OIL prices have leapt to their highest price since the start of the US-Israeli war in Iran. It comes after Donald Trump reportedly told his aides to prepare for an "extended" blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude, the global benchmark oil price, soared to £89 a barrel on Wednesday evening. It's the highest...

SINGER D4vd killed 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez by stabbing her multiple times then dismembered her with a chainsaw, prosecutors have claimed. He is accused of standing by while Celeste bled out, before cutting her body up with two chainsaws in an inflatable pool. The musician, whose real name is David Burke, allegedly stabbed the teen...

A FIVE-YEAR-OLD girl allegedly killed by her mum and stepdad was buried alive, a forensics report suggests. Maria Clara Aguirre Lisboa's body was found in a concrete-covered grave behind the house she shared with her mum Luiza Aguirre Barbosa da Silva and her stepdad Rodrigo Ribeiro Machado, west of Sao Paulo. The autopsy report said...

SHE was the glamorous businesswoman who promised investors huge returns on cryptocurrency products – then vanished, taking almost $4billion of their money with her. Nearly nine years after she was last seen on a Ryanair flight to Athens, in October 2017, Dr Ruja Ignatova — founder of fraudulent crypto scheme OneCoin — is the only...

DONALD Trump has said he suggested a ceasefire to Vladimir Putin in a 90-minute phone call between the two leaders. The US President told reporters: "I suggested a little bit of a ceasefire and I think he might do that." Trump seemed optimistic that he'd got through to Putin: "He might announce something having to...

DONALD Trump has fiercely rebuffed Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz - instead doubling down on his naval stranglehold of the key trade route. The US president earlier threatened the crumbling regime with a gun-toting AI picture while declaring "no more Mr Nice Guy". Now, Trump has chucked out Tehran's latest offering, insisting...

A HUMILIATED Vladimir Putin has been forced to scale back Russia's Victory Day parade as his war in Ukraine takes its toll. The May 9 parade on Moscow's Red Square is a highlight of the Russian calendar, commemorating victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two. But this year the Defence Ministry said there would...

MISSING Brit model and travel influencer Rachel Kerr has been found and is back with family, her loved ones have confirmed. The 31-year-old checked out of her hotel after a night of partying before turning off her phone and vanishing for five days – leaving her family “extremely worried”. But cousin Claire Hill announced today:...

A FUGITIVE paedophile who spent five months sailing across the ocean to visit his girlfriend in Thailand has finally been captured. Richard Carl Skrinjar, 57, was legally required to report his whereabouts to Australian authorities and was banned from leaving the country. Despite those restrictions, Skrinjar embarked on a solo, five-month voyage. The convicted sex...

THE family of a British woman who was mysteriously stabbed to death say they “have a hunch” about who may be responsible for her killing. Karen Carter, 65, was murdered in the idyllic French village of Trémolat in April last year. After a year of intensive investigations, nobody has been charged, and there remains insufficient...

A MOROCCAN bar where missing Brit Rachel Kerr was last seen leaving at 5am is known for drink spiking and "seedy old men", it is claimed. Holidaymakers concerned over the 31-year-old's safety have accused the SMART NightClub in Agadir of frequently being packed full of older males targeting young female partygoers. SMART is described online...

A NEWLYWED husband who was forced to have his leg amputated after being mauled by a shark on his honeymoon has spoken out for the first time. Spanish tourist Borja Garcia Sousa, 31, shared a photo from his hospital bed alongside his loving new wife following the horrific ordeal. He described the horror incident which...