New Year Honours: Infected blood scandal campaigner awarded OBE says ‘story is not over’
A campaigner who has received an OBE in the New Year Honours for his work on the infected blood scandal has said he hopes it highlights “this story is not…
King’s New Year Honours list announced with Ayrshire trio recognised
Three well-known figures in the Ayrshire community have been recognised in the King’s New Year Honours List. Lady Marguerite Catherine Hunter Blair, Margaret Clark and Stephen Hugh Neilson have all…
New Year Honours: Head of MI5 knighted and famed artist becomes a dame among Scots on list
Head of MI5 Ken McCallum has been knighted and artist Barbara Rae has been made a dame in some of the highest honours awarded to Scots in this year’s New…
Jeju Air plane crash raises questions about concrete wall at the end of the runway
Aviation experts are questioning the role of an airport design that positioned a mound of dirt and a concrete wall past the end of a runway, which Jeju Air Flight…
Driver’s license services disrupted in Texas amid prolonged DPS outage
According to Texas DPS, the outage forced some offices to close early on Monday. AUSTIN, Texas — An ongoing outage impacting the Texas Department of Public Safety has forced some…
Claim that hangovers get worse with age needs context
There is proof that age decreases the body’s ability to process alcohol. But there are a variety of factors that can cause bad hangovers, regardless of age. Jan. 1 is…
$500K in watches stolen from Stars’ Tyler Seguin’s home, while he was playing a game, police sources say
The incident happened at the Stars player’s Dallas home on Nov. 29, the same night Seguin was playing a home game at the American Airlines Center. DALLAS — Amid a…
Crime and Public Safety | Man shot in head during botched robbery at illegal Queens gambling den dies
A 37-year-old man shot in the head during an attempted robbery of an illegal gambling den in Queens has died, police said Monday. Yun Li was in the basement of…
Fights break out outside UK shopping centre as crowds stuck for five hours
Shoppers looking to secure some winter deals at the Trafford Centre have instead been left trapped in the car park amid traffic chaos at the busy shopping centre. According to…
Teen slashed multiple times by gang in city centre horror knife attack
A Brit teen has been rushed to hospital after being slashed multiple times by a gang in a city centre horror knife attack. The 17-year-old was in Liverpool city centre…