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Man is shot and killed by cops in California Walmart after swinging baseball bat at officers

Officers from the San Leandro PD responded to a disturbance at Walmart on Hesperian Boulevard at 3pm yesterday afternoon to tentative accounts of a man attempting to rob the store.




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California police spark outrage after shooting and killing bat-wielding man

A civil rights lawyer has identified the black man who was shot and killed at a San Leandro, California, Walmart on Saturday after swinging a bat as Steve Taylor, 33, a father-of-three.




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El Paso shooting victim dies in hospital nine months after the rampage that left 23 dead at Walmart

Guillermo 'Memo' Garcia who was shot in the August 3 attack targeting Latinos in an El Paso Walmart has died after nine months in the hospital, raising the death toll from the attack to 23.




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Donald Trump endorses ethnic cleansing of Kurds saying they are leaving 'Safe Zone' for other areas

President Donald Trump said Turkey knows not to fire on Kurds who are leaving parts of Syria for 'fairly nearby areas' following an invasion by Turkey.




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Trump faces renewed backlash for 'abandoning' the Kurds in Syria

The U.S. military operation to strike ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was a success despite challenges posed by Donald Trump when he threatened to withdraw troops from Syria.




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Death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi unveils 'significant intelligence' for Australia

Australia's Foreign Minister Marise Payne said sensitive information was found when Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed by US forces in Syria on Sunday.




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Erdogan lashes out at Congress for recognizing Armenian genocide

Turkey's leader became a problematic guest - denying Armenian Genocide occurred, demanding the U.S. hand over an Islamic cleric, and complaining America's Kurdish allies are terrorists




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Lindsay Graham 'admits blocking resolution recognizing Armenian genocide so as not to upset Erdogan'

Lindsey Graham has admitted blocking a Senate resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide because he was afraid about upsetting Erdogan while he was still in Washington.




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New confusion over Conan the hero Army dog's sex after Pentagon says the animal is female

Conan 'is in fact a GIRL,' according to a Defense Department official Tuesday, just a day after the most recent word out of the White House was that Conan was as male as his masculine name.




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Qassem Soleimani was Hezbollah ally and helped kill US troops

Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a US drone strike Thursday, led Iran's feared Quds force for two decades, helping Shia militias kill US troops in Iraq and backing Assad as he slaughtered civilians.




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How the murder of Qasseem Soleimani may be even more significant than Osama bin Laden assassination

Donald Trump's decision to order the killing of Qassem Soleimani, the leader of Iran's formidable Quds Force, could prove to be the spark that sets the whole of the Middle East on fire.




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Jihadi bride Shamima Begum shows off diamante nose-stud and union jack cushion in Syrian camp

Former London schoolgirl, Shamima Begum, now 20, furnished her makeshift tent in al-Roj camp in northern Syria and decorated it for Valentine's Day. Her roommate made a Union flag cushion.




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London Tube worker defends 'colonialist' station notice

A tube worker accused of 'celebrating colonialism' by singer Lily Allen after a controversial notice board post defended his actions, describing the Rourke's Drift as 'an important day in military history'.




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Woman viciously attacked on London Tube train for speaking Spanish

The 24-year-old was attacked after speaking to friends in Spanish on a Central Line train from Liverpool Street to Stratford last week, leaving her with an injured scalp and cuts to her face.




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Furious London commuters slam 12-YEAR wait to get air conditioning

Commuters have been suffering in recent weeks as the capital battles through a heatwave that has seen temperatures approach 104F (40C) on the Underground.




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Tube passenger hunted over knife threat to mother and baby revealed

Millicent Barnes, from South London, was said to have launched a furious verbal attack on a family, including a one-year-old child, before implying she had a weapon on a Central Line train.




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Sadiq Khan's bike bridge branded a 'vanity project' as estimated cost 'doubles to £400 million'

Transport for London has already spent £11.6million on Sadiq Khan's proposed bridge linking Canary Wharf with Rotherhithe in East London, but there are fears too few people would use it.




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Chaos for London commuters for the second day running as the Jubilee Line is shut down

London commuters faced more chaos today as the Jubilee Line was shut down due to 'temporary unavailability of trains' - a day after Extinction Rebellion protesters




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Uber loses its London licence over uninsured dricers

Transport for London (TfL) revoked the cab-hailing app's right to work in London on Monday. Regular passenger Said Said, 25, from Tottenham, was one of many users critical of the decision.




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Troubled Uber faces crisis talks in a second city as Manchester considers banning the taxi firm

Manchester's leaders accused the US tech firm of 'flooding' the city with sub-standard drivers and even said its licensing standards were being 'undermined'.




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Transport for London unveils 'enhanced cleaning regime' to combat coronavirus

TfL has implemented the stringent cleaning measures across the Underground and bus network in the Capital in a bid to cope with the increasing threat posed by coronavirus.




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Maria Sharapova sizzles in a red bikini while vacationing in Italy after wrist injury at Wimbledon 

Maria Sharapova found a good way to recover as she set off for a Mediterranean vacation on the coast of Italy. The tennis star 32, was seen lounging sea side in a red string bikini on Thursday.




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Alec Baldwin and wife Hilaria enjoy tennis date as they attend men's singles match at US Open in NYC

The celebrity couple were snapped in the stands at Arthur Ashe Stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, New York.




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Tennis star Maria Sharapova brands the Brisbane International a 'second-hand event'

Sharapova became the latest women's star to raise questions about the inaugural men's team tournament having a monopoly on Pat Rafter Arena in Brisbane this week.




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BEAUTY CLINIC: The best blushers for dry skin

I have several powder blushers but they are a bit dry looking on my skin and sometimes show up fine lines. Do you know of one that looks dewy? Or should I try cream blush?




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BEAUTY CLINIC: Colour solutions for grey hair

My mid to dark brown hair is going grey. It's coloured shades of blonde, gold and chestnut, on an all over dark goldy-brown tint. I would like a more natural look that doesn't show the regrowth so harshly




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BEAUTY CLINIC: Restoring lip lusciousness

My formerly normal-sized lips seem to be shrinking a bit and there are visible vertical lines on the lips rather than just on my upper lip




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BEAUTY CLINIC: Balancing an 'oil slick' skin

Q Can you suggest a reasonably priced moisturiser for my oily skin? I am Asian, in my twenties




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BEAUTY CLINIC: TLC for summer hair

I'm off to for a sea and sun holiday shortly and need a few tips on keeping my coloured hair from drying out and looking like a haystack!




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BEAUTY CLINIC: Can facial exercises sharpen your jawline?

I'm noticing my jawline getting a bit lax with the suspicion of jowls forming and a little pouch under my chin. I would love to stop them in their tracks but not keen on anything invasive




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BEAUTY CLINIC: Ear piercing - safety first

I want to get my ears re-pierced, as the existing holes are too low in my lobes. I have no idea where to go to get them done safely




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BEAUTY CLINIC: One big green leap for hair care

Each month, I'm trying to make one sustainable, clean, green shift to my beauty regime. Switching to a shampoo bar seemed an easy option. Wrong! My very thick hair absorbs any product like a sponge




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Beethoven box sets reviews: Which anniversary bumper box hits all the high notes?  

For many classical music lovers, myself included, Beethoven is the greatest. Even for those who don't rate him the best, it's hard to imagine any but the cloth-eared failing to rank him with Bach and Mozart.




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John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London albums review: Fantastic music that rewards attention

John Wilson's hobby is creating orchestras. He began at college with a small jazz ensemble, which became the John Wilson Orchestra, specialising in music from Hollywood musicals.




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Maurizio Pollini album review: There is no surer way of appreciating Beethoven's genius than this

Hats off to Deutsche Grammophon. Not only is it the producer of the finest complete Beethoven set in this, his 250th anniversary year.




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Daniel Hope review: New album Belle Epoque 'will bring rich rewards to the curious'

We don't see much of Berlin-based Daniel Hope these days, but an album like this shows us what we are missing.




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Shostakovich: Symphony No 11 review: It's brilliantly orchestrated here by the BBC Philharmonic

Shostakovich's 11th Symphony here receives a performance of exceptional eloquence from the Manchester-based BBC Philharmonic under their chief guest conductor, the Finn John Storgårds.




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Hillary Clinton is now up NINE POINTS on Trump in Pennsylvania

Hillary Clinton now has a nine point lead in the latest Bloomberg Politics poll in the pivotal battleground state of Pennsylvania.




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Hillary Clinton has a 7-point lead against Trump in latest public opinion poll

The survey, which was conducted during the period between October 7 and 13, gave Clinton 44 per cent support from likely voters compared to 37 per cent for Trump.




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US election poll finds Hillary Clinton extends lead on Trump by NINE points

The CBS News poll found that 47 per cent of likely voters support or lean towards Hillary Clinton while 38 per cent support Donald Trump.




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Final showdown: Trump brings Benghazi widows and promises to expose the Clintons’ ‘sordid past’ at final debate – as Bill’s ‘secret love child’ turns up in Vegas to file paternity suit

Trump unveiled a scorched earth attack on the Clintons ahead of the debate, taking mourning Benghazi relatives as his guests as a man who claims to be Bill Clinton's son turned up in Vegas.




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Hillary Clinton gets NINE point lead over Trump in poll ahead of Las Vegas showdown

Hillary Clinton has swiped a chunk of Donald Trump's voters, a poll showed Wednesday, just hours before the candidates go head-to-head in the third and final presidential debate.




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Donald Trump rejects 'phony' polls by the media, insists that 'we are winning'

On Monday, Donald Trump made the campaign rounds in battleground state Florida and insisted he believes he's winning and the polls showing Hillary Clinton ahead are 'phony.'




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The Weather Channel is broadcasting nine hours of soothing videos and jazz on election day

In a first for the station, the Weather Channel will be broadcasting a full nine hours of weather videos and scenery, set to a backdrop of soothing jazz music, starting at 3pm ET on November 8




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Clinton campaign CANCELS New York election night fireworks display 

Hillary Clinton's campaign has called off its planned election night firework display over Manhattan, it emerged Monday, the day before America goes to the polls.




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US election 2016: Hillary Clinton ends campaign in Pennsylvania with Bruce Springsteen

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump reunited with their families on the campaign trail Monday evening at a pair of swing-state rallies that marked the end of their respective presidential campaigns.




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US election results: Hillary Clinton saves her blushes in Virginia

After slack-jawed Clinton supporters watched Donald Trump turn huge swaths of the map red on a tense election night, Hillary Clinton got a break when she was declared the winner in Virginia.




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As Donald Trump becomes 45th US President, USA vs Mexico takes on greater meaning

The timing of USA's meeting with Mexico for a World Cup qualifier on Friday could not have come at more explosive moment in the history of the two neighbouring countries.




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Vladimir Putin DENIES tampering in presidential election

Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied interfering in the U.S. elections, and he did it by using the famous 'Read my lips' quote by George H.W. Bush, although saying it was Reagan's.




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Ireland Under 21 star turns down big-money move to England because he wants to finish his degree

The talented Ireland Under 21 international has decided that education must come first before embarking on his career as a full-time professional footballer.