Rebecca and Matt Hardy welcome birth of second son

Matt and Rebecca Hardy welcomed their second son into the world at 11:37 p.m. last night. Wolfgang Xander Hardy was born at the Hardy home. He was seven pounds and four ounces. Matt made the announcement on Twitter earlier today. The Hardys were given off after Sunday’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view because Rebecca was due imminently. He wrote in…

Ferry stranded in Baltic Sea with 300 passengers on board reaches port

A ferry stranded in the Baltic Sea for about six hours with an estimated 300 people on board safely reached its destination Tuesday night, the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda, port authorities said. The vessel sent out a distress call after a reported explosion in the engine room at 11.45am (UK time). Danish ferry operator DFDS said the malfunction on board the…

Former doctor found guilty but not convicted in Spain ‘stolen baby’ case

A Spanish court found an 85-year-old former doctor guilty Monday of taking a newborn away from her mother under the Franco dictatorship but refrained from convicting him, in the first trial of the so-called "stolen babies" scandal. The Madrid court ruled that the deed was committed too long ago for the defendant to be legally…

A no-deal Brexit is now closer than ever thanks to the EU’s lack of imagination

It was a moment that has been about 18 months in gestation, but the decision by Dominic Raab to walk away from the Brexit negotiating table on Sunday night was entirely predictable. What comes next is much less so. For many months now, it has been clear to those that follow the detail that what was…

Australian government loses majority after embarrassing by-election defeat

Australia’s ruling coalition suffered a “catastrophic” loss in a crucial by-election on Saturday that has left prime minister Scott Morrison without a parliamentary majority. In a stunning result that looms as the worst swing against a government in Australian history, an independent candidate, Dr Kerryn Phelps, won a comfortable victory against her Liberal opponent, Dave…