Lady and the Tramp Disney makes 'shelter mutt' a Hollywood star in new version of Lady and the TrampThe Telegraph - By Nick AllenHollywood stars have been discovered in all sorts of places, but never before in a dog shelter in Arizona. Monte, a two-year-old mongrel, was languishing in his pen when Disney casting agents came calling.
Schools US school spends $48 million on curved corridors and hiding places to foil mass shootersThe Telegraph - By Nick AllenA school in the United States has spent $48 million redesigning its buildings with curved corridors, hiding places, and cement barriers in a bid to thwart mass shooters. The project at Fruitport High in
World Politics Putin promises 'symmetric response' to US missile test after end of nuclear treatyThe Telegraph - By Alec LuhnVladimir Putin has promised a “symmetrical response” to the US test of a missile banned under a nuclear weapons treaty rubbished this month by the Trump administration amid fears of a new arms race. A
Emmanuel Macron As G7 leaders gather in Biarritz, the group is more divided than at anytime in its 45 year historyThe Telegraph - By Roland OliphantThis weekend's G7 summit is unlikely to produce a joint communique amid deepening divisions between the world's seven richest nations over everything from Brexit to trade, climate change, and how to deal
Amazon 'You won't get any trouble': Jair Bolsonaro's pledges to prospectors blamed for apocalyptic Amazon firesThe Telegraph - By Joe ShuteDuring a recent visit to the Amazon where he proposed opening up mining in an ecological reserve the size of Denmark, the Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro summarised his approach to the rainforest. use
Endangered Species Scientists harvest eggs of last two surviving white rhino to pull species from brink of extinctionThe Telegraph - By Roland OliphantA Jurassic Park-style plan to bring back an effectively extinct species took a step towards being realised after scientists successfully harvested eggs from world's last two northern white rhino. Northern
Yellow Vests Movement Frances new 'invincible' speed cameras no match for irate Gallic motoristsThe Telegraph - By Henry SamuelThey were supposed to be France’s “lethal weapon” against speeding motorists. Instead, the country’s new breed of reputedly "invincible" speed cameras are already falling foul to road rage vandals, with
Cigarettes India proposes ban on e-cigarettes and three-year jail term for repeat offendersThe Telegraph - By Saptarshi RayIndia is considering introducing a ban on e-cigarettes saying it fears an "epidemic", potentially jeapordising plans laid by vaping companies to access the lucrative market. India's health ministry proposed
Mike Pompeo Pompeo says Huawei CEO is not a bargaining chip in Trump-China trade warThe Telegraph - By Charlie MitchellMike Pompeo has rejected claims that detained Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou is being used for leverage in the US-China trade war. Speaking with his Canadian counterpart, Chrystia Freeland, in Ottawa on
Jeffrey Epstein France opens rape investigation into Epstein abuseThe Telegraph - By Agence France-PresseFrench prosecutors said on Friday they had opened an inquiry into the suspected rape and sexual abuse of minors linked to the scandal surrounding disgraced US multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein. The move
Hong Kong Cathay Pacific cabin crew union leader fired as Hong Kongers warn of spread of 'white terror'The Telegraph - By Sophia Yan and Michael ZhangCathay Pacific fired a cabin crew union leader on Friday, the latest casualty in a fast-spreading “white terror” as mass protests in Hong Kong continue into their third month. Rebecca Sy, head of the Dragon
Phuket British man choked to death in 'row over noise' while holidaying with wife and child in ThailandThe Telegraph - By Jamie FullertonA British tourist holidaying with his wife and baby son was choked to death in a fight at a hotel on the Thai island of Phuket on Wednesday. According to local police, Amitpal Sing Bajaj, 34, died in early
West Bank Israeli teenager killed in bomb attack in West BankThe Telegraph - By Reuters News AgencyAn Israeli teenager was killed and her father and brother were injured by a Palestinian bomb near a settlement in the occupied West Bank on Friday, Israeli officials said. The family was visiting a spring
David Koch US billionaire and conservative activist David Koch dies at age 79The Telegraph - By Reuters News AgencyBillionaire industrialist David Koch, a driving force behind conglomerate Koch Industries who as one of the world's richest people became a major financier of conservative causes and political candidates,
German Politics Bavarian couple sue German government over reunification taxThe Telegraph - By Justin HugglerA couple in Bavaria are suing Angela Merkel’s government over their tax bill — on the grounds that it is unconstitutional. The couple, who have not been named, are challenging a decision by Mrs Merkel’s
Confucius Australian state scraps Chinese-funded Mandarin lessons amid fears over foreign influenceThe Telegraph - By Our Foreign StaffChina on Friday criticised a decision by the government of Australia's New South Wales state to close Chinese-sponsored language programs in more than a dozen public schools over political concerns. Geng
Amazon Why is the Amazon burning and how bad are the fires?The Telegraph - By Sarah NeweyBrazil's Amazon rainforest has witnessed tens of thousands of fires so far this year, with some of the most intense blazes to ravage the region for almost a decade. According to the Brazilian space agency,
Merchant Shipping Sweden 'receives indications' Iran is ready to release British tankerThe Telegraph - By Raf Sanchez and Reuters News AgencySweden has reportedly received “very strong indications” from Iran that it will release the British-flagged Stena Impero oil tanker sometime in the coming days. Sweden’s foreign ministry believes that
Shenzhen Family of UK Hong Kong consulate worker reject 'made-up' report about arrest over prostitutionThe Telegraph - By Nicola SmithThe family of a British Consulate official in Hong Kong have rejected a "made-up" report by Chinese state media that he was detained in the mainland for visiting prostitutes. Simon Cheng, 28, who works
Play buttonAmazon River Amazon fires: Emmanuel Macron brands Brazilian president 'liar' and moves to block EU-South America trade deal as row intensifiesThe Telegraph - By Henry SamuelEmmanuel Macron on Friday spearheaded a European charge against Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro as a war of words intensified over raging fires in the Amazon basin ahead of this weekend’s G7 summit Biarritz.
Jeffrey Epstein Duke of York should 'answer questions,' father of alleged Epstein victim saysThe Telegraph - By Nick AllenThe Duke of York must "answer questions" about allegations he had sex with Jeffrey Epstein's teen "sex slave," the girls's father said. Virginia Giuffre alleged in court papers in Florida that she was
Panchayat Indian villagers dig trench around home of chief's suspected rapist sonThe Telegraph - By Saptarshi RayIndian villagers in the state of West Bengal came up with a novel form of punishment for a suspected local criminal terrorising their neighbourhood - dig a trench around his house. Mafizul Haq, the younger
Radiation Kremlin dismisses doctors' complaints they were exposed to radiation after blastThe Telegraph - By Alec LuhnDoctors who treated the victims of a military test explosion have accused Russian authorities of carelessly exposing them to radiation and then forcing them to keep silent. Staff from the Arkhangelsk hospital
Australia Vegan Australian parents who left baby girl severely malnourished avoid jailThe Telegraph - By Andrew QuinnAn Australian couple who fed their baby daughter a strict vegan diet that left her severely malnourished have avoided a jail sentence. On Thursday, the 35-year old man and 33-year old woman from Sydney,
Jokes Did you hear the one about the German city that doesn't exist?The Telegraph - By Justin HugglerA German city is offering a reward of €1m (£900,000) to anyone who can prove it doesn’t exist. The city of Bielefeld in north-western Germany launched the bizarre marketing stunt this week to mark the
Pesticides French mayor on trial for banning pesticide use around village homesThe Telegraph - By Henry SamuelA French mayor stood trial on Thursday for unilaterally banning the use of pesticides around homes in his Breton village in a case supporters say could prove an “historic” turning point in their fight
Absinthe French absinthe receives Brussels 'green' light for protected statusThe Telegraph - By Henry SamuelFrenchproducers of absinthe, the green spirit said to have inspired Van Gogh, have won a 15-year battle to have their fiery drink receive European protected status. This week, Brussels granted absinthe
Livestock Brown bear that is killing livestock and startling hikers in Italy's Dolomites is wanted, dead or aliveThe Telegraph - By Nick SquiresA bear that is raiding beehives, attacking livestock and startling hikers in the Dolomite mountains of Italy is now wanted dead or alive. The brown bear is known to scientists as M49 but was nicknamed
Giraffes Giraffes protected from being slaughtered for their body parts for first timeThe Telegraph - By Helena HortonGiraffes have been given protection against trade in their body parts for the first time as the countries that make up the regulator added them to an endangered animals list. Delegates from countries the
