RICHARD PENDLEBURY: The bloody price of failing Kim Jong-un is laid bare as the tyrant executes a special envoy and four others by firing squad for failing in nuclear talks with Trump Special envoy Kim Hyok-chol was reportedly executed by Kim Jong-un They were involved in preparations for February’s summit in Hanoi with Trump When the meetings collapsed early there

Syrian girl, nine, who documented the horrors of the civil war on Twitter reveals her new life in Turkey and begs world leaders to end the conflict so she and other refugees can go home Bana Alabed was aged seven when her tweets brought her to global attention Her daily accounts of Aleppo brought the realities of the civil war

A popular children's entertainer was killed after her ex-lover hired teenage hitmen to beat her to death with a crowbar. Ekaterina Polyakova, 27, thought she was meeting up with her former partner but was instead met by three thugs who struck her more than 20 times. Up-and-coming singer Kirill Zhukov, 23, then ordered the teens to bury the animator in

TROOPING the Colour parade at Buckingham Palace – held every year to celebrate the Queen's official birthday – always attracts huge crowds. Queen Elizabeth II has never missed the occasion. Read on to find out if you need a ticket to watch it… What is Trooping the Colour? Trooping the Colour is an annual event that dates back to Charles

Heart-warming moment a military father dressed as a mascot surprises his emotional kids at school A returning soldier surprised his children by dressing up as their school mascot  Justin Bunch was dressed as Twister the Tiger at a school assembly in the video   The school’s principal invited three of his children and their cousins to the front He then removes

Seoul: Survivors of a South Korean tour boat sinking in Budapest say they were lucky to grab onto a drifting lifeboat as they looked in horror at others who struggled in the dark, rainy waters, shouting for help. Only seven among 35 people were rescued after the boat, the Mermaid, sank on Wednesday night, Budapest time. Seven others have been

‘A man is much more than his worst mistake’: Final words of Alabama killer executed by lethal injection (after final meal of four pints of ice cream) for the brutal 1991 sword murder of a pastor Christopher Lee Price was the second man put to death in Alabama in two weeks He had avoided another execution date in April amid

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Everest ‘free for all’ has got to stop, says Doug Scott, the first Briton to reach the top As the death toll on Mount Everest continues to rise, Doug Scott, the first British man to climb the 29,029ft peak, has broken his silence to deliver a devastating indictment on high-altitude tourism in the Himalayas. The 78-year-old, who with

Russian aluminium producer comes under fire for offering an extra $1.50 a day to women who come to work wearing skirts and makeup as part of ‘femininity marathon’ Russian company offers female employees extra $1.50 a day if they wear makeup Tatprof, an aluminium producer said it wants to ‘brighten up’ the workplace Social media users criticised the move with