Author Archives: OP King

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Media captionRich Horner filmed himself swimming through rubbish off the island of Nusa Penida near Bali A video of a British diver swimming through swathes of rubbish off the coast of Bali has shown the extent of plastic waste floating in Indonesia’s waters. The footage captured earlier this week byContinue reading “Bali’s battle against plastic pollution”

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Image copyrightALAMYImage captionLeonid Slutsky is a member of the Duma and the conservative Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), A BBC journalist has alleged that she was sexually harassed by the senior Russian politician Leonid Slutsky. OP’S NEWS  Russian Service’s Farida Rustamova is the third journalist to openly accuse himContinue reading “Russia MP: ‘I don’t feel people up. Well, OK, just a little’”

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Image copyrightAUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENTImage captionThe new border – marked by the green line – will bring economic benefits to East Timor Australia and East Timor have signed a historic treaty on a permanent maritime border in the Timor Sea. The deal ends a decade-long dispute between the neighbours over rights toContinue reading “Australia and East Timor sign historic maritime border deal”

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Image copyrightAFPImage captionKim Jong-nam (pictured in 2001) was late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s oldest son The half-brother of Kim Jong-un was killed by a chemical attack in Malaysia on the orders of the North Korean government, the US has concluded. Kim Jong-nam died after a bizarre encounter at KualaContinue reading “North Korea used VX nerve agent to kill leader’s brother, says US”

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionStormy Daniels says she began an intimate relationship with Mr Trump in 2006 An adult film actress embroiled in allegations of an affair with Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against him alleging that a nondisclosure contract she signed is invalid. Stormy Daniels says the agreement, drawnContinue reading “Stormy Daniels sues Trump over ‘hush agreement’”

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Image copyrightPAImage captionRemains of a cannabis factory were found in Eamon Zada’s two-bedroom flat in Grenfell Tower A Grenfell Tower fire survivor has been given a suspended prison sentence after the remains of a cannabis oil factory were found in his burnt-out flat. Officers combing the shell of the towerContinue reading “Grenfell survivor sentenced after drugs factory found in flat”

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Media captionJohn Ford: “I did their bank accounts, I stole their rubbish” An ex-private investigator who was used by The Sunday Times has spoken about the criminal activity he was involved in to obtain information for the paper. John Ford said he targeted politicians such as Tony Blair and GordonContinue reading “Investigator ‘targeted politicians’ for Sunday Times stories”

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Image copyrightHAMPSHIRE POICEImage captionPeter Hall and his wife Claire Hall have both been sentenced to prison A group of fraudsters who conned UK consumers out of £37m by selling passports and driving licences through copycat websites have been sentenced to more than 35 years in jail. The six people, ledContinue reading “Fraudsters jailed for £37m copycat web scam”

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Image copyrightUS ATTORNEY’S OFFICEImage captionThe 50-year-old moved to Toronto in 1993 as a Kurdish refugee A Canadian man has admitted aiding jihadists held responsible for a 2009 suicide attack in Iraq that killed five US soldiers. Faruq Khalil Muhammad ‘Isa pleaded guilty in New York City to providing money toContinue reading “Canadian man pleads guilty to US terrorism charges”

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Image copyrightCBSImage captionFormer Nashville Mayor Megan Barry (L) and former Sgt Rob Forrest (R) The mayor of Nashville, Tennessee has resigned and pleaded guilty to theft from the city during a two-year affair with her police bodyguard. Democrat Megan Barry, 54, had been seen as a rising star before sheContinue reading “Nashville mayor resigns and pleads guilty to felony theft”