By FRANCINE WOLFISZ, NEWS REPORTER Published: 23:06 BST, 18 August 2026 | Updated: 23:07 BST, 18 August 2026 A trio of masked schoolboy ‘gangsters’ were caught on video brazenly swiping treats from an honesty box cake shed – before being shamed into returning and paying for the goods. Despairing owner…
Residents of London borough famed for low council tax could see 160% RISE next year – but Conservatives blame Labour for taking millions in funding
By MARTIN BECKFORD, POLICY EDITOR Published: 22:32 BST, 18 August 2026 | Updated: 22:34 BST, 18 August 2026 Residents of a London borough renowned for its low council tax could have to pay more than twice as much next year. Households in Wandsworth are set to be hit by a…
Forget ‘Halo’ — the latest ‘Futurama’ episode has a ring world covered in super-intelligent rats (exclusive)
Futurama Season 14 | Ring Crash – YouTube Watch On Ringed worlds seem to be a fertile source of science fiction material, whether it be in sci-fi master Larry Niven’s circular alien constructs in his “Ringworld” novels, the spherical megastructures of “Halo’s” video game universe — which just launched its…
Three family members die and fourth is critical after summer holiday horror off Sussex coast: Teenage girl, woman, and man are dead and young girl is fighting for her life – witnesses tell of horrific scene
Three members of the same family including a teenage girl have died after being pulled from the water at a British seaside town – with another younger girl fighting for her life. Ambulances, two helicopters and coastguards rushed to Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, at 3pm after fishermen reported seeing four people…
Scots College chairman and principal release statement after backlash over handling of alleged rape case grows within the school community
Dear College community We are writing together following the charges laid against three students and the continuing public commentary about the matter and The Scots College. The feedback received directly by the College has been overwhelmingly supportive, for which we are grateful. We also recognise that some members of our…
NASA’s LRO Images Falcon 9 Crater on Moon, Learns New Details
Between Aug. 11 and 12, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured a series of images of a new crater on the Moon. The crater formed on Aug. 5, when a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage impacted the surface following its January 2025 launch of the Firefly Blue Ghost 1 mission.…
Smirking Massachusetts mayor refuses to answer questions about $1m Covid fraud outside court because ‘he doesn’t speak ENGLISH’
By ADRIANA TARDUGNO Published: 20:45 BST, 18 August 2026 | Updated: 20:45 BST, 18 August 2026 A smirking mayor refused to answer questions outside of court after being charged with fraudulently obtaining pandemic loans worth over $1 million and using the money to fund his election campaign as well as…
Nicola Sturgeon insists she was ‘never facing prosecution’ over the SNP finance scandal and refuses to apologise for ‘someone else’s crimes’
By KATRINE BUSSEY Published: 20:12 BST, 18 August 2026 | Updated: 20:12 BST, 18 August 2026 Nicola Sturgeon has said she was ‘not even considered for prosecution’ as authorities investigated money missing from the SNP. The former First Minister was arrested and questioned by police in June 2023 as part…
Lala Batters Hawaii – NASA Science
The Island of Hawaiʻi narrowly avoided a direct landfall by Hurricane Lala in mid-August 2026. The storm nonetheless delivered serious damage as it passed just south of the island on August 15 (above, right) as a category 1 storm on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale. Lala brought rainfall totals exceeding 20 inches…
Conservative library’s ban of LGBTQ flags backfires as it now faces calls to nix BIBLE from shelves over gory deaths
A conservative library’s ban on LGBTQ pride flags has backfired after a patron hit back by using its own rules to advocate for the Bible to be removed from shelves. Brian Roorda of St Peters, Missouri, argued the holy book should be removed from St Charles City-County Library’s branches due…