Rioters pelt police with 30 petrol bombs and torch three hijacked cars in Northern Ireland

Police officers were attacked with petrol bombs last night as violence erupted once again in Northern Ireland during the fifth consecutive night of disorder. A total of 30 bombs were hurled at police in Newtownabbey, on the outskirts of Belfast on Saturday, and three cars were hijacked and set alight in what has since been termed … Read more

Tokyo Olympic torch relay begins in tsunami-hit city of Fukushima after year-long coronavirus delay

The Olympic torch relay began in the tsunami-hit city of Fukushima today, kicking off a four-month countdown until the delayed summer Games in Tokyo.  Tokyo’s Olympic games, delayed from 2020 due to Covid-19, are the first ever organised during a global pandemic. About 10,000 runners will carry the torch across Japan‘s 47 prefectures, including far-flung islands, … Read more

Tokyo Olympics: World’s oldest person, 118, to carry flame in torch relay

An eternal flame!: The world’s oldest person, 118, is aiming to carry the Olympic torch for the Tokyo Games Kane Tanaka, 118, plans to carry the Olympic torch 100 metres in Japan this May The supercentenarian has survived two battles with cancer and two pandemics Her grandson said only her health or weather conditions would … Read more

Vandals torch 5G mast leaving 2,700 without phone or broadband in third Chelmsford attack this year

Arsonists torch 5G mast to leave 2,700 without phone or broadband as Covid conspiracy theorists are blamed for third Chelmsford attack in a year Arson attack took place in early hours of Sunday morning in Chelmsford, Essex Damage meant thousands working and learning from home did not have internet Engineers are still on site and … Read more

Youths torch Dutch Covid testing centre amid fiery anti-lockdown protests across Europe 

Youths torched a Dutch Covid testing centre and an effigy of the Danish Prime Minister was set alight in fiery anti-lockdown protests sweeping across Europe.  The testing facility in the village of Urk in the Netherlands went up in flames on Saturday night with its burnt-out shell remaining cordoned off on Sunday. Meanwhile, in Copenhagen, … Read more

Protesters torch Christmas tree in Albania amid riots over ‘fatal police shooting’ of man

Protesters torch Christmas tree outside interior ministry in Albanian capital amid riots over the death of man ‘shot by police during coronavirus curfew’ Police fired teargas at hundreds of Albanians tonight who flocked to Tirana  They are demonstrating against the ‘fatal police shooting’ of Klodian Rasha, 25 Rasha was allegedly killed on Tuesday by a … Read more

Black Lives Matter activist who tried to torch Union Flag is let off

Astrophel Sang, 19, was filmed using a lighter to try and set the flag on fire during protests  A photography student who tried to torch a Union Jack on the Cenotaph during a Black Lives Matter protest walked free from court today. Astrophel Sang, 19, was filmed using a lighter to try and set the … Read more

Arsonist accidentally sets his trousers on fire while trying to torch two cars outside family home 

Arsonist accidentally sets his trousers on fire while trying to torch two cars outside family home The arsonist was trying to set fire to cars outside home in Golcar, West Yorkshire Laura Hunsley awoke to find the suspect trying to break into one of her cars West Yorkshire Police said initial enquires are ongoing into … Read more

Rachel Lindsay is ‘more than happy to pass the torch’ to Tayshia Adams

Tayshia Adams will be replacing Clare Crawley on season 16 of The Bachelorette.  And former Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay reacted at the news. The 35-year-old reality star said she is ‘more than happy to pass the torch’ to Tayshia, she told Entertainment Tonight. Speaking out: Former Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay reacted at the news Tayshia Adams will be … Read more