The Pilgrim Fathers faced a battle to survive once they arrived in America

Only the quick thinking of the first mate saved John Howland when a towering wave swept him from the ship’s deck. The young seaman managed to grab a halyard as he plunged into the sea, but it wasn’t enough to stop him being dragged underwater and smashed against the side of the ship. Just as … Read more

Australian actress Teresa Palmer reveals her secret battle with orthorexia

Australian actress Teresa Palmer secretly battled with orthorexia, an eating disorder, for three years in her twenties. The film star, 34, claims she became ‘unhealthily obsessed’ with eating ‘clean and low-calorie food’ during her time in Hollywood. Appearing on Mamamia’s Me After You podcast, Teresa explained: ‘I wouldn’t eat anything [that had been] stripped of its nutritional value. And … Read more

Orville and Emu are at centre of battle between Keith Harris and Rod Hull’s widows and toy-maker

Orville and Emu are at centre of battle between Keith Harris and Rod Hull’s widows and toy-maker who ‘borrowed’ iconic puppets only to put them up for £10,000 sale at Bonhams The birds had been put up for sale by merchandiser Roger Shaw with Bonhams They were expected to make up to £20,000 for the pair … Read more

Meghan Markle loses first round of legal battle with Mail

Meghan Markle has agreed to pay £67,000 in legal costs after losing the first round of her battle against the Mail on Sunday’s publisher. The duchess is suing Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), publisher of the newspaper and MailOnline, over an article published in February 2019 which reproduced parts of a handwritten letter she sent to her … Read more

Fury as hundreds of Virgin Media users battle with internet outage for second day in a row

Hundreds of Virgin Media were today left unable to connect to the internet when the network provider suffered yet another outage. Social media users have written to the broadband provider to complain of days of what they say is intermittent cuts to their service.  But the Downdetector website recorded more than 700 complaints across the UK … Read more

Premier League relegation battle LIVE: Watford, Aston Villa and Bournemouth battle to stay up

RELEGATION BATTLE LIVE: Latest score and updates from Arsenal vs Watford, West Ham vs Aston Villa and Everton vs Bournemouth By Adam Shergold for MailOnline Published: 13:55 BST, 26 July 2020 | Updated: 15:54 BST, 26 July 2020 Aston Villa, Watford and Bournemouth all look to avoid relegation from the Premier League with only one … Read more

Leicester vs Man United and Chelsea vs Wolves – Live Premier League top four battle

TOP FOUR RACE LIVE: Latest score and updates from Leicester vs Manchester United and Chelsea vs Wolves in do or die battle for Champions League next season By Dan Ripley for MailOnline Published: 13:59 BST, 26 July 2020 | Updated: 15:47 BST, 26 July 2020 It’s crunch time on the final day of the Premier … Read more

Wayne Rooney fears Coleen Rooney’s legal battle against Rebekah Vardy has ‘gone too far’

Wayne Rooney reportedly fears the legal battle his wife Coleen is embroiled in with Rebekah Vardy for allegedly leaking false information to the press has ‘gone too far’. The Rooney family are apparently feeling stressed this week at the possibility that their personal life could be exposed in open court. If the case reaches court, … Read more

Jeremy Corbyn is under pressure to return £210,000 Go Fund Me cash to help him fight legal battle

Jeremy Corbyn should hand back the money donated to him to defend the former Labour leader, a former Labour MP has urged.   Supporters have raised more than £210,000 on behalf of Mr Corbyn as he faces legal action after criticising the party’s decision to apologise and pay damages to anti-Semitism whistleblowers. Carole Morgan, from Ryde in South East England, … Read more

Law change means wills can be witnessed via video link until 2022 as Covid battle continues 

Final wishes recorded over Zoom: Law change in England and Wales means wills can be witnessed via video link until 2022 as Covid battle continues Government announces wills witnessed on video calls will be legally recognised Move comes as people turn to platforms like Zoom and Facetime in lockdown  The new law will be back-dated … Read more