Junior education minister Claire Coutinho has been handed a major promotion this morning, as No. 10 confirms she’s to replace Grant Shapps as the new Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero. Fellow 2019 intake MP David Johnston OBE will
A dog walker was shocked to come across one of Europe’s longest snakes in Central London. Chris Kutler was walking along the Regents Canal Towpath on Thursday (July 20) with his pet when he noticed something in the grass. The 59-year-old was
In a massive effort to bring awareness to the plight of homeless veterans, a team from Baylor University in Waco, Texas, lined up 1,203 sleeping bags — stretching a quarter mile long — to provide comfort and hopefully break a Guinness World
Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani capped off his spectacular month of June with a bang. Ohtani launched his 30th home run of the season in the sixth inning of LA’s 6-2 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks Friday night. Los Angeles
A music-loving grandfather, at 95 years old, has been crowned the world’s longest serving brass band player by Guinness World Records — and he’s tooting his own horn about it, given that he’ll be able to help lead his band’s local celebration
The Sacramento Kings are headed to the NBA Playoffs for the first time since the 2005-06 season. With their 120-80 win over the Portland Trail Blazers Wednesday night, Sacramento snapped the longest playoff drought in NBA history and ended the longest current
This year’s holy month of Ramadan coincides with the longest drought on record in Somalia. As the sun sets and Muslims around the world gather to break their daily fasts with generous dinners, Hadiiq Abdulle Mohamed and her family have just water
A new report says an estimated 43,000 people died amid Somalia’s longest drought on record last year and half of them likely were children under 5 years old. It is the first official death toll announced in the drought withering large parts