An explosion at a Bristol sewage plant that left four people dead was so forceful it shook nearby buildings, witnesses recalled. Three Wessex Water employees and one contractor, understood to have been working on top of the silo, were killed when it exploded in Avonmouth yesterday morning. One of the bodies was reportedly discovered 500ft … Read more
Doubtless you are familiar with those disaster movies in which a doomed jet plane, engines aflame, spirals towards an unforgiving ocean. Cut to the cockpit where we find our pilot pawing helplessly at the controls. His teeth clenched, his eyes bulging. Sweat cascading down both cheeks. This is the face Downing Street handlers pull whenever … Read more
Hip-hop mogul Dr. Dre is threatening to call all the guests who attended his intimate 1996 tropical wedding to appear as witnesses in his upcoming divorce trial. The 55-year-old music tycoon and his soon-to-be-ex-wife Nicole are battling over her share of his estimated $1 billion business empire and the central issue of the dispute is … Read more
Terrified residents told how they watched from their windows as two moped muggers stabbed a man to death for his £7,000 Rolex in front of his girlfriend. Danny Pearce, 31, was killed while walking home with Stephanie Holland after a night out at Oliver’s Jazz Club in Greenwich, southeast London. Mr Pearce was stabbed and … Read more
President Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani threw out a blizzard of accusations of what he calls systemic voter ‘fraud’ in the elections – claiming the campaign could launch as many as ten lawsuits, and that he has 50 people who will testify in Pennsylvania although saying ‘I can’t show all of the witnesses’ right now. The … Read more
Teenager, 18, dies after car he was driving collided with COW as police urge witnesses to come forward A teenager was killed after his car collided with a cow in Northern Ireland Josh Fletcher, 18, who was driving the car, died from his injuries at the scene The crash happened in on the Moira road, … Read more
Alexa, do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? Law chief says smart devices could be used as star witnesses in court cases Max Hill QC reveals evidence on smart devices is playing role in criminal trials He said the so-called ‘internet of things’ would transform criminal investigations But … Read more
Motorcyclist is feared dead after a head-on crash with double decker bus that erupted into a fireball just yards from a children’s play area The bus and the motorbike collided in Filey, North Yorkshire at 5pm today A huge fireball engulfed both vehicles with the blaze spreading to a playground Horrified children witnessed the tragic … Read more
Witnesses described seeing a blond man staring at Maddie McCann’s holiday flat four days before she was snatched – as e-fits bear striking resemblance to German suspect Photos of Christian Brueckner have matched description of man seen nearby Person was seen at resort in days leading up to girl’s disappearance in Portugal Witnesses told police … Read more
Saying iDo: Churches plan to allow witnesses to observe weddings virtually on mobile phone video calls under government proposals Officials are considering changes to law so small weddings can take place Move would be a boon to people with relative abroad who cannot fly to UK Reforms would allow witnesses to attend wedding ceremonies virtually … Read more