The Seattle Mariners know how to get in the spirit of “Ichiro Weekend.” With Ichiro Suzuki slated to enter the Mariners’ Hall of Fame on Saturday, the team made a whole weekend out of the occasion and started it on Friday by…
Groom is killed by LIGHTNING strike while posing for engagement photoshoot with fiancée The tragedy occurred on Wednesday at China’s Jade Dragon Snow Mountain The man who was struck by lightning was named as Ruan by local media He was pronounced dead at…
Paris: Their bright blue waters glitter enticingly in homes from the Cote d’Azur to Normandy. But France, which has more private pools than any other country in Europe, was this week gripped by a debate on whether they should be banned after…
Toronto: The United States plans to name an ambassador at large for the Arctic, reflecting the region’s growing strategic and commercial importance as its shrinking opens up new sea lanes and vast oil and mineral resources. Russia has reopened hundreds of Soviet-era…
A CHILD has been rushed to hospital after 19 people were stuck on a broken-down rollercoaster for 90 minutes. Emergency services rushed to the Southport Pleasureland in Merseyside after the ride broke down. Merseyside Fire and Rescue attended the scene at around…
Key points Building the first two stages of the Suburban Rail Loop may result in a “net social cost”, an independent analysis shows. The report measures the project’s cost-benefit ratio for the first two stages to be between 0.6 and 0.7. However,…
The end of jet-lag? Supersonic jet dubbed ‘Son of Concorde’ travels at 1,300mph and aims to get you anywhere in the world in four hours The Overture, made by Boom Supersonic, can reach speeds of 1,300mph Flying time between Miami and London…
Tracked down: the super-yachts of Roman Abramovich and other Putin oligarchs that were sent to Turkey to cheat sanctions brought in over Russian president’s Ukraine invasion Turkey is fast becoming bolthole of choice for super-yachts owned by oligarchs Eleven are berthed here…
Cabinet ministers plan to boycott the podcast of ‘shameless’ Emily Maitlis over BBC impartiality row after she claimed there was an ‘active agent’ of the Tory party at the corporation Emily Maitlis quit her role at the BBC earlier this year to…
The Queen is ‘carefully considering’ if she is well enough to attend her beloved Braemar Games amid ongoing fears for her health The Highland Games are usually a highlight in the monarch’s calendar But her health recently ‘may make it unlikely’, according…