1+ hour, 10+ min ago  (334+ words) A World Cup drinking ban is being enforced on 7, 300 criminals through hi-tech ankle tags, the Ministry of Justice has announced. Some 5, 000 offenders, either released from prison or serving a community sentence, had the alcohol-sensitive tags already fitted when the tournament…...

1+ hour, 26+ min ago  (359+ words) President Donald Trump is doubling down on his feud with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Trump said the Italian leader "begged" him to take a picture together during this week's Group of Seven summit in France, which prompted Meloni to…...

2+ hour, 15+ min ago  (930+ words) An "iconic" 210-year-old bridge linking Wales and England has partially reopened, but will have to close again if the weather gets too hot or cold. Chepstow's Grade I listed Wye Bridge has been closed to vehicles since October after cracks…...

4+ hour ago  (318+ words) For the first time in more than three decades, Chinese immigrants have surpassed Dominicans as New York City's largest foreign-born group, according to a new city report released last Thursday. The Chinese population count encompasses New Yorkers with roots in…...

3+ hour, 8+ min ago  (222+ words) President Donald Trump told Axios that Israel respects him and "they do as I say," but that the U. S. has to keep'Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "a little bit sane." "If it weren't for Donald Trump, Israel would have been eviscerated,…...

10+ hour, 4+ min ago  (429+ words) The first female bishop to lead the Church of England in Suffolk says hearing about the experiences of women who were forced to put their babies up for adoption because they were not married made her "weep". Between 1949 and 1976, the…...

7+ hour, 23+ min ago  (157+ words) A new eye hospital will open in July, an NHS trust has confirmed. South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust said the Sunderland Specialist Eye Hospital would open its eye emergency department at 14: 00 BST on 11 July. All other services would…...

5+ hour, 13+ min ago  (623+ words) Canada fans would have been happy with a modest win over Qatar on Thursday. Instead, they got a historic 6-0 rout - a victory they say has cemented Canada's place as a "soccer nation". The match will go down in Canadian sports…...

12+ hour, 11+ min ago  (462+ words) Brooke Shields recalled during a recent interview that she released her own doll in 1982. The model/actress said she didn't like that a likeness of her head was on a body that looked like Barbie. Shields' late mom, Teri, requested…...

7+ hour, 30+ min ago  (394+ words) The Conservatives won two council seats in by-elections held in Essex on Thursday. Danielle Belton won more than half of the votes cast as she took the Sweyne Park and Grange seat on Rochford District Council. She was leader of…...