Sian Baldwin

A CRACKER Barrel diner’s phone has been confiscated and he’s been taken away in cuffs after a terrifying incident, authorities said. Officers arrested and charged a man, who has not bee…

KROGER customers have been warned of a major crackdown on self-checkouts, with limits on how many items shoppers can scan. The store will also be enforcing huge fines under the new rules. Kroger is…

Sian Baldwin Mauritius officials have said they will “spare no effort” in decolonising the Chagos Islands shortly after it emerged that theUK government had shelved plans to hand over the islands.

CHILDREN younger than five will be charged hundreds of dollars to go fishing under new laws. Lawmakers have given the green light to new plans that will see youngsters charged $400 to go fishing in…

BEAUTIFUL but smelly trees have been officially banned from a US state as authorities deemed them an invasive species. Anyone caught planting one of the trees, or anything else on the growing list …

THE oldest member of the much-loved Osmonds has passed away, the family has announced. Alan Osmond, the founding brother and guitarist, died on Monday aged 76. The family said in a statement that h…

A MAJOR Hardee’s operator is shutting down for good after running into financial problems. ARC Burger bid a final farewell to customers and will not reopen its burger joints after filing for …

CHILDREN in a US state may have to start kindergarten nearly a whole year later under a new law. The rules were implemented last month and now require children to be of a certain minimum age in ord…

AMERICANS could face a stint behind bars if they leave their pets outside for hours and days on end under strict new animal welfare laws. New “leash laws” set clear minimum standards pe…

May is here, bringing with it more school holidays and bank holidays to look forward to.