The Republicans have voted to repeal an Obama-era regulation designed to keep guns out of the hands of people deemed mentally ill. Politicians in the Republican-led House voted 235-180 to repeal the regulation that required the Social Security Administration to disclose to the national gun background check system information about people with mental illness....
The final section of the new Queensferry Crossing was lifted into place today, completing the 1.7-mile link across the Forth. The segment, which is one of 122, was slotted into place by engineers, marking the "culmination of a world class team effort". The £1.35 billion structure, which is replacing the...
A tattoo artist appeared in court accused of splitting a customer's tongue, removing an ear and slicing off someone's NIPPLE. Brendan McCarthy, 47, is accused of committing the bizarre offences at his salon, called Dr Evils Body Modification Emporium. The tattooist was arrested in December 2015 after concerns over his...
There's a deathly silence around the boarding gates of the newly built Terminal 2 at Heathrow. Silly season has passed and the departure lounges are filled with the dulcet whispers of business chit chat, a serene time to fly indeed. With low cost carriers relatively new to the scene at...
Four teenage thugs who hurled a brick through a taxi window which hit an elderly woman passenger leaving her with a fractured skull, have walked free from court. The 77-year-old victim, who hasn't been named, was returning from a performance of 'The Sound of Music' with her husband when they...
Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway, one of the highest ranking assistants to Donald Trump, has just made up a massacre to justify the ban on Muslims from Iraq. In a frightening interview with MSNBC's Chris Matthews that aired last night she completely made up a terrorist attack committed by Iraqi refugees that...
Today an irate Sainsbury's shopper launched a scathing attack at his local store for having a fruit and vegetable selection "like a Third World country". Ray Houghton, 47, said that in this "day and age it's shocking" that the shelves have been left empty, adding that "with Donald Trump in power this...
The last few weeks have seen media attention like never before around a single word that historically refers to an emission of wind from the anus. The Trump storm that has engulfed the media has actually been good news for the incoming president, playing in to the hands of his “shock...
The Scotch Egg Challenge returns to Islington for its sixth year next week, with contestants taking to the kitchen in a head-to-head competition. Shortlisted contestants will compete in two categories, with chefs from Ealing Park Tavern and The Rat Inn taking part in the Traditional Egg category honouring the classic Scotch...