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Kim Jong-un's ex-lover 'executed by firing squad'
Kim Jong-un's ex-girlfriend was among a dozen well-known North Korean performers who were executed by firing squad nine days go, according to South Korean reports. Hyon Song-wol, a singer and rumoured...
View ArticleJudge rules divorcing couples must be honest with each other
A business tycoon who lied about his wealth in a £1.8m divorce settlement has been told he may have to pay more after a judge ruled couples have a duty to tell each other the truth when striking...
View ArticleTeenage son of Chinese army general on trial for gang rape
The teenage son of a People's Liberation Army general has gone on trial for gang rape, in a case that has fuelled public disbelief at the often outrageous behaviour of the children of China's leaders....
View ArticleSatnav driver who killed cyclist spared jail
A motorist who killed a cyclist because he was relying too heavily on satnav directions has been spared jail. Steven Conlan received a 12 month community penalty at Peterlee Magistrates' Court Photo:...
View ArticleFisherman’s gold bar prank launches police investigation
A fishing trawler crew’s prank backfired after they posted photos on Facebook of a fake gold bar and were met by police as soon as they docked. The fishermen boasted that they had found 11 bars of...
View ArticleTony Abbott offers married couples voucher for counselling
Tony Abbott, Australia's opposition leader, plans to save and strengthen the nation's romantic relationships by offering £120 vouchers for counselling to couples who get engaged and those already...
View Article'Driverless' car tested on British roads for first time
A driverless car has been tested on the roads in Britain for the first time. 560 315 TelegraphPlayer_10268810 By David Millward, Transport Editor 6:30AM BST 28 Aug 2013 Within a stone’s throw of Big...
View ArticleMan steals dead father's body from cemetery in hope of bringing him back to...
A Detroit man accused of stealing his father’s corpse in the hope of resurrecting him has pleaded guilty to charges disinterring a body. Vincent Bright had faced 10 years in prison but will now serve...
View ArticleMan who said David Cameron is 'out of touch' lands job as his press secretary
Graeme Wilson, the deputy political editor at The Sun, gets the job in Downing Street that the man from the Daily Mail turned down. David Cameron is the leader of the Conservative Party 7:28AM BST 28...
View ArticleBrazil's albino alligator gets acupuncture for lower-back pain
Brazilian vets have used the ancient Asian therapy of acupuncture to help back and tail pains suffered by of Bino, an albino alligator in the Sao Paulo Aquarium. Bino, the albino alligator, receives...
View ArticleBritain launches last-ditch bid for UN approval for military strikes on...
Britain began a last-ditch attempt to gain United Nations approval for military strikes on Syria on Wednesday, challenging China and Russia to block action to protect civilians from the Assad regime....
View Article'Legal high' deaths soar to highest number on record
The number of deaths from drugs known as “legal highs”, such as miaow miaow, reached the highest number ever recorded last year. As recently as 2007 the annual number of deaths from the new synthetic...
View ArticleSyria: Barack Obama says no decision made on strikes
President Barack Obama said tonight that the Assad regime was responsible for the use of chemical weapons in Damascus but that he had not yet made a decision on launching military strikes. Barack...
View ArticleSyria will become 'graveyard of the invaders', country's prime minister...
Syria will become a "graveyard of the invaders", the country's prime minister warned on Wednesday as he threatened a dramatic response to any western military attack on its territory. The scene of a...
View ArticleMillion foreign voters could sway result of next general election, warns...
A million Commonwealth citizens living in England and Wales should be stripped of the right to vote because they could significantly influence the outcome of the next general election, according to a...
View ArticleFarc kills 13 Colombian soldiers ahead of talks
Colombia extradited Diego Perez Henao, one of the country's most wanted gang leaders, to the United States on Wednesday to face charges for alleged cocaine trafficking and involvement in hundreds of...
View ArticleSyria's UN ambassador accuses Britain of conspiring with rebels in chemical...
Syria's ambassador to the United Nations has accused Britain of conspiring with rebel forces to carry out the chemical attack that killed hundreds of Syrian civilians last week. Ambassador to the...
View ArticleEarly-release criminals involved in murders and sex offences
Criminals released into the community since last year have been involved in dozens of offences including murders and sexual offences, according to the first official overview. Criminals released early...
View ArticleSweden's Eton' shut down after bullying scandal
Sweden's leading boarding school has been shut down after two students were allegedly burned with an iron in one of its notorious initiation rituals. Lundsbergs Skola, a Swedish boarding school...
View ArticleZimbabwean charged for using Robert Mugabe poster as toilet paper
A Zimbabwean man has been charged for allegedly using President Robert Mugabe's election campaign poster as toilet paper, local media reported. A Zimbabwean on his way to work cycles past posters of...
View ArticleSyria: Jihadi groups fear air strikes
Jihadi groups in Syria fear they may be targeted by American air strikes and are considering changing locations to avoid attacks, according to messages posted on extremist websites. Jihadi groups in...
View ArticleIran installs 1,000 advanced new uranium enrichment centrifuges
Iran has installed about 1,000 advanced uranium enrichment centrifuges and is set to test them, a UN nuclear report showed, a development likely to worry Western powers hoping for a change of course...
View ArticleChinese boy's eyes 'were gouged out by woman'
A woman tricked a six-year-old boy into going into a field in northern China, and then gouged out his eyes, police have said. The six-year-old boy from northern China was drugged and had his eyes...
View ArticleSyria: West planning military strike: live
US to publish chemical weapons attack evidence as the West moves towards a military strike on the Assad regime - latest updates. David Cameron must show that any military action will not wreck the...
View ArticleMen secretly want their wives to fail
Men feel worse about themselves when their wives or girlfriends succeed, especially in an area where they have failed. Unlike men, women reported feeling more satisfied with their relationship when...
View ArticleRape victim calls for Polish attackers to be deported
A University student raped by two Polish men after a taxi dropped her off at the wrong house has called for them to be deported so she can move on when they are released from jail. Smentek had worked...
View ArticleDamien Hirst Tate retrospective triggered wave of complaints about...
Tate Modern's most successful solo show triggered a wave of complaints from visitors horrified by Damien Hirst's 'meaningless' and 'repetitive' artwork Damien Hirst poses in front of his painting The...
View ArticleBrits caught out by unusual laws and customs (British Prime Minister's Office)
(Source: British Prime Minister's Office) Playing bingo, snacking while sitting on a monument or feeding pigeons may seem innocent enough to many British citizens, but these are just some of the...
View ArticleBritish holidaymakers 'caught out by foreign laws'
Britons booking foreign holidays without researching their destination risk being caught out by unfamiliar laws, the Foreign Office has warned. Holidaymakers have faced fines or worse for playing...
View ArticleMothers drive 1,248 miles a year ferrying kids around
The average mother drives 1,248 miles - the equivalent of London to Zurich and back - ferrying the children around every year, it has been revealed. The average mum drives 1,248 miles - the equivalent...
View ArticleBadger cull: anarchists claim destruction of £16m police firing range
An anarchist group opposed to the badger cull has claimed responsibility for a fire which gutted a £16 million police firing range. A fire at a police training area in Portishead, Bristol, sends out a...
View ArticleBusinessman turns table on cold-callers and makes £300
A businessman annoyed at being cold-called has turned the table on the firms ringing him by charging them every time they call him. Lee Beauchamp looked into swapping his regional dialing code for an...
View ArticleHolidaymakers warned of 'odd' laws
Holidaymakers can fall foul of foreign laws simply by feeding pigeons or chewing gum on trains, the Foreign Office (FO) has warned. Donning military-style camouflage clothing or slipping into a bikini...
View ArticleSchoolboy drowns at notorious 'punt-bombing' spot
A 12-year-old boy has drowned at a notorious stretch of the River Cam where youngsters jump off the bridge and dive-bomb punts below. Photo: ALAMY 11:41AM BST 28 Aug 2013 The schoolboy, named locally...
View ArticleFather dies from heart failure - hours after son's successful cardiac...
A father collapsed and died from heart failure just hours after celebrating his son's successful cardiac surgery. Steve Dimmer died from heart failure - hours after his son's successful cardiac...
View ArticleBrighton? It’s just full of bohemians and bad art
The arcades might be less run-down and the weather (slightly) warmer by British standards, but for a seaside resort, it would appear that Brighton is just too trendy. Tourists thought Brighton 'full...
View ArticleChimp stuck in chimney: strangest fire rescue calls
A Chimpanzee stuck in a chimney and a kitten with its head stuck in a bongo drum are among the unusual call-outs received by a fire service in the past four years, it has been revealed. Photo: REX...
View ArticleCouncil branded as 'mad' for banning ambulance worker for helping neighbours
An emergency first responder described his local council as ''mad'' after it told him not to help his elderly neighbours because of a “conflict of interest” Hugh Hunter, 65, who volunteers as an...
View ArticleBody of 12-year-old boy pulled from river
The body of a 12-year-old boy has been pulled from a river that he was seen entering on the outskirts of Cambridge. Photo: ALAMY 10:09AM BST 28 Aug 2013 Cambridgeshire Police and other emergency...
View ArticleBritons warned of odd laws abroad
Donning military style camouflage clothing or slipping into a bikini can lead to fines in some areas, while eating near churches is forbidden in the Italian city of Florence. The warnings follow a...
View ArticleUnusual laws to look out for when travelling
Britons travelling abroad can land in hot water if they are not aware of some of the more unusual laws and customs in some countries, the Foreign Office has warned. Here are a few examples By Tom...
View ArticleDon't feed the pigeons in Venice! British tourists warned of odd laws abroad
Britons can fall foul of foreign laws simply by feeding pigeons or chewing gum on trains, the Foreign Office (FO) has warned. Donning military-style camouflage clothing or slipping into a bikini can...
View ArticleFeeding pigeons or chewing gum can land you in hot water abroad
British holidaymakers risk being arrested or fined for the most unusual offences when abroad such as feeding pigeons, using a nasal spray or chewing gum on a train, the Foreign Office has warned. A...
View ArticleHow feeding pigeons or carrying nasal sprays can send you to the slammer
Tweet New York, August 28 (ANI): When you travel abroad you have to be careful of certain laws or customs, which may sound although peculiar, that the country they are...
View ArticleGlobal laws you may not have realized you were breaking
(CNN)A New Zealand bar manager and two Burmese colleagues were sentenced to two and a half years in jail in a Yangon court on Tuesday. Their offense? Posting a Facebook image of a Buddha wearing...
View ArticleStrange Laws That Can Get You Locked Up Abroad
F Delventhal, Flickr Getting arrested is probably far down the list of most people's travel concerns. After all, we're usually focused on checking museums and monuments off our bucket list -- not...
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