From ‘Greta Thunberg’ to ‘prorogue’: The tricky words that are sure to get newsreaders’ tongues in a bit of a twist Greta Thunberg, Chernobyl and the gilets jaunes most mispronounced words Sky News’ Adam Boulton had difficulty pronouncing ‘gilets jaunes’ last week Other tongue trippers include world record marathon holder Eliud Kipchoge By Max Aitchison … Read more
Shopper, 20, claims she was ‘fat shamed’ and left in floods of tears after male store owner said she would ‘ruin’ a size 10-12 dress if she tried it on Sophie Roberts, 20, was shopping in Lillie’s, Southampton, with a friend Said a shop assistant took the size 10-12 dress because he didn’t think it … Read more
Police launch rape and sexual assault investigation into one of Britain’s richest men – identifiable only as ‘Mr X’ following a High Court secrecy order One of Britain’s richest men is facing investigation over rape claims, reports say Identity of multimillionaire businessman ‘Mr X’ is protected by court orders After lengthy legal battle women reportedly … Read more
Tories are planning to AXE the £14billion foreign aid department if Boris Johnson wins election Department for International Development (Dfid) has faced frequent criticism Controls most of Britain’s £14billion aid budget and was set up by Labour in 1997 Johnson argued that cash might be better targeted if managed by Foreign Office By Jason Groves Political … Read more
Four 14-year-old boys push a pensioner, 90, and his broken-down mobility scooter for a MILE to get him home – then refuse the fiver he offered them to say thanks The boys saw 90-year-old Alan Stanyon struggling with his scooter on way home The teenagers, all aged 14, attend the Magna Academy school in Poole, … Read more
British grandmother who tried to smuggle three Albanian migrants into the UK in the boot of her car after she was ‘tempted’ by easy money is now set to spend Christmas in jail Jackie Willis, 53, of Feltham, West London caught trying to smuggle the migrants She was reportedly offered £3,000 by trafficker to transport … Read more
Australians suffering from some of the deadliest forms of cancer will soon be twice as likely to survive as patients in Britain. A recent study into 3.9 million patients with cancer from seven countries – Australia, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, and the UK – found Aussie battlers had a better survival rate across the … Read more
Homebase is named the UK’s worst online store in survey by consumer group Which?… with B&Q and House of Fraser following close behind Shoppers complained about ignored complaints and out of stock products WH Smith’s outlets criticised by shoppers for being run down with too few staff RicherSounds.com praised for ‘customer-focused attitude’ and ‘excellent value’ … Read more
A tour guide who died in the White Island eruption said he feared the volatile volcano would blow in a prophetic video taken by a tourist on an earlier trip. Hayden Marshall-Inman was one of the guides for a group of 38 cruise ship passengers who were exploring the volcano in New Zealand when the … Read more
Fifteen former Labour MPs have launched an unprecedented advertising campaign on the eve of the election urging voters not to back Jeremy Corbyn tomorrow. In a devastating open letter, they warn the Labour leader will deliver the opposite of a ‘safer, fairer society’, citing his record on anti-Semitism, extremism and national security. They declare the party … Read more
Stargazers launch £100,000 project to protect night-time views at North York Moors by installing lights that are ‘dark skies friendly’ Up to 2,000 stars are visible from the North York Moors National Park at night The parks’ authority is working to maintain the darkness and tackle LED lighting Dark Skies Festival takes place in February … Read more
Operation Save Dumbo: Charity workers rescue two baby elephants from certain death in Zimbabwe… and just look at them now! Kadiki had been attacked by a lion when a day old and suffered terrible injuries One-month-old Bumi suffered severe sunburn when he got stuck in Zimbabwe Kadiki and Bumi were taken in by veteran animal rescuer Roxy … Read more
Number of students taking English A-levels has slumped because they are put off by a ‘dull’ GCSE course, teachers warn Fewer pupils want to continue their study of the subject after sitting their GCSEs Majority of English teachers surveyed by the English and Media Centre (EMC) Some 82 per cent of respondents had seen a … Read more