London, Aug 12 : Police in Manchester say 10 people have been hospitalized as the result of a shooting after a Caribbean carnival in the city. Greater Manchester police say the injuries range from “minor to major” but most don’t appear to be life-threatening. The shooting was reported about 2:30 a.m. Sunday. Detective Superintendent Debbie Dooley says police are trying ...

The first ever spacecraft to fly directly toward the Sun is poised to blast off Saturday, on a mission to plunge into our star’s sizzling atmosphere and unlock the mysteries of the center of the solar system.   NASA’s car-sized, $1.5 billion Parker Solar Probe is scheduled to launch on a Delta IV Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida during ...

A tropical snake has been filmed eating a pigeon on a busy east London street.   Dave Fawbert spotted the boa constrictor, thought to be an abandoned pet, on High Road, Leytonstone, on Saturday morning.  The RSPCA has since taken the reptile to a wildlife centre and is appealing for information about how it may have come to be in ...

London, Aug 03 : The value of the pound has plunged after Bank of England governor Mark Carney said the risk of Britain leaving the European Union without a deal is “uncomfortably high.” Divorce talks between Britain and the EU have stalled amid feuding within Prime Minister Theresa May’s government about how close an economic relationship to seek with the ...

London, Jul 31 : The Royal Navy rescued the Manchester Arena suicide bomber and his younger brother from the civil war in Libya three years before he killed 22 people at the Ariana Grande pop concert. Britain’s Daily Mail reported Tuesday that the HMS Enterprise picked up Salman Abedi and more than 100 other British citizens from the Libyan coast ...

A UK couple who tricked their teenage daughter into travelling to Bangladesh in an attempt to force her to marry her first cousin have been jailed. The husband and wife, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were found guilty in May of using violence, threats or coercion to force their daughter into marriage, reports The Guardian. On Monday a ...

Dhaka, July 30 : In an effort to help the community with aid and recovery, Facebook has contributed $2.5 lakh to Save the Children to help children and their families in Bangladesh affected by flood and destruction caused by monsoon rains. “After heavy monsoon waters spread across Bangladesh in mid-June, threatening hundreds of thousands of refugees, the community activated Safety ...

The youngster had been visiting the seaside resort from Erith, south-east London A six-year-old girl has died after going into the sea at Margate harbour. The youngster, from Erith, south-east London, was taken to hospital after the alarm was raised at 15:15 BST on Saturday. She later died despite the rescue efforts of the South East Coast Ambulance Service and ...

Online trolls who intimidate election candidates or campaigners could be barred from public office under government proposals being considered. Extreme intimidation cases are already punishable with a jail sentence. A 2017 parliamentary report highlighted the “significant factor” of social media abuse of candidates in that year’s general election. Constitution Minister Chloe Smith said intimidation was putting “talented people” off standing ...

London, Jul 28 : Tourists and Britons hoping to go on vacation are enduring another day of travel trouble in Britain after severe weather led to flight cancellations and delays on cross-Channel trains. A week of extreme heat gave way to thunderstorms Friday, touching off travel delays on Saturday. Budget airline Ryanair says Friday night’s thunderstorms, along with air traffic ...