A major fire has engulfed the historic Burn Bullock Pub In Mitcham (Picture: UKNIP) A historic pub in London’s south-west was severely damaged in a fire on Friday night, London Fire Brigade said. Emergency crews were called to the Burn Bullock in Mitcham at around 7.30pm amid reports that the London Road building was on […]
Prep roundup: Valley Christian rallies to beat Mitty, De La Salle wins sixth straight, Granada rolls
Baseball No. 4 Valley Christian 5, No. 12 Archbishop Mitty 3 The Warriors overcame a three-run deficit in the first inning and rallied to beat Mitty for their seventh league win of the year. An RBI single from Luka Pintar brought home Andrew Sauceda and Makoa Sniffen in the first inning. Waylon Walsh reached home […]
I’m part of the Columbine generation – nothing has changed 25 years on
Columbine marked a new era in America: one of normalised school shootings (Picture: AFP) My first day of kindergarten was a hot August day in 2004, in Ms Lawson’s class. I remember that my biggest concerns were making sure I had a My Little Pony glitter backpack, a 24 pack of crayons (with the built […]
Is the Free Use Agreement the next ‘rough sex defence’?
The free use agreement could be detrimental to women’s safety in relationships (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk) In 2019, Grace Milane’s grieving parents sat in court, as they listened to the shaming and victim blaming of their daughter, whose body had been dumped in bushland, just outside Auckland, New Zealand. Her attacker had used the so called ‘rough […]
I accidentally ended up on a Saga holiday – aged 30
It had always been my mother’s dream to travel to Africa (Picture: Amelia Harvey) My mother and I were sitting in the open restaurant of a lodge in Amboseli National Park in southern Kenya. Kilimanjaro was hidden behind a low cloud. We were waiting to set off for another afternoon safari when suddenly, an adult […]
Hackers stole seven million people’s DNA. What they’ll do with it is baffling
DNA hacking could be a problem of the future (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk) When details of a hack at DNA testing firm 23andMe first came to light the news made few headlines – the eyes of the world were on Israel and Gaza. Initial reports suggest around a million people’s accounts had been accessed, but the latest […]
Coronation Street legends reel after utterly horrific discovery in murder story
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Thumped: Blake Snell sets the wrong tone as Giants lose, 17-1, to Arizona
SAN FRANCISCO — Big league ballplayers have a saying: the starting pitcher sets the tone. Blake Snell set an ominous tone on Friday night. Making his third start in a Giants uniform, the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner got rocked once again as the Arizona Diamondbacks knocked him around for five earned runs […]
Neighbours confirms iconic character return, deepfake danger and disappearance of troubled teen in new spoilers
It’s a bonza week ahead on Ramsay Street! (Picture: Amazon Freevee/Metro.co.uk) Neighbours ramps up the drama next week as Ramsay Street prepares for the return of one of its most iconic good friends, and two residents head on a dangerous path of self-destruction. The Amazon Freevee soap heads out into the Australian bush as the Varga-Murphy […]
Did locals of a tiny town bury a ‘Martian’ who crash-landed nearly 130 years ago?
The ‘UFO’ was seen sputtering along before crashing into a local judge’s property (Picture: Shutterstock/Getty Images/Metro.co.uk) Most people in this Texan town of about 1,300 know the alien as Ned. Ned was a spaceman who on April 17, 1897, crashed into a windmill near the home of a local judge in Aurora. He had been […]
FEC complaint alleges Liccardo illegally paid for Congressional District 16 recount
SAN JOSE – A Federal Election Commission complaint filed Friday against Silicon Valley congressional candidate Sam Liccardo alleges he illegally paid for a recount as part of an effort to avoid a three-way race with rivals Joe Simitian and Evan Low. Related Articles April 19, 2024 Election | Editorial: Congressional recount in tied race already […]
This Director Initially Refused to Work With Sylvester Stallone Because of His Reputation
Sylvester Stallone | Ryan Emberley/Getty Images The 2002 feature film D Tox, also titled Eye See You, might be one of the more obscure films in Stallone’s filmography. The movie was based on the novel Jitter Joint, and starred Stallone as a psychologically tortured federal agent hunting down serial killers. Filmmaker Jim Gillespie would helm the project. He had a long list […]