Sheriff questions account of how missing hiker survived for two weeks <p>Woman could not have survived on river water for two weeks, says Sgt Darrell Cashin</p>

Bank robber who held 40 people hostage flees with $500,000 in cash and three detainees Police in the ex-Soviet republic of Georgia are looking for a man who held over 40 people hostage at a bank for hours before releasing them and escaping with the money given to him by authorities

Coronavirus: Belgian minister who oversaw coronavirus response in intensive care with Covid <p>Former prime minister hospitalised as leading virologist calls for new lockdown</p>

Migrants replace tourists on Canary Islands’ beaches as human traffickers target Spanish resort <p>Around 8,000 migrants have arrived in the Canary Islands this year, the largest number in more than a decade, reports Graham Keeley</p>

Epstein: Ghislaine Maxwell denies witnessing 'inappropriate' activities Transcripts of testimony by Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend in 2016 are made public.

Megan Barton Hanson strips completely naked for X-rated Halloween shoot The former glamour model, 26, showed off her enviable figure - that she’d lathered with oil and sequins - for her latest red hot photoshoot

Are you watching, Donald? Iran sends US warning with terrifying military stunt IRAN has put on a terrifying military display just days after its 13-year arms embargo was lifted.

Mark Paoletta: Amy Coney Barrett would be brave, principled Supreme Court Justice – just like Clarence Thomas The full Senate is expected to vote early next week to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.

Trump-Biden final US presidential debate: Five things to watch With Trump trailing Biden in the polls, there is the possibility of some potential game-changing moments tonight.

Waitrose and Co-op to slash food prices for Christmas to help with 'tough times' The supermarkets have announced plans to cut food prices in the run-up to Christmas after the coronavirus outbreak plunged the UK into a full-scale recession in August

People-smuggling trial hears from man who took earlier journey Vietnamese national travelled in same container in which 39 people died two weeks laterA Vietnamese man who travelled to the UK in the same shipping container in which 39 people would suffocate to death a fortnight later has told a court of making the journey, for which his parents paid £13,000.The money was paid a day after he arrived in the UK, where he was kept in a flat until it was transferred into a Vietnamese bank account, the Old Bailey in London heard. Continue reading...

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict increases as Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of firing several missiles Heavy fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh is continuing with Armenia and Azerbaijan trading blame for new attacks

'Even slight weight loss can increase Covid-19 survival chances,' expert says A top Cambridge University academic said he believes he only survived coronavirus because he had lost weight before contracting it and spoke of the importance of improved metabolic health

Rishi Sunak warns 'saving lives' must be balanced against protecting the economy The Chancellor warned there is 'no perfect answer' in perhaps the starkest assessment yet of the 'hard choices' facing ministers between livelihoods and lives

Progressive journalist slams corporate media for 'dangerous' blackout of Hunter Biden scandal Progressive journalist Jordan Chariton slammed corporate media on Thursday for ignoring the ongoing scandal surrounding Hunter Biden’s laptop in a scathing Twitter thread that blasted MSNBC, CNN, The New York Times and Washington Post for selective censorship.