Asylum seekers displace Open Championship bosses: Organisers of prestigious golf tournament have to change hotel plans because venue is being used to house migrants Event organisers R&A found a hotel it would normally book was not available By Brendan Carlin and Sam Merriman Published: 00:21 BST, 23 April 2023 | Updated: 00:23 BST, 23 April … Read more
Why the long face! Firefighters use a winch to lift a helpless horse out of a swimming pool after it got stuck Fire crews rescued horse trapped in back garden pool in Leicestershire on Friday He had to be pulled out of the shallow end of the pool using a farm telehandler Animal was treated by … Read more
A charity which supports trafficked people spoke out yesterday in support of Dame Ann Gloag following the revelation that the Stagecoach tycoon has been charged with human trafficking offences. The Open Door Foundation said it was ‘shocked and horrified’ to learn of the claims against its ‘long-time supporter and friend’ and insisted the allegations must … Read more
Billionaire Jeff Bezos names his new $500million superyacht a Māori word with a special meaning Jeff Bezos’ superyacht is named Koru, a Maori word meaning ‘new beginnings’ The Amazon founder’s new 127metre yacht cost the billionaire $500 million Bezos initially asked Dutch city to take down a bridge so it could pass through By Ben … Read more
Pregnant woman, 30, goes into cardiac arrest after she was hit in the head by a rock allegedly thrown by a 17-year-old boy in a shopping centre car park A pregnant woman is fighting for her life in an intensive care unit in Perth Teenager allegedly threw rock through car window which hit her in … Read more
Rare collection of Dinky Toys of ‘exceptional magnitude and quality’ to go under the hammer next week – and are expected to fetch over £250,000 A rare collection of Dinky Toys model cars are going up for auction next Tuesday The collection of rare ‘magnitude and quality’ is expected to sell for over £250k Dutch … Read more
The PGA Tour fights back! Prizemoney increases to $490million for the 2022-23 season – a $63m increase on last year – with a further $145m up for grabs in bonuses in bid to dent the lure of the lucrative Saudi-backed LIV Golf The tour has planned 44 events for its 22-23 calendar, one less than … Read more
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, 44, and her daughter Estelle, 11, appeared in great spirits on Wednesday as they stepped out with family. The Swedish royal family, including Queen Silvia, 78, and her husband King Carl Gustaf, 76, attended a Jill Johnson concert at Solliden Sessions, Borgholm in Sweden. Also attending the Swedish country and … Read more
World’s fastest shark that can hit speeds of 45mph is spotted swimming of Barcelona in first Mediterranean sighting in 10 years A shortfin mako shark was spotted swimming near Barcelona The recent sighting was reported off the Garraf coast by an expedition team The shark, which is the fastest in the world, measured about eight … Read more
Tory-run Wandsworth Council was this morning at the centre of a massive data protection scandal – after it emailed 43,000 strangers’ names, addresses and voting instructions to other residents. The extraordinary mistake happened yesterday afternoon and saw voters’ personal information sent out at random ahead of elections. It is understood even those who had opted … Read more
The stars came out to shine at the Australian Open on Sunday night, when Rafael Nadal defeated Daniil Medvedev in a drama-charged climax to the tournament. But there were noticeably far fewer A-listers in attendance the previous night, when local hero Ash Barty broke Australia’s 44-year title drought at the Open by winning the women’s singles. … Read more
Angela Rayner, 41, spotted outside her London home with new boyfriend Sam Tarry, 39, the married MP who ran her campaign to become Labour deputy leader 39-year-old Ilford South MP ran Rayner’s campaign to become deputy leader They were pictured by the Sun on Sunday leaving her taxpayer-funded home Tarry elected in 2019 with backing … Read more
Angela Rayner asks Boris Johnson’s ethics tsar to investigate Jacob Rees-Mogg’s £6million in loans from his Cayman Islands-linked company Jacob Rees-Mogg has now been reported to Boris Johnson’s ethics watchdog The Leader of the House of Commons didn’t declare £6million in cheap loans Angela Rayner demanded an investigation into the ‘director’s loans’ taken out By … Read more