An Islamic State flag attached to the pickup truck used to kill and injure dozens of people in New Orleans is a grim reminder of the persistent threat posed by Islamist extremism. Investigators ...

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Concerns continue to be raised about a drain that lies next to a popular Merseyside bathing beach as pictures show a black and milky liquid oozing from it. The pipe at the end of the Wirral ...

A bizarre black goo has been seeping onto a north west beach, and experts are stumped over what it is. The dark and milky ooze was spotted flowing from a drain by concerned beachgoers in ...