‘Worst execution imaginable’ as criminals slowly sliced until they die | World | News

Known as ‘death by a thousand cuts’ or ‘slow slicing’, this chilling method of execution was used in China, and the name barely scratches the surface of the horrors it entailed. Until its prohibition in 1905, criminals across China, Vietnam, and Korea could be sentenced to Lingchi, a form of torture resulting in a slow and More...

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Sunday, December 7th, 2025

Europe’s ‘secret weapon’ against Russian jamming attacks revealed | World | News

Russian jamming of European satellites has intensified in recent months (Image: Getty) In September, Russia was believed to have been behind the jamming of the satellite signal of a plane carrying European More...

Sunday, December 7th, 2025

Australian state declares disaster as almost 70 fires burn | World | News

Rural fire service superintendent Ben Shepard has echoed the words of the NSW Premier, describing conditions as “problematic”. He told the ABC, Australia’s national broadcaster, that a fire More...

Sunday, December 7th, 2025

EU civil war erupts as major country makes bombshell Ukraine decision | World | News

EU-funded military aid and support for Ukraine will only prolong the war with Russia, Slovakia’s President, Peter Pellegrini, has warned. Remarking on the EU country’s stance on the use of frozen Russian More...

Sunday, December 7th, 2025

Horror as mum dies in tower block plunge with 3-year-old twins in her arms | World | News

A woman has died after falling from a tenth-floor Madrid tower block with her three-year-old twins in her arms, just a day after they celebrated their birthdays. The 48-year-old was killed instantly, while her More...

Saturday, December 6th, 2025

Desperate Vladimir Putin goes to extraordinary lengths to replace slaughtered soldiers | World | News

A desperate Vladimir Putin is offering sign up bonuses of as much as £38,000 as the Russian army continues to struggle to replace dead soldiers. In a country, where average monthly earnings sit at around £745 More...

Saturday, December 6th, 2025

German island’s controversial Christmas tradition with women is finally banned | World | News

A bizarre Christmas tradition which has been going on since for nearly 200 years in Germany has finally been banned. The Klaasohm festival on Borkum Island, which lies near the German border with the Netherlands More...

Saturday, December 6th, 2025

Chaos in Majorca as locals to protest against ‘unethical’ new £611m tourist railway plan | World | News

Residents left furious by plans to build a new €700 million (£611 million) railway line between Majorca’s capital, Palma, and Llucmajor on the south coast have rallied together and will hold protests. More...

Saturday, December 6th, 2025

Putin’s chilling warning to the West sparks WW3 fears | World | News

Vladimir Putin has boasted Russia will take territory from Ukraine either one way or another in a chilling warning to the West sparking World War III fears. Speaking during a very cosy visit this week to India More...

Saturday, December 6th, 2025

Mom feels ‘no guilt’ for death of 18-month-old baby daughter | World | News

The parents of a baby girl in Utah have been charged with her murder, after they allegedly left the child alone for hours. The little girl is said to have been left in a crib stuffed with trash and remnants of More...