A WORLD health chief has warned more rat bug cases are imminent as the tourist hotspot at the centre of the outbreak has denied sparking the deadly disease. It comes as a French woman is fighting for her life against the virus that has so far killed three - after doctors visiting the MV Hondius...

THE UAE carried out secret strikes on Iran causing major damage to a key oil refinery last month, it is reported. It comes as the fragile peace agreement between the US and Iran threatens to unravel with Tehran warning that its enemies "will be surprised". The attacks took place in early April just as US...

A RETIRED British engineer has been found dead in his room in Thailand just days after divorcing his Thai wife. The 74-year-old had been bedridden for months as he lived alone in rural Nan province in the north of the country. The Brit, a former aviation engineer from Southport, was relying on his wife's relatives...

IT took just seven words for a teenager to casually confess he had murdered a three-year-old girl. “I guess I must have strangled her,” the 17-year-old told cops after British girl Cheryl Grimmer vanished from an Australian beach in January 1970. Forty-six years later, the suspect — a Manchester-born man codenamed Mercury — was finally...

A DEVASTATING explosion has destroyed 10 homes in Brazil, killing one person and injuring several others. The blast happened in the early hours of Monday morning in western São Paulo. Authorities said a 45-year-old man was found dead, while three other people were rescued from beneath the rubble. The explosion is believed to have been...

JEFFREY Epstein booked travel for dozens of women on an American Express Centurion black card, files show. The paedophile’s office relied on the lender to arrange flights for the women, who were often Eastern European. More than 100 alleged victims have accused him of abuse. Several say they were flown to his homes in Europe...

A PAINTING stolen by the Nazis has been found hanging in the home of a notorious SS general after a tip-off from one of his descendants. “Portrait of a Young Girl” by Dutch artist Toon Kelder was stolen from a Jewish art dealer after the Nazis invaded the Netherlands. For decades, the artwork reportedly remained...

THIS is the terrifying moment a dad-of-two was trampled to death during a rodeo in front of his horrified family. Shocking footage shows the rider desperately clinging to the back of a raging bull as he is violently bucked through the air. Moments later, he loses his grip and is hurled headfirst towards the ground...

A THIRD rat virus cruise passenger has tested positive for hantavirus with the ship leaving Tenerife with just crew on board. A Spanish guest tested positive for the deadly virus and is said to be asymptomatic as medics quickly took them to quarantine in Madrid. Three cruise passengers have already died, with two of them...

THIS is the terrifying moment a factory worker was killed after falling into a giant industrial shredder. Harrowing footage shows the worker standing inside a large container, feeding latex into the machine. The material is seen passing through a rotating grinder before being discharged into a pool of water below. Suddenly, the man’s tool appears...

THIS is the horrifying moment a tiny toddler plummets from a third-floor balcony after his dad left him home alone to go and buy cigarettes. Heart-stopping footage shows the two-year-old boy dangling helplessly from the balcony. For a few seconds the tot can be seen clinging on - terrified residents in Bogota, Colombia, can be...

A LUXURY £111million "gigayacht" owned by a video game billionaire has been seen for the first time since it set sail across the Bahamas. The 364ft behemoth is decked out across five different levels and includes a gaming lounge, basketball court, huge sun deck, swimming pool and even an outdoor cinema. American billionaire Gabe Newell...