Sinn Fein apologises for IRA’s 1979 assassination of Prince Philip’s uncle Louis Mountbatten – 24 hours after Duke’s funeral Louis Mountbatten was killed in 1979 when IRA blew up his yacht in Mullaghmore His 14-year-old grandson and the boatman, 15, were both also killed in the blast Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald said she … Read more
Sinn Fein apologises for IRA’s 1979 assassination of Prince Philip’s uncle Louis Mountbatten – 24 hours after Duke’s funeral Louis Mountbatten was killed in 1979 when IRA blew up his yacht in Mullaghmore His 14-year-old grandson and the boatman, 15, were both also killed in the blast Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald said she … Read more
AJ Pritchard’s girlfriend Abbie Quinnen’s week is going from bad to worse. Two days ago, the dancer, 23, revealed she was the target of an assassination attempt last year; and on Sunday she was the victim of hackers. Her Instagram was targeted following the death-threat revelation, with Abbie unable to access the account. Her photos vanished … Read more
A limo which John F. Kennedy rode on the morning of his assassination has sold for $375,000 at auction. The 1963 Lincoln Continental was used to chauffeur the President, Jackie Kennedy and Texas Governor John Connally on the morning of the fateful day of November 22, 1963. They travelled in it through Forth Worth before … Read more
The last limo to safely transport President John F. Kennedy before his assassination is expected to reach up to $500,000 at auction this week. The 1963 Lincoln Continental that JFK and First Lady Jackie Kennedy traveled in on the morning of November 22, 1963, as they went to a Fort Worth Airbase to get a flight … Read more
Neighbours in the tranquil Oxfordshire village of Great Rollright knew housewife Mrs Burton for the scrumptious taste of her scones in the summer of 1945. But they had no idea she was actually top Soviet spy Ursula Kuczynski, who came close to blowing up Adolf Hitler before Joseph Stalin got cold feet. Kuczynski, code-named Sonya, nearly averted the … Read more
UK spies ‘warned Pope John Paul II of poison-tipped umbrella assassination plot’ – two years before he was targeted by a gunman Pope John Paul II was shot four times in St Peter’s Square in May 1981 The Pontiff survived the attack by Grey Wolves group member Mehmet Ali Agca UK spies had warned the … Read more