Gunmen ‘kidnap babies and nurses from hospital as militants snatch 140 children from Nigeria school

GUNMEN have allegedly kidnapped babies and nurses from hospital, as militants snatch 140 children from a Nigerian school. The horror incident – the latest in a wave of abductions targeting schoolchildren and students –  took place at the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Centre in Zaria, early on Monday morning. Heavily-armed criminal gangs frequently ambush villages and proceed to steal cattle, […]

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More than 200 migrants attempt Channel crossing as tougher…

More than 200 migrants attempted Channel crossing on the same day Priti Patel announced new laws arresting those on arrival Over 200 migrants attempted dangerous Channel crossing on Sunday alone Crossings for 2021 could eclipse 2020’s total figure of 8,417 within two months  Border Force officials intervened in six incidents with 212 people while the French stopped a further 238 people […]

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Covid will be more like the common cold than flu, say scientists

Covid will be more like the common cold than flu and will reach ‘equilibrium’ in a ‘very few years’, say scientists Professor Paul Hunter said mounting immunity would make Covid less severe He added the virus was likely to stop sparking spiralling cases and deaths Other experts also said last week that Covid was becoming like a ‘bad cold’  Professor […]

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Golf pro shot by man in pickup truck at Georgia country club

More On: shootings Four people injured in three separate shootings across NYC Dozens of gunshots fired at Democratic senator’s home: Report Two children, 8 and 9, charged with fatal shooting of South Carolina man Three wounded in two separate NYC shootings, cops say A golf pro at a Georgia country club was fatally shot near the course’s 18th hole Saturday, […]

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Joey Chestnut sets new record at post-pandemic hot dog race

NEW YORK (AP) — Chowdown champ Joey “Jaws” Chestnut broke his own record to gulp to a 14th win in the men’s Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on Sunday, while Michelle Lesco took the women’s title. Chestnut downed 76 franks and buns in 10 minutes. That’s one more than he did in setting the men’s record last year, when […]

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