The race for Alaska’s gold: Photos show ramshackle shops, mine trenches and ships dodging icebergs as more than 20,000 people flocked to the wilderness to find their fortune 120 years ago Estimated 112 tonnes of gold was pulled from the ground in Nome, west Alaska, during the ‘Gold Rush’ Black-and-white photos provide a window into the ramshackle town built as […]

Donald Trump struggles to pronounce the name of India’s greatest cricketer Sachin Tendulkar as the president pays tribute to ‘Soochin Tendolker’ during stadium address to 110,000 Donald Trump struggled to pronounce two of India’s greatest ever sport stars The president was addressing a mega-rally at the world’s largest cricket venue But he made heavy work of saying cricketers, Sachin Tendulkar and […]

British Airways flight to Milan is delayed at Heathrow after a passenger got off the plane minutes before take off because ‘they were too scared to travel to Italy over coronavirus’ A flight to Milan from Heathrow today was delayed by 15 minutes, BA confirmed One customer changed their mind about flying over ‘fears of coronavirus’  NBC reporter Molly Hunter […]

Auschwitz museum slams Amazon’s new Nazi-hunter show for ‘fake’ and ‘dangerous’ depiction of deadly human chess game as the Al Pacino vehicle is accused of sensationalizing the Holocaust Hunters, starring Al Pacino, was released on Amazon Prime on Friday  The series is set in 1970s New York, where escaped Nazis are found to be living  Auschwitz Memorial criticized show for […]

Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad has resigned as prime minister, submitting his resignation to the King amid political chaos in Kuala Lumpur. The shock move comes after 24 hours of high political drama and after months of speculation about the stability of the governing Pakatan Harapan coalition. It was not immediately clear on Monday afternoon, local time, whether Dr Mahathir would attempt […]

London: Scotland Yard is coming under increasing pressure to release royal protection logs after a retired officer came forward to cast doubt on the Duke of York's alibi for the night he is accused of having sex with a trafficked teenager. Virginia Roberts Giuffre claims she was brought to London, aged 17, by Jeffrey Epstein, the US paedophile financier, and […]

Road signs ‘put drivers at risk’ because many are hidden behind overgrown trees or have large sections missing, safety campaigners say Drivers are missing out on important information because many signs are hidden Transport Focus blames Highways England for the shoddy upkeep of the signs  Organisation wants drivers to report examples as part of Sort My Sign campaign  Motorists are […]

Boris Johnson’s £1trillion Budget spree ‘will see him spend more than Tony Blair’ Boris Johnson will splurge more than Tony Blair did during his decade in power Government expenditure set to rise to 40 per cent of gross domestic product Increase would lift annual expenditure above £1trillion within four years The Chancellor’s Budget plans could see spending rise above £1trillion for […]

MI5 chiefs insist they are NOT keeping secrets from Priti Patel as whispering campaign against the Home Secretary gathers pace Spy chiefs rebutted allegations that they do not trust Home Secretary Priti Patel One official has claimed: ‘The spooks find her extremely difficult to deal with’ Another source said she ‘receives less classified information than predecessors’ MI5 yesterday claimed Priti […]

Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis visits Julian Assange at Belmarsh Prison ahead of tomorrow’s US extradition hearing Assange, 48, will face the US government at Woolwich Crown Court on Monday  They want to try him on spying charges with maximum prison term of 175 years Varoufakis visited Belmarsh prison with Assange’s father John Shipton today  ‘What we have is […]