Jewellery burglar, 21, part of gang which stole £500,000 of gems is ordered to pay back just £1
Jewellery burglar, 21, who was part of gang which stole £500,000 of gems in raids on more than 70 homes is ordered to pay back just £1 as court hears…
Skipping woman crashes through wooden jetty and plunges into the river below in Thailand [video]
You can hop, skip and splash. One-time skipping woman plunges through wooden jetty into the river below Benjarat Puttakhun (44), was jumping rope in Ratchaburi Province. On January 17, she…
Caribbean holidays: A guide to Cuba, from the charms of Havana to the joys of Varadero beach
On November 25, five years to the day since Fidel Castro’s death, I was sitting in the garden of Eclectico, a restaurant in Havana’s elegant neighbourhood of Vedado. On either…
Lord Mountbatten took A Very British Scandal’s the Duchess of Argyll out for an ice cream
One of the most beautiful women of her time, she was courted often by millionaires and princes.. The Duchess Margaret of Argyll was the subject of A Very British Scandal.…
Married Army instructor at Larkhill Royal School of Artillery fired over conduct to female recruits
The 36-year-old married Army instructor who offered female recruits special privileges and said he would pay for her takeout if she allowed him to squeeze her bottom is now fired…
Teenager with rare leukaemia has an emotional bone marrow ‘donor reveal’ party in California [video]
The moment when a leukaemia-stricken teenager and her three siblings discovered that they are a great match for her as a bone marrow donor. Megan Mejia 13, with her family,…
Tesco staff in Stroud praised for their work over Christmas
It’s all about the little things! Tesco staff are rewarded with a personalised PEN for helping one of the supermarket giant’s stores make £1million in sales over Christmas The hardworking…
Northumbria university prof wins £15k after she was sacked when students claimed she ‘enslaved’ them
A professor who was investigated by police and wrongly sacked by Northumbria University over bogus allegations that she had ‘enslaved’ her PhD students has won more than £15,000 in compensation.…
House of Lords takes an axe to Priti Patel’s crackdown on protests
Yesterday night’s 14 defeats by the House of Lords were inflicted on the Government for its plan to increase police power to stop protests. The House of Lords also condemned…
Lib Dems target Dominic Raab over partygate support for Boris Johnson
As they attempt to take Tory heartland seats, the Liberal Democrats will target Dominic Raab as well as other Conservatives who are loyal to Boris Johnson. This is the Justice…