MADELEINE McCann suspect Christian Brueckner could face up to five years in prison after allegedly being caught in a street clash with a British man. The convicted paedophile and rapist, 49, was arrested alongside the unnamed Brit on suspicion of “mutual assault” following the altercation in Kiel, northern Germany. A source close to Brueckner told...

A NURSERY school where children reportedly spoke of a “monster in the bathroom” is facing accusations of violence and sexual abuse. The Munay Waldorf School in Zaragoza, Spain has now closed amid a sweeping police investigation. Two members of staff have been accused of raping children as young as three. At least 10 families have...

EERIE footage from inside a rat-infested cruise liner has revealed ghostly empty decks and masked passengers - as hazmat teams boarded the stricken vessel. Nearly 150 people remain trapped on the Dutch ship MV Hondius off the coast of Cape Verde, with most confined to their cabins as panic spreads onboard. Three passengers are dead...

RIFLE-WIELDING thrill-seekers who shot at innocent civilians in the siege of Sarajevo competed to see who could kill the most beautiful women, a book has claimed. Wealthy tourists from Russia, Canada and the US allegedly made weekend trips to the besieged city between 1992 and 1995 and paid Serbian fighters to join the “Sarajevo Safari”....

THIS is the shocking moment a matador was brutally gored in the groin - as horrified crowds watched the bull’s horns drive into his body. Albert Duran, 36, was left fighting for recovery in hospital after the terrifying incident during the final qualifying round of the Copa Chenel on Sunday. Dramatic footage captured the moment...

A HEARTBROKEN daughter has revealed her "living hell" three months after her mum vanished without a trace from a motorhome on a remote French campsite. British pensioner Stephanie Thomson, 75, was last seen on January 29 at the Camping les Vigères site in Le Chalard, western France - and has not been heard from since....

TWO British sisters were allegedly raped by two UK tourist brothers on a holiday island. The teens, aged between 17 and 19, told Greek police they had met the British men on a night out on the popular island of Rhodes. The sisters struck up a conversation with their alleged attackers at a club in...

DISGRACED author Craig Silvey has confessed to possessing and distributing child exploitation material. The 43-year-old, best known for his young adult novels, pleaded guilty after police raided his home and allegedly caught him in the act. Detectives swooped on Silvey's Fremantle property in Perth, Western Australia, where they claim he was actively communicating online with...

A SICK Brit is still waiting to be evacuated from a virus-ravaged cruise ship as medics return to land following an hours long investigation on board the stranded vessel. The nightmare has continued to unfold on the MV Hondius, where a suspected rat-borne hantavirus has left passengers stuck at sea and two seriously ill crew...

THE husband of a Miss Switzerland finalist has gone on trial today over the gruesome death of his wife. Marc Rieben, 42, allegedly flew into a rage before murdering Kristina Joksimovic - as a shocking autopsy revealed he dismembered her body and "pureed" parts of it in a blender. Today, as the trial opens at...

THE alleged gunman who attempted to kill Donald Trump at a White House dinner thought of himself as "Rambo," a top US prosecutor has said. Jeanine Pirro said there was no doubt that suspect, Cole Allen, 31, will be found guilty of last month's shooting at the Washington Hilton hotel. The US Attorney for the...

A FOUR-year-old boy is fighting for his life after drowning in a hotel swimming pool in Spain. The youngster was pulled from the water in the Brit holiday hotspot on Saturday afternoon as he was frantically airlifted to hospital. The boy was in a critical condition after being submerged under the water for some time,...