The Russian double agent poisoned in Salisbury may have become a target after using his contacts in the intelligence community to work for private security firms, investigators believe. Sergei Skripal could have come to the attention of certain people in Russia by attempting to “freelance” for companies run by former MI5, MI6 and GCHQ spies,…

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The bomb erupted in the carriage (Picture: Metropolitan Police)This is the shocking moment a fireball ripped through a Tube train during the blast at Parsons Green station last year. Terrifying footage released by Metropolitan Police shows the moment the ‘Mother of Satan’ bomb went off. Domino’s driver ‘suspended’ over filthy car used to transport food Commuters can…

WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of trading insults and threats of nuclear annihilation, President Donald Trump agreed to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jung Un by May to negotiate an end to Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program, South Korean and U.S. officials said Thursday. No American president has ever met with a North Korea leader.…

The offer of a piece of cake from a colleague on their birthday is just the thing to liven up a dull day at the office. But health chiefs warned yesterday that the practice adds to the national obesity crisis and should be avoided. They were accused of being killjoys for suggesting that, instead, co-workers…

In addition to the exceptions for the two NAFTA partners, the White House will give other nations the opportunity to justify why they shouldn’t be included. « If the same goals can be accomplished by other means, America will remain open to modifying or removing the tariffs for individual nations, as long as we can agree…

The mystery of Amelia Earhart’s disappearance may finally have been solved, thanks to a new forensics study that shows a very high likelihood that bones found on an island in the South Pacific are those of the trailblazing pilot. In a new study published in Forensic Anthropology, Richard Jantz, professor emeritus of anthropology and director…

The gaunt frames of hunger-striking women are images that should belong to history. Yet 100 years after the suffragettes’ bravery won the vote for some women, other women incarcerated in Britain are on hunger strike. Inside Yarl’s Wood Detention Centre, 18 women are still refusing food and water after around 120 people began a hunger…

Enlarge / Oakland City Councilwoman Rebecca Kaplan, seen here in 2010. OAKLAND, Calif.—A local city council member is beginning to float the idea of taxing ridehailing companies like Uber and Lyft as a possible way to raise millions of dollars and help pay for local public transportation and infrastructure improvements. If the effort is successful,…