An arm-wrestling grandfather from Britain has found himself fighting as one of the world's best arm-wrestlers, despite only taking up the sport just three years ago. Mark Waldon, 53, found himself interested in the competitive profession during lockdown after watching clips on YouTube and has since stormed the competition on an international level. Despite some massive defeats in his first […]

A "new narco monkey" has emerged following the tragic death of its predecessor. In June last year, a spider monkey called El Changuito was found dead following an armed confrontation between members of the Familia Michoacana drug cartel and police in the State of Mexico. Images showed the animal dead at the scene, wearing a miniature bulletproof vest. The pictures […]

A British woman living in the shadow of an erupting volcano fears her town could be "frozen in time like Pompeii". Iceland has already declared a "state of emergency" in response to the many earthquakes and possible eruption, with Fagradalsfjall expected to spew lava from one of its craters within days. The fishing town of Grindavik has been split in […]

Netanyahu :We have to win for the sake of the civilized world Israel’s failure to wipe out Hamas militants from Gaza could trigger a ‘wave’ of terrorist attacks in the US and throughout Europe, an expert has warned. Joe Biden is one of several Western leaders to have rebuffed calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, arguing Hamas represents an ongoing […]

The "worst-case scenario" in Iceland's imminent volcano eruption has been laid bare as one fishing town could be heading towards its "final chapter." The town of Grindavik, near the capital of Reykjavík, is expected to bear the brunt of the Fagradalsfjall volcano's next blast, which has now been expected since last weekend. Already nearly 4,000 people have been evacuated from […]

Two fraudsters who pocketed over £225,000 by making phoney insurance claims for 1980s Ford Escort RS Turbos have been sent to prison. Jason Sallis, 52, and Amandeep Gill, 35, were part of a gang that made 21 fake claims between 2009 and 2017. During their eight-year con, they repeatedly claimed their classic 1980s Ford Escort RS Turbos had been nicked. […]

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The double of allegedly dead Russian President Vladimir Putin was given a “two-hour” telling off by a security chief said to be his handler. The Daily Star has been following the bizarre claims that Putin died two weeks ago – something constantly denied by the Kremlin – and conspiracies remain rife of a lookalike replacing him in the seat of […]

A 68-year-old grandfather who fell seriously ill with a mysterious virus during a special cruise has passed away in a Brisbane hospital. The tropical illness struck while Dave Crocos and his wife Jo were on a cruise from Los Angeles to Sydney, visiting Hawaii, French Polynesia, Tahiti, and Auckland. Dave, a recently retired land surveyor from Perth, had seemed healthy […]

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