Nadine Dorries announces two year BBC licence fee freeze
Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries today confirmed the BBC licence fee will be frozen at £159 for the next two years as she also announced a review into the long-term future…
We should never have taken the trunk road! Enraged elephant slams into car carrying family
The trunk road was not the right choice! An angry elephant crashes into a car with two children and their family before flipping the vehicle over in South Africa. Elephant…
Michaela Hall died after her lover Lee Kendall stabbed her through the eye with a knife, jurors told
Court hears that prisoner killed his lover and ex-support worker just weeks after being released from jail. Michaela Hall (49) worked as a prisoner support worker for charity After Lee…
Geology: Earth’s interior is cooling faster than expected, study suggests
The Earth’s inner temperature is rising faster than predicted, which means that our planet may become inactive as Mars and Mercury much more quickly than originally thought. Bridgmanite is the…
Massage therapist faces jail for sexually assaulting female patient, 25, who moaned but had sciatica
One massage therapist has been found guilty of assaulting a woman who thought she was moaning for pleasure, when in reality she had sciatica. Graham Stannard (47), repeatedly touched the…
How the world’s richest are spending their billions post-Covid
Among the billionaires who saw their wealth increase by more than twofold since the outbreak of coronavirus are Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg. Oxfam said the 10 wealthiest…
Ex-aide speaks out on long-standing Downing Street drinking culture
Sonia Khan emphasized the historical behavior of Government in the face of signs that Boris Johnson might impose an alcohol ban in order to stem rising anger regarding Partygate A…
UCLA grad student, 24, is stabbed to death in random attack while she worked in LA furniture store
UCLA graduate student was stabbed in the neck in an unrelated attack. She was in Los Angeles working at a high-end furniture shop. Brianna Kupfer was 24 years old and…
Owners of four-star bed and breakfast in Edinburgh turn guest room into sanctuary for kittens
Owners of four-star bed and breakfast in Edinburgh turn £79-a-night guest room into sanctuary for kittens they rescued from streets of Moldova before they are rehomed Olga Cran (62) and…
Climate change is sparing 30,000 lives every winter
A new official report suggests that global warming has been saving thousands of lives every year in Britain. Rising temperatures have led to an average of 27,000 deaths in England…