Execution date is set for the only Native American on death row

The only Native American on federal death row is scheduled to be executed in late August, the U.S. government announced Wednesday.  Navajo man Lezmond Mitchell, 37, is set to die on August 26 by lethal injection at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terra Haute, Indiana, where he’s being held. If it proceeds it will be … Read more

Man in 20s shot dead in gun attack on London housing estate

Man in his 20s is shot dead on a north London housing estate in late-night gun attack A man in his mid 20s was shot dead following a gun attack in Edmonton at 9pm The victim was declared dead at the scene despite the efforts of paramedics  The gunman escaped before police arrived at the … Read more

ROSE PRINCE: Sugar police won’t put me off Percy Pigs

Fans say it’s that lovely hit of raspberry that gets you first. Then, when you sink your teeth into them, there’s a sublime soft chewiness, just a little harder than a marshmallow. A few moments of mouthwatering deliciousness later, they are ready to be swallowed and, at that point, say their fanatical devotees, there’s no … Read more

Breathtaking photographs show Siberian tigers chase a helpless bird during a vicious hunt in China

Roar-some! Breathtaking photographs show a group of Siberian tigers chase a helpless bird during a vicious hunt in China Breathtaking photographs show a group of Siberian tigers fight over a bird in Harbin, China, on July 29  They live at the Hengdaohezi Feline Breeding Centre – the world’s largest Siberian tiger breeding base Siberian tigers … Read more

Biggest ever university clearing: Thousands of extra students will get college places after results

Biggest ever university clearing: Thousands of extra students will get college places after their results as institutions place ‘quantity over quality to earn some bucks’ Around 80,000 students could get a university place during clearing this year   Figure is up from 73,000 from last August in the weeks after A-Levels results day  MP Robert Halfon … Read more