Colorado’s governor has hit out at Donald Trump as he finally agreed to commute the sentence of a former Maga lawmaker who was convicted of trying to help overturn the 2020 election. Jared Polis claimed Trump had made it harder for him to make a decision about the case of Tina Peters. The 70-year-old is…
Man in his 30s attacked by a five-metre shark on Rottnest Island
By AARON BUNCH FOR AAP Published: 05:31 BST, 16 May 2026 | Updated: 05:31 BST, 16 May 2026 A man has been attacked by a shark at a popular holiday island. The incident happened at Rottnest Island, near Perth, about 10am on Saturday, a St John WA ambulance service spokesperson…
Top ISIS commander is killed by American forces as Trump says world’s ‘most active terrorist’ has been ‘eliminated’
By SOPHIE GABLE, US REPORTER Published: 05:02 BST, 16 May 2026 | Updated: 05:13 BST, 16 May 2026 Donald Trump has announced that the world’s ‘most active terrorist’ has been killed by American and Nigerian forces. Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the second in command of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS),…
Kids’ charity founder stripped of top Canadian honor after he was convicted of raping boys aged 11 and 14
By MELISSA KOENIG, US REPORTER and JAMES GORDON, US NEWS REPORTER Published: 04:37 BST, 16 May 2026 | Updated: 04:37 BST, 16 May 2026 Canada has stripped aid worker Peter Dalglish of one of the nation’s highest civilian honors after the former charity founder was convicted in Nepal of sexually…
Trump doubles down on claim he ‘doesn’t think about’ Americans’ finances after Fox host’s challenge: ‘It’s gonna be short-term pain’
Donald Trump has doubled down on his claim that he ‘doesn’t think about’ Americans’ financial situation but promised that there will only be ‘short-term pain’ on inflation. Trump created a firestorm when he said financial struggles are not a factor in his decision-making as he seeks to negotiate an end to…
Mortifying moment Bruce Springsteen leaves fawning Chris Christie hanging in brutal ‘snub’ at concert
Bruce Springsteen appeared to snub former New Jersey governor Chris Christie during a concert at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Thursday night. The awkward moment came as Springsteen moved through the crowd during an encore, greeting fans and high-fiving audience members gathered along a walkway near the stage. For a brief instant, Christie…
Airline passenger from hell’s entitled request to judge after appearing on charges of brawling with TSA agents at airport gate
By SOPHIE GABLE, US REPORTER Published: 03:09 BST, 16 May 2026 | Updated: 03:10 BST, 16 May 2026 An airline passenger proved he would do anything to catch his flight on time when he asked a judge whether he could still board the plane from jail. Oreoluwa Oloruntoba, 30, was…
Australia on high alert as Asian tiger mosquitos are detected in Queensland for the first time in history
By OLIVIA DAY, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR, AUSTRALIA Published: 02:28 BST, 16 May 2026 | Updated: 02:31 BST, 16 May 2026 The discovery of six Asian tiger mosquitos on a farm in Queensland has marked the first time the invasive ‘super pest’ has been detected in Australia. The worrying discovery was…
Dozens of Post Office counters in rebranded former WH Smith stores are feared at risk in TG Jones overhaul
Fears are mounting that dozens of Post Office counters could disappear from Britain’s high streets after the new owner of WH Smith’s former retail arm moved to make it easier to shut branches inside its stores. TG Jones, the chain created after private equity firm Modella bought WH Smith’s high street…
Washington’s Democrat ex-governor says she’s disgusted at millionaires’ tax brought in by her gleeful woke successors
The Democrat former governor of the state of Washington slammed her party’s millionaire’s tax causing the wealthy to flee the state while Seattle remains riddled with crime. Christine Gregoire, who ran the state from 2005 to 2013, was asked at a recent business summit if the Democrat-led state legislature understood…