WHEN the body of a disgraced financier dubbed God's Banker was found hanging from scaffolding under London's Blackfriars Bridge, cops initially thought it was suicide. Roberto Calvi, former head of Vatican-owned Banco Ambrosiano, was 61 when he died in 1982 the pockets of his handmade, immaculate suit stuffed with bricks, rocks and more than...

A SUSPECTED serial killer has confessed to 80 murders committed during a 20-year spree in Brazil, according to police. Jorlan Alves da Silva, 33, was snared after trying to escape officers while dressed as a woman - disguised in a wig, dress and with painted nails. The suspected killer was also trying to blend in...

DESPERATE Vladimir Putin could test Nato with a "large-scale hybrid attack" on the Baltic, experts warn. Russia is increasingly targeting its neighbouring states in a reckless bid to pressure the military alliance into pulling its support for Ukraine. But experts warn Moscow's threat reaches far further - and could spark the collapse of Nato and...

A FIVE-year-old boy has died after being left in a sweltering car while his parents hosted a party - and the dad shamelessly blamed his teen son. Theo Sabo was found unresponsive in the blistering hot vehicle outside his family's $1.1million (800,000) home in Peoria, Arizona. His parents Mihail, 50, and Anca, 45, have been...

THIS is the terrifying moment pieces of plane ceiling collapse and crash onto screaming passengers after a chaotic takeoff. The Boeing 737 flight across Iran was forced to make an impromptu landing when the aircraft interior started falling apart mid-air. Horrifying footage shows the entire plane cabin violently trembling - before large chunks of aircraft...

A BRITISH tourist and his partner who fled a hotel inferno have been offered just 87 in compensation between them. Josh Robbins and Shelby ACourt took an all-inclusive Tui package trip to a 1,800-a-week complex in Croatia. Yet they had to flee for their lives as flames closed in at the Gava Waterman Milna Resort...

SPANISH residents of Ceuta have been left fuming as only 307 migrants have reportedly been deported since the huge border crossing from Morocco in July. It comes as the country's socialist prime minister announced plans to house up to 10,000 migrants in the city. Around 80,000 people swam and stormed across the border from Morocco...

A BRITISH woman has been kidnapped in Africa in broad daylight, police say. Mum-of-two Nusrat Osman, 47, was reportedly snatched by four men before being bundled into a grey Nissan Dualis in Malawi. The horror abduction unfolded at around 12:30pm on Friday in Blantyre, Malawi's financial hub. Cops have launched a major search operation and...

THIS is the horrifying moment British trippers who escaped a terrifying wildfire watch on as their hotel erupted in a fiery inferno. Shocking footage has emerged showing a huge crowd of tourists waiting to be rescued as the night sky lit up bright orange and filled with smoke. Desperate holidaymakers can be seen stood in...

SIXTEEN schoolchildren have been hospitalised after a bus burst its tire and broke down in Germany. Around 40 kids had been travelling aboard the coach when the driver lost control in Brenstein, near Germany's border with the Czech Republic. Nine ambulances raced to the scene and desperately pulled children from the wreckage. The entire regional...

THIS is the dramatic moment a helicopter crashed on the tarmac after a flight instructor lost control during a lesson. CCTV footage shows the Bell 206 aircraft spinning uncontrollably before plummeting to the ground nearly vertically at Cedar City Regional Airport in Utah. The chopper's tail section is seen smashing into the taxiway as it...

A DAD has been left heartbroken after he rescued his wife and two children from a burning bus but was unable to reach his daughter trapped in the wreckage. The horror unfolded at the Isiklar toll booths on the Northern Marmara Motorway in Istanbul, Turkey, on September 13. Yusra Serac, 12, was one of two...

EVERYONE thought they were the perfect couple. She was young and beautiful and newly married to the dashing helicopter pilot who had swept her off her feet. Some likened their whirlwind romance to a Disney fairytale, as Charalambos Babis Anagnostopoulos charmed her away from her family home on the charming and picturesque Greek island of...

A SCHOOL assistant has been jailed for sexually assaulting nine children aged five to 10 in Paris. Michael M., 39, will spend five years in prison, one of which to be served under an electronic bracelet - the first custodial sentence handed down by the courts since the paedophile epidemic rocked France. His crimes unravelled...

A POACHER has been trampled to death by a herd of elephants just as he was lining up to shoot and kill a prized white rhino - as his accomplice fled. The two men had crossed into the iconic Kruger National Park in South Africa in the hope of cashing in on the coveted rhino...

A DELIBERATE sabotage plot has disrupted train services across the Netherlands, the country's rail infrastructure operator said. The rail network ground to a halt on Tuesday just hours before the ceremonial state opening of parliament. ProRail said pipes had been found attached to railways in over 20 locations, mainly in rural areas in the middle...

A BOY has tragically died after being struck down by a funfair ride while trying to retrieve a fallen flip-flop. Emergency services rushed to the fairground in Muria, Brazil, on Sunday night, after receiving reports of the tragic accident. Daniel Luccas Praxedes Bastos, 11, died at the scene after succumbing to his injuries. Firefighters said...

AMERICA has deployed weapons in space for the first time amid a major "arms race" with Russia and China. Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink confirmed the existence of the "on-orbit space control weapons" in a bombshell speech - adding that they are necessary to safeguard US forces against enemy action. "Today, we continue...

THIS is the harrowing moment a man was gored in the chest by a raging bull during a Spanish festival. Footage showed the Spaniard, identified only as Manuel, climbing a fence separating the crowds as the beast charged towards them. The 58-year-old clung to the barrier in desperation before slipping by mistake - and eventually...

AN ELDERLY British woman, 80, has been killed in a horror crash on a Greek island when her car flipped after swerving off road. Emergency services rushed to Evia in Katounia in the early hours of Monday morning, after receiving reports of the tragic accident. Two women were found in the upturned vehicle, after it...

THE Houthi rebels have tightened their grip on a key global shipping route by seizing two crucial Red Sea islands. Fears are mounting the Iranian proxy group's latest move could spark yet another worldwide oil crisis. On Monday, the Houthis took the islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish - the latest in a string of...

BLIND dolphins have been spotted gnawing at the concrete walls of their enclosure after being locked into a closed water park, it is alleged. Heartbreaking footage from inside the desolate Mexican compound shows the pod floating aimlessly in tiny pools. Campaigners claim the bottlenose dolphins are fed just once a day and are riddled with...

A NEWLYWED bride has been missing for over 96 hours in a Venice canal after a horror crash. Gabriella Querino, 26, and her husband Sean Michieli, 25, were travelling in his small boat on Saturday morning when they smashed into a five-tonne water taxi and sank. Sean, who works as a clam fisherman, was found...

A BRIT'S naked body has been found in Italy - with local cops fearing he was killed in a "ritual gone wrong". The man, 35, was found lifeless on Saturday night near a remote off-grid community in Sicily, police said. His undressed body was discovered in a tent near a farmhouse which contained a rope,...

THIS is the shocking moment the Taliban's morality police beat women as they drag 20 "rule breakers" off the streets in their latest crackdown. Disturbing footage showed the victims, including a pregnant woman, being forced into vehicles by a group of enforcers in the Afghan capital. In the clip broadcast by US-based local outlet Amu...