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UK Athletics has pleaded guilty to the corporate manslaughter of a Paralympian who was hit on the head by a metal pole during training. Abdullah Hayayei, 36, who represented the United Arab Emirates, was fatally injured at Newham Leisure Centre in east London on July 11th, 2017. He was preparing to represent his country in […]

When Thai police were having trouble catching a serial burglar who repeatedly slipped through their fingers, they came up with a creative plan: going undercover in a traditional lion costume to get close to their quarry. Video footage released by the Bangkok police department showed officers hidden beneath a red-and-gold lion costume dancing toward the […]

Sinn Féin, which this week declared it would not attend St Patrick’s Day events in the White House, was not invited by the Trump administration, the US embassy has said. In a statement issued to The Irish Times in response to questions, the US ambassador to Ireland, Edward Walsh, said that “no members of Sinn […]

Nasa has taken another crack at fuelling its giant moon rocket after leaks halted a initial dress rehearsal and delayed the first lunar trip by astronauts in more than half a century. For the second time this month, launch teams pumped more than 700,000 gallons (2.6 million litres) of supercold fuel into the rocket atop […]

US president Donald Trump said on Thursday he would direct federal agencies to begin releasing government files related ​to aliens and unidentified flying objects, pointing to what he described as strong public interest in the issue. In a social media post, Trump said he would order Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth and other agencies to release […]

US president Donald Trump has said the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is “so bad for the royal family”. His comments came after the former prince was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over his ties to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. Speaking to reporters as travelled to Georgia for an event, Mr Trump praised […]

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been pictured leaving a police station following his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office over his ties to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. The former British prince, who became the first senior royal in modern history to be arrested, is accused of sharing sensitive information with Epstein while serving as the […]

The US Commission of Fine Arts, a panel made up of Trump appointees, has approved President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom proposal. At the panel’s January meeting, some commissioners questioned the lead architect about the “immense” design and scale of the project, even as they broadly endorsed the Republican president’s vision for a ballroom roughly […]

Britian’s King Charles carried on with his duties as monarch after he vowed the royal family would “continue in our duty and service to you all” in the wake of the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. Charles issued a statement on Thursday in which he insisted the “law must take its course” as he expressed his […]

The US Commission of Fine Arts, a panel made up of Trump appointees, has unanimously approved President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom proposal. At the panel’s January meeting, some commissioners questioned the lead architect about the “immense” design and scale of the project, even as they broadly endorsed the Republican president’s vision for a ballroom […]