Anyone who’s received a ticking off from the headmistress will know exactly how members of the Scottish National Party’s ruling NEC felt when Nicola Sturgeon cleared her throat and sternly ordered them to stop talking about ‘problems with the party’s finances’. It was March 20, 2021, and a grubby wee…
Family who built huge ‘flood survival shed’ after being swamped so many times they couldn’t get insurance are ordered to tear it down
A desperate father who built a ‘flood survival shed’ to protect his family’s belongings after being swamped by filthy river water so many times they couldn’t get insurance has been ordered to tear it down. Robert Rycroft, 57, put up the huge steel-framed outbuilding in the garden of his home…
Humanity has already exceeded Earth’s limits, study warns
A new study warns that humanity is placing more pressure on Earth than the planet can sustainably handle, raising concerns about future food security, climate stability, and human well being. Researchers say the situation is serious, but they also believe that slowing population growth and changing patterns of consumption could…
Shocking moment schoolboy, 12, falls to the ground in agony after being allegedly struck by a Nissan Navara
By ASHLEY NICKEL, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 07:32 BST, 27 May 2026 | Updated: 07:33 BST, 27 May 2026 A man accused of driving away after hitting a child with his ute has turned himself in to police. NSW Police confirmed officers spoke to a 50-year-old man who presented to…
How Britain’s ‘mega jail’ REALLY compares to El Salvador: Inside the ‘supermax’ unit that houses Britain’s most dangerous jihadis, rapists and murderers
These shaven-headed and heavily tattooed prisoners are locked up for 23-and-a-half hours a day. They never see sunlight, there are no family visits, nor are there recreational spaces or rehabilitation programmes. This is life inside the world’s toughest jail in El Salvador. These men who have committed crimes evil almost…
Watch 2 Russian cosmonauts take 5-hour spacewalk outside the ISS today
Roscosmos Spacewalk 66 – YouTube Watch On Two cosmonauts will venture into the void today (May 27), and you can watch the action live. Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev, of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, will perform a five-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) today, starting at about…
Scientists are raising new questions about vitamin B12 and cancer
We’ve all heard the advice: eat your fruit and vegetables, get your vitamins, and stay healthy. For the most part, that guidance holds up. But some nutrients have a more complicated story, and vitamin B12 is a fascinating example. Also known as cobalamin, B12 is essential for life. It helps…
Aussie mum and nine-year-old son forced to drink their own urine after becoming lost in the bush for 10 days
A mum who miraculously survived 10 days lost in dense bushland with her young son still gets emotional about the unimaginable ordeal almost a decade later. In 2017, Michelle Pittman, then 40, and her son Dylan, then nine, spent the October long weekend bushwalking together. On the final day, the…
Trump’s former Attorney General Pam Bondi treated for thyroid cancer: report
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi has quietly undergone treatment for thyroid cancer. She was one of the first key members of the Trump administration to depart, having been let go in April. Bondi has been replaced on an interim basis by Todd Blanche. Axios reported the diagnosis having occurred shortly…
Ever Restless Mount Dukono Erupts
In May 2026, the Global Volcanism Program reported nine actively erupting volcanoes in Indonesia—more than any other country at the time. Such activity is typical for the Southeast Asian archipelago, where eruptions have occurred at 55 volcanoes since the 1960s—the highest total for any country. Japan ranks second with eruptions…