Keepers were "well aware" of the risks of introducing two Sumatran tigers before the female was killed by her potential mate, London Zoo has said.
The male, Asim, killed long-term resident Melati on Friday, 10 days after he was brought over from Denmark.
Malcolm Fitzpatrick, senior curator of mammals, said introductions...
Facebook BANS Bitcoin ads just days after Mark Zuckerberg praises virtual currency.
Facebook is banning all advertisements for cryptocurrency, including Bitcoin and initial coin offerings, as part of an “intentionally broad” policy against deceptive marketers. Product management director Rob Leathern explained the decision in a blog post, saying Facebook will...
A high-speed TGV train running between Strasbourg in eastern France and Paris derailed after a landslide, injuring 22 people including one seriously, local officials said.
Police and emergency services rushed to the scene of the accident, which happened near Ingenheim in the Bas-Rhin area.
The driver, who was seriously injured, managed...
The Dutch police discovered a torture chamber hidden inside one of several shipping containers in a rural area on the border of the Netherlands and Belgium.
Six men were arrested on suspicion of planning kidnappings and hostage-taking, extortion, and participation in a criminal organization as part of the investigation, according...
Lin-Manuel Miranda made an impromptu edit to one of the numbers in his acclaimed Hamilton Wednesday night after he spotted a woman filming a performance in Puerto Rico. While performing One Shot, Miranda noticed the audience member pointing a camera at the stage, the BBC reports. So, thinking (or...
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...
A particularly plump rat had an adventure this weekend after it got stuck in a manhole cover and had to be freed by local firefighters and animal rescuers.
Typically, rats can squeeze through the smallest of spaces because their bodies are long, flexible and cylindrical, giving them the ability to...
AT LEAST five people have been killed in a mid-air collision between a helicopter and plane over Italian Alps.
A tourist plane was involved in the crash close to the Rutor glacier in the Aosta Valley, Italian newspaper La Repubblica reports. Mountain rescue workers found two survivors, a Swiss and...
Donald Trump is expected to return to the UK in December for a Nato summit.
The US president, who has repeatedly criticised the military alliance, would meet with heads of state in London, Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg announced on Wednesday.
It would be Mr Trump’s second visit to Britain since...
Bhavini Pravin was found seriously injured by East Midlands Ambulance Service at a property in Moores Road, Leicester, at 12.39pm on Monday, Leicestershire Police said.
The 21-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.
Jigukumar Sorthi, 23, of East Park Road, Leicester, has been charged with murder and possession of a bladed/sharply...
