By JILL COLVIN and THOMAS BEAUMONT (Associated Press) ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence opened his bid for the Republican nomination for president Wednesday with a firm denunciation of former President Donald Trump, accusing his two-time running
Bridge dramatically collapses in plume of smoke for second time in just a year
Dramatic footage has emerged showing a 3km bridge crashing into a river mid-construction – for the second time in just over a year. A large section of the four-lane bridge collapsed on Sunday, leaving onlookers shocked as it disappeared within
Divers have once in a lifetime encounter with elusive oldest shark in world
A group of divers recently came face-to-face with one of the most elusive sharks on the planet. Garrett Clement, Danton West, Connor McTavish and Matteo Endrizzi got up-close and personal with a sixgill shark, also known as the cow shark,
Bungling crook made key mistake when he challenged police to link him to crime
A clueless drug dealer told police they wouldn’t find any evidence inking him to the packages of crack cocaine they had sized and urged them to try – only for them to find his fingerprints all over them. Trevelle Taylor,
Russia mocked after blowing up tank – that was actually a combine harvester
Footage allegedly showing moment tanks destroyed Russian defence chiefs have been mocked for claiming to destroy a German-supplied lethal Leopard 2 tank when in fact they hit a combine harvester in Ukrainian fields. The ridicule was led by head of
Heroin-trafficking grandads drug gang lived in luxury while collecting benefits
A heroin-trafficking grandad who was jailed this week partied with his gang in Las Vegas while they claimed benefits. Stanley Feerick, 68, was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court after he used his job as a lorry driver as a cover
Influencer dies after drinking huge amounts of alcohol in challenge
Chinese social media influencer drinks excessively on Douyin A Chinese influencer has died after consuming excessive amounts of alcohol during a live stream on a social media platform, becoming the second person to die in the region as a result
Major NATO-EU state admits its not safe from Putin in bid to boost defence
Wagner captures and interrogates Russian commander In a recent seminar on the Czech Republic’s security strategy, Jan Lipavsky, the Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic representing the Pirates and Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA) party, issued a stark warning about the
Bloke got £424 fine for parking outside his own home – and it could happen again
As the Parklife festival returns to Manchester’s Heaton park this weekend, one bloke who lives close to the site says he was issued a £424 parking fine for leaving his car outside his own home – and fears it could
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A critical dam is destroyed on Ukraine’s front line The Kakhovka dam and electric plant in southern Ukraine was destroyed early yesterday morning, flooding a war zone downstream and raising the possibility of environmental and humanitarian disasters. Russia and Ukraine