On July 17, 1996, a Boeing 747 took off from New York's JFK Airport heading to Paris and exploded just 12 minutes later, crashing into the Atlantic Ocean about eight miles south of Long Island

Kellie Howarth, 45, was jailed for 30 months after she was caught with 2.08g of crack cocaine with a street value of £270 in total, with a search of her home revealing mobile phones, tick lists and a quantity of sandwich bags

Emily Pryor Albino, 23, was arrested on Thursday and has been charged with four counts of first-degree sexual abuse of a child

Meghan Markle shared a series of videos and photos to mark her 45th birthday, but the Duchess of Sussex was accused of overshadowing Princess Eugenie's baby news with her Instagram posts

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT A young wife died after her husband bought a deadly cobra, deliberately starved it and drugged her with sleeping pills so she wouldn't wake when it bit her

A series of freshwater pools emerged beside the shrinking Dead Sea, leading some religious groups to compare the changes with ancient visions described by biblical prophets Ezekiel and Zechariah — with scientists offering their own explanation

Royal Mail handles up to 6.6 billion letters a year and has issued clear guidance on how to correctly address envelopes and parcels to avoid delays and ensure your mail reaches the right place

A 65-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday in connection with fires that destroyed seven structures and scorched more than 15 square miles of forest

Scientists warn El Nino weather shifts could push rabid, aggressive seals into new waters, risking a deadly global rabies outbreak among marine mammals

After dying for 45 minutes, a dad says Jesus visited his hospital room for a three-hour chat before taking him on a mind-bending tour of heaven

The powerful climate pattern is forecast to crank up between August and October, leaving Northern Europe desperately short of rain

An Afghan boxer faces trial after his wife's phone tracking and suspicious texts helped police link him to a Scottish woman found dead in a suitcase in Athens

An adult star who sold her knickers to help raise money to get her way through uni has told just how much she makes a month selling her underwear

No matter what team you support, it feels like modern football is complicated enough. But some people can't help but mess with a good thing

A major power failure in Manchester has halted trains and caused massive travel disruption across the Midlands and north-west England until the end of the day

UFO experts claim Donald Trump has been given a speech confirming alien existence, as pressure mounts on the White House for official disclosure

A court heard how a masked man allegedly chased Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor near Sandringham, but the suspect's trial was delayed after he brought his dog to court

Tech company Meta’s £359 glasses allows the wearer to record what they see using cameras without the knowledge of those around them

Concert promoters have been given permission to stage events for up to 125,000 people at Knebworth - days before the 30th anniversary of Liam and Noel Gallagher’s iconic 1996 shows

Princess Isabella of Denmark, 19, has started her mandatory military service as the country expands conscription amid rising European security tensions and fears of a third world war

UK councils, including those that run boozing hotspots like London's West End and Soho, have come under scrutiny over policies that seem to encourage a move away from 'vertical drinking'

A suspected Mexican cartel chief known as 'La Quiringua' has been arrested in a huge military raid in Michoacán, triggering a violent backlash as his gunmen torched buses and blocked roads

Millions of folk from across the South American nation will gather every July 15 to remember the day the team came from a goal down to KO the Three Lions in a controversial clash

A Brit angler was left terrified when he spotted a massive 25ft shark patrolling off the coast of the UK, with the creature belonging to one of the biggest ocean species in the world

A punter who binned her €1m (£850,000) winning lottery ticket after a shop terminal flashed “non-payable” hit the jackpot twice when refuse crews miraculously traced the slip