Planes were seen on water instead of tarmac There has been major disruption at Dubai International Airport today, with planes seen splashing through water. Operations at DXB were suspended for 25 minutes due to an intense storm, it said in a statement. A total of 21 outbound and 24 inbound flights were cancelled since 12.02 […]
Liverpool defender Conor Bradley ruled out for up to a month with ankle injury
Conor Bradley has been ruled out for up to a month (Photo by Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images) Liverpool will be without defender Conor Bradley for up to four weeks after the full-back suffered an ankle injury. Bradley was forced off during Liverpool’s shock 1-0 defeat to Crystal Palace at Anfield on Sunday. The Northern Irish defender […]
Opinion: Distracted drivers should put down cell phones
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, both nationally and here in Santa Clara County. Distracted driving is a topic I’ve been focused on since cell phones first became a part of our lives. Distracted driving is anything that takes our eyes, hands or mind away from the task of driving a car. But it’s not […]
‘Aggressive’ XL bully seized by armed police after biting woman’s hand
Armed police swarmed the area (Picture: BPL Bible/MEN MEDIA) A woman was taken to hospital after a suspected XL bully bit her hand, with armed police seizing the canine. The victim, in her 20s, was attacked by the dog on Havelock Street in Blackpool yesterday evening. Five police vehicles, armed officers and a dog unit descended […]
A student sent a swastika to a Jewish California lawmaker’s daughter. The response led to his new bill
Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal speaks during an Assembly Standing Committee on Education hearing on April 3, 2024. Image via the California State Assembly’s livefeed “The reason this rises to the level of a Jewish Caucus priority bill is the rise in antisemitism and the rise in Islamophobia that we’re seeing on school campuses,” said Assemblymember Dawn […]
High school baseball rankings April 16, 2024: Bay Area News Group Top 20
Bay Area News Group Baseball Top 20 (Mercury News & East Bay Times) (Records through Monday) No. 1 ACALANES (16-0) Previous ranking: 2 Since last ranking: Beat Northgate 9-3, 9-2 Up next: Tuesday vs. College Park, 4 p.m. No. 2 GRANADA (17-1) Previous ranking: 1 Since last ranking: Lost to Amador Valley 5-2, beat Amador […]
Thomas Tuchel names Arsenal’s two biggest threats ahead of Bayern Munich clash
Bukayo Saka scored the first goal in Arsenal’s 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich (Photo: Getty) Thomas Tuchel has identified who Arsenal’s key players will be against Bayern Munich in their huge Champions League clash. Arsenal travel to the Allianz Arena on Wednesday night with the quarter-final tie delicately poised after the 2-2 draw at the […]
Huge fire breaks out at Evri parcel warehouse
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Firefighters have raced to the scene of a huge fire at an Evri parcel warehouse near Bristol. The distribution centre on Boundary Road in Avonmouth is spewing thick black smoke visible from the M5 motorway. […]
Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano rematch confirmed for Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul undercard
Taylor and Serrano met two years ago in an explosive contest (Picture: Getty) Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano will go to war again in a rematch of their 2022 classic on the undercard of Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul this summer. Taylor and Serrano made history two years ago when they became the first women […]
The US was getting too expensive. So this California artist relocated to France for a slower-paced life
By Silvia Marchetti | CNN Ditching the US and relocating close to the French Pyrenees wasn’t part of Taylor Barnes’ life plan. But as the cost of living in the US increased, and the Los Angeles artist, in her 60s, struggled to find an affordable space where she could support other artists, she began thinking […]
The US is planning war games in space to prepare for ‘China threat’
One of the satellites involved could be launched by SpaceX (Picture: SpaceX/Getty) The US is preparing for the future – by practising a military attack in space. The Space Force, the unintentionally comedic wing of the country’s military created by Donald Trump, has announced a first-of-its-kind mission to demonstrate how it might defend against ‘on-orbit […]
Spy Kids actress, 35, announces devastating stillbirth of fourth baby
Alexa and Carlos PenaVega announced their devastating baby loss (Picture: NBC) Alexa PenaVega and her husband, Carlos, have revealed that they lost their daughter in a devastating stillbirth. The Spy Kids actress, 35, revealed that she was due to welcome her fourth child with the Big Time Rush star, 34, in November. They shared a […]