Category World

Teen Jay Slater Dies of Head Injury, Investigators Say

Teenager Jay Slater, who disappeared in Tenerife last summer and became the subject of a massive manhunt, died from head injuries, a coroner’s court has heard. Mr Slater, 19, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, was on holiday on the Spanish island and…

UN says Palestinians still missing humanitarian aid

Two days after humanitarian deliveries began into Gaza, vital new aid shipments have yet to reach the people of Gaza, which has been under an Israeli blockade for nearly three months, according to the United Nations. Experts warn that many…

British man on trial in Bali pleads for leniency

A British man accused of drugs offences has asked for a lighter sentence in a court on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali after a charge that could have carried the death penalty was dropped. Thomas Parker, from Cumbria, was…