A comedian and actor claimed he was ‘tortured’ and sexually assaulted by a California sheriff’s department after getting into a spat with a United Airlines staff member at an airport. Ahmed Ahmed claimed he was swarmed by up to nine officers and physically and sexually abused for 21 hours, according to…
Donald Trump unleashes new tirade at Benjamin Netanyahu and claims that Israel would have ‘been blown up a long time ago’ if he hadn’t intervened
By SAM MERRIMAN, POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT Published: 21:16 BST, 16 June 2026 | Updated: 21:30 BST, 16 June 2026 Donald Trump unleashed a new tirade at Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday as he said that Israel would have ‘been blown up a long time ago’ if he hadn’t intervened. Speaking ahead of…
Watch European rocket launch record-breaking mission for Amazon on June 17
A European rocket will launch a record-breaking load to orbit on Wednesday morning (June 17), and you can watch the action live. An Ariane 6 launcher is scheduled to lift off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana on Wednesday, during a 29-minute window that opens at 7:53 a.m. EDT…
Trump spotted with unusual new mark on hand
By ROSS IBBETSON, ASSOCIATE EDITOR Published: 20:49 BST, 16 June 2026 | Updated: 21:02 BST, 16 June 2026 Donald Trump has been spotted with a new mark on his hand at the G7 summit sparking speculation about his health online. A jagged purplish line was seen on the President’s left…
Stone-faced bungee jump workers seen being interrogated for first time after throwing woman, 21, to her death off bridge without rope
By WILKO MARTÍNEZ-CACHERO, US REPORTER Published: 20:25 BST, 16 June 2026 | Updated: 20:31 BST, 16 June 2026 The three bungee jump workers who tossed a 21–year–old Brazilian woman off a bridge to her death and were arrested for their role in the fatal fall were seen being interrogated for…
Aurora Australis – NASA
The aurora australis arcs over Earth during an active solar event in this photograph taken on June 5, 2026, from the International Space Station as it orbited 271 miles above the Indian Ocean southwest of Perth, Australia. Auroras are colorful, dynamic, and often visually delicate displays of an intricate dance…
Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk breach exposed patients’ clinical trial data
Last week Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, the maker of the popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, revealed it had suffered a data breach involving “unauthorized access” to clinical trial data. The company said in a statement and letter to patients that the incident doesn’t appear to pose…
Diddy set to leave prison even SOONER as disgraced mogul’s release date is moved up yet again
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is set to be released from his four year prison stint even earlier than previously projected after his sentence was shaved down for a second time. Combs, 56, will be freed from New Jersey’s FCI Fort Dix on February 23 in 2028, two months earlier than before. The…
A Tory victory in Aberdeen’s by-election would be a humbling for Swinney – and offer hope to the Granite City
Anas Sarwar must be wondering what he has to do to kick off a rebellion. The Scottish Labour boss last month led his party to its worst-ever Holyrood election result, and polls confirm his deep unpopularity with voters but, still, the men in grey suits refuse to act. There are…
NASA Webb, Hubble Reveal History of Relic of Milky Way’s Formation
Researchers using two of humanity’s most powerful observatories — NASA’s James Webb and Hubble Space Telescopes — have definitively shown that Terzan 5 is not a globular star cluster as it was once classified, offering new insight into how galaxies like our own form and evolve over time. A globular…