- NewsNick Reilly
Britain to be battered by high winds this weekend as Met Office issues yellow fog warning
The Government has warned people not to put themselves in danger taking ‘storm selfies’, as Britain braces itself for high winds this weekend. Alison Baptiste, National flood duty manager for the Environment Agency, said: ‘We urge people to stay safe along the coast and warn against putting yourself in unnecessary danger by taking ‘storm selfies’ or driving through flood water – just 30cm is enough to move your car. ‘Strong winds along the south coast on Friday and into Saturday will coincide with high tides.
- NewsAndy Wells
Burka banned in some parts of Canada despite government opposition
The traditional Islamic clothing has been banned by the Quebec government, making it illegal for anyone to receive or give public service with their face covered.
- NewsNick Reilly
Donald Trump 'has no understanding of human emotions', according to Bush ethics chief
Richard Painter has hit out at the US President
- NewsAndy Wells
St Helena is home to a 186-year-old gay tortoise called Jonathan
Jonathan is thought to be the world’s oldest living creature and has been leading a happy life on the British Overseas Territory of St Helena.
- NewsRob Waugh
Google’s artificial intelligence has ‘learned to replicate itself’
The AutoML project is already coming up with software which is better than what the best human researchers can create
- NewsRob Waugh
Lots of people are going to be staring at Uranus tonight
Uranus will be out all night long (sorry) and it will be shining at its brightest
- NewsNick Reilly
Donald Trump finally sends $25,000 cheque to father of dead soldier after failing to pay up
Chris Baldridge was promised the hefty sum by the US President after his 22-year-old son Dillon was killed
- NewsRob Waugh
People can still be conscious after they have ‘died’, researcher says
People who have been declared dead can sometimes remember real events after ‘death’
- NewsRob Waugh
Archaeologist spots hundreds of mysterious, ancient stone 'gates' on Google Earth
Some are four times the length of a football pitch, and they may be up to 7,000 years old
- NewsAndy Wells
Vladimir Putin laughs uncontrollably at suggestion Russia should export pork to Muslim country
Minister of Agriculture suggested the move to Putin during a meeting last week as a way to increase overseas trade.
- NewsRob Waugh
Here’s what you need to know about the Melania Trump body double conspiracy theory
People on Twitter have become fixated on the idea that Melania Trump has been replaced by a crude body double
- NewsNick Reilly
North Korea warns the US of an 'unimaginable' military strike amid rising tensions
North Korea has warned that the US is 'running amok'
- NewsAndy Wells
Brit jailed for 30 days for drinking in Dubai records heartfelt message thanking supporters
Jamie Harron told supporters that all he wanted was to be back home and sleeping in his own bed.
- NewsAndy Wells
Police deny rumours that this cat-like creature with a human face is real after pictures go viral
Pictures of the creature, that is virtually hairless and featuring a face looking more human than animal, went viral on social media last week.
- NewsNick Reilly
Non-Muslim men have been abused 'because they look Muslim'
One person was told 'kick out the muslims'
- NewsAndy Wells
Watch: Incredible underwater footage shows huge brown bear catching salmon for his dinner
The powerful predator stationed himself near a bridge on the Ozernaya River in the South Kamchatka Federal Sanctuary in Russia to seek out his prize.
- NewsAndy Wells
Tory MP recommends everyone having an hour-long bath every morning to reduce stress
Backbencher Tim Loughton told a conference on mindfulness and meditation that he indulges in a morning bath so he can “think about things”.
- NewsYahoo News UK
'Totally fabricated': Donald Trump says claims he upset dead soldier's widow are made up
Donald Trump has denied making insensitive comments to the grieving widow of a dead US soldier, claiming he has proof his reported comments have been ‘fabricated’. On Tuesday, Democrat representative Frederica Wilson told CNN she had listened to part of the US president’s call with the wife of La David Johnson on speaker phone while she was with the family in a car.
- NewsNick Reilly
Campaign to raise money for children of grieving widow of soldier at centre of Trump storm raises $150,000 in a day
Green Beret Army Sergeant La David T. Johnson was killed while fighting against Boko Haram
- NewsYahoo News UK
Man burns his house down after trying to kill spiders with a blowtorch
The man tried to destroy spiderwebs that were under his home.
- NewsAndy Wells
Charity worker, 28, who collapsed outside family home was 'stabbed by moped muggers for his iPhone 7'
Abdul Samad, 28, was stabbed by muggers on a moped, at 11.45pm on Tuesday night.
- NewsMatilda Long
One food bank says it needs an extra 15 tonnes of food for the Christmas period because of the Universal Credit roll-out
A single food bank says it will need an additional 15 tonnes of food over the Christmas period to help people affected by the roll-out of Universal Credit. The Wirral food bank estimated it would need the additional supplies due to an increased number of referrals from people whose income has been affected by the Government’s new benefit policy. Almost a quarter of Universal Benefit claimants have had to wait more than six weeks for their first payment because of errors and issues with evidencing claims.
- NewsNick Reilly
Health experts issue warning over Saharan dust in the UK air
Asthma sufferers have been warned to carry their inhalers.
- NewsAndy Wells
Labour MP calls for freelance journalist to be locked up over sexual harassment claims
Jess Phillips, the MP for Birmingham Yardley, said that Sam Kriss, should be punished after he admitted to his “unacceptable behaviour”.
- NewsYahoo News UK
People are being fined £100 for going to the dentist
Vulnerable people such as those with dementia are being fined for honest mistakes.
