Gray is set to swap Leeds for Brentford, with the Premier League club increasingly confident of resisting competition from a number of rivals
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