Elizabeth Smart says she has started to open up to her children about her nine-month kidnapping

Nearly two decades after Elizabeth Smart was abducted as a teenager from her Utah home and held captive for nine months, the 33-year-old kidnapping survivor says she has recently started to talk to her three children about her harrowing ordeal. Smart also revealed that her traumatic experience has made her a hyper-vigilant and cautious parent … Read more

London shares hit a nine-month high as FTSE 100 rises by 0.9% or 60 points to 6,550

London shares hit a nine-month high as FTSE 100 rises by 0.9% or 60 points to 6,550 amid hopes coronavirus vaccine will help business bounce back (but will there be a ‘Santa Rally’?) FTSE 100 rose by nearly 1 per cent to its highest level since March 5 yesterday The rise took gains since the … Read more

Bear recaptured escaping enclosure and embarking on nine-month ‘crime spree’ stealing honey 

Bear is recaptured after scaling 13ft electrified fence to escape Italian enclosure and embarking on nine-month ‘crime spree’ stealing honey Papillon the bear, aged 3, escaped from his Trento enclosure last summer  The bear went rogue and raided bee hives, farms, and even approached humans  He has finally been caught by hunters in the mountains … Read more