Mo Farah’s brother who was jailed for knife attack is deported to Somalia after spending four years in jail for his crime Ahmed Farah, 30, was sent to his birthplace by British authorities after jail He served four-and-a-half years and was on Home Office’s radar for two years He now says he would like the … Read more
The real Britain has just powerfully reminded us all of its existence. This is not the internet obsessed, twittering, fanciful Britain imagined by the vain, secluded elites of London. This is the Britain of normal people living in normal places and dealing with all the hard-edged problems of real life, clear-thinking and unsentimentally patriotic. It … Read more
There is a troubling new divide running through our country, but it is not the one that people like to imagine. It is best shown by the Election result in affluent Putney, West London, where, in a rare victory, the Labour party gained a seat from the Conservatives. Putney, like Kensington and Chelsea, is filled … Read more
Bad Santas! Thousands of revellers hit the booze dressed as Father Christmas at massive festive pub crawls through streets of London and New York Annual Santacon saw thousands dressed as Santa Claus on the city streets of London and New York today Revellers dressed in head-to-toe Santa costumes also joined by elves, snowmen and Christmas … Read more
Around Thursday lunchtime, I took a break from my chilly polling-station vigil in West Auckland and nipped for a sandwich in the nearby Eden Arms. Waiting for it to arrive, I opened Twitter and began to acquaint myself with Jeremy Corbyn’s triumphant march on Downing Street. London’s polling stations were grinding to a halt in the … Read more
Mike and Zara Tindall don their glad rags as they join Ronan and Storm Keating at cancer charity gala held in memory of the singer’s mother Event organised by Keating in memory of mother who died from breast cancer The 13th Emeralds and Ivy Ball was held at the Old Billingsgate in London Ball in partnership … Read more
Caroline Flack’s model boyfriend Lewis Burton vows to stand by the Love Island presenter after she was accused of attacking him Caroline Flack, 40, was arrested for assaulting boyfriend Lewis Burton, 27 Police were scrambled to Flack’s north London home at 5.25am on Thursday Mr Burton still in a relationship with the presenter and declined … Read more
Beauty queens from 111 nations take to the stage in London dressed in dazzling ‘traditional costumes’ as they compete for Miss World 2019 crown… and Piers Morgan is the head judge Miss World hopefuls took to the stage at the ExCeL centre in east London for the 69th annual competition Some 111 contestants donned costumes reflecting … Read more
Three people are injured as vehicle mounts pavement and ploughs into pedestrians outside Stratford Shopping Centre in east London The car crashed into a traffic light and hit three pedestrians in Stratford today The incident happened outside the Stratford Centre at 8.49am today Two men and a women were injured following this morning’s dramatic smash … Read more
Chelsea bomb scare: Road is closed after ‘unexploded WWII device’ is found on building site Chelsea Embankment has been closed after ‘unexploded WWII bomb’ is found The device was discovered on a building site this morning, Met Police said Emergency services are on the scene and traffic has been diverted By Ed Riley For Mailonline … Read more
House prices on Britain’s most expensive street have skyrocketed by £1.5million in just a year. Ilchester Place near Holland Park, west London, has seen the average cost of its properties swell from £15.6million to £17.1million, Lloyds Bank research revealed. The tidy 1920s terraces, which are popular with American buyers, rarely come on the market and some could … Read more
While you might imagine preparing for the world’s most glamorous beauty contest, would involve trips to the hair salon and fake tanning, Miss World contestants are preparing in rather more wholesome ways. The final of the 2019 competition, which is the largest annual international gathering of countries in the world, is set to take place at the … Read more
Tony Blair raises a foamy pint in the Trimdon Labour Club where he would celebrate his election victories in Sedgefield. Last night the County Durham constituency fell to the Tories Mr Blair addresses party members at the Trimdon Labour Club in Sedgefield, County Durham Once upon a time, this place was the epicentre of successive … Read more