Mexican soldiers and marines have seized over a ton of fentanyl pills in two raids in the north, with officials calling it the biggest catch of the synthetic opioid in the country’s history. The raids came after a sharp drop in fentanyl seizures in Mexico earlier this year, and days after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump…
Europe is facing a birth rate crisis as new figures show just 3.27 million infants were born across the 27 nations during 2023 – down more than 5% on the previous year and the biggest slump since records began in 1961. Romania saw births plummet by a massive 13.9% and Poland and the Czech Republic…
Prince Harry on Tuesday finally broke the silence on his divorce rumors with Meghan Markle after their appearance at various events separately. During a summit in New York on Tuesday, Prince Harry engaged in a 35-minute discussion with columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin, covering various subjects, including public interest in his personal life, Fox News reported.Recent…
A parliamentary session in the Bahamas has been dramatically suspended after an opposition MP threw a ceremonial mace out a window. Shanendon Cartwright, the deputy leader of the opposition, was restrained by police and officials following the incident. During the scuffle the deputy speaker was struck and taken to hospital, while a police officer suffered…
PA Strong winds in Carnlough during a previous storm Strong and gusty winds could bring disruption to parts of Northern Ireland on Thursday. A Met Office severe weather warning has been issued from 15:00 GMT on Thursday until 03:00 on Friday. Ahead of the forecast strong winds a number of outdoor festive events have been…
A British tourist has been arrested for allegedly raping a six-year-old girl in Thailand after he was traced by UK cops. Luke Adam Lawrence, 30, from Leeds, West Yorkshire, was identified by sleuths at the National Crime Agency (NCA) in London over an alleged video of a schoolgirl being abused. Officers worked with local cops…
The judging panel included Paralympic gold medallist Sammi Kinghorn, Olympic silver medal-winning BMX freestyler Keiran Reilly, television presenter Qasa Alom and Radio 1 DJ Jeremiah Asiamah, as well as representatives from the Youth Sport Trust, Blue Peter and BBC Sport. The 10 athletes – including the final three – on the longlist were: Mia Brookes…
Swimmer Duncan Scott has been named as the Sportsperson of the Year at the Scottish Sports Awards after taking his Olympic medal haul to eight this summer. The 27-year-old from Alloa surpassed Chris Hoy as Scotland’s most decorated Olympian with eight medals in total after claiming gold as part of the 4x200m men’s relay team…
Nominations for the next Welsh Conservative leader will close on Thursday, with Darren Millar almost certain to be elected unopposed. The chief whip has earned the public backing of 13 of his 15 colleagues, with no other candidates declared by late Wednesday. The contest was triggered when Andrew RT Davies quit the job earlier this…
EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock Police have offered a $10,000 (£7,800) reward for information leading to the suspect. New York City police officers are using facial recognition technology and a discarded cell phone to identify the man who shot and killed UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson Wednesday morning. Thompson, 50, was fatally shot in the back just before 07:00…
