44 h. ago Mystery of Europe’s ‘Godmother of Cocaine’ who led double life & vanished without trace before torture photos emerged

EUROPE'S so-called "Godmother of Cocaine" Naima Jillal emerged as a powerful drug boss at the age of 47 before she mysteriously disappeared in Amsterdam, last seen getting into a car. Later, disturbing images of a tortured woman, believed to be Jillal, who was importing cocaine from South American cartels, emerged but the trail has since...

Culture

61 h. ago American woman finds bizarre difference between US and UK bedrooms

An American woman who moved to the UK has shared one of the biggest shocks she had when moving across the Atlantic - and it's all to do with how different our bedrooms are

Politics

65 h. ago American woman living in UK says biggest culture shock was odd bedroom detail

An American woman who now lives in the UK has said the biggest shock she had was discovering there's something starkly different between bedrooms in each country

Events

3 d. ago American woman in Manchester lists four 'rude' British words that confuse her

Ashley Jackson, 42, from Texas moved to Manchester when she married a Brit and has noticed some very different words and phrases are used here in the UK

Politics

3 d. ago American living in the UK lists four 'rude' words she can't get her head around

An American woman has been left blushing after hearing and using these four words in the UK – that's because they mean something much different across the pond

Politics

7 d. ago F1 driver was run over by safety car and later admitted 'I was not good enough'

Pay drivers often get more than they bargain for when they shell out for a place on the Formula 1 grid and Taki Inoue was no different, playing the leading role in one of the more bizarre accidents in the sport's history

Transport

1 week ago Stepbrothers are charged with rape after 'tricking' woman by switching places during sex encounter on Carnival cruise ship

Investigators believe Sayjuan Readous, 26,made an excuse to leave the darkened room before his stepbrother, Antoine Flowers Jr., 28 - both from Detroit - slipped inside to take his place.

Events

2 w. ago US expat says 'I'm sorry' after tasting Christmas pudding for first time in UK

An American woman living in the UK has issued an apology to her British fans after trying Christmas pudding for the first time, admitting she has no "emotional connection" to the festive dessert

Politics

2 w. ago American Airlines sued by female traveler for allowing drunk passenger to board before he 'groped her and harassed flight attendants'

A female traveler is suing American Airlines, alleging the carrier allowed an obviously intoxicated man to board her flight, leading to a midair sexual assault. The lawsuit claims the man groped her during takeoff.

Events

2 w. ago Lindsey Vonn second at St Moritz a day after historic World Cup win

Vonn denied second straight downhill win at St MoritzAicher edges ageless American star by 0.24secVonn remains atop downhill standings after two racesAt 41, Lindsey Vonn is no longer defying expectations so much as resetting them. One day after becoming the oldest woman to win a World Cup race, the American came within a quarter-second of doing it again, finishing second in Saturday’s downhill at St Moritz behind Germany’s Emma Aicher.Less than 24 hours after rewriting the World Cup age record, Vonn briefly looked on course for another victory as she surged ahead of Italy’s Sofia Goggia on the sunlit Corviglia course. But Aicher, skiing immediately after her, attacked the increasingly rutted track and edged Vonn by 0.24 seconds to deny her a rare opening-weekend double. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Oregon woman sexually assaulted on American Airlines flight by drunk passenger, lawsuit claims

According to the woman, her alleged assaulter said “this is my lucky day” when he sat down next to her on their flight

Society