£6MILLION Chelsea mansion collapses during building work to create mega-basement, waking neighbours with a noise ‘as loud as thunder’ as it came crashing down Neighbours reported hearing ‘huge thud’ in the early hours of the morning by what they thought was thunder Dozens of people have been evacuated from the surrounding properties while crews make … Read more
A beautician died of an overdose after her ‘middle-class’ upbringing spiralled into a murky underworld when she began abusing drugs and alcohol. The family of Emma Sheref told a inquest how she had been sucked into drug addiction and suffered PTSD after a boyfriend tried to sell her to drug dealers to pay off debts. The … Read more
FIREBOMB attack leaves home ablaze in residential street – as local films man furiously shouting for ‘occupant to come out’ before fleeing scene in car Footage captures the terrace home going up in flames after the firebomb Angry man is filmed shouting at the home for people to ‘come out and be a man’ The … Read more
Nearly 100 million Americans have cast their early vote for Tuesday’s presidential election. An astonishing 97.6 million ballots have already been submitted through in-person early voting and by mail, which is over two-thirds of the 2016 election’s total number of votes cast. The total turnout for the election on Tuesday is set to smash the record … Read more
IT worker, 42, is jailed for two years after stealing 27 laptops worth over £12,000 from hospital during Covid pandemic to pay off gambling debts Neil Murthick stole 27 laptops meant for staff at Darlington Memorial Hospital The 42-year-old gambling addict stole the laptops between December and May Judge said public would be ‘outraged,’ if … Read more
US tourist, 25, shot dead after stealing a gun and going on a shooting spree in Thailand Michael Giavasis, 25, stole a Glock 9mm from a shooting range in Pattaya He went on a gun rampage, injuring a TV reporter and attacking a passerby He barricaded himself in his room and was found dead with … Read more
Test and Trace is struggling because people do not want to pick up their phone to unknown numbers, government adviser says One in five positive cases and two in five close contacts were missed by tracers Dr Susan Hopkins blamed the problem on Britons not picking up their phones Test and Trace has been repeatedly … Read more
Michael Gove has today been forced to admit he got new lockdown rules wrong after suggesting golf and singles tennis could be given a reprieve under the incoming grassroots sports ban. The Cabinet Office minister said rules on golf and singles tennis would be ‘fine-tuned’, possibly allowing players to continue during the upcoming national lockdown. … Read more
Ministers today suggested Nicola Sturgeon will not get powers to pay 80 per cent furlough to Scots after lockdown ends in England – despite Boris Johnson hinting she would yesterday. Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said it would be down to the Treasury whether the coronavirus support package continued after December 2. The comments tee up … Read more
A young girl has been pulled out of the rubble of a collapsed apartment building alive four days after a deadly earthquake hit Turkey and Greece. The four-year-old girl, Ayda Gezgin, was taken to hospital in an ambulance in the Turkish coastal city of Izmir today, wrapped in a thermal blanket, amid the sound of … Read more