Sky News cuts off ex-Met Police chief after he says officers have ‘given up’ trying to stop young black men carrying weapons and accuses BLM aiming to destabilise society Ex-chief superintendent Kevin Hurley said BLM was driving ‘misinformation’ He was giving punditry on Sky following ugly clashes with police in Brixton Anchor Adam Boulton cut … Read more
RSPCA blasts family for dragging KITTEN on 200-mile round trip to packed Bournemouth beach amid blistering 92F temperatures because ‘children didn’t want to leave it at home’ A family brought their kitten to Bournemouth beach in the 92F heat on Thursday The children in the family did not want to leave the animal at home … Read more
Is Europe heading for a drought? Satellite pictures show ground water running low after warmest winter on record and dry spring Europe is facing a potential shortage of water for the third year in a row Eastern Europe began seeing meteorological drought conditions in early spring Meteorologists have predicted June, July and August will see … Read more
A chocolate box cottage that featured in TV’s Goodnight Mister Tom and The Vicar of Dibley has gone on the market for £795,000. Sleepy Cottage is in the Buckinghamshire village of Turville, a popular filming location for its quintessential English village style. It has been used by film crews for Midsomer Murders, Miss Marple and … Read more
Is this the world’s oldest person? China claims its most senior citizen has celebrated her 134th birthday A Uighur woman turned 134 years old yesterday, the local government said Footage shows Ms Seyiti being surrounded by her family at a huge banquet She was reported to be born in 1886 and is the most senior … Read more
India admits massing troops on border with China and accuses Beijing of starting arms race over disputed valley India has been involved in clashes with Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley Both sides have vowed to ‘disengage’ in the region, but there is little sign of that India’s foreign ministry has admitted troops are deployed … Read more
Richard Desmond today dragged Sadiq Khan into the Westferry planning row, claiming the London Mayor had offered to ‘fast track’ the controversial £1bn development. The publisher and property developer said he had discussed plans to build 1,500 homes in East London with Mr Khan during a celebration for the Queen’s Birthday at the Albert Hall … Read more
Jerome Cawkwell, pictured, rode a motorbike with defective front brakes when he ran into nine year old Max Clark in Hull on May 25 A cannabis-smoking motorcyclist was today jailed for three years after he knocked down a nine-year-old schoolboy gymnast leaving him with life changing injuries. Dock labourer Jerome Cawkwell, 24, tested positive for … Read more
Protesters in Seattle’s Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP) zone confronted construction workers as they attempted to remove roadblocks on Friday morning. Employees from the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) arrived around 6.00am with trucks and heavy machinery to haul away the concrete and wooden barriers. Video taken by Converge Media showed Sam Zimbabwe, head of … Read more
Man is charged with murdering ‘doting dad’, 30, who was stabbed to death near primary school on Father’s Day Reece Adamson, 30, was stabbed to death in Great Barr, Birmingham on Sunday The father-of-one was described as a ‘doting dad’ to his daughter Amory Shaun Bent, 24, of Great Barr, Birmingham has been charged with … Read more
Moment thug, 19, threatens man at gunpoint during ‘robbery’ attempt with imitation firearm as he is jailed for more than two years Connor Preece, then 19, was filmed threatenin an imitation gun at a Somali man While he pointed a ‘gun’ at the victim Preece’s friend went through his pockets Preece would not answer police … Read more
A hero delivery driver told how he desperately fought to save the life of a victim lying terrified on the floor after being stabbed in the Glasgow hotel knife rampage. The eyewitness – who asked to remain anonymous – walked into the bloodbath to discover a maintenance man and receptionist badly wounded on the floor. … Read more
Sweden‘s top virus expert has said the ‘world went mad’ with coronavirus lockdowns which ‘fly in the face of what is known about handling virus pandemics’. Anders Tegnell, who advised Sweden to avoid full lockdown in favour of a ‘herd immunity’ strategy, said world leaders caved to political pressure amid panic – and that the … Read more