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Screaming match breaks out on JetBlue flight after mom caused delays

A screaming match broke out on a JetBlue flight between a mother and another passenger as he accused her of holding up takeoff.

Drunk driver causes tragedy on U.S. holiday

A pickup truck collided with a group of people who had gathered to celebrate 4th of July in Corlears Hook Park, in southern Manhattan. According to initial figures, at least three people have already been killed and 16 others injured in the collision on the American holiday in New York. The driver of the gray Ford F-150 was driving down the sidewalk and may have been under the influence of alcohol. The two fatalities are two women and a man. One...

OPINION - London is plagued by middle-class people with tattoos and I'm sick of it

London is plagued by middle-class people with tattoos and I'm sick of it -

Jubilant Starmer grips wife's hand as he celebrates landslide

Keir Starmer looks jubilant as he celebrates his election victory with his wife, gripping her hand just hours after the exit poll revealed a massive majority of the Labour Party.

Mahia locals rescue pou swallowed by the sea

Mahia locals' call for help answered after pou washes into the sea in big swells.

Police arrest three men who allegedly shoplifted thousands of dollars worth of items

The three men are before the Auckland District Court on more than 40 shoplifting charges.

Madeleine McCann: what happened to the apartment where young girl went missing?

Madeleine McCann went missing 17 years ago - but what happened to the apartment where the McCanns were staying at the time of the tragic event?

I interviewed a candidate from every UK constituency. Incredibly, they’re all still full of beans

“Politicians are all the same, aren’t they?” It’s the sentence I’ve found most upsetting to hear from those discussing the general election. That’s why I’ve been on a mission to interview at least one candidate from all 650 constituencies before July 4 for my podcast The Political Party, 17 years after I stopped working as a Labour Party organiser,...

Auckland truckie caught driving nearly seven times over alcohol limit

The driver was described to be struggling to stay in his lane.

UK election: Labour will win in a landslide, exit poll projects

The result will end a 14-year era of Conservative rule and put Keir Starmer on course to become Prime Minister.

Crying children betray kidnapping at airport

An Iranian living in the Netherlands tried to kidnap his three children. He picked them up at their school on Tuesday and drove straight to the Cologne airport with his 13-year-old son and two little daughters. He had bought tickets in advance for a one-way flight to Tehran, with stopover in Istanbul. However, thanks to alert police officers and security guards, this parental abduction could be prevented. The children kept crying as they lined...

General election count in chaos as police take ballots over 'fraud'

Scottish police rushed to Emirates Arena in Glasgow, where they reportedly seized three ballot papers.

Couple who suffered house fire watched CCTV back and can't believe how it started

Don't leave boxes on the hob if you have a pet large enough to turn it on.

Video: New heavy infantry fighting vehicle spotted in Russia

A new heavy infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), apparently based on the main battle tank platform T-72, has been spotted in Nizhny Tagil, Russia.

Woke New Yorkers whine America 'doesn't deserve a birthday party'

DailyMail.com took to the streets of New York to ask young liberals how patriotic they are this Fourth of July.

Psychiatrist doing job of three resigns after being denied panic button

Professor Marie Bismark says she was caring for more than 300 patients.

New Covid-19 variants emerge, sparking global health concerns as cases surge

The latest surge in cases has been driven by FLiRT variants and health experts say another two strains have now been found

Michelle Troconis, convicted for helping her boyfriend murder his wife, claims to be a ‘scapegoat’

Ex-KGB operative reports possible betrayal among Putin's inner circle

Tragic update after little girl died in crocodile attack

The girl was last seen swimming with family members at Mango Creek near the remote Aboriginal community of Palumpa south-west of Darwin.

11yo boy and mother confirmed dead in Southland house fire

A specialist search team has located the second victim of the Thursday morning fire.

Ousted Kāinga Ora board member slams government plans as 'wanton folly'

A former Kāinga Ora board member says the government's shake-up is "sheer folly".

Rishi Sunak hands peerage to top aide alongside Theresa May

No10 chief of staff Liam Booth-Smith, who is known as 'the Treasury Travolta' due to his love of a leather jacket, will enter the upper house among a slew of Tory big-hitters quitting the Commons.

Trump congratulates pal Nigel Farage for his 'big win'

Donald Trump led the the congratulations to his friend Nigel Farage on becoming a member of the British Parliament for the first time.

Body of autistic girl, 7, is found in Tennessee lake

The body of a missing autistic girl has been found in a Tennessee lake just minutes after a statewide search was launched.

BBC and ITV schedules face huge shake-up after general election

It's not a normal Friday.

Truck bursts into flames on SH1 in Canterbury, road closed

Fire and Emergency services rushed to extinguish the fire, detours are in place.

Family of nurse found dead alongside TV paramedic share tribute

Lauren Evans was found dead in Hednesford, near Cannock, on June 25 by emergency crews who also discovered the body of TV paramedic Daniel Duffield

Scottish Labour changes electoral map of Scotland after destroying SNP

Scottish Labour swept the SNP aside yesterday taking a majority of Westminster seats.

Work on seven major roads set to begin, Transport Minister says

Seven more significant roading projects across the country are now under way - earning Simeon Brown's tick of approval.

SNP faces 'slaughter' says former leader Salmond

The SNP is on course to be 'slaughtered' in the General Election with its biggest loss of MPs in history. John Swinney's party looked set to lose 38 seats compared to the 2019 election.

Stepfather and stepson sentenced for vigilante attack on New Plymouth fisherman

The man was beaten, knocked off the jetty and held underwater.

Russia claimed its forces built tunnels to attack Ukrainians from behind

‘Lefty lawyer’, Mark Darcy inspo but ‘lacking star power’: How American media covered UK’s new PM

‘Lefty lawyer’, Mark Darcy inspo but ‘lacking star power’: How American media covered UK’s new PM - Labour’s landslide win was branded a ‘power shift’ by Fox News while The Washington Post described new Prime Minister Keir Starmer a ‘lefty lawyer [who] defended vegan anarchists’ but is ‘no Winston Churchill’

Comedian Tony Knight Dies at 54 in Tragic Accident

A sudden tragedy disrupts a vibrant festival in France.

A third of Russians back Putin nuking Ukraine with major support

Some 34 per cent of Russians would definitely or likely support use of nuclear weapons in the conflict against Ukraine, according to findings from the Levada Centre.

Serious crash: Lanes now reopened after horror crash before Auckland Harbour Bridge, driver critical

The crash, between a van and a truck, has occurred at around 3.30pm today.

Second female celebrity is linked to Matthew Perry drug death in bombshell report about their shared ketamine addiction

The as-yet unnamed woman reportedly claimed to be sober but was described as a 'walking pharmacy' who would help the Friends star obtain ketamine.

Keir Starmer shakes hands with King as he becomes Prime Minister - before private meeting

King Charles will officially appoint Keir Starmer as Prime Minister and ask him to form a government following a historic election which saw Labour take a landslide majority

French election campaign rocked by violence as minister says more than 50 attacks made ahead of crunch vote

French election campaign rocked by violence as minister says more than 50 attacks made ahead of crunch vote - France ‘on edge’ as politicians begrudgingly unite in bid to hold off unprecedented far-right threat

Canada is getting a seriously big boost to its naval forces

BBC left red-faced after saying Starmer is 'going to meet the Queen'

As the Labour leader pulled up at Buckingham Palace to be formally installed as Britain's 58th PM by King Charles both broadcasters slipped up.

A couple rented an Airbnb from a ‘friendly’ landlord. Then they wound up dismembered in a suitcase

A couple rented an Airbnb from a ‘friendly’ landlord. Then they wound up dismembered in a suitcase - Michael Lee Dudley seemed like a typical Washington homeowner – until three teenagers stumbled across a suitcase of horrors on a beach

Liz Truss loses seat as ex-prime minister becomes biggest scalp in Tory bloodbath

Liz Truss loses seat as ex-prime minister becomes biggest scalp in Tory bloodbath - Truss’ defeat comes after disastrous stint as prime minister that crashed the economy and soured party’s chances of returning to power

Driver posed as police officer with fake siren and lights, court hears

A DRIVER caught pretending to be a police officer after attaching a fake siren and flashing blue lights to his car has been fined £380.

European leader wants to make peace today: 'You can't make peace by whining in Brussels'

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, during his visit to Kiev earlier this week, asked Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky to consider a quick cease-fire. In doing so, he did not demand the withdrawal of Russian occupation forces. This could, acccording to Putin's Hungarian sympathizer, speed up the peace talks. The Hungarian prime minister went on to say that his country would like to have much better bilateral relations with Ukraine and...

King Charles arrives at Buckingham Palace ahead of Rishi Sunak’s resignation

King Charles arrives at Buckingham Palace ahead of Rishi Sunak’s resignation -

Why Keir Starmer’s wife Victoria was kept off the campaign trail

Follow our live blog for the latest UK election resultsLive 2024 general election results mapped On recent evenings the streets around the Starmer residence in Kentish Town, north London, have reverberated with the sound of protest. It was “Gaza Week” in Sir Keir and Lady Starmer’s constituency of Holborn and St Pancras, and the drumming and the ch...

Woman found inside stomach of giant monster

In a village in Sulawesi, Indonesia, the community is once again living in fear after a reticulated python, known for its colossal size, devoured a 38-year-old woman. Residents of a village on the central Indonesian island of Sulawesi found the body of a woman inside a python. And this is already the second such incident in just a month in this part of the Asian archipelago. The 38-year-old victim was found by residents of Luwu province, in...