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US forces obliterate suspected ‘narco-terrorist’ vessel in lethal Eastern Pacific strike, killing 3
US forces killed three suspected drug traffickers in a strike on a vessel in the Eastern Pacific on 9 September, the latest in an escalating American military campaign against alleged cartel smuggling operations in Latin America. The strike was carried out by Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere under US Southern Command, with officials citing “confirmed…
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TOM KELLY: How many of the new luxury hotels in Albania buzzing with British tourists were built with money made from drugs sold in… Britain
An investigation has found that some of the luxury hotels and resorts in Albania popular with British tourists have been financed with proceeds from drug trafficking into the UK, highlighting how criminal profits earned in Britain are being laundered through the Balkan country’s booming construction and tourism industries. This matters because more than a million…
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Jeremy Clarkson and Sir Stephen Fry call on health secretary to expand prostate cancer screening
Jeremy Clarkson, Sir Stephen Fry and other high-profile figures, including former prime ministers Lord David Cameron and Rishi Sunak, have written to Health Secretary Yvette Cooper urging her to overturn a decision restricting NHS prostate cancer screening. The letter follows a May ruling by the UK National Screening Committee limiting testing to just 1,500 men…
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Dolly Parton ‘could not bear negative things’ and kept her cancer diagnosis from fans and family
Dolly Parton’s sister, Stella Parton, has revealed why the country music legend chose to keep her cancer diagnosis private from most of her fans and even parts of her own family before her death. Speaking ahead of a CBS Mornings interview airing on 10 September, Stella explained that Dolly “could not bear negative things” and…
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Manhattan prostitute pleads guilty to killing 3 men with fentanyl-laced drugs in robbery scheme
A Manhattan woman has pleaded guilty to killing three men by feeding them fentanyl-laced drugs and then robbing them while they lay unconscious. Tabitha Bundrick, 39, admitted the killings took place between April 2023 and February 2024, targeting clients she met while working as a prostitute, in a case Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg described…
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NATS Technical Fault Triggers Widespread Cancellations Across UK Airports
More than 2,000 flights were cancelled after a technical fault at Nats, the UK’s air traffic control provider, plunged airports across the country into chaos this week. Although engineers fixed the fault within hours on Tuesday, the disruption cascaded into Wednesday, leaving hundreds of thousands of passengers facing delays and cancellations while airlines and airports…
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Deadly prostate cancers could be caught sooner after researchers discover telltale genetic ‘footprints’
Researchers have identified distinct genetic “footprints” behind almost nine in ten prostate cancers, a discovery that could pave the way for earlier detection and more personalised treatment of the disease. The study, led by the global Pan Prostate Cancer Group (PPCG), found that certain patterns are linked to more aggressive tumours likely to spread beyond…
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Reform backer quits, Nats fault grounds flights, McLaren adds 1,000 jobs
Tim Montgomerie’s resignation piles pressure on Farage and Yusuf, while a Nats technical fault disrupts UK airports and McLaren unveils £450m Woking investment. Also: grooming survivors accuse police, Eiffel Tower row, AI extinction warning, Old Firm build-up and a BAFTA Fellowship for Duncan Kenworthy.
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The quick guide to fall vaccines and when you should get them
Despite fears that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s tenure as US health secretary would disrupt this year’s flu and COVID-19 vaccine rollout, the season is shaping up to be largely routine. The CDC’s vaccine advisory committee remains defunct after a federal judge ruled in March that Kennedy’s appointees were illegally installed, voiding their policy changes, but…
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Joan Branson died from lung clot after hospital withheld preventive medication
An inquest has heard that Joan Branson, the 80-year-old wife of Sir Richard Branson, died from a “massive” blood clot on her lung after doctors at a London hospital failed to give her anti-clotting medication despite her known history of blood clots. Lady Branson had been admitted to the Lister Hospital in Chelsea following a…