ONGOING tensions between US President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has put the island of Guam at the centre of an international nuclear stand-off. The sudden threat of a missile strike raining down on the Pacific US-territory has the world holding its breath, but how has the island found itself in a […]
THE final midterm opinion polls in the 2018 Texas Senate race show a tightening in the race between Republican Ted Cruz and Democrat Beto O’Rourke. Ted was a candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States in the 2016 election and lost out to Donald Trump – now experts are saying Trump’s […]
EVER since Republican Paul Ryan announced he was retiring as House Speaker, the question on everyone’s lips has been – who will replace him? But regardless of whether Democrats or Republicans come out on top in the midterm elections (and the blue wave might just happen), both have a favourite lined up for the job. […]
BETO O’Rourke has become a surprise ticket in the US midterm elections — where he is taking on a veteran Republican in the deeply Red state of Texas. The Democrat Senate nominee vowed to finish his campaign “as strong as we possibly can” after strong polling figures. Here’s what you need to know. How old […]
ANDREW Gillum, the current Mayor of Tallahassee and the Democratic gubernatorial nominee for the state of Florida, met his wife R. Jai Howard in college. Here’s what we know about her and their children. Who is the Tallahassee mayor’s wife? R. Jai Howard is Andrew Gillum‘s wife and the couple have been together since college. She is […]
WHEN Republican Paul Ryan announced he was retiring as House Speaker in April there was an immediate favourite for his successor. But who is Californian congressman Kevin McCarthy, and what stands between him and becoming Speaker? Here’s everything you need to know. AP:Associated Press Who is Kevin McCarthy? Being from California, McCarthy comes from a strongly Democrat-voting […]
FORMER marine pilot Amy McGrath had hoped for a US midterm upset in Kentucky. The Democrat insurgent had hoped to topple Republican Andy Barr in Tuesday night’s crunch election. Who was Amy McGrath and what is she known for? Amy McGrath was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1975 and is the youngest of three children. Her mother […]
DEMOCRATS are projected to haul back the House of Representatives as key seats have flipped blue in the Midterms. It comes as America has gone to the polls for the crucial elections which are being viewed as a referendum on the first two years of Donald Trump’s presidency. Early exit polls have indicated a neck […]
VOTERS have been urged not to leave the huge queues at US midterm election polling stations. Some people have been forced to wait for up to three hours to enter their ballot in the crunch election. But they have been told not to give up hope, because you can still vote if you joined the […]
SAMSUNG’S foldable smartphone is finally expected to launch today – and leaked designs suggest it’s enormous. The gadget folds out into a full-size tablet, and raises the obvious question: are smartphones simply too big now? The device, known through leaks and rumours as either the Galaxy X or Galaxy F, has been an ongoing project […]
DOZENS of flights have been grounded after Heathrow Airport suffered technical issues with its runway lighting, bosses confirmed. Passengers have been left sitting on the tarmac at several airports across the United States and Canada after the apparent outage in London early this morning. BA flight 116 managed to reach the runway at JFK in […]
PLANES have reportedly been grounded as passengers complain of ‘runway light failures’ at Heathrow Airport. British Airways customers claim they are stuck waiting on the tarmac in New York and Boston due to the apparent outage. Sun Online has contacted Heathrow for comment. More to follow… For the latest news on this story keep checking […]
Emboldened Democrats have a chance to win majorities in the Republican-controlled Congress If Trump’s party loses control of the House, his opponents could examine his personal finances and alleged links to Russia Record voter turnout is forecast Beto O’Rouke, the Democrat candidate in Texas, will be the most closely watched senate race in the country […]
DEMOCRATS in Indiana have suffered a crushing defeat as the incumbent Senator Joe Donnelly has lost his seat to Republican Mike Braun. Braun is leading the vote 53 per cent to Donnelly’s 42 per cent, vote results have shown. The results come as 51 per cent of the precinct’s reporting, with the contentious nomination of […]
AN elderly tycoon and his sister have been jailed for defying court orders over his £9.4million divorce. Self-made property boss John Hart, 83, was locked up for failing to hand his business to ex-wife Karen, 62. And yesterday his “highly respectable and respected” sister Susan Byrne, 65, was also jailed for what a judge called […]
PEOPLE are baffled as to why American don’t use pencil and paper to vote – amid midterm machine meltdowns. Voters are claiming broken polling machines ‘flipped their vote in front of their eyes’ as three hour queues and power outs hit the US election. The chaos has led to people asking why they need machines at […]
THAT’S Life! could be back on screens by early next year, a former presenter of the programme claimed – 24 years after the BBC axed it. Dame Esther Rantzen, 78, confirmed the Beeb is in talks to bring the popular show which ran for 21 years back. The Former presenter and producer is expected to […]
EXPERTS hired to test the cladding at government buildings just days after the Grenfell tragedy were banned from criticising PM Theresa May, it emerged tonight. Engineering company WSP signed a contract agreeing not to create any “adverse publicity” for various departments and institutions, including the cabinet office. The deal was drawn up during the period […]
AMERICANS have gone to the polls for the crucial US midterm elections which are being viewed as a referendum on the first two years of Donald Trump’s presidency. Early exit polls have indicated a neck and neck race between Democrats and Republicans across the country. In a surprise turnabout, Democrat Jennifer T. Wexton has defeated […]
MORE than 13,000 vulnerable Brits face losing vital home care, with one of nation’s largest providers teetering on the brink. Allied Healthcare helps OAPs with basic tasks such as washing, dressing and managing medication. But watchdog the Care Quality Commission has taken the unprecedented step of writing to 84 councils raising fears the firm could […]
AROUND 100 firefighters are tackling a blaze at a block of flats on the Grange Estate in East Finchley. Emergency services were called at midnight to discover part of the roof of the three-storey building alight. London Fire Brigade/twitter London Fire Brigade said 60 people had left the building before they arrived. Station Manager Peter […]
DEMOCRAT candidate Beto O’Rouke is leading over the incumbent Republican Ted Cruz in the Texas senate race – a win which could make Republicans nervous. The hotly contested seat is key for the Democrats if it turns blue as it could guarantee the party take hold of the Senate. The southern battleground has been a […]
AN alleged anti-Islamic terrorist plotted a suicide attack at a mosque to avenge the youngest victim of last year’s Manchester Arena blast, police believe. Steven Bishop, 40, allegedly planned to trigger a home-made bomb with a detonator bought on the dark web. Cops think he planned to dedicate it to Saffie-Rose Roussos, eight, who was […]
ARTIFICIAL intelligence can be used to spot Alzheimer’s six years before a patient would normally be diagnosed, a study shows. Doctors used the self-learning computer to detect changes in brain scans too subtle for humans to see. The system was able to identify dementia in 40 patients an average of six years before they were […]
THERESA May was last night urged to sack her new housing guru over historic rants that Islam and homosexuality emerged. Tory writer Roger Scruton was appointed on Saturday to lead a home building charge. But furious critics demanded he quit over claims last year “Islamophobia” is a “wholly imaginary enemy”. In a book he said: […]
