Rescue teams launched a desperate search to save him (Picture: Pacemaker)A five-year-old boy who was swept more than four miles down a river has died in hospital. He was eventually pulled out from the Braid River in Ballymena, County Antrim, in Northern Ireland, by rescue teams earlier today. Asylum seeker, 18, who speaks little English…

Correct! Wrong! This is not the current design. In 1986 the International Olympic Committee released this design, which adds white space between each ring, to make it easier for the rings to be reproduced. However, in 2010 the IOC returned to the original design where the rings are fully connected with no spaces in-between.

The Friday conclusion of a long-running lawsuit between Uber and Alphabet’s Waymo autonomous car unit is being described by industry watchers as, if not exactly a victory for Uber, then at least something close to the best possible outcome. More specifically, it looks like another step forward for CEO Dara Khosrowshahi as he attempts to…

Bradie Tennell may still be pinching herself about representing Team USA at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, but she’s doing so as the reigning queen of U.S. figure skating. After a pair of otherworldly performances at the National Championships, it should come as no surprise that many of Tennell’s favorite movies and shows to watch are…

Jeremy Corbyn Christopher Furlong / Getty Labour leader promises to nationalise Britain’s entire energy network. Jeremy Corbyn says its necessary to avert global « climate catastrophe. » Recent polling shows widespread support for nationalising public utilities. However, business leaders remain solidly opposed to Labour’s agenda. LONDON — Jeremy Corbyn will nationalise all of Britain’s energy companies in…

15 Jahre lang war Nicholas Amsberry Offizier der US-Armee. Er kämpfte je zweimal in Afghanistan und im Irak. Jetzt starb der US-Elitesoldat unter rätselhaften Umständen im bayerischen Örtchen Parsberg. Sein Tod beschäftigt die deutsche Polizei und die Ermittler der US Army! Lesen Sie die ganze Geschichte mit BILDplus …

A prisoner locked up alongside Jon Venables today reveals how he attacked the child-killer for laughing about the murder of James Bulger. James Heap says Venables bragged that killing the two-year-old was “easy… just like going to the shop”. Ex-lag James said: “The look on ­Venables’ face as he laughed about the murder will stay…

Minor spoilers for the first few episodes of Altered Carbon ahead. In Altered Carbon, death is obsolete. Physical bodies are merely containers, or « sleeves, » used for hosting « cortical stacks, » futuristic storage devices that hold your memories and consciousness. If your body dies, your stack (assuming it hasn’t been destroyed) can easily be moved over to…

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Donald Trump has appeared to defend former White House aides who have been accused of domestic abuse, urging that « lives are being shattered by a mere allegation ». It comes after two senior members of his team resigned over domestic abuse allegations in the space of four days. The US President tweeted on Saturday: « People’s lives are…