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Donald Kohn and Anil Kashyap, members of the Bank’s Financial Policy Committee (FPC) but based in the US, were accused of running up a “staggering” bill by MPs on the Treasury committee during a...

Washington: The reddish cigar-shaped object called 'Oumuamua spotted last year tumbling through space is a comet, scientists said on Wednesday, solving the mystery over how to classify the first interstellar...

Just a year ago, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was slinging margaritas in Manhattan. Now, she’s on the verge of heading to Congress. But those who know the 28-year-old political neophyte — who felled Queens...

The Nazi sympathizer who drove into a crowd of protesters, killing one, in Virginia has been hit with federal hate crime charges. James Alex Fields Jr. was indicted on 30 counts, including a hate crime...

A process server attempted to slap an ex-cop accused of sex assault with court papers during ​his Brooklyn Supreme Court proceeding Thursday, but was tossed from the courtroom. The unnamed ​affidavit-​server...

The stepfather of a 10-year-old boy who died weeks after coming out as gay was arrested on Wednesday. Anthony Avalos was found unresponsive at his home in Lancaster, California. He died the next day. His...

A sweet sight! Strawberry moon looms large as hot weather means it is clearly visible in UK night sky The Strawberry Moon is a name given to the pink-coloured full moon which occurs every year in June According...

Family of world famous sculptor Lynn Chadwick are locked in legal battle over ‘priceless’ collection of artwork left behind after his death in 2003 Lynn Chadwick was one of the most famous sculptors...

John Howard has warned that China is “very interested” in using its big diaspora of citizens, including the one million in Australia, to further its power and influence. However he also emphasised...

‘Has Nigel gone to the hairdresser and asked for a Donald Trump?’ Twitter goes into meltdown after ex Ukip leader appears on TV showcasing new golden locks Nigel Farage appeared on Sky News...

A little three-year-old girl was left with burns on her feet after walking on roasting hot sand on a beach. It’s believed she walked on what had been the site of a barbecue or fire and was left with...

Versace bed sheets, $180,000 luxury cars and a gold-plated handgun lamp: Inside the lavish life of the Instagram-famous ‘Muslim soldier’ who infuriates his followers with his ‘haram’...

Drying carpets! Worried drivers cover their cars with rugs in Turkey following hail storm warning… and one motorcyclist is taking no risks Drivers in Istanbul brace for heavy rainfall and hail Many...

Amazing timelapse photography shows wildfire still raging in the hills above Manchester TWO DAYS after breaking out An amateur photographer took timelapse footage of a blaze over moorland  Tristan Manchester...

Researchers may have found a breakthrough treatment for a genetic form of autism! While it’s still new, scientists are hopeful, as they’ve been using the experimental cancer drugs to reverse...

Farmer races on quad bike over blazing Saddleworth Moor to save his 3,000 stranded sheep – as Army joins fight against flames on fifth day of crisis James Crowther, 30, raced across Saddleworth...