26-year-old Afghan man arrested on charges of murdering British woman Elisabeth Ross in Greece where Ross used to help migrants. Two weeks after 38-year-old Elisabeth Ross was found stuffed inside a suitcase in central Athens, police arrested an Afghan suspect over the death of the British woman who was an aid worker who used to…
When 24-year-old television producer Calista Hill unlocked the front door to her apartment inside a newly restored 1850 brownstone, she expected weeks of shifting boxes and setting up furniture. Instead, she found herself walking hollow hallways in total silence, the solitary occupant of an eight-unit historic property.Hill detailed her experience of moving into the empty…
State Farm Settlement Saving California Consumers Approximately $530 Million Receives Final Approval California insurance regulators have officially approved a settlement with State Farm General after the insurer requested premium increases of up to 52 per cent. The deal is expected to save homeowners and renters across the state about $530 million (£395 million), reports the…
Russia is increasingly pressuring men into military service through alleged coercion, detentions and beatings as voluntary recruitment slows (Image: Reuters) Russia is increasingly pressuring men into military service as voluntary recruitment slows, with military recruiters and police in some regions allegedly detaining men and coercing them into signing contracts to fight in Ukraine, according to…
Christopher Phillips/Image: Sky News A 60-year-old man has been jailed after concealing his mother’s body in a chest freezer at their home for almost three years while continuing to claim more than £78,000 in her pension and state benefits.Christopher Phillips, from Porthcawl, Wales, was sentenced to two years and four months in prison after admitting…
Bob Montgomery and Tom Malcolm crossed the finish line on Sunday (Picture: MND NSW) An 82-year-old grandfather and his 18-year-old grandson have completed a nearly 5,300-kilometre cycling journey across Australia to raise money and awareness for motor neurone disease (MND), a condition that has deeply affected their family.Bob Montgomery and Tom Malcolm crossed the finish…
A superyacht designed to redefine luxury through silence and sustainability has unexpectedly found itself at the centre of a noise controversy. The 390-foot (119-metre) hydrogen-powered Breakthrough, originally commissioned for Bill Gates before being sold to Canadian billionaire Patrick Dovigi, reportedly sparked online complaints after an onboard party disturbed residents of a quiet Italian village. Anchored…
In 1986, at a conference on the global ecological crisis held in Findhorn, Scottish ecologist Alan Watson Featherstone stood before hundreds of delegates and made a public commitment. He promised to begin restoring the ancient Caledonian Forest, one of Britain’s last remnants of native pine woodland. At the time, the idea was ambitious. Much of…
Quote of the Day by Arnold Schwarzenegger (AP photo) People are often taught, from a young age, to fit in quietly, follow the path already laid out, and avoid standing out too much. Arnold Schwarzenegger built his entire life pushing back against that instinct. “What is the point of being on this Earth if you…
Florida AG James Uthmeier. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has urged Catholic schools across the state to recognise religious exemptions from mandatory vaccinations, warning that failure to do so could put their access to state-funded education voucher programmes at risk.In a letter sent to the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops on Friday, Uthmeier argued that…