Son of former Harrods owner Mohamed Fayed claims his sister set bodyguards on him in the gym 

Son of billionaire former Harrods owner Mohamed Fayed claims his sister set bodyguards on him in the gym Omar and Camilla Fayed are children of former Harrods owner Mohamed Fayed Omar alleges he was victim of attack orchestrated by Camilla and her husband Is claiming £100,000 in damages in High Court battle which has not resolved  … Read more

Footballer Jordan Sinnott, 25, was killed after ‘agreeing that pubgoer was “fat and ginger”’ 

A footballer was punched to the floor and killed after agreeing one of his attackers was ‘fat and ginger’. Matlock Town FC midfielder Jordan Sinnott, 25, died in hospital after suffering a fractured skull and brain damage. He received the devastating injuries during an assault in the centre of Retford, Nottinghamshire, at about 2am on … Read more

Mental health in Britain plummets by 10% over lockdown to the worst level in seven years

More than a quarter of Britons suffered from mental health problems during the first month of lockdown, a study has found.  Manchester University researchers surveyed 17,500 people in April, when the public was ordered not to leave home unless it was absolutely essential. They found more than a quarter (27 per cent) of participants experienced ‘significant … Read more

Lockdown flouter hit with £3,000 fine for getting a HAIRCUT after being told to self-isolate

That’s not a snip! Lockdown flouter gets hit with £3,000 fine… for getting a HAIRCUT after being told to self-isolate for two weeks Gareth Le Monnier, 37, admitted two lockdown breaches over two days He was fined £3,000 for each of the breaches at Guernsey Magistrates’ Court  Judge Graeme McKerrell ordered the fine be paid fully … Read more

Traces of butter dating back 2,500 years are found on wooden dish at the bottom of a lake 

That’s butterly mad! Traces of butter dating back 2,500 years are found on wooden dish at the bottom of a lake A wooden dish with dairy matter was found at the bottom of the Loch Tay, Perth and Kinross The substance, believed to be butter, dates back 2,500 years to the Iron Age It is thought … Read more

Mary Berry’s fury at cannabis oil adverts that use her face to sell supplements 

Mary Berry’s fury at cannabis oil adverts that use her face to sell supplements The former Bake Off judge only became aware of the Facebook adverts last year The photoshopped pictures appeared to show Berry holding CBD oil bottles  Facebook pulled the adverts down after Mary Berry complained to them By Eleanor Sharples For The … Read more

Home Office staff to receive training on history of migration in the wake of the Windrush scandal

Home Office staff to receive ‘comprehensive’ training on the history of migration and race in the UK in the wake of the Windrush scandal Training for Home Office staff to ‘understand history of migration in this country’ Priti Patel pledged to take ‘a more compassionate approach to applications’ The Home Secretary said ‘nothing like’ the … Read more

UK is close to giving up hope of striking post-Brexit trade deal with EU

UK is close to giving up hope of striking post-Brexit trade deal with EU as Boris Johnson runs down the clock to his July deadline UK government assumes there will not be a post-Brexit trade deal by December  Boris Johnson expects to trade with EU on WTO terms after transition period UK is currently bound … Read more

MI5 ‘is to be given tough powers to make UK a harder environment for Kremlin spies to operate in’

MI5 are to be granted tough new powers to make the UK a harsher environment for Kremlin spies to operate in after a damning report by MPs said the Government ‘took its eye off the ball.’   In a devastating and long-awaited report, intelligence and security committee said the UK ‘badly underestimated’ the Russian threat as … Read more

Portuguese police ‘have only 22 more months to make their case against Christian Brueckner’

Portuguese police ‘have only 22 more months to make their case against prime suspect Christian Brueckner’ for the kidnap and murder of three-year-old Madeleine McCann before 15-year limit for prosecutions runs out Rogerio Alves said police have only 22 months left to arrest Christian Brueckner  Said investigation ‘still on time’ even with 15-year prosecution limit … Read more