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Lynette Hooker identified as American missing in Bahamas after she went overboard during boat ride with husband
Lynette Hooker identified as American missing in Bahamas after she went overboard during boat ride with husbandBy ANNA WRIGHT, US REPORTER Published: 06:29, 7 April 2026 | Updated: 06:29, 7 April 2026 e-mail View comments
ارتش اسرائیل: مردم در ایران از سفر با قطار تا ساعت ۲۱ خودداری کنند
ارتش اسرائیل صبح سهشنبه به استفادهکنندگان و مسافران قطارها در ایران هشدار داد که از این لحظه تا ساعت ۲۱:۰۰ به وقت ایران، از سفر با قطار در سراسر کشور خودداری کنند. در ادامه این پیام تاکید شده است: «حضور شما در قطارها و در مجاورت خطوط راهآهن جانتان را به خطر میاندازد.
Rapper Offset rushed to hospital after being shot outside Florida casino
Rapper Offset rushed to hospital after being shot outside Florida casinoRapper Offset has been rushed to hospital and is being 'closely monitored' after he was shot outside a casino - police have detained two people in relation to the incidentNewsOlivia Beeson06:19, 07 Apr 2026Updated 06:24, 07 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesOffset has been shot in Florida (Image: Getty )Rapper Offset has been hospitalised after being shot outside a Florida casino.A spokesperson confirmed that the popular music...
Woman speaks about ordeal after abduction and rape by fake taxi driver
Woman's ordeal after abduction and rape by fake taxi driver20 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleCatherine LystandLaura Miller,BBC ScotlandGetty ImagesA woman who was abducted and raped by a man pretending to be a taxi driver has spoken about her terrifying ordeal.On 7 August 2022, the woman - who is anonymous but we are calling Sophie - thought she was in a taxi taking her to her home in Glasgow's Dennistoun area.But after dropping off her friend, the driver, Barzan Nawshow...
What’s new at the Philippine consulate in Dubai: Key services announced for April
Dubai: Filipinos in Dubai and the Northern Emirates have been encouraged to take note of important consular services and deadlines this April, as the Philippine Consulate General in Dubai rolls out initiatives aimed at supporting families and ensuring voter registration processes remain on track.In an advisory, the consulate has announced a dedicated babies’ day on April 9, offering additional appointment slots for services related to newborns, including the reporting of birth and passport appl...
‘Seismic change’: how election wins for nationalists in Celtic nations could reshape UK
With polls suggesting Plaid Cymru, the SNP and Sinn Féin could be in power after May vote, constitutional challenges may lie aheadIn four weeks, the shape of British politics is likely to change dramatically. For the first time, nationalists who aspire to break up the UK are expected to be in control of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland simultaneously. “The change will be seismic,” said Angus Robertson, a senior minister in the Scottish government.Opinion polls consistently suggest that after...
Neighbour's row after trees block 'picturesque' views at 'forever home'
Neighbour's row after trees block 'picturesque' views at 'forever home'Margaret Glancy said she had paid over the asking price for her dream property - partly because of the stunning views that she hoped to look out from her gardenCommentsNewsAnders Anglesey News Reporter06:00, 07 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesMargaret Glancy claimed the view was obscured by the trees (Image: Pressteam)A woman who insisted her neighbour's tree ruined her "picturesque" at her foreve...
Panama Canal bridge explosion: 1 dead, two injured in fuel tanker blast
Panama City: One person died and two more were injured Monday after a truck carrying fuel exploded near a bridge that crosses the Panama Canal, authorities said. The incident occurred at a complex where tanker trucks are supplied with fuel, located next to the Bridge of the Americas, which traverses the interoceanic canal. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.Security camera footage of the explosion showed a fireball and a thick cloud of...
بامداد سهشنبه تهران و تعدادی از شهرهای ایران هدف حملات هوایی قرار گرفتند
بامداد سهشنبه ۱۸ فروردین موجی از انفجارها و حملات در چند استان گزارش شد؛ از کرج، تهران و پردیس تا اهواز، شیراز، یزد، چابهار و جاسک. در برخی مناطق ساختمانهای مسکونی هدف قرار گرفتند و پدافند فعال شد. پرواز جنگندهها و شلیک موشک نیز در چند استان گزارش شده است.
Taxi driver arrested for demanding HK$85 ‘highway toll’ from undercover officers
Hong Kong police have arrested a 31-year-old cabby who demanded a “highway toll” of about HK$85 (US$11) from officers posing as passengers during a crackdown on taxi violations. The force said on Tuesday that officers conducted an operation to crack down on taxi violations on Lantau Island the previous day. Officers posing as passengers took a taxi from Hong Kong Disneyland Resort to the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge checkpoint. When they arrived, the driver demanded about HK$85 as a “highway...
UAE retaliates against Iran, Bali’s spate of murders: 7 Asia highlights
We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. UAE squeezes Iranian economic lifeline in retaliation for attacks 2. Untouchable no more: Nepal to apologise to Dalits for first time 3. Bali rocked by spate of murder cases – is Indonesian island more dangerous now? 4. Australia receives fuel export guarantees from...
Fazeela Abbasi secures interim pre-arrest bail in illegal clinic case
Fazeela Abbasi granted interim pre-arrest bail in a case pertaining to an allegedly illegal clinic, directing her to join the investigation. On Monday, Special Judge Central Humayun Dilawar granted interim pre-arrest bail to TikToker and dermatologist Fazeela Abbasi in a case pertaining to an allegedly illegal clinic, advising her to join the investigation. During the hearing, Abbasi appeared before the court along with her counsel Naeem Bukhari and filed a pre-arrest bail application. The court...
Aussies flee major cities in droves - and the top five places they're relocating to
Aussies flee major cities in droves - and the top five places they're relocating toMost movers are from Sydney and Melbourne The population of those two cities still increasedRead also: Immigration records are smashed By BURNEY WONG Published: 05:13, 7 April 2026 | Updated: 05:13, 7 April 2026 e-mail View comments
Sindh CM launches portal for bikers to get Rs2,000 subsidy
KARACHI: Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Monday introduced an online verification and registration system, allowing citizens to confirm ownership of their motorcycles and apply digitally for a targeted fuel subsidy of Rs2,000 per month. Speaking at a press conference here at the CM House, Mr Shah said that the applicants were required to enter their computerised national identity card (CNIC) and bank account details at a portal (taxportal.excise.gos.pk) after which they receive an automate...
UK snow maps show -4C chill gripping nation as wintry weather set to return
UK snow maps show -4C chill gripping nation as wintry weather set to returnWXCharts weather maps show that parts of the UK could be hit by an Arctic chill on April 14, with temperatures set to drop to -4C in some areas, such as AberdeenshireCommentsNewsBradley Jolly Overnight News Editor and Astha Saxena05:00, 07 Apr 2026View 4 ImagesSnow is forecast in some areas this month(Image: PA)These striking weather maps show parts of Britain will soon shiver in a -4C chill.Forecasters anticipate snow a...
SSGC ordered to pay Rs30 million in damages over couple’s death in gas pipeline explosion
KARACHI: A court in Karachi has ordered the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) to pay Rs30 million in damages to the daughter of a couple who were killed in a gas pipeline explosion in Orangi Town in 2022. The Senior Civil Judge (West) ruled that SSGC was negligent for failing to repair the gas pipeline despite repeated complaints about gas leakage in the area. The lawsuit was filed by the couple’s daughter, Alizeh, who had initially sought Rs90 million in compensation for the deaths of her parents...
PTCL forces subscribers to buy internet package or lose landline in Karachi
KARACHI: With Pakistan Telecommunications Corporation Limited (PTCL) laying new fibre optic cables in Karachi, residents with landlines in many areas, including Defence Housing Authority (DHA), are being told by the phone utility to buy their internet package or lose their landline. “Our landline has been dead for over a month. Now I received a phone call on my cell phone from the PTCL to inform me that they have done away with their copper wire system and laid new fibre optic lines, which is wh...
2,800 Sindh residents have received motorcycle fuel subsidy: Sharjeel Memon
Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Memon on Tuesday said that since the launch of the People's Motorcycle Fuel Subsidy Programme, 15,000 people have submitted their information to apply for the subsidy. Of these, 2,800 individuals have already received their payments, he added, while speaking at a press conference in Karachi. “Approximately 6.7 million people will receive Rs2,000 per account," he stated. In response to surging petrol prices and the ongoing energy crisis, the Si...
Tight rope act
WITH a war in the region, Pakistan has been at the centre stage of all conversations, negotiations and talks about and around the conflict. For this, there has also been much praise and some heartburn (from some in the neighbourhood). However, Islamabad still needs to be careful; it continues to perform a tight rope balancing act domestically and internationally, as this conflict goes on. And if the hostilities continue, staying upright will be a trick and a half....
Tragic new details emerge about the accident that killed a Virgin Australia flight attendant while she was overseas
Tragic new details emerge about the accident that killed a Virgin Australia flight attendant while she was overseasLucinta Evans, 28, passed away last monthShe was hit by a taxi READ MORE: Virgin Australia flight attendant dies in overseas accidentBy CAITLIN POWELL - NEWS REPORTER and MAISY RAE Published: 04:40, 7 April 2026 | Updated: 04:44, 7 April 2026 e-mail