Some premium packages for the UFC's planned White House event next month are reported to cost around $1.5m, as details emerge about how the show will be staged and who will be able to attend.The event is scheduled for 14 June on the South Lawn of the White House and will be branded UFC Freedom 250.UFC president Dana White said 4,300 people will watch from the South Lawn, most of them members of the military.He also said 85,000 free tickets will be made available to the public to watch from nearby Ellipse Park.The remaining places are expected to be sold... [Continue Reading]
Two young women have died after a small boat carrying migrants from northern France towards the UK drifted and ran aground near Boulogne-sur-Mer, French officials said.The boat was carrying about 82 people when it set out overnight from Saturday to Sunday.Officials said its engine would not start, leaving it to drift before it eventually reached a beach near Neufchatel-Hardelot, about 12 kilometres south of Boulogne-sur-Mer.Christophe Marx, a regional government official, said 17 people were rescued at sea and taken to the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer.Thirteen people with moderate injuries and three others with serious wounds, including burn victims, were taken to... [Continue Reading]