13 m. ago Welder 'could have been decaptiated' after mystery object smashed through windscreen on busy motorway

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Jake Gray was left with a fractured skull and gaping wound across his head after the object flew through his windscreen and out the back window, shattering both

Transport

17 m. ago Bollywood film worker and his 'beautiful' partner died at their west London home 'after taking killer synthetic drug hundreds of times stronger than heroin'

A Bollywood film worker and his 'beautiful' partner died at their west London home after taking a 'mystery green pill', it was revealed today.

Events

19 m. ago FBI arrest man in New York linked with explosion at California fertility clinic, officials say

The FBI has arrested a suspect in New York in connection with the bombing outside a Palm Springs fertility clinic last month, officials said.

Events

20 m. ago Cuts to USAID severed longstanding American support for Indigenous people around the world

The effort to protect the Peruvian Amazon from deforestation related to the cocaine trade was long supported by financial assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development

Politics

25 m. ago University of Florida board rejects hiring Michigan’s president over his changing of DEI policy

The State University System Board of Governors’ 6-10 vote came after hours of contentious debate and grilling of Ono over his previous position on diversity, equity, and inclusion

Politics

25 m. ago Man who broke into cafe was found sleeping next to stolen haul literally around the corner

The crime was solved within 30 minutes of it being reported but police didn't have to look hard for at least one of the culprits

Politics

37 m. ago The good, the bad and the ugly: Clint Eastwood’s interview debacle reveals bleak truths about film journalism

An Austrian newspaper ran an interview with the cinema legend which he denied ever giving. What actually happens in the world of movie reporting can be yet more murkyIt is no surprise that Austrian newspaper Kurier’s Clint Eastwood interview went viral over the weekend. An audience with a 95-year-old film legend containing stern words about the current state of cinema was always going to go like a rocket. Particularly during cinema’s dregs season: the thin period post Cannes and pre the summer proper, with Mission: Impossible fever fading fast and Lilo & Stitch ruling the box office – a success from which only so many stories can be spun.Further evidence of this thinness comes from a quick scan of the news stories run over the past week in some of the trade magazines – Variety, Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, Screen International – who must keep producing them, regardless of actual material. These include a write-off of an interview in which Michael Cera says he didn’t think Jacki...

Politics

42 m. ago Scientific evidence suggests Bible's first humans Adam and Eve really did exist

The Bible tells the story of Adam and Eve who were the first humans created by God and now scientists believe they have evidence to support the theory

Politics

51 m. ago 'I'm an American and tried Percy Pigs but people say I got one thing wrong'

Percy Pigs, produced by Marks & Spencer, have become one of the UK's most popular sweets, so much so that tourists from across the globe rush to try them when visiting the country

Politics

52 m. ago Can dolls really be haunted? And did the infamous Annabelle lead a jailbreak in New Orleans?

The Raggedy Ann doll that inspired three horror films is on tour in the US – and leaving devastation in her wake. AllegedlyName: Annabelle.Age: She first surfaced in 1970, though she’s a Raggedy Ann doll, a type that was first patented in 1915, so she could be as old as 110. Continue reading...

Events

57 m. ago Bogus doctor told to pay NHS more than £400,000 or face longer jail term

Zholia Alemi, 62, was jailed in February 2023 for seven years after she committed a string of fraud offences.

Economics

67 m. ago Mercedes 'stung' by George Russell and Kimi Antonelli struggles in disastrous F1 run

George Russell managed 18 points while Kimi Antonelli drew a blank in all three rounds of the Imola, Monaco and Barcelona triple-header, as Mercedes lost ground in the championship

Events

73 m. ago Bollywood film worker and his 'beautiful' partner died at their west London home 'after taking mystery green pill'

A Bollywood film worker and his 'beautiful' partner died at their west London home after taking a 'mystery green pill', it was revealed today.

Events

75 m. ago JD Vance cracks that interviewer is an ‘a**hole’ for calling him an ‘intellectual’

‘I come here for free, and you insult me,’ vice president shot back

Politics

77 m. ago McDonald’s employee fatally shot in parking lot after argument with manager escalates, cops say

The employee was shot multiple times by his manager’s brother, according to police.

Society

79 m. ago Elon Musk accuses Trump of driving America into 'debt slavery' as he escalates war with president

Elon Musk is going all-in on his war with President Donald Trump over his massive spending proposal.

Politics

82 m. ago Mystery of missing Pheobe Bishop that has gripped Australia: How teen vanished without trace after being given a lift to airport by housemate

James Wood, 34, is being questioned by police in connection with the 17-year-old's disappearance after she decided to move out of the house they shared in Queensland.

Society

93 m. ago Jewish U.S. senators fear for their safety after Boulder flamethrower attack: ‘Antisemitic to their core’

Violence in Colorado, Pennsylvania and Washington, DC is a sign of increased threats toward Jewish Americans, the officials told The Independent

Events

95 m. ago Trump is already lowering the bar on China tariffs blasting President Xi as ‘hard to make a deal with’

President Donald Trump simultaenously complimented and criticized Chinese President Xi Jinping in a Truth Social post

Politics

96 m. ago Who is the mystery Glastonbury Patchwork guest? Fans think they have figured it out

The festival is fast approaching, but who will take up the Saturday night mystery slot?

Politics