A brave nursery teacher planned her own funeral and sent goodbye texts to loved ones after she suspected she would not wake from an induced coma. Bethannie Booth was just 24 when she died surrounded by her family in hospital on March
Russia has trimmed down annual Victory Day celebrations, with some claiming the Kremlin fears protests and dissent following continued and severe losses in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has used the celebrations, which mark the Soviet Union’s triumph over Nazi Germany in
Radical plans for the “politicisation” of Whitehall are being considered by the government’s adviser on the civil service. Conservative peer and former Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude is discussing moves to give ministers greater powers to appoint their own civil servants –
Police continue the search of Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell’s house The SNP is facing calls to rerun its recent leadership election, following the arrest of Nicola Sturgeon’s husband, Peter Murrell. Supporters of runner-up Kate Forbes have questioned the legitimacy of the
The 58-year-old was arrested as part of an investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party. There was a heavy police presence outside the home Ms Sturgeon shares with Peter Murrell all day, as well as a major police
Tom Brady shared a passage from Ralph Waldo Emerson the day after Gisele Bündchen’s interview with Vanity Fair dropped, explaining her divorce from the NFL legend. Brady shared the poem that mentioned “false friends” on Thursday morning. “What is success? To laugh
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has yet to comment publicly on the downing of a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone by two Russian SU-27 fighter jets this week, in what one NATO expert says may be an “overabundance of caution.” “There should be
After a local mountain lion killed two pet dogs and a mule deer, former Denver Broncos defensive end Derek Wolfe took it upon himself to kill it. The Super Bowl champion was asked by a “good friend” to kill the lion that
An outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza among mink on a farm in Spain has raised fears the virus could evolve and adapt to mammals — triggering another pandemic. Thanks to a difference between birds and mammals in the receptors the virus binds
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are likely to get a huge boost that many believe can put them in a New Year’s Six bowl next season — at a minimum. Wake Forest quarterback Sam Hartman is expected to land in South Bend