Scuppered! Britain’s £3.1bn aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales has a 3ft water leak in its engine room — its second deluge in the past five months HMS Prince of Wales suffered a leak in the £3.1-billion vessel’s engine room It is the second time the new aircraft carrer has suffered a leak this year … Read more
The £20,000 sheepdog: World record price in bidding war for working collie as new owner buys her after watching video Brown and white collie Henna, three, was bought by hill farmer Donna Jones Her new dog will control 750 sheep in Llanbedr, in Black Mountains, South Wales Despite the sum, Mrs Jones, 41, is confident … Read more
Alcoholic barrister, 29, who broke receptionist’s jaw with a hockey stick after drinking session gets suspended sentence and keeps his job Alcoholic barrister Felix Evans battered a hotel receptionist with a hockey stick Professional tribunal ruled 29-year-old Evans had reformed his life since attack He hit the receptionist twice on the back and once in the … Read more
Defence minister Johnny Mercer calls on Treasury to fork out thousands of pounds for hero Commonwealth veterans who are forced to pay for visas to stay in the UK Defence minister Johnny Mercer wants to help Commonwealth military veterans Commonwealth citizens can apply for indefinite leave to remain after four years However, they face bills … Read more
Now Jeremy Corbyn breaks rules at memorial: Former Labour leader was at ‘anarchists’ carnival’ with 100 others a week after he apologised for dining with eight friends Jeremy Corbyn attended memorial service which exceeded 30 people maximum Former Labour leader was among crowd of about 100 at an ‘anarchists’ carnival’ Mr Corbyn was last week … Read more
Eagle-eyed viewers of Mastermind may just have spotted something unusual when it returned to BBC2 last week. They would have noticed that there was no audience in the studio. That was blindingly obvious. Only the really sharp-eyed might have spotted that the presenter (yours truly) might — just possibly — have occasionally had a delicate … Read more
Kiwi pop sensation Benee performed the first of two sold out shows in Auckland on Friday. The 20-year-old, whose hit song Supalonley quickly rose up the charts around the world this year, was in her element on stage as she sang to a crowd of 6,000 at the Spark Arena. Aside from performing her viral hit song, … Read more
Princess Beatrice’s husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi offers rare sight into his opulent lifestyle — complete with £10,000 fireplaces and dinners on the Amalfi Coast Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, 37, has documented his love of expensive fashion Princess Beatrice’s husband’s wardrobe includes trainers worth nearly £300 But he said his most treasured item is the £5,200 suit … Read more
My first glimpse of Jean Shrimpton was when I poked my head round the door of my mate Brian Duffy’s photographic studio. She’d been sent by a model agency and was posing for a Kellogg’s ad. Duffy was using a sky-blue background, and you could see the sky behind her eyes, as if you could … Read more
Britain’s former US ambassador was investigated over an affair with a CNN journalist amid claims he passed White House secrets to her Kim Darroch was alleged to have been passing secrets to a former CNN reporter The White House suspected Michelle Kosinski was being tipped off by Darroch His ‘affair’ with Kosinski allegedly began at … Read more