Beijing accuses UK of engaging in ‘provocation’ and dispatched frigate and two helicopters to confront vessel Via: Royal Navy 'challenges' China by sailing close to disputed islands
Labour accuses government of trying to ‘silence’ teachers over school funding cuts Via: Government warns teachers against expressing 'political views'
Several passengers on the quarantined Emirates flight that landed in New York on Wednesday morning are outraged that the airliner let visibly sick travelers board the plane in Dubai, where it took off. Via: Passengers on quarantined Emirates flight question why staff let visibly ill travelers fly
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The U.N. envoy for Libya said the country has lurched from one emergency to another in recent weeks and warned that the Islamic State… Via: UN envoy: Libya lurching from emergencies as extremists…
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Contestants from Florida and Wisconsin scored the first preliminary wins in the post-swimsuit era of the Miss America pageant… Via: Wisconsin, Florida earn preliminary Miss America wins
Aledmys Diaz hit a three-run home run in a seven-run first inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays went on to defeat the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 10-3 Wednesday … Via: Jays ride 7-run 1st inning past Rays
No 6 seed takes on Aussie surprise in quarter-final clashOsaka and Nishikori reach semi-finals in contrasting stylesTweet Bryan at @BryanAGraham or email him 2.49am BST First set: *Djokovic 4-2 Millman (*denotes next server)The players trade backhand unforced errors, then Djokovic comes to net and Millman hits a wonderful cross-court forehand Read more
One-time Senate candidate says he was falsely portrayed as a paedophile in lawsuit against CBS and ShowtimeThe failed US Senate candidate Roy Moore has sued the comedian Sacha Baron Cohen for defamation and emotional distress after being pranked on the actor’s television show.The lawsuit asks for $95m in punitive and Read more
Non-EU nationals who travel to UK to work on fruit and vegetable farms will be able to stay for six months Via: Brexit: Farmers allowed to recruit 2,500 migrants a year under new government plan to plug seasonal workforce gap
37-year-old badly injured in attack at Eventim Apollo in HammersmithA 37-year-old man remains in a serious condition after he was stabbed at an awards ceremony in London celebrating the UK grime scene, while police search for his attacker.Police were called to the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, which hosted the fourth Read more