Nicola Sturgeon warns Boris Johnson he cannot ‘lock Scotland in a cupboard’ as ministers insist they will NOT grant permission for another independence referendum Nicola Sturgeon has repeated her demand for fresh Scottish independence vote SNP leader warned that Boris Johnson cannot ‘lock us in a cupboard’ by denying Michael Gove has categorically ruled out … Read more
54,000 evacuate Italian city as experts diffuse British WWII bomb in largest operation the country has ever seen Two thirds of Brindisi, southern Italy, were evacuated on Sunday morning 440-pound bomb was discovered during works on a cinema on November 2 Residents within a mile radius left the city at the crack of dawn as … Read more
Abseiling ecologists scale Blenheim Palace’s historic Grand Bridge to monitor bat colonies roosting inside Survey is taking place ahead of restoration project on the estate in Oxfordshire High-spec thermal imaging cameras and bat echolocation detectors were used UK bat species, their breeding sites and resting places are fully protected by law By Raven Saunt For … Read more
British Airways pilots reported smelling fumes in their cockpits five times in just seven weeks, accident investigators reveal BA said it would not fly aircraft ‘if we believed it posed any health or safety risk’ Two of the incidents required flight crew to wear oxygen masks, the report said Fumes were reported on five flights … Read more
Senior officer at police watchdog which oversaw Nick the fantasist ‘whitewash’ probe is suspended amid claims he had an affair with a junior colleague Carl Beech, aka Nick, falsely accused senior politicians of being child sex killers The IOPC cleared officers involved in the Met Police’s botched investigation Jonathan Green, who works at the IOPC, … Read more
Tall order! Designer Marc Jacobs becomes the latest fan of high heels for MEN (but his five-inch platforms cost an eye-watering £1,000) High heels for men are on trend, with sturdy platforms among the most popular Designer Marc Jacobs has been sharing selfies of himself wearing stylish heels Pictured in New York recently, Jacobs was … Read more
Dreaming of a white Christmas! Hopes soar for a festive frosting as many areas of Britain wake up to a blanket of snow after a night of blizzards – with temperatures plunging to -8C, ice warnings in place and more flurries forecast Britain faces travel disruption as heavy snowfall sweeps across Wales and northern counties … Read more
Jodie Chesney’s stepmother has relived the moment she had to tell the girl scout’s birth mother she was dead, and said that her marriage ‘crumbled’ under the weight of the 17-year-old’s murder. Joanne, who helped raise the A-level student, called Jodie’s birth mother Clare after sending her a Facebook message at 4am asking her to … Read more
Appalled relatives have begged the public not to give money to a couple with seven children who raised more than £3,000 in a GoFundMe plea to help pay for Christmas presents. Ryan Rodgers, 26, and Jenny Grimes, 25, received thousands of pounds for their online appeal after claiming they were strapped for cash after having … Read more
Supermarkets are ‘conning shoppers into paying up to 72 per cent more for so-called fresh turkeys that have been kept at sub-zero temperatures in deep-chill warehouses after being slaughtered in November’ Sainsbury’s and M&S cited as retailers selling ‘fresh’ turkey that is deep-chilled British Retail Consortium said practice was one way for retailers to ‘provide good … Read more
On Christmas Day last year, Beth Durkin sat alone watching over her tiny baby daughter in intensive care, willing her to recover from open heart surgery. This year, the 33-year-old mother will have Christmas surrounded by family, including baby Olivia, but facing the prospect that it could be her last. On Christmas Day, it will … Read more
Michael Gove GUARANTEES the Brexit transition period will NOT be extended as he insists the UK and EU will strike a free trade deal by the end of next year The Brexit transition period is due to come to an end on December 31, 2020 EU and UK will use transition period to try to … Read more
A teenager in the Dutch resistance seduced Nazis in bars and lured them to their deaths after witnessing horrifying violence by the soldiers, a new book has revealed. Truus Oversteegen had been protecting Jewish children, dissidents and homosexuals in safe houses across Haarlem, near Amsterdam, during the Second World War. But aged 16 she saw … Read more