Video footage of Tiger Woods being arrested for allegedly driving under the influence has been released by police in Florida. http://ift.tt/2rrlCe1
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Fortified fleet of IS suicide vehicles captured
Footage has emerged of dozens of vehicles reinforced by Islamic State to be used in deadly suicide attacks. http://ift.tt/2so647W
Kabul bomb: Afghans blame Haqqani and Pakistan
Afghan intelligence officials have blamed Taliban-affiliated militants with the help of Pakistani security services for a truck bombing in Kabul that killed 90 people. http://ift.tt/2rpR9gw
Notes from the underground: Moscow's iconic metro
Originally named after communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin in 1935, Moscow's iconic metro is one of the world's busiest. http://ift.tt/2sf4FBC
US TV host pays tribute to Martyn Hett
US chat show host Wendy Williams has paid a tearful tribute to Manchester bombing victim Martyn Hett during her live daytime show. http://ift.tt/2snqwGm
Man with two guns arrested at Trump hotel
A "potential disaster" has been averted in Washington DC after a man was arrested at a Trump hotel when two guns were found in his car, police said. http://ift.tt/2rpeGy2
Royal Navy ship seizes £65m in smuggled drugs
Royal Navy frigate HMS Monmouth has seized cannabis and heroin from a suspect vessel in the Indian Ocean worth an estimated £65m. http://ift.tt/2qBArHv
Posthumous wedding for French hero cop
The partner of a French police officer shot and killed in a Paris terrorist attack has married him posthumously, according to French media reports. http://ift.tt/2qBbyji
NASA renames probe that will fly into sun
NASA has announced a new name for its mission to fly a spacecraft directly into the sun's atmosphere. http://ift.tt/2rkwSXp
Plane turns back after passenger cockpit alert
A Malaysia Airlines flight to Kuala Lumpur had to turn back to Melbourne after a disruptive passenger tried to enter the cockpit. http://ift.tt/2qB0COG
Flooding and mudslides kill 200 in Sri Lanka
At least 203 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands are displaced after flooding and mudslides hit large swathes of Sri Lanka. http://ift.tt/2sekXdS
Arcade Fire in guerrilla campaign for new album
Arcade Fire has been conducting a guerrilla-style marketing campaign to tease the release of their next album. http://ift.tt/2qAqtdQ
Lebanese group trying to ban Wonder Woman
There are calls for the new Wonder Woman film to be banned in Lebanon - because the lead actress is Israeli. http://ift.tt/2ro9bjd
Trump poised to pull US out of climate deal
Donald Trump is poised to withdraw the US from a major climate change deal designed to cut global carbon emissions. http://ift.tt/2rEh4BW
Barclays to sell £1.6bn stake in African unit
Barclays is plotting the sale of a $2bn (£1.6bn) stake in its African division in a move that will form part of its chief executive's efforts to refocus the British lender on higher-growth areas. http://ift.tt/2qFqvMz
Uber sacks star engineer accused of spying on Google
Uber has sacked the man at the centre of an ongoing legal scandal in which Google has accused the taxi-hailing company of corporate espionage. http://ift.tt/2ravgBf
Russian warship fires missiles at IS in Syria
A Russian warship and a submarine have fired four cruise missiles at an Islamic State base in Syria. http://ift.tt/2rjiT4h
Donakd Trump's bixarre twewt mocked on Twit
What is Donald Trump trying to say? http://ift.tt/2rjeyhk
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Dozens killed and injured in huge Kabul blast
Dozens of people have been killed an injured after a huge blast rocked Kabul near the presidential palace and foreign embassies. http://ift.tt/2scqQbr
Olivia Newton-John confirms return of cancer
Olivia Newton-John has revealed her breast cancer has returned - 25 years after her first successful battle made her an advocate for fighting the disease. http://ift.tt/2rSU9CO
US arms Kurds for assault on IS headquaters
The United States has started supplying small arms to Kurdish fighters ahead of their assault on Islamic State's headquarters. http://ift.tt/2qDzEFx
Ukraine calls out Russia in bizarre Twitter spat
Hostility between Russia and Ukraine appears to have hit bizarre new heights after the two states became embroiled in a spat over Twitter. http://ift.tt/2rlwABG
US test-fires interceptor at long-range missile
The US military has carried out the first test of a missile defence system against an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). http://ift.tt/2rkWZ2M
Egyptian mummies have European DNA - scientists
A detailed study of the DNA of mummies has found ancient Egyptians were more closely related to Europeans and Turks than Africans. http://ift.tt/2rBVvSE
Tennis star banned for trying to kiss TV reporter
A tennis player has been banned from the French Open after attempting to kiss a TV presenter against her will during a live broadcast. http://ift.tt/2rkK40M
Tiger Woods 'asleep at wheel' before arrest
Tiger Woods was asleep at the wheel before his arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to a police report. http://ift.tt/2qCydHo
Teen held over 'Berlin suicide attack plot'
A teenager has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of planning a suicide attack in Berlin. http://ift.tt/2rjtBK3
USA and Russia fight to extradite hacker
A Russian man suspected of hacking offences in the US and in Russia can face extradition to both countries, a Czech court has ruled. http://ift.tt/2shXzLO
Trump's communications director resigns
Donald Trump's communications director has resigned after three months in his White House post. http://ift.tt/2qvLkyP
Belgian PM damages ears after princess fires gun
Belgian's Prime Minister has been forced to seek medical treatment amid fears he may have damaged his hearing in a bizarre incident. http://ift.tt/2rfEQkR
Mother who drowned her three children jailed
A mother who drowned three of her children by deliberately driving the family car into a lake has been jailed for 26 years. http://ift.tt/2rfAj1M
US tries to blow long-range missile out of sky
The US military is to test its missile defence system by intercepting an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) for the first time. http://ift.tt/2sgYNa2
Wonder Woman: The feminist hero we hoped for?
The first reviews for DC's Wonder Woman are out, and not everyone thinks the Amazonian princess fares well in "the world of men". http://ift.tt/2sgNa2L
Suicide bomber kills 16 in ice cream parlour
A suicide bomber has killed at least 16 people at an ice cream parlour in Iraq's capital Baghdad. http://ift.tt/2rfmbp3
Ryanair fare cuts to continue as profit spikes
Ryanair has said it expects to continue cutting fares this year, despite "difficult" trading and a slump in the pound since the Brexit vote. http://ift.tt/2sgDbKR
Monday, May 29, 2017
Panama dictator Manuel Noriega dies aged 83
Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega has died at the age of 83, according to the country's current president. http://ift.tt/2r64qKq
Tiger Woods denies alcohol led to DUI arrest
Tiger Woods has denied that alcohol led to his arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence. http://ift.tt/2qtWi7W
Police officer accidentally inhales drug
A police officer was hospitalised after accidentally inhaling a drug during a car search in the US. http://ift.tt/2sem10y
Fight to oust IS from Syrian lair intensifies
Raqqa has been hit by fresh airstrikes as US-backed forces intensified the fight to remove Islamic State from their Syrian stronghold, according to activists. http://ift.tt/2rga0u8
Golfer Tiger Woods arrested in Florida
Golfer Tiger Woods has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to US media reports. http://ift.tt/2rfQiie
Ukraine's MI5 searches Russian tech firm offices
Ukraine's intelligence agency has led a search of offices of Russian-based technology company Yandex on suspicions of treason. http://ift.tt/2s6nVRP
'Drunk' Britons plough into pedestrians in Spain
Two Britons whose car ploughed into pedestrians as they tried to escape police in a Spanish resort appeared to be drunk, say authorities. http://ift.tt/2sd9bzC
Great white shark jumps into fisherman's boat
A 73-year-old fisherman had a lucky escape when a great white shark jumped into his boat, "doing a mad dance" and "thrashing everywhere." http://ift.tt/2r3J8xf
Sunday, May 28, 2017
Navy Seal dies after parachute fails in display
A US Navy Seal has died after his parachute failed to open during a demonstration over New York's Hudson River. http://ift.tt/2rb9ziI
BA passengers facing third day of chaos
British Airways passengers are facing a third day of disruption at Heathrow after an IT glitch that grounded scores of planes, leaving thousands of travellers stranded over the bank holiday weekend. http://ift.tt/2r2HhZq
Voting under way in Irish leadership contest
Voting has begun in the contest to become Fine Gael leader and Ireland's Prime Minister-elect. http://ift.tt/2rMFFEk
North Korea 'has fired an unidentified projectile'
North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile off its east coast, South Korea's military has said. http://ift.tt/2qxmvgX
Europe 'must take fate into its own hands'
Europe "must take its fate into its own hands" in the face of a western alliance divided by Brexit and Donald Trump's presidency, Angela Merkel has said. http://ift.tt/2qwxRlB
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