A Minecraft attraction is due to open at UK theme park Chessington World of Adventures next year, the game’s makers have announced. Concept images of the £50m Minecraft World project show plans for a rollercoaster, dining areas and interactive exhibits inspired by the video game. Merlin Entertainments, which also owns Alton Towers and Thorpe Park, said it chose Chessington, about 30 minutes outside London, to cater to international and local visitors. It’s the latest collaboration between the theme park giant, which has warned of a drop in demand, and an entertainment brand. The company did not give new details on…
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Thousands of people in Hawaii were told to evacuate their homes as the US state suffered its worst flooding in decades. It is the second severe storm to hit the archipelago in the last week, causing damage that could exceed $1bn (£745m), according to Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi. More than 230 people have been rescued so far, Blangiardi told a news conference on Friday. Heavy rains continued to fall on the archipelago in the early hours of Saturday morning. The authorities warned that a dam in Oahu, the state’s most populous island, was at risk of collapse. Blangiardi urged residents…
Police bodycam footage showing Justin Timberlake’s 2024 drink-driving arrest in New York has been released. The pop star had previously sued the Village of Sag Harbor to prevent the release of the video, but ultimately reached a settlement allowing for its release on Friday. Timberlake was arrested in June 2024 on a driving while intoxicated charge after police pulled him over for driving through a stop sign and veering onto the wrong side of the road. He ultimately pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. The partially redacted footage shows Timberlake stumbling during police sobriety tests and trying to explain that…
A tragic incident left a toddler dead and her grandmother seriously injured after a house collapsed during heavy rains in Kituvu Village, Makindu Sub-County, Makueni County. Police said the incident happened on March 21, 2026, at around 3:45 a.m. Police visited the scene and established that the two-bedroom house was occupied by 55-year-old and her granddaughter, aged one year and seven months. The two were asleep in the same bed when a bedroom wall suddenly gave way, collapsing inward and trapping them beneath the debris. The child sustained fatal injuries and died at the scene. Preliminary investigations indicate that the…
Robert Mueller, the former FBI director who led the historic probe into alleged collusion between Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and the Russian government, has died. He was 81. “With deep sadness, we are sharing the news that Bob passed away last night,” his family said in a statement Saturday. “His family asks that their privacy be respected.” His family announced last August that he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2021. For years, Mueller was highly trusted on both sides of the aisle: When he was selected as FBI director by President George W. Bush just days before September 11,…
Police in Rachuonyo East Sub-County, Homa Bay County, are investigating a murder incident after a 50-year-old man succumbed to injuries sustained during an assault by unknown attackers. According to police the incident John Odhiambo Owoudh, had attended a night vigil. At around 3:00 a.m March 21, the deceased reportedly left the homestead to return home on foot when he was attacked and seriously assaulted by unknown people. Despite his injuries, he managed to reach home, where he communicated the ordeal to his brother through gestures, as he had been rendered unable to speak. He was initially taken to Queen Rivers…
Police in Nyatike Sub-County, Migori County are investigating an incident where a violent robbery at a mining site left three foreign nationals injured. Police said the incident happened at a leaching compound belonging to Marowa Mines Company Limited in Kalangi Sub-location. The robbery was reported by the company manager who indicated that five unknown assailants, dressed in attire resembling jungle police uniforms and believed to be armed, stormed the mining site. The attackers overpowered watchmen and workers at the site, forcing them to lie down before demanding money in exchange for their release. During the ordeal, the gang stole Sh400,000…
Detectives in Kuria West Sub-County, Migori County, launched investigations into the murder of a 35-year-old man whose body was found by the roadside in Nyabokarange area. Police said the incident was reported by Wilson Mwita Chacha alongside a village elder after the body was discovered earlier. Police identified the deceased as Stephen Chacha Matiko, a farmer from Naora Village. The body was found lying on the left side of the road along the Nyabokarange–Mwengezeko murram road. Preliminary observations revealed a stab wound on the left side of the chest, with blood oozing from the mouth, indicating a violent attack. The…
Police in Kiambu East Sub-County are investigating a murder incident after the body of a 23-year-old man was discovered dumped near the main gate of Kiambu High School in Kirigiti area. According to a report filed at Kiambu Police Station on March 22, 2026, members of the public alerted authorities after spotting the body in a Napier grass plantation near the school. The deceased was identified as Richard Mpinda Mulwa, was a student at Kiambu National Polytechnic. Preliminary findings revealed that the body had deep stab wounds on the left shoulder and a cut on the right wrist. Investigators also…
A postmortem examination confirmed that a police officer who died in Kitengela, Kajiado County, succumbed to electrocution. Police said the autopsy on the body of the late officer, Jackson Mwirigi, was conducted by pathologist Dr. Simon Omuok in the presence of family members and investigating officers. The pathologist concluded that the cause of death was electrocution. The body was moved to Meru for preservation as burial arrangements continue. Elsewhere, a rescue operation continued Saturday in Kieni East Sub-County, Nyeri County, after a man is suspected to have suffocated while digging a borehole in Ngarariga Village. Police said the incident was…
In the days after winning the Democratic nomination for Senate, Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton spoke to the two women with whom she could make history next year. “We both were just gleeful. I can tell you that much,” Democratic Sen. Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland said of her call with Stratton on Wednesday. “I’m just really thrilled for her. Thrilled for all of us.” Only five Black women have served in the Senate in American history. Alsobrooks and Democratic Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware broke barriers last year as the first two Black female senators to serve simultaneously. If…
Venezuela’s interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, has replaced her country’s senior military commanders one day after appointing a new defence minister. Announcing the move on Thursday, Rodríguez said the new appointments would guarantee Venezuela’s “sovereignty, peace, stability and territorial integrity”. The shake-up to Caracas’ top defence team follows US President Donald Trump’s Venezuela raid and capture of President Nicolás Maduro in early January. Since then Rodríguez has distanced herself from her predecessor’s rule and has closely cooperated with Washington, with the two countries restoring diplomatic relations at the start of March. Among the new military appointments, Rodríguez said Dilio Alejandro Agüero…
Dozens of US bombers have taken off from RAF Fairford in the several weeks since the United States was authorised to use the base for defensive strikes on Iran. Sir Keir Starmer announced on 1 March that the UK had agreed to the request from the US. The base, located on the border of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, has been used by the US in the past to conduct long-range heavy bombing missions. The move comes after the US and Israel began attacking Iran on Saturday 28 February and President Donald Trump encouraged Iranians to remove their government. The UK has…
Those who last saw James “Jimmy” Gracey at a Barcelona nightclub may recall a young American man whose curls were backlit by the crimson glow of the dance floor, or the strobe lights glinting off the rhinestone cross he wore around his neck. Gracey parted ways with friends while clubbing early Tuesday and was last seen alive around 3 a.m., relatives say. In the days that followed, his family, friends and fraternity brothers at the University of Alabama anxiously awaited news. Gracey’s father flew to Barcelona, where city police patrolled the streets and scanned the nearby beach for signs of…
Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit said on Friday she regretted her friendship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, seeking to contain one of the biggest scandals to hit the country’s royal family. The US Justice Department’s release of millions of Epstein documents has sent shockwaves around the world, revealing the disgraced financier’s ties to prominent people, including the crown princess and top Norwegian politicians, business executives and diplomats. “I was manipulated and deceived,” Mette-Marit said in a tearful interview with public broadcaster NRK screened on Friday morning. The files showed frequent communication between Mette-Marit and Epstein that occurred long after…