Mongols bikie charged with displaying a gang tattoo on his face blames the crime on his ‘thick’ make-up coming off during a night out Mongols bikie Brendan Sacca charged with displaying a gang tattoo on his face Sacca said he had tried to cover up the tattoo with make-up but it had worn off His tattoo reads ‘Mongols Nation’ and […]

A great-grandmother was killed in a house explosion believed to be caused by “decades-old” faulty copper gas pipes. Doreen Mace, from Erdington, Birmingham, died in a blast that caused what the coroner described as a “Hollywood film-esque level of destruction”. The incident occurred at the home owned by her partner, David Murphy, on Dulwich Road, Kingstanding on June 26, 2022. […]

A rampaging herd of cows left a man dead and his widow paralysed while they were out walking their daughter's dogs, an inquest heard. Michael Holmes, 57, was pronounced dead at the scene in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, in September 2020, having suffered 35 rib fractures and a laceration to the heart sack. His wife Teresa was airlifted to hospital. She […]

ORDINARY family life was taking place when a Russian missile hit a block of flats in eastern Ukraine killing at least 35, injuring dozens and leaving 35 missing but presumed dead. As the Russian strike hit her apartment building in Dnipro on Saturday night, Anastasia Shvets' life fell to shatters all around her. The striking images show the young woman […]

Recent wintry conditions have fuelled speculation about whether another "Beast from the East" is about to hit the UK, bringing with it heavy snow and icy temperatures. Plenty of the white stuff was seen in Dartmoor, Devon and other parts of the southwest in the early hours of the morning (January 16), with downpours also reported in lower-lying areas. A […]

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Pope Francis fuels rumours he may quit in sermon reflecting on ‘the virtue of stepping aside at the right time’ and ‘learning to take our leave’ In the Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis spoke on leaving roles at the right moment Only his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, has renounced the position since 1415 Speculation grows that Francis may resign amid rumours […]

The drive-by shooting of a seven-year-old girl at a funeral could be linked to a former Colombian cartel criminal's past. Petrified guests ran for cover at around 1.30pm on Saturday (January 14) after a barrage of pellets were fired from a shotgun, leaving the girl fighting for her life and five others also injured and hospitalised. The suspected assassination attempt […]