Taliban soldiers have made a shocking appearance on national television as Afghanistan reels from the collapse of the government and the militant group’s brutal takeover. The nation has descended into chaos in recent weeks, with the exit of US troops and the toppling of the government by the extremist organisation,...
A small group of anti-lockdown, anti-vaccine protesters have been evicted from Shepherd’s Bush Green in west London after camping out for more than two weeks. Bailiffs began demolishing the campsite this morning. Dozens of police, some wearing riot gear, were also present. A YouTube livestream of today’s events showed police restraining...
The former head of NHS Test and Trace Baroness Dido Harding has applied to become the next head of the NHS. The NHS England website says: "Dido has applied to become the next CEO of the NHS and has therefore stood aside as chair of NHS Improvement whilst the recruitment...
Coca-Cola‘s market value abruptly plunged by about $4 billion on Monday, in a dive that coincided with soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo snubbing the Euro 2020 sponsor during a press conference at the tournament. Portugal’s world-famous team captain pushed two Coke bottles away from his spot at a table before taking...
Rejected by her family, Zashy Zuley del Cid Velásquez fled her coastal village in 2014, the first of a series of forced displacements across El Salvador. She had hoped that in the larger city of San Miguel she could live as a transgender woman without discrimination and violence, but...
First thing you do when you get your high school yearbook is flip to the page with your photo and recoil in horror, or maybe you think you look good, but about ten years later you just look at it and laugh. Imagine how these girls felt when they...
An Indian-origin family that owns a store in Massachusetts is being hailed for their honesty for returning a $1 million lottery ticket to the woman who had bought it because their elders in India advised them, "we don't want that money". "I was a millionaire for a night," the owner's...
A student had to call out the fire brigade after she managed to get her arm caught in her car steering wheel while waiting for a friend. Solome Asfaw, from Bradford, was waiting outside of her student halls for best friend Chelsea to bring her a snack when she got...
This footage shows a couple rescued after getting stuck two MILES from the beach when their inflatable float got swept out to sea. Kelsey Jackson, 23, and her boyfriend William Johnson, 23, innocently took to the sea with their brand new blow-up raft. But strong currents from the stormy weather churning...
And just like that, the results from American Idol's 2021 season finale are in — and your next American Idol is .... Chayce Beckham! After a lively, star-studded finale on ABC Sunday night, host Ryan Seacrest announced that Chayce had received the most votes nationwide, beating out fellow finalists Willie...