Gamer, 18, sent footballer Ian Wright a stream of racist abuse
Patrick O'Brien, from Tralee, County Kerry, sent a tirade of racist messages to footballer Ian Wright, 57, after being let down by a game version of the star on his FIFA tournament game on PlayStation. Read more...
Article Prompts Speculation About McChrystals Future
Ahead of a meeting at the White House on Wednesday between Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal and President Obama, speculation is rife in Washington and online about whether the general will remain America's top commander in Afghanistan. Read more...
TOM LEONARD Stars' haunt that had mischief on the menu
TOM LEONARD Princess Margaret chain-smoked at a back table, Ava Gardner joined the pianist for an impromptu duet and Elizabeth Taylor packed her guest Rock Hudson off to the nearest gay haunt. Read more...
She Dove More Than 300 Feet Under the Sea. Can She Go Deeper?
Alenka Artnik of Slovenia recently set a record in free diving. But her race to the bottom may not be over. Read more...
Stunning top-down views of incredible structures from the Eiffel Tower to the Sydney Opera House
As well as the Gherkin and the Eiffel Tower, the team gave the top-down treatment to the Sydney Opera House, the Statue of Liberty, the Colosseum and the Shwedagon Pagoda. Read more...
US HIV death rate fell over 48% from 2010 to 2018, CDC data reveals
In 2010, 9.1 out of every 1,000 people who became infected with HIV died of the virus. But by 2018, that rate had plunged to just 4.7 out of every HIV-positive people, a recent CDC report revealed. Read more...
Indian brave, courtesan, slave and the world's loudest snorer MANY LIVES AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY BY STEPHANIE BEACHAM
It takes a while to get into this book because first you have to navigate a prologue and not one but two forewords, the first by the authors 11-year-old grandson, who reveals that at 4 a.m. without make-up Stephanie Beacham has green skin, witch-like hair and gives him nightmares, muses JOHN HARDING Read more...
Xbox Series X and S Review Microsofts New Consoles Are a Good Value. Is That Enough?
Nice hardware? Check. Fair price? Check. Cool, exclusive games? T.B.D. Read more...
Hilarious moment women bails from her car into the middle of traffic after discovering a spider
Unable to contain her terror, the Australian woman let out a series of high-pitched squeals as the spider inched its way across the inside roof and towards her, and then she jumped out and ran. Read more...
Mike Ashley eyes bid for luxury handbag maker Mulberry as he snaps up 4.3m shares
Under takeover rules, any group which takes a stake of more than 30 per cent of a business is required to make an offer to buy the whole business. Read more...
Ben Roberts-Smith puts his sprawling Queensland home up for auction
Victoria Cross recipient Roberts-Smith and ex-wife Emma bought the Sunshine Coast hinterland home for a whopping .45 million in 2015. The home could fetch million under the hammer. Read more...
Pregnant woman loses baby after mugger kicked her in the stomach in iPhone robbery
A pregnant woman has lost her unborn baby after a callous robber kicked her in the stomach as he snatched her iPhone while she was calling her mother. Read more...
Its Djokovic-Nadal Yet Again. But This French Open Duel Is Not Like the Others.
Rafael Nadal has been essentially unstoppable on clay. Novak Djokovic, though, could be that stopper. Read more...
Twitter to revive its 'blue check mark' next year with rules that may put Trump's status at risk
Twitter is reviving its coveted 'blue check mark' early 2021. The firm will remove the status from those who violate its rules, which could put Donald Trump at risk if he loses his 'world leaders' status. Read more...