Thomas Cook had two ambitions when he founded a travel company in 1841, to help Britons see the world and keep them sober. Cook, a 32-year-old cabinet maker, had the idea on the walk from his home in Market Harborough to a temperance meeting in Leicester. For the next meeting, Cook laid on a train, […]

Bomb disposal officers carried out a controlled explosion on a suspicious package at Manchester Airport on Monday but the bag did not contain any viable device and the matter was not being treated as terrorism, police said. Recall Vanguard previously reported a bomb scare at Manchester airport UK due to a suspicious package that belongs […]

Algeria’s one-time kingmaker and intelligence chief went on trial on Monday along with his successor and a brother of the ousted president for “conspiring against the army”, state radio reported. Mohamed Mediene, Bachir Tertag and Said Bouteflika were arrested this spring as the authorities grappled with mass protests demanding that Algeria’s entrenched ruling elite let […]

At least 35 civilians attending a wedding party were killed and 13 people wounded during a raid by Afghan government forces on a militant hideout nearby, two officials in southern Helmand province said on Monday. The house officials said was being used by the Taliban to train suicide bombers was located adjacent to a wedding […]

Iran said on Monday that the United Kingdom should stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia instead of accusing the Islamic Republic after Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Britain believes Iran was responsible for an attack on Saudi oil facilities, according to Reuters report. Recall Vanguard reported that the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister, Boris Johnson blamed […]

Thomas Cook staff were applauded after the travel company’s final flight landed in the UK today. The pilot of the Airbus A330 made an emotional address to passengers after touching down at Manchester Airport. Passengers told Sky News they comforted the crew, who faced possible redundancy, and held a “whip-round” for them on board the […]

The United States and Iran are set to put forward their competing visions of security in the Middle East to the United Nations General Assembly this week, with US President Donald Trump expected to address the gathering of world leaders on Tuesday, and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani the following day. Even as tensions continue to […]

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday new United States sanctions, under which Iran’s central bank was blacklisted for a second time, pointed to US “desperation” in face of the Iranian resistance. The United States on Friday imposed another round of sanctions on Iran, including on its central bank which was already blacklisted, following the […]

At least seven children have died after a classroom collapsed at a school in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, officials say. The wooden structure at Precious Talent Top School collapsed just minutes after the start of the school day on Monday. Dozens of students are reported to be trapped. Emergency services are at the scene. ⤕Kenya […]

The United Kingdom’s Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has blamed Iran for attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities ahead of a meeting with the country’s president, Hassan Rouhani. Mr Johnson said there was a “very high degree of probability” Iran was behind the drone and missile attacks on two oil facilities, which Tehran denies. The prime […]

The British Duke and Duchess of Sussex (Prince Harry and Meghan Markle) are due to arrive in Africa today (Monday) with their four-month-old son Archie, for their first official tour as a family. The 10-day visit will see the England royals celebrate the continent’s people and culture. It begins in Cape Town on Monday, where […]

Protesters torched buildings on Monday as fresh violence erupted in Indonesia’s rebellious Papua province, police said. Two weeks of unrest that began in late August killed at least five people in Papua and West Papua provinces. It was sparked by perceived heavy-handed and racist treatment of Papuan students by security personnel on Java island. Protesters set […]

 Interior ministers from major European countries are to meet in the Maltese town of Vittoriosa on Monday to seek a solution to an ongoing stand-off over migrants rescued in the Mediterranean. The ministers are from Germany, France, Italy, Malta, Finland, and the European Commission. Expectations are high, with hopes that ministers can agree on the […]

Italian police have charged a man with culpable homicide after he shot and killed his father during a boar hunt. Media reports say the pair were moving through thick bushes near the town of Postiglione in the southern province of Salerno when the shooting occurred. The 34-year-old opened fire when he saw a shadow and […]

Tanzania’s president, John Magufuli said on Sunday people held on charges of tax evasion, money laundering and other financial crimes should be freed if they confess and return the cash. Magufuli said it was only a recommendation and it was not immediately clear what impact his words would have on a number of recent detentions […]