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Man dies after shark attack
A young man has sadly died after a shark attack. He was killed at around midday on Saturday off Newcomb Hollow Beach, Massachusetts. It has been reported that he was boogie boarding, when the tragedy occurred. The 26-year-old has been identified as Arther Medici. He is the state's first shark attack fatality in more than 80 years and it is believed the man was attacked by a great white shark. Gregory Skomal, state Division of Marine Fisheries shark researcher, told...
The spies who came in because it was cold: reactions to Skripal suspects Salisbury tourism story
"Of Course, we went there to see Stonehenge, Old Sarum, but we couldn't do it because there was muddy slush everywhere. The town was covered by this slush. We got wet, took the nearest train and came back."
Jewish leaders slam Tory Party for whipping MEPs to support far right Hungarian leaders despite “vivid antisemitism”
“It is very concerning that the Conservative Party MEPs chose to defend Hungary’s appalling track record, rather than supporting this motion to protect the rule of law.”
Roy Moore sues for $93m for this Sacha Baron Cohen prank:
Former US right wing senator Roy Moore is suing TV prankster Sacha Baron Cohen, as well as Showtime and CBS which air his Who Is America? show in a $93m lawsuit after a hilarious sketch which mocked the former conservative judge’s sex offence allegations. The lawsuit says that the show “falsely painted, portrayed, mocked and with malice defamed Judge Moore as a sex offender, which he is not.” Several women came forward to allege sexual harassment when he was in...
Bullied 9 year old took own life after telling classmates he was gay
A heartbroken mum says her nine-year-old son took his own life after he was bullied for being gay. Leia Pierce, 31, discovered Jamel Myles dead at their home on Thursday, four days into the new school term. She said that a few weeks before he started the fourth grade at Shoemaker Elementary School in Denver, Colorado, US, Jamel came out as gay. Leia said at first she thought he was messing around but when she realized he was serious, she...
Pope Francis should beg on his knees for Ireland’s forgiveness
When Pope Francis visits Ireland this weekend he can expect a rather less warm reception than John Paul II had on the last Papal visit to Ireland in 1979. Then over a million people – almost a third of the country’s population at the time – welcomed John Paul II in Dublin’s Phoenix Park. Modern Ireland has since woken up to the horrors the Church had committed. This weekend considerably fewer people are expected to attend the mass in Phoenix...
Victory for Vegan Campaigners as Pets at Home Drops Kangaroo Meat
Animal welfare charity Viva! scores another victory in their long-standing kangaroo campaign as companion animal supplies retailer Pets at Home discontinues the sale of dog treats that contain kangaroo meat. Viva! contacted Pets at Home after an animal advocate reported seeing kangaroo meat dog treats on sale. Pets at Home CEO Peter Pritchard responded positively, confirming that as the treats do not meet their ethical standards, they would discontinue sales. Pets at Home stocked two variations of the 100 per...
Girl, 2, with rare ‘water on the brain’ condition undergoes pioneering surgery to have 72cm head reduced
Tot Maryam had eight four-hour operations to drain her head from the excess fluid
Watch – Trees and homes uprooted in a massive landslides which left four dead, in India
Torrential rain caused landslides across south India - leaving four dead and dozens of homes destroyed