Flint water crisis: Deceased man at centre of case lived there all his life

Robert Skidmore’s death has been blamed on Legionnaires’ disease and linked to the city’s tainted water crisis that on Wednesday led to involuntary manslaughter and other charges against five officials, including the director of Michigan’s Health and Human Services department. CBC | Health News

Saudi arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi who married Leicester girl and lived like a king

GETTY Adnan Khashoggi lived a glitzy lifestyle that would put many of today’s wealthiest to shame Adnan Khashoggi, who died this week aged 81, made an estimated £2.4billion in the 1970s and 1980s as the planet’s most prolific and ambitious arms dealer.  He was outrageously flamboyant with his money, keeping 17 fully staffed homes around […]

DNA in dirt can reveal where human ancestors lived

When you want to know where humans have lived, you typically look for direct signs like bones or buildings. But that’s not always easy, especially with hominid ancestors who didn’t exactly leave an abundance of remains. Thanks to a new genetic research technique, however, those obvious clues won’t be necessary — you’ll just need some […]

Great British Benefit Handout: Man who lived off handouts spends cash on venomous snake

Scott, an exotic animal enthusiasts, is doing so well he has bought a venomous snake to treat himself. The animal collector and his wife Leanne were one of three couples who signed of benefits for a year in return for a lump sum of £26,000 – the annual benefits cap for one family.  The husband […]