Bonfire of the spads: Special advisers become casualties from war at heart of government

Sajid Javid’s decision to quit today is the culmination of a bitter internal battle for control with Dominic Cummings – that the Chancellor ultimately lost. The camps in No10 and No11 have been in a barely-concealed state of war for months, with increasingly brutal briefing. Today’s ultimatum to Mr Javid to sack his closest team … Read more

Funeral held for teenager dismembered in Irish gang feud

Priest at funeral of teenager dismembered in Irish gang feud condemns his killers for ‘playing God’ and their ‘appalling wickedness and evil’ Keane Mulready-Woods was killed and his body parts scattered around Dublin Parish priest Phil Gaffney said the killing sparked ‘unparalleled level of revulsion’ He pleaded for an end to the Drogheda gang feud … Read more

Controversy over who paid for Boris Johnson’s Mustique holiday

The mystery over who paid for Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds’ £15,000 New Year trip to the Caribbean rumbled on today after Carphone Warehouse co-founder David Ross admitted he ‘facilitated’ a luxury villa for the PM but didn’t stump up any of the cash.  Mr Johnson declared that his week-long stay in a villa on Mustique with his partner was a … Read more

Ancient Antarctic ice melt caused sea levels to rise nearly 10 FEET 129,000 years ago

Ancient Antarctic ice melt caused sea levels to rise by nearly 10 feet around 129,000 years ago — and it could happen again, scientists have warned. Experts found that rising ocean temperatures caused mass-scale melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, which unlike its eastern counterpart rests on the the sea bed. The episode occurred … Read more

Stacey Solomon breaks down over struggle to breastfeed baby Rex

Stacey Solomon broke down on Thursday’s edition of Loose Women as she recalled the pressure she put herself under to breastfeed her son Rex. The TV personality, 30, couldn’t hold back her tears as she detailed her struggle to nurse the infant, now eight months, and the ‘pressure’ she put herself under. The mother-of-three – … Read more