Emmerdale actress Paula Tilbrook dies at 89

Emmerdale actress Paula Tilbrook dies at 89

Image copyright ITV/Shutterstock Image caption Tilbrook played Betty, one of the soap’s most popular characters Emmerdale actress Paula Tilbrook, who played Betty Eagleton in the soap for 21 years, has died at the age of 89. Tilbrook joined the soap as the gossip Betty in 1994 and left in 2015, returning for a brief cameo … Read more

Seven ships ablaze in latest Iran mystery fires

Seven ships ablaze in latest Iran mystery fires

Image copyright AFP Image caption Local media reported that wooden boats known as Lenj caught fire At least seven boats have caught fire at a shipyard in the port of Bushehr in southern Iran, state media report. The head of the local crisis management organisation told Irna news agency that the blaze had been contained … Read more

The latest on the coronavirus pandemic: Live updates

The latest on the coronavirus pandemic: Live updates

A sign about social distancing is seen on July 14 in Long Beach, California. Apu Gomes/AFP/Getty Images The United States saw a record number of new cases Tuesday with 67,417, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. As of Tuesday, more than 3.4 million people in the US have been infected, and 38 states are reporting an increase in … Read more

Cecil Rhodes statue decapitated in Cape Town

Cecil Rhodes statue decapitated in Cape Town

Image copyright AFP A statue of British imperialist Cecil Rhodes has been decapitated in Cape Town in South Africa. The bronze bust in a city park had its head removed with an angle grinder on Sunday night or Monday morning, South African National Parks said. It is the latest monument associated with imperialism or slavery … Read more

Mary Trump calls for President to resign

Mary Trump calls for President to resign

Mary Trump spoke about visiting her uncle in the White House in 2017 a few months after the inauguration and said he “already seemed very strained by the pressures.” “I just remember thinking, ‘He seems tired. He seems like this is not what he signed up for,’” she told Stephanopoulos in an interview clip that … Read more

Why a dog photo may be a coded insult at China

Why a dog photo may be a coded insult at China

Image copyright TWITTER/MIKE POMPEO Image caption Innocent pet photograph, or a coded insult aimed at China’s leader? A tweet by the US secretary of state has led to speculation over whether he is trying to send a message to the Chinese government. Mike Pompeo posted a picture on his personal account of his dog Mercer, … Read more

St. Louis prosecutor investigating couple who brandished guns at protesters says governor and Trump are targeting her

St. Louis prosecutor investigating couple who brandished guns at protesters says governor and Trump are targeting her

At a news conference Tuesday, Gov. Mike Parson said Trump had expressed interest in the Mark and Patricia McCloskey case. The McCloskeys were seen on a viral video brandishing guns at protesters outside their mansion last month. Parson said he spoke to Trump on the phone about the case. At the same news conference, the … Read more