Yahoo Finance This Day in History: Mount Vesuvius Erupts
August 24, 79 A.D. This longtime dormant volcano erupted just after noon, spewing a mushroom cloud of ash and molten pumice ten miles up into the atmosphere.
August 24, 79 A.D. This longtime dormant volcano erupted just after noon, spewing a mushroom cloud of ash and molten pumice ten miles up into the atmosphere.
Three cheers for Bethany Hutchison, Lisa Lockey, Annice Grundy, Tracey Hooper and Joanne Bradbury. Their names are unknown as yet, but these brave nurses could easily become as significant in the annals of feminist history as the Ford Dagenham women and the Suffragettes. Supported by the Christian Legal Centre, the five nurses who work at Darlington Memorial Hospital, which comes under the control of County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, have filed a legal action against the Trust c
A mum was baffled when she looked outside and found a stranger had pitched a tent in her front garden overnight. Erika White, 38, said her son initially spotted the makeshift home on the lawn of her end-of-terrace urban home at 6.35am. The baffled finance analyst confronted the brazen trespasser - and said initially he ignored her polite request to move on from her front garden in Dartford, Kent. She "couldn't believe the audacity" of the sleepy camper and it was only when she told him she'd call the police he upped and went.
Prosecution claims Anne Geeves and husband Robert, who have both pleaded not guilty, used Haigh as a ‘surrogate mother’ and then killed her
Prince Harry is reportedly planning to 'fly over' to the UK to face the Royal Family and repair his relationships with his relatives after being 'snubbed' by them
Elizabeth Hurley never fails to impress with an unbelievable bikini photo and she didn't disappoint on Sunday when she donned a strapless number. See photo.
Several reports have been made to police about potential sightings of the teenager since he went missing more than a week ago
Carol Kirkwood has sparked concern from BBC Breakfast viewers with her latest appearance on the current affairs programme. Get the details here…
Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer have launched another attack on Gareth Southgate’s team selection and tactics after England were booed off in their final European Championship group game against Slovenia.
Jamie Oliver shared an image of himself and his wife Jools Oliver getting married in Vegas and the chef's wife donned skinny jeans and heels, as well as a laced top for the nuptials.
Top royal author Tina Brown claimed Prince Harry "couldn’t understand Prince William's obsession with his Middleton in-laws" and their lives in the countryside "bored Harry to tears"
Fans of ITV's hit show This Morning were left fuming at their television sets after it was revealed that a famous reality star would be appearing on the show this week
How did the players fare in England’s goalless draw with Slovenia in their final group game at the Euros?
The Duchess of Edinburgh is shimmering in a delicate headtopper most recently seen on the Princess of Wales
A British hiker was rescued by police searching for Jay Slater in the same Tenerife national park where the 19-year-old disappeared.
A question that was submitted to the recent Chalfont St Peter hustings was removed from the list due to ‘being completely and utterly racist.’
Officials at the Foreign Office have highlighted symptoms of meningitis and septicaemia after 14 cases of the lethal meningococcal disease have been detected in people returning from Saudi Arabia - including some in the UK
Residents have taken to the streets and held demonstrations on beaches calling for a cap on holidaymakers to Majorca
The alleged victim told TikTok trolls ‘Have some respect and help find this boy and get him back to his family’
Emmerdale is facing a sex crisis after a major star quit the soap after five years, it has been reported. The hunky actor will bow out of the soap in a major storyline later this year
The unidentified woman – a resident and retiree – initially denied the allegations until she was confronted by video evidence of the crimes