Real Madrid squad arrive in Germany for Champions League semi-final first leg against Bayern Munich

The Real Madrid squad have arrived Germany ahead of the first leg of their Champions League semi-final with Bayern Munich.

Cristiano Ronaldo and co will be looking to secure a dominant result on the road, just as they did in their away game at Juventus in the last round.

Real stormed into a 3-0 lead with an emphatic performance in Turin.

But they were made to work for qualification, as the tie was levelled by Juve before Ronaldo's last-gasp penalty sent them through.

Real are bidding for their third straight Champions League title and the squad arrived in Munich on Tuesday dressed in tailored suits.
"We can think there will be other players as well as Cristiano who could make the difference in Munich," he said.

“We have to stay focused because it’s a Champions League semi-final and we’re defending our title.”

Van hits pedestrians in Toronto, driver in custody: police

A white van struck multiple people at a major intersection inToronto's northern suburbs on Monday and police have taken the driver into custody, police said on Twitter.

Police in Canada's largest city initially said eight to 10 people had been injured but later said it was unclear exactly how many had been hurt or the extent of their injuries.

It was not immediately clear if the incident was a deliberate act by the driver or a traffic mishap.

Woman fined $500 for saving free Delta snack

A "free" airline snack turned into a $500 headache for one woman.

She was just returning to the United States from France and was fined $500 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection for bringing an apple into the country that was given to her by Delta Airlines while she was on the plane.

It was a free snack, and according to Fox News, was handed out in a plastic bag with a Delta logo.

Crystal Tadlock, who lives near Denver, told local channel Fox 31 News that when she went through customs, her bag was randomly searched.

Dilly motors boss, Okwudili Umenyiora, arrested for attempted murder of singer Runtown

Record label owner and boss of Dilly motors, Okwudili Umenyiora, was this evening arrested by the police from Force CID, Alagbon, at the gym and taken to the station.



He was arrested for threat of life of his former label artist, singer Runtown, with a gun. He has also been charged with attempted murder.

Record label owner and boss of Dilly motors, Okwudili Umenyiora, who was arrested this evening by the police from Force CID, Alagbon for the attempted murder of singer, Runtown has been released on bail and is to report to the police on Monday.

He released a video of himself in his house 'relaxing

Europa League trophy stolen in Mexico after being swiped from a vehicle before being returned safely, UEFA confirm

Arsene Wenger's hopes of winning the Europa League with Arsenal before bowing out at the end of the season very nearly took a huge blow when the trophy was stolen in Mexico.

According to reports, the glittery prize was swiped from a vehicle during an event in the city of Leon, before it was safely returned, UEFA confirmed.

The state prosecutor's office took to Twitter to upload an image of the trophy to prove it had indeed been recovered by police.

UEFA's official website claims the trophy: "Remains in UEFA's keeping at all times," and that clubs receive replica ones. However, the efforts to recover the trophy suggest that the one that was swiped was the real McCoy.

Avicii's death was PREDICTED by fellow DJ in 2015 after boozy partying left him looking 'terrible

His sudden death has shocked fans and critics alike.

But the unexpected demise of chart-topper Avicii hasn't surprised one person - his fellow DJ friend, Laidback Luke, real name Lucas Cornelis van Scheppingen.

Eerily, the Dutch-Filipino performer predicted the musician's death back in 2015 after claiming the demands of touring and excessive boozing left him looking "terrible".

Speaking to Billboard magazine, he warned the star - personally known as Tim Bergling - would die in his late twenties from the ravages of a rock-n-roll lifestyle.

He said: "The first few years of heavy touring can have a major impact on a person's life, health and sanity.

BREAKING: Unidentified Persons Invade Senate, Snatch Mace.

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One dead, woman almost sucked out of a plane window after engine exploded at 32,000ft (Photos)

  

According to the National Transport Safety Bureau Chairman, Robert Sumwalt one person is dead after an engine exploded on a Southwest Airlines flight today, sending a piece of shrapnel flying back into a window which caused the woman sitting next to it to be nearly sucked out of the aircraft.

The injured woman has since been taken to the hospital immediately after the flight from New York to Dallas made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport at 11.27am.

There were unconfirmed reports from other passengers that someone else suffered a heart attack on the plane and died. Twelve others were assessed and seven of them had minor injuries.

Australian surf event cancelled after shark attacks

A major surfing tournament in Australia has been called off following two shark attacks in the area.

The World Surf League (WSL) said the final days of the Margaret River Pro event in Western Australia would be cancelled due to safety concerns.

On Monday, two recreational surfers survived separate attacks in Gracetown, about 6km (3.8 miles) from the event.

The first man was treated for serious leg injuries. The second man suffered a minor bite to his thigh.

The event had been suspended for an hour after the first attack on Monday.

Remembering The tragic story of Daphne Caruana Galizia, a Maltese Panama Papers journalist assassinated in a car bombing

Reuters, in association with other media outlets, has produced an in-depth report about Daphne Caruana Galizia, the Maltese journalist who was killed in a car bomb in October 2017.
Caruana Galizia had been using the Panama Papers to investigate corruption on the tiny island nation, and her blog would sometimes get hundreds of thousands of views per day.
For years leading up to her death, she had been threatened and harassed, and three of her dogs had been killed.
He ran towards the burning car barefoot across the field, oblivious to the mud and stones. The explosion had blown the grey Peugeot 108 clear off the road. Now the twisted remains sat ablaze about five meters into the field, a metal pyre of flame and smoke.

Matthew Caruana Galizia could feel the heat on his face and eyes. The fire was making a roaring sound and the car's horn was blaring. Through the flames he caught sight of a mother and child by the roadside crying and screaming: "What can we do, what can we do?"

He couldn't see his own mother, Daphne, whose car it was.

"I looked into the car and there was nothing," said Matthew. "It was just fire. I expected to see something like the shadow of a person or something, but there was nothing."

Then he saw her. Parts of her. A leg and other bits of body lay scattered around him in the field. Daphne Caruana Galizia, journalist, blogger and crusader against corruption and cronyism on the island of Malta, had finally been silenced.

Company director crushed to death by his own 29ft yacht after it fell on him in dockyard

A yachtsman has been crushed to death by his own boat which fell on him while he worked on it at a yacht club.

The 56-year-old man was carrying out general repairs beneath the 29ft sailing yacht when it suddenly toppled over on to him.

He was found under the half-a-ton wooden vessel and although ambulance paramedics tried to save him, he was pronounced dead at the Weymouth Sailing Club in Dorset.

Members there said the victim, thought to be a company director, had joined the club a year ago after moving to the area.

He lived close to the sailing club and took his boat out of the harbour last week to carry out two weeks of maintenance to it.

Man believes painkillers turned him gay

A man claims that he has turned gay because of painkillers that he had been taking. Scott Purdy, 23, started taking the drug after breaking his foot while go-karting and quickly lost his sexual attraction to women.
He broke up with his girlfriend of six months and said that he had developed an attraction to men. He said: ‘I noticed my libido for women had gone and I was wanting male attention. I was with a girlfriend I had been with for around six months. ‘I had never been interested in men. When I was younger I was a little bit curious but a couple of weeks after I started taking it I turned around and said I didn’t find her physically attractive anymore. She knew I was taking Pregabalin.

EFCC Recovers N216m From “Swiss Golden”

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has recovered a total of N216,402,565.05 (Two Hundred and Sixteen Million, Four Hundred and Two Thousand, Five Hundred Sixty Naira, Five Kobo) only from Swiss Golden Investment, an online investment that purportedly deals in buying and selling of Gold Bars.
The recovery was sequel to a petition the Commission received from thousands of complainants who alleged that they invested in Swiss Golden Investment which was advertised as an online investment that deals with buying and selling of Gold Bars. The petitioner further alleged that after investing over a billion naira into the business, the company refused to pay them any dividend or pay them back their capital.

Breaking news : shooting in Maitama axis. Police is currently shooting at the Shiite protesters

Can’t confirm but I trust my source
Everyone should please avoid the Maitama axis. Police is currently shooting at the Shiite protesters. It's very bad. There are currently around NCC.  Just confirmed from my boy who works there,  said stray bullets are flying into their office and tear gas is every where in the air. Just be cautious

7 inmates dead, 17 injured in South Carolina prison fighting

A South Carolina prisons spokesman says seven inmates are dead and 17 others required outside medical attention after hours of fighting inside a maximum security prison.

Prisons spokesman Jeff Taillon announced the grim outcome after State Law Enforcement Division agents helped secure Lee Correctional Institution around 3 a.m. Monday.

Taillon said no officers were wounded after multiple inmate fights broke out at 7:15 p.m. Sunday.