Orca attacks yacht near Scotland, 1st such incident in northern waters

Gok Wan arrived in Manchester this evening for a charity event but has admitted he might be forced to "hobble" on stage. The TV presenter turned musician is set to DJ at the Sedulo Foundation Ball tonight (June 29) but has issued a warning to fans about his health.

The NHS reaches an amazing milestone this year when it celebrates its 75th anniversary.

MSPs are being urged to copy Australia and make e-cigarettes prescription only in a bid to tackle a new “epidemic of vaping” among young people.

Scotland's pandemic Health Secretary has said the country "could have been better prepared" for Covid.

Lewis Capaldi has decided he’ll take a break from touring, announcing this week that he’s cancelling all of his upcoming shows to focus on his mental health.

Service users at the Change Mental Health Resource Centre in Castle Douglas have been working on a quilt project for Mental Health Awareness Week.

Lewis Capaldi is stepping away from music… for now.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. - Check it out – SkyFOX stumbled upon a giant Barbie-themed mansion in Malibu.The dream house featured shades of pink on the walls, on the roof, on the chimney, and even down to the pool's water slide.

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Monday said that high-speed internet is no longer a luxury but an "absolute necessity," as he pledged that every household in the nation would have access by 2030 using cables made in the U.S."These investments will help all Americans," he said. "We’re not going to leave anyone behind."Biden announced that more than $40 billion would be distributed across the country to deliver high-speed internet in places where there's either no service, or service is too slow."But it’s not enough to have access — you need affordability and access," the president said, adding that his administration is working with service providers to bring down costs on what is now a household utility — like water or gas — but often remains priced at a premium.With Monday’s announcement, the administration is launching the second phase of its "Investing in America" tour.

criminal negligence causing bodily harm in February.— with files from Global News’ Marshall Healey and Amy Simon.

mass shooting that killed five people at a Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ nightclub last year has pleaded guilty in the attack. Monday’s plea by Anderson Lee Aldrich comes just seven months after the shooting and spares victim’s families and survivors a long and potentially painful trial.Aldrich pleaded guilty to five counts of murder and 46 counts of attempted murder.

Russia’s most serious political crisis in decades, uncertainty swirled Monday about the fate of the former Putin ally who led a brief armed rebellion, his Wagner mercenary group, and the two military chiefs with whom he has clashed over the conduct of the war in Ukraine.Also unclear were the impact on the 16-month-old invasion – and the future of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who faced the most serious challenge to his authority in more than 20 years of rule.A feud between Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and Russia’s top military brass amid the fighting in Ukraine erupted into a mutiny that saw fighters from the mercenary group leave the front in Ukraine to seize a south Russian city and march seemingly unopposed on the capital, before turning around after less than 24 hours on Saturday.The Kremlin said it had made a deal that the mercenary chief will move to Belarus and receive an amnesty, along with his soldiers. Yet on Monday, Russian media reported that a criminal probe against Prigozhin continued, and his whereabouts were unknown.Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu made his first public appearance since the rebellion that demanded his ouster, inspecting troops in Ukraine Monday in a video aimed at projecting a sense of order, as Russian media speculated that he and other top military leaders have lost Putin’s confidence and could be replaced.Shoigu was shown in video released by the Defense Ministry flying in a helicopter and then attending a meeting with military officers at a military headquarters in Ukraine.

A memorial to hundreds of East Ayrshire residents who died during the Covid-19 pandemic and tribute to those who were on the frontline is to be proposed by council leader Douglas Reid.

mercenary uprising demanded his ouster, inspecting troops in Ukraine in a video released Monday aimed at projecting a sense of order after the country’s most serious political crisis in decades.But uncertainty still swirled about his fate, that of rebellion leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and his private army, the impact on the war in Ukraine and even the political future of President Vladimir Putin.A feud between Wagner Group leader Prigozhin and Russia's military brass that has festered throughout the war erupted into a mutiny that saw the mercenaries leave Ukraine to seize a military headquarters in a southern Russian city and march seemingly unopposed on Moscow, before turning around after less than 24 hours on Saturday.The Kremlin said it had made a deal that Prigozhin will move to Belarus and receive an amnesty, along with his soldiers. Yet on Monday, Russian media reported that a criminal probe against him continued, and his whereabouts were unknown.The video of Shoigu — the first of him shown since the uprising that demanded his ouster — came as Russian media speculated that he and other top military leaders have lost Putin’s confidence and could be replaced.Shoigu was shown in the Defense Ministry video in a helicopter and then meeting with officers at a military headquarters in Ukraine.

MAYFAIR - Severe weather Sunday resulted in flooded basements and huge headaches for some families in Philadelphia."Water was up into my calves and that was the worst. I’ve never seen it like that before," Jeffrey Youmans said.Residents living on a stretch of Farnsworth Avenue spent Sunday dumping out as much water as they could from their homes."This was a brand-new floor. I just put down this floor a month ago," Youmans continued.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, N.J. - New Jersey State Police are sharing photos of a man they say spent thousands in stolen funds last month.A purchase of $5,889.32 was made using a victim's identity and Home Depot credit card information in Vineland, Cumberland County, on May 22.The suspect was pictured inside the Home Depot, then seen leaving in a U-Haul cargo van, according to authorities.MORE HEADLINES:Police are asking for the public's help to identity the man now wanted for identify and credit card theft.Anyone with information is asked to contact the Troop "A" Bridgeton Station.

BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas - A Florida man and his 14-year-old stepson died after hiking in extreme heat at Big Bend National Park in West Texas, according to officials.The 31-year-old man had been hiking the Marufo Vega Trail on Friday with his two stepsons, ages 14 and 21.Temperatures at the time were 119 degrees Fahrenheit (48 degrees Celsius), according to the National Park Service. The park, like other parts of Texas, are experiencing extreme heat with daily high temperatures ranging from 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius) to 119 degrees Fahrenheit.The 14-year-old became sick during the hike and lost consciousness.His stepfather hiked back to his vehicle while the boy’s older brother tried to carry him back to the trailhead, according to the park service.BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TEXAS - JANUARY 27: The Rio Grande flows on the outskirts of the Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend National Park on January 27, 2023 in West, Texas.

ALBION, Mich. (FOX 2) - A mother was arrested after she stabbed and attempted to drown her 2-year-old on Saturday in Albion, Michigan.Police responded to a 911 call with children screaming and asking for help on Bluestem Ct in Albion.

SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA - A man and his 5-year-old grandson were both shot while walking near a gas station in Southwest Philadelphia Saturday.The shooting happened near a gas station at the intersection Passyunk Avenue and South 61st Street about 5:45 Saturday evening, according to officials.MORE HEADLINES: 12th District officers responded to the location and found the 71-year-old man and the child with gunshot wounds. The man was shot in his left side, while his grandson was shot in the shoulder.The man was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where he is in critical condition.

The Yellowstone River flows though the Paradise Valley north of Gardiner, Montana May 6, 2023. (Photo by Natalie Behring for the Washington Post) A bridge that crosses Yellowstone River in Montana collapsed overnight, causing portions of a freight train that was traveling over it to plunge into the water below.There was no immediate word from authorities on whether anyone was injured.

PHOENIX - Several electric semi trucks caught fire in an industrial area near 40th Street and Broadway early Friday morning, triggering a large response from HAZMAT crews in Phoenix and Tempe."I just heard an explosion, and I came out, the semis were all on fire," said John Frank.The lithium-ion battery fire is burning at the Nikola Corporation building, and officials are calling it difficult and tricky to fight. A thick black smoke and a strong chemical smell could be sensed in the area.The explosion was caught on camera, and according to fire officials, four trucks are on fire.

SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia teachers are once again calling on Pennsylvania lawmakers to do something to help fix, repair and update aging buildings in the district. Legislation is working its way through the house, but teachers say funding is needed now.Earlier in the week, two key pieces of legislation made it out of the Pennsylvania House Education Committee aimed at investing in school improvements.State Representative Elizabeth Fielder led a press conference Friday at South Philadelphia High School highlighting the bill."You can’t learn when you’re sweating to death, you can’t learn when you’re worried about eating," Philadelphia City Councilmember Mark Squilla stated.The bill would fund the already existing maintenance grant program and allow schools to apply to the Commonwealth Financing Authority for a maintenance grant for 75 percent of a project’s cost, up to $5 million."The message is clear," Fiedler said.

Australia’s wild dogs.Video shared by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science shows the moment a dingo moved in on a group of sunbathers on the island of K’gari (Fraser Island) and bit a French tourist’s rear end June 4. Another video from the agency shows a dingo chasing a boy and a man down the beach.

HAVERFORD TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Law enforcement in Delaware County is investigating the assault and robbery of a teenager, according to authorities. Sources tell FOX 29 a 15-year-old boy was attacked and robbed in Haverford Township on Monday after 9 p.m.

FILE - The Costco Wholesale store in Severn, Maryland, on May 25, 2023. (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) Costco Wholesale may be known for groceries bought in bulk, but the membership warehouse has items that go beyond the refrigerator or pantry.Costco's sectional sofa featuring a pullout sleeper and storage compartment appears to be the latest product to garner attention from social media users — receiving both praise and controversy.The account @costcohotfinds featured the "brand new model" sleeper sofa on its public page, calling the furniture item "a great deal," according to the now-viral video posted on both TikTok and Instagram.COSTCO ADDS CHURRO BUNDT CAKE FROM SMALL CALIFORNIA WHOLESALE BAKEHOUSE: 'CERTIFIED BANGER'The Coddle Aria Fabric Sleeper Sectional is priced at $999, but if purchased online, the cost increases to $1,249.99 due to "delivery, setup and packaging removal" being included, according to the Costco website.The video reveal of the sofa has received over 14.7 million views on TikTok and 4,191 comments to date.

SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - A couple lost everything after their rowhome caught fire and it turns out, the couple say, the flames were ignited by lightning from last Friday’s storms."We ran to the door and they were like, ‘Your house is on fire,’" said Amber Shishido. "Random as hell that it caught our house on fire.

attacked by a dog in Burlington, Ont., in early June has died, according to police.Halton Regional Police (HRPS) confirmed the victim passed away in the hospital 10 days after the incident at a home on Caplan Court near Fairview Street and Cumberland Avenue.A spokesperson also confirmed HRPS is no longer involved in the matter.“We are not in a position to identify the victim in this incident,” Cst.

SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - A couple lost everything after their rowhome caught fire and it turns out, the couple say, the flames were ignited by lightning from last Friday’s storms."We ran to the door and they were like, ‘Your house is on fire,’" said Amber Shishido. "Random as hell that it caught our house on fire.

New figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that at the end of April 2023, there were 3.3 million people across Great Britain claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP), including almost 300,000 living in Scotland. New claims for PIP across Scotland have been replaced by Adult Disability Payment (ADP).

Titanic submersible and its crew lost in the North Atlantic reached a critical point Thursday with oxygen aboard the vessel set to run out.The U.S. Coast Guard tweeted Thursday morning that Canadian vessel Horizon Arctic deployed a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) that has reached the sea floor to search for OceanGate Expeditions’ Titan. French vessel L’Atalante also deployed an ROV Thursday.Titan was estimated to have a 96-hour supply of breathable air when it launched Sunday morning in the North Atlantic.

the missing submersible on an expedition to view the wreckage of the Titanic neared the critical 96-hour mark Thursday when breathable air is expected to run out, reaching a vital moment in the intense effort to save the five people aboard.The Titan submersible was estimated to have a 96-hour supply of breathable air when it launched Sunday morning in the North Atlantic. That means the deadline to find and rescue the sub is roughly between 6 a.m.

DALLAS - A North Texas mail carrier is dead after passing out while on his route during the excessive heat.The family of Eugene Gates Jr. says he's the postal worker who died in the Lakewood area on Tuesday. The heat index reached nearly 115 degrees.Gates was a longtime letter carrier who worked for the United States Postal Service for nearly 40 years. Tuesday, the 66-year-old left his Lancaster home early in the morning for work at the Lakewood Postal Station in Dallas. Gates’ wife tells FOX 4 that just after 4 p.m.

NEW BRITIAN, Pa. - Authorities pulled the body of a 9-year-old boy from waters of a Bucks County pond Monday night. Police in New Britain Township were called to a pond near the intersection of Vaux and Hickory roads around 6 p.m. for reports of a missing child. Officers immediately found the boy's bicycle with a fishing pole beside it, authorities said.

Royal Canadian Air Force helicopter has ended and the two members are confirmed by the military to have died in a crash early Tuesday near Ottawa.The Department of National Defence confirmed the deaths in a statement Wednesday.“The two missing air crew members from the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CH-147F Chinook that crashed in the Ottawa River in the early hours of Tuesday June 20, were found last evening,” the department said.“Tragically, neither member survived.”The names of the deceased individuals are not being released at the request of their families.The four-member crew was on a training mission when the Chinook helicopter they were in crashed into the Ottawa River near Garrison Petawawa, Ont.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was the first to confirm any deaths from the crash Tuesday afternoon, but did not did not specify which members or how many had been killed.“This incident is a painful reminder that members of the Canadian Armed Forces undertake great risks to defend Canada, whether in combat or in training,” said Defence Minister Anita Anand in a press conference Wednesday morning.She said both of the members injured in the crash were treated for minor injuries, and have since been released.A team of more than 110 Canadian Armed Forces members on the shore and water, an Ontario Provincial Police marine and dive unit, and local fire departments were involved in the search mission Tuesday.Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre said the incident was a reminder that military service can be “dangerous work.”“Our people know the risks, and they take them willingly,” Eyre said.

PHILADELPHIA - A security guard critically shot on a train; masked juveniles attack a bus full of passengers. Philadelphia residents may find themselves in the middle, and sometimes the targets, of violent crime onboard SEPTA.As the city continues to combat deadly gun violence plaguing its streets, SEPTA has sworn in a batch of new officers to join the fight.Twenty-one officers took the oath to protect and serve as they were sworn into the SEPTA Transit Police Department Wednesday.RELATED COVERAGE: New SEPTA police chief striving to improve safety to restore confidence in Philly's transit systemLast month, SEPTA's new police chief Chuck Lawson said reducing gun violence on SEPTA property was "undoubtedly" his biggest challenge.Just days later, chaos erupted on a SEPTA bus after masked juveniles assaulted and shot passengers on board.A security guard was then critically injured after he was shot in broad daylight on a SEPTA train later that month.RELATED COVERAGE: Ski masks banned from SEPTA property, Transit Police Chief says: 'You will be engaged by police'In an effort to keep passengers safe, SEPTA banned ski masks from all public transit property."If you come on SEPTA property wearing your shiesty, you will be engaged by police," Lawson said.

Susannah Constantine was rushed to hospital and placed on a drip after a 'serious' health condition.The 61 year old What Not to Wear star took to Instagram, where she posted a video of a cannula in her arm as she lay in a hospital bed, where her shallow breathing could be heard. While she didn't reveal exactly what was wrong with her, Susannah took a moment to praise the NHS, and said she was 'grateful'. She wrote: "Withered arm turned out to be symptom of something a bit more serious.

search for a submersible that vanished while taking five people down to the wreck of the Titanic.As a result of the noises detected by the Canadian P-3 aircraft, search efforts have been relocated. Those searches had not found anything, but are continuing.Rescuers have been racing against the clock because even under the best of circumstances the vessel could run out of oxygen by Thursday morning.In addition to an international array of ships and planes, an underwater robot had started searching in the vicinity of the Titanic and there was a push to get salvage equipment to the scene in case the sub is found.Three C-17 transport planes from the U.S.

Netflix documentary crew filming Our Planet II in the Northern Hawaiian Islands says in recent interviews that it was attacked twice by tiger sharks, causing an inflatable boat to “explode.”Series producer Huw Cordey told Forbes that the crew was documenting the first flight of baby albatross chicks, as the David Attenborough-narrated series revolves around animal migration patterns.“It took six days to sail there from Hawaii, and I believe we are the first natural history series to film the maiden flight of a Laysan albatross. They’re the longest-lived birds of all, and they take this enormous journey around the planet for years before they breed for the first time,” Cordey explained.All the while, tiger sharks, which can grow up to five metres long, make a 3,000-kilometre migration of their own to prey on feeble fledglings.“The original idea was to do an underwater shoot with the tiger sharks waiting in the shallows at Laysan, but the first day the tiger sharks were around, the crew got into these inflatable boats — and two sharks attacked them.

PHILADELPHIA - As the multinational search effort continues for the submersible that became lost while exploring the century-old wreck of the Titanic, a local explorer is growing anxious.Alfred Hagen, a Bucks County construction developer has been on two Titan missions 2.4 miles below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean to visit the Titanic. The Titan, Hagen said, was developed by OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush to explore the ocean's deepest depths."Stockton Rush is a visionary, he’s a brilliant visionary who wanted to access the deepest parts of the ocean," Hagen said.

Kesha was involved in a near fatal experience after undergoing a fertility procedure. The "TiK ToK" singer, 36, revealed just how serious things got while detailing her health complications in Self magazine's June cover story. "I almost died in January," Kesha said.

Kesha is getting candid about her wellbeing.

Royal Canadian Air Force are injured and two others are missing after they were involved in a helicopter crash Tuesday morning near Ottawa.A four-member crew was on a training flight overnight when the Chinook helicopter they were in crashed into the Ottawa River near Garrison Petawawa, Ont., the Department of National Defence said in a statement.Two other members of the crew taken to hospital in Pembroke after they were found by first responders, DND said.By Tuesday morning, nearly 50 Canadian Armed Forces members were assisting the rescue efforts on shore and water, along with RCAF aircraft, an Ontario Provincial Police marine unit and local fire departments.The RCAF is involved in a search for two missing members of 450 THS following the crash of a CH-147F Chinook in the Ottawa River near Gn Petawawa, Ont. during a training flight in the early morning of June 20, 2023.

Margaret Ferrier has been branded "desperate" after the disgraced MP begged constituents not to sign a recall petition to remove her from office.