Five Italian men who drugged and gang-raped a British mum on holiday have been jailed for a total of 36 years Mother believes her drink was spiked on the last night of her Naples holiday Prosecutors say she was raped several times by hotel staff before being dumped Police allegedly found the men after seeing … Read more
SAT maths scores soar after Tory reforms toughened up the exams and told teachers to focus on the basics Larger proportion of Year Six pupils are now meeting the required standard Some 79 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard in maths this year The ‘maths mastery’ approach involves children being taught as a … Read more
Runners who wear Nike’s fastest shoes may have a 4 to 5 per cent advantage over others during races, according to a recent New York Times analysis. Nike’s controversial Vaporfly shoe was met with constant debate before and after Eliud Kipchoge, who was wearing the shoes when he shattered the two-hour marathon record in Vienna … Read more
Jake and Hannah Graf have revealed their excitement about becoming parents. They are the first set who are both transgender in Britain Jake and Hannah Graf are brimming with delighted anticipation, bursting to impart the happy news that they will become parents of a baby girl in April. ‘I’m so excited! I love little babies,’ … Read more
Brothers pen heartwarming letter to Santa which goes viral after asking the big man to finally visit them at their remote home in Brazil Zaquel da Silva Costa, 9, wrote a letter asking Santa Claus to finally visit their home in the eastern Brazilian state of Acre The boy said he and his brother have been … Read more
This time there is no one else for Jeremy Corbyn (pictured) to blame This time there is no one else for Jeremy Corbyn to blame. No ‘Blairite’ conspiracy that plotted to bring him down. No failures by other ‘comrades’ but simply the wrong policies with the wrong tactics, and a total failure to understand the … Read more
To future generations, the names of toppled Labour strongholds will tell the story of Boris Johnson‘s tidal wave. It began in Blyth Valley, a former mining area in the North-East that had never before elected a Conservative. It swept through Darlington, Sedgefield and Great Grimsby, Stoke Central and West Bromwich, culminating in that extraordinary moment … Read more
More than one million people sign petition in protest at Netflix Christmas film depicting Jesus as gay A Christmas satire on Netflix depicting Jesus in a gay relationship has sparked a backlash in Brazil Almost 1.5 million people have signed a petition calling for the film to be axed The First Temptation of Christ is … Read more
Angelina Jolie‘s deaf former employee claims that the A-list actress stole a movie idea from her, and that she was treated ‘like a second class citizen’ during her three years of employment. Jolie, 44, employed Antoinette Abbamonte to teach American Sign Language (ASL) to two of her six children between 2016 and 2019 in California. … Read more
Is that a ho-ho-hoverboard? Bizarre moment Santa Claus is spotted surfing along New York’s East River A man dressed as Santa Claus is seen riding a hover-surfboard in New York City Spotted by a commuter travelling through South Street Seaport near East River One viewer remarked that it was 2C outside and raining at the … Read more
Boris Johnson today vowed to use his thumping 80-seat majority to ‘transform this country’ with the raft of eye-catching policies he pledged during the election campaign. The Prime Minister’s bolstered tally of 365 Conservative MPs will allow him to ram through legislation which would have previously been derailed by opposition lawmakers. Brexit – the cause … Read more
Police arrest man, 48, on suspicion of a hate crime after he ‘bombarded bus passenger with anti-Semitic abuse’ in Hackney The victim, 36, was reading prayer book travelling on the 254 towards Aldgate After analysis of nearby CCTV footage, a 48-year-old man was identified Was arrested Friday on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order … Read more
Euston station is evacuated during Friday rush hour as fire engines rush to the scene London Euston station evacuated after a fire alarm went off earlier today The underground is not stopping at Euston but has not been affected otherwise Outbound trains up until 20.40 departure time currently showing as delayed By Ryan Fahey For … Read more