Accused: Michael Douglas [shown with wife Catherine Zeta-Jones at a movie screening in NYC] has come forward to shut down claims that he masturbated in front of a former employee 32 years ago Michael Douglas has sensationally come forward to deny that he sexually harassed a woman 32 years ago. The double Oscar winner spoke…

Viktor Lishavsky has been accused of more than 900 rapes and violent acts (Picture: East2West News)A gold-toothed foster dad has been accused of more than 900 rapes and violent acts against girls in his care. Reports in Russia say if convicted Viktor Lishavsky could be the ‘world’s worst paedophile’ after allegedly treating five schoolgirls as…

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mudslides have shut down major roadways in California At least 13 people are dead amid « waist-deep » mudslides in Southern California, where heavy rains triggered flooding, say officials. Some 163 people have been taken to hospital. Twenty had « storm-related injuries » and four were critically hurt. A group of up to 300…

Humans figure out whether to develop as males or females based on the presence of a single gene on the Y chromosome. But that’s just one of a dizzying number of ways that plants and animals determine their sex. A large group of reptiles, including crocodilians and many species of turtles, use the ambient temperature.…

Berlin – Angst vor der Afrikanischen Schweinepest (ASP)! Deutschlands Bauern zittern vor dem hochaggressiven Virus, das sich aus Osteuropa nähert. In Polen und Tschechien ist die Seuche bis auf 100 Kilometer an die deutsche Grenze vorgedrungen. Doch wie schlimm kann es im Ernstfall wirklich werden? BILD beantwortet die wichtigsten Fragen. Woher kommt die Afrikanische Schweinepest?…

A furious couple’s argument was broadcast live to the nation after they walked into the middle of a Channel 4 News segment. Columnist Andrew Pierce was speaking to presenter Cathy Newman about a censorship row between the Daily Mail and Virgin Trains when screaming can be heard off camera. As he spoke to Mrs Newman…

Theresa May has risked a backlash after clearing out a number of white, male ministers and replacing them with up-and-coming women and MPs from ethnic minority backgrounds. The Prime Minister used the second day of her reshuffle to make her frontbench “better reflect the country”, but faced accusations that some people were being unduly pushed…

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Theresa May’s new Cabinet Getty Theresa May’s Cabinet reshuffle was designed to make her government more representative of the country. However, new analysis finds that it is even more unrepresentative than it was before. May’s Cabinet is five times more likely to be privately educated than the public. LONDON — Theresa May’s government is even…