World War Two veteran, 101, who survived horrors of Burma Death Railway is honoured by Spitfire

A 101-year-old veteran who was a Japanese prisoner of war and now volunteers with a cancer charity has enjoyed a spitfire flyby and Red Devils drop in at a huge party to mark his birthday.  Former Bombardier Len Gibson lived through the horrors of the Burma Death Railway and years as a prisoner of war, but … Read more

Mum of toddler crushed to death by car seat ordered to stay in prison after breaching conditions

A mother whose three-year-old son was crushed to death by a car seat will stay behind bars for the rest of her sentence after ‘showing aggression’ and dodging probation check-ins for seven months. Adrian Hoare, from Kent, was jailed in May 2019 after being found guilty of child cruelty over the death of her son … Read more

Four in five motorists have ‘diced with death’ behind the wheel by taking risks

Four in five motorists have ‘diced with death’ by taking unnecessary risks on the road, including drink and drug driving, not wearing a seatbelt and posting selfies, according to a new survey by a law firm. Some 2,000 licence holders were polled about bad habits behind the wheel, finding that a worrying number appear to have … Read more

Covid bodies swell Ganges exposing ‘massive discrepancy’ between real death toll and official count

Hundreds of decomposing bodies are washing up in the Ganges, India’s holiest river, as the Covid-stricken country continues to struggle with the mounting death toll from its brutal second wave. Locals in Uttar Pradesh are being forced to wade through corpses while bathing in the river as feral dogs and birds feast on the bodies. … Read more

Moment rally spectators cheat death when car somersaults off bend and misses them by inches

Moment rally spectators cheat death when car somersaults off bend and misses them by inches in horror crash Footage was captured at the Picnic rally in Lenigrad region, Russia on May 15 Driver Oleg Lozinsky, 26, lost control on a sharp turn, flipping the car three times Spectators were lucky not to be injured, and … Read more

Rugby league fan who sent a death threat to Ray Hadley is facing a lifetime ban

Rugby league fan who sent a death threat to Ray Hadley is facing a lifetime ban By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:18 BST, 18 May 2021 | Updated: 11:18 BST, 18 May 2021 A rugby league fan is reportedly facing a lifetime ban after sending Ray Hadley a threatening message over a … Read more

Harrowing first-hand accounts shed new light on Nazis’ death marches

Auschwitz-Birkenau, near the town of Oswiecim, in what was then occupied Poland Auschwitz-Birkenau was a concentration and extermination camp used by the Nazis during World War Two. The camp, which was located in Nazi-occupied Poland, was made up of three main sites. Auschwitz I, the original concentration camp, Auschwitz II-Birkenau, a combined concentration and extermination … Read more

Israel Palestine conflict: Bombardment of Gaza continues as death toll rises to 207

Israeli air strikes hammered the Gaza Strip Monday, after a week of violence between the Jewish state and Palestinian militants left more than 200 people dead despite continuing international calls for de-escalation. Overnight Sunday to Monday, Israel launched dozens of strikes in the space of a few minutes across the crowded coastal Palestinian enclave controlled by … Read more

Israel Palestine conflict: Bombardment of Gaza continues as death toll rises to 207

Israeli air strikes hammered the Gaza Strip Monday, after a week of violence between the Jewish state and Palestinian militants left more than 200 people dead as international calls for de-escalation went unheeded. Overnight Sunday to Monday, Israel launched dozens of strikes in the space of a few minutes across the crowded coastal Palestinian enclave … Read more

Detectives probing missing 18-year-old arrest man on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving

Detectives probing the mystery disappearance of 18-year-old Frantisek ‘Frankie’ Morris have tonight arrested a man on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. Police in Wales have also held a man and a woman on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. The teenager, from Llandegfan in Anglesey, was last seen near the Vaynol Arms, … Read more