Passengers ‘jump for their lives’ as boat catches fire and explodes on the river Thames Witnesses say the vessel ‘blew up’ on the river Thames in Twickenham, London Flames billowed from the 20-foot river cruiser that was destroyed in the blaze Eight people were rescued by a private boat before the fire brigade got there  Three people with minor injuries […]

Oops! German oompah bands have to show some fancy footwork to avoid the horse manure at Oktoberfest German oompah band had to watch their step as a pile of horse manure in Theresienwiese, Munich, Germany Arie Kopelman captured the footage and sent it to his daughter Jill Kargman who posted the clip on Twitter The opening weekend of the 186th […]

Ancestors of Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn used to live NEXT DOOR to each other in small Yorkshire town Thomas Stott, Corbyn’s great-great grandfather, lived on Market Place, Yorkshire This was next to Mary Raper, who was an ancestor by marriage of Mr Johnson’s Mrs Raper, a widow, ran a sweet shop which was next door to Mr Stott’s premises […]

Riyadh: The UAE has warned that Houthi rebels in Yemen are capable of striking Dubai or Abu Dhabi, as spiralling tensions from the Saudi Arabia oil crisis risk spilling over into the Emirates. Officials in the UAE said that if the Houthis, a militia aligned with Iran, were to strike at tourist and global business hubs, they would be "attacking […]

Gay rights group Stonewall may split as activists say its transgender policy puts women and children at risk Co-founder of Stonewall said group had undermined women’s sex-based rights Simon Fanshawe said that ‘violence towards lesbians is completely staggering’ Said women’s rights based on reproductive status confused with social identity The group are also worried children are too quickly asked about […]

Women spend 71 days a year glued to their phones – nearly two weeks more than men, study reveals Women use their phones for four hours and 42 minutes per day on average  Men use them for three hours and 49 minutes a day, 13 fewer days each year The study for Tic Watches also found the worst culprits were Londoners  […]

HAVE you heard the one about the couple who are refusing to reveal the sex of their 17-month-old toddler, even to close family, to ­protect them from “unconscious gender bias”? I know — hilarious, right? Well, perhaps it would be if it were a joke. But Hobbit Humphrey and Jake England-Johns are real people who have decided to dress their […]

Fox News Flash top headlines for Sept. 21 Fox News Flash top headlines for Sept. 21 are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com The family of notorious Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger plans to file a $200 million wrongful death claim against the federal government, according to a report. The family says Bulger was "deliberately placed in harm's way" […]

Hundreds of Earthlings descending on the Nevada desert in response to a mock call to ‘Storm Area 51’ refused to let the lack of actual alien sightings ruin the mood. UFO enthusiasts made their way to the US Air Force military base for the ‘Alienstock’ and ‘Area 51 Basecamp’ events after a joke gathering was created earlier this year on […]

Prince Andrew was a sweaty and “hideous” dancer, according to the Jeffrey Epstein “sex slave” who claims he bedded her at age 17. In her first TV interview on her ordeal at the hands of the financier — and his royal pal the Duke of York — Virginia Guiffre told “Dateline NBC” that the prince bedded her after a night […]