SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Alarmed parents converged on a Texas high school Tuesday after a classroom shooting report that ultimately proved to be false. The siege at Thomas Jefferson High School in San Antonio began about 1 p.m. Tuesday after police received a call of a possible shooting in progress at the school, according to a police statement. The school […]

Now Edinburgh could introduce a tourist tax: Labour council chiefs plan to cash in on spike in visitors after the Queen’s death with tax that could rake in £15m-a-year Hundreds of thousands of people arrived in Edinburgh after the Queen’s death The Labour-run council says the city cannot cope without more tourism funding The £2-a-night surcharge for visitors could be […]

Britain’s bravest WW2 spy who led daring sabotage missions in heart of Nazi-occupied Europe before being executed by Hitler’s goons is remembered as his never-before-seen archive goes up for auction Francis Suttill was one of Britain’s most daring spies in history, who set up a resistance network in France  Major Suttill’s underground organisation, known as Prosper, ran a covert campaign against […]

A "HERO" dad-of-10 was crushed to death by two Tube trains after he stumbled off a busy platform and got stuck. Gama Mohamed Warsame, who was praised as a war hero by his beloved family, was run over twice at Waterloo Station when the drivers failed to spot him after he slipped when drunk. A pathologist told the Inner South London Coroner's […]

Molly Russell’s father tells inquest his daughter, 14, ‘battled her demons’ but killed herself because of the ‘isolation she felt so deeply’ as he seeks answers over role social media played in her death five years ago Ian Russell described his tragic daughter at North London Coroner’s Court today 14-year-old Molly viewed material linked to depression, self-harm and suicide Discussions […]

Russia’s mobilization of reserve troops and referendums are ‘signs of weakness’ says US ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink called the referenda signs of weakness and Russian failure in war Biden was already set to blast invasion as unjust war at UN General Assembly  He will now react to the clear nuke threat to the West made by Putin earlier White […]

Four people accused of tracking down and kidnapping two female relatives in an attempt to restore their family’s honour after the women fled to Victoria will remain behind bars after they were denied bail by a Melbourne court. The women, who cannot be named for safety reasons, left their homes in Sydney and Brisbane with the help of police in […]

THE average British household gets around 200 cardboard boxes delivered every year – which stack up to the height of the Walkie Talkie skyscraper in London. A poll of 2,000 adults has revealed a huge growth in the amount of packaging we receive through our doors every year. A typical household receives one large box, one medium sized box and […]

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith is going to capitalize on his iconic quote after upsetting Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos in Week 1. Smith filed a trademark for the phrase, "They wrote me off, I ain't write back though" after the win. Smith delivered that line during an on-field post-game interview. Smith was asked about whether some fans wrote […]

‘The Queen has NOTHING to apologise for’: Historians slam royal biographer’s ‘old hat’ comments about state funeral being a ‘façade without atonement’ – adding the monarchy gave the world ‘foundations for modern nationhood’ Historians rejected Clive Irving’s claim the Queens’ funeral was a ‘façade’ Mr Irving said Monday’s state funeral was a ‘narcotic’ for the British people  Experts argued Britain had […]