Beckenham Upper Elmers End Road: Girl taken to hospital
Police were called to a crash just after 8.07pm on Saturday (June 3) on Upper Elmers End Road. The incident involved a bus and a child believed to be seven years old. Police attended with…
Albanian PM mediates with Vucic in Moldova
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama held talks with Serbian President Aleksander Vucic and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on the sidelines of the European Community Summit in Moldova, in which he demanded an…
Chinese warship comes close to hitting US destroyer in Taiwan Strait
A Chinese warship came close to colliding with the USS Chung-Hoon, as the U.S. destroyer was conducting a routine joint exercise with Canada in the Taiwan Strait, according to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. The incident Saturday…
NYPD brothers Cliff and Steven Nieves — cleared of brothel ring charges — sue department over malicious prosecution
NYPD cop brothers Cliff and Steven Nieves say their plans for a cousin’s bachelor party sent their lives and careers off the rails when they wrongly became collateral damage in a high-profile law enforcement takedown…
Could Broward soon host a cricket World Cup? A stadium would first need upgrades
Broward commissioners will consider a request to double, if not triple, the number of spectator seats in the county’s international cricket stadium, among other upgrades, in the hopes of turning it into a “world cup”-caliber…
‘It’s Absolutely Amazing’: Couple Beat ‘One in 200 Million’ Odds by Giving Birth to Identical Triplets
An English couple who beat the odds of one in 200 million by giving birth to identical triplets has finally brought their premature daughters home. James Casper, 26, and Jenni Casper, 27, of Selby, North Yorks,…
Little Nan’s Deptford: The EastEnders icon bar
Nestled under the oldest surviving carriage ramp in the country, Little Nan’s in Deptford drinking spot is a nostalgic time warp. Launched in 2013, Little Nan’s began by fitting out the bar in the furniture…
India’s worst train crash in decades kills at least 288
At least 288 people have died in India’s worst rail crash in over two decades, officials said on Saturday (3 June), after a passenger train went off the tracks and hit another one in an…
Former All-Star Dodger Steve Garvey considering running for US Senate to replace Feinstein, report
Former Los Angeles Dodgers baseball star Steve Garvey is reportedly considering a Senate run to replace California Sen. Dianne Feinstein. “He is seriously considering entering the race,” Garvey’s consultant Andy Gharakhani told Politico. “He’s concerned about the…
Secret ballots and voting machines: Keep New York elections verifiable to voters
New York State’s voting machines are aging and will need replacement. This creates a challenge for our state: can we get new equipment that is as good as the old? Our Legislature has given us…
Vegas dominates third period, lands first punch in 5-2 win over Panthers in Game 1 of Stanley Cup Final
LAS VEGAS — The Stanley Cup Final started with lasers and fireworks, decibel-deafening music and boom-boom sound effects, all in a technologically entertaining pre-game package off the Vegas Strip right down to Michael Buffer’s “Let’s…
World’s Spy Chiefs—Including China’s—Meet in Secret Conclave in Singapore
Senior officials from about two dozen of the world’s major intelligence agencies held a secret meeting on the fringes of the Shangri-La Dialogue security meeting in Singapore this weekend, five people told Reuters. Such meetings…
Ten stabbed in horror month across south east London
This only includes stabbings that the News Shopper is aware of and has reported in May. The month saw a string of attacks in Thamesmead, Elephant and Castle, Bermondsey, Ladywell, Bromley, Crystal Palace and Woolwich. …
Green Deal: EU’s Timmermans rules out ‘break’ in the green transition
European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans, said on Friday (2 June) he was opposed to any “break” in the green transition, in a thinly-veiled critique of Emmanuel Macron’s call for a “European regulatory break” on environmental…
Gen Z Congressman yells ‘F*** Ron DeSantis’ on stage during DC concert
Florida Democrat Rep. Maxwell Frost slammed Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis on stage during a Paramore concert in Washington, D.C. Paramore singer Hayley Williams brought Maxwell on stage during the concert and introduced him as the…