Four people have been arrested in Portland after anti-police demonstrations turned destructive and violent. Officials say Portland Police Bureau's North Precinct was set on fire early Friday morning following violent clashes between cops and protesters in the city overnight. One right-wing commentator described the area as looking like something from …...Read More
Portland is turned into a 'war zone' during violent night of anti-police protests
Sky News cuts off ex-Met Police chief
Sky News has been accused of shutting down a former Scotland Yard chief for claiming Black Lives Matter is deliberately stirring up a false anti-police narrative. Ex-chief superintendent Kevin Hurley claimed senior figures in the movement were waging a 'misinformation' campaign to 'destabilise and disrupt' society. He also suggested the …...Read More
Teenager, 19, reveals challenges she faces baking with Tourette's syndrome
A young woman with Tourette's syndrome has embraced her condition by sharing a video showing the challenges she faces while baking with her family. Jade O'Connell, 19, from New Zealand, started to develop the condition, which causes repetitive movements, sounds, or tics that can't easily be controlled, at the age …...Read More
Thug threatens man at gunpoint with imitation firearm
Pictured: Connor Preece who was 19 years old when he threatened a Somali man with an imitation gun A teenager has been jailed after threatening a man at gunpoint with an imitation firearm after the man resisted another assailant going through his pockets. Everything was filmed on CCTV after police …...Read More
Children whose parents have degrees feel more stressed at university
University students whose parents also have a degree suffer from more stress when they start their course than others due to a fear of 'letting down their family'. A new study by the University of Bochum, Germany, looked at levels of the stress hormone cortisol in the hair of women …...Read More
Finance boss is jailed for more than four years after stealing nearly £3million from his bank
Simon Olver, pictured above, 42, started defrauding Credit Industriel et Commercial Bank just under a year into his job A finance boss has been jailed for more than four years after stealing nearly £3million from his bank before splashing the cash on sports cars, designer watches and lavish holidays. Simon …...Read More
Former policeman jailed after arrest by paedophile hunters
This is the moment a former policeman is confronted on his front doorstep by investigators who caught him targeting young girls online. Phillip Thompson, 63, sent explicit images to paedophile hunters posing as a 13-year-old child, asked whether she was 'good girl' and arranged to meet near a Morrisons supermarket. …...Read More
Coronavirus China: State newspaper punished for outbreak report
A Chinese state newspaper has been banned from posting on one of its social media accounts due to its coverage on Beijing's new coronavirus outbreak. Officials have censored The Beijing News on Chinese twitter-like Weibo since Thursday after some of its COVID-19 reports were deemed 'misleading and taken out of …...Read More
Spooky moment raccoon reaches its hands through the gaps in a wooden deck to steal kittens' food
A bold raccoon came up with a clever way of finding its next meal by poking its hands through decking and stealing food from some kittens. A cat owner from Dothan, Alabama, filmed the cheeky pest earlier this month pinching dry cat food straight from the cat's plate while they …...Read More
'Anti-drugs' teacher died after taking cocaine with new girlfriend after splitting from husband
A teacher who was 'very anti-drugs' tragically died after she took cocaine for 'perhaps the first and only time' following a long drinking session, an inquest heard. Devoted mum Hannah McGurdy, 35, had spent years telling friends and family about her feelings towards the use of illegal substances. She loved …...Read More
