The first of the UK's deadly Challenger 2 tanks sent to Ukraine to be used against Vladimir Putin's invading forces has been destroyed. The £4.2million beast was labelled a “death machine” by industry experts just hours before it was later seen in a fiery ball of flames on the battlefield. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised to send the tanks to […]

Pam Farris is putting herself — and her students — in the path of scavenger hunters on Tuesday, Sept. 5. That’s worldwide Art Drop Day, when artists hide (or “drop”) their original works in public places, post clues online and wait for art-hunters to discover them. Besides being a mosaic artist and member of the Next Gallery in Lakewood’s 40 […]

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared on Sunday that an independent panel had found no proof of the government selling weapons to Russia. This remark comes in reaction to charges made by Reuben Brigety, the US ambassador to South Africa, that a Russian vessel, Lady R, was laden with weaponry near Cape Town in December. Mr Brigety claimed that before […]

The chances of the United Kingdom being plunged back into lockdown have been revealed as the new strain of Coronavirus runs riot throughout the country. The new worrying Covid strain dubbed Pirola is ripping through the UK, and is fast becoming the dominant strain in the England, with positive cases doubling almost every few days in recent weeks. It has […]

Falling demand for French wine has resulted in a surplus, causing Emmanuel Macron’s government to set aside €200 million to pay farmers for disposal. The French agriculture ministry has secured EU authority and financial support to provide “crisis distillation aid”. This assistance is projected to benefit mostly the Bordeaux and Languedoc areas. Under the scheme, the wine is converted into […]

An enormous fire has torn down a warehouse deep inside Russia as attacks on Kremlin soil escalate. Video circulating on social media shows the inferno at a warehouse in Vidnoye, a town in Moscow Oblast. The enormous blaze covers 1,200 square metres and has decimated a warehouse storing paint and varnish. It is unclear whether the incident, unfolding since around 11.30pm […]

The missing MH370 passenger jet has apparently been spotted on Google Maps in the darkest part of a Cambodian jungle. The Malaysian Airlines-operated Boeing 777 plane went missing on March 8, 2014, near Phuket Island in the Strait of Malacca. The jet lost contact within 39 minutes of taking off from Kuala Lumpur Airport bound for Beijing. READ MORE: Daily […]

The sickening drawings of Dennis Rader, otherwise known as the BTK Killer, were released for the first time as investigators hunt down more murder leads. Law enforcement officials believe the 78-year-old could be responsible for several cold cases, and are asking members of the public to help identify drawing locations. Barns and farms featured in the pictures drawn by the […]

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Wagner Group mercenary cries at shrine for Yevgeny Prigozhin Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s family and associates began divvying up his business empire in the days before his death, it has emerged. Prigozhin was aboard his private jet when it was allegedly blown from the sky between Moscow and St. Petersburg killing everyone onboard. Some have speculated that the crash was […]