Hard-left activists with £360,000 war chest plot legal bid to block ex-leader’s suspension

Hard-Left activists and unions are considering a legal challenge against Labour’s decision to suspend Jeremy Corbyn. The former leader was stripped of the party whip after he questioned the scale of the party’s anti-Semitism problem. This came after a damning report found Labour guilty of breaking equality laws over its treatment of Jews. Amid warnings … Read more

Jeremy Corbyn fund hits £340k after his suspension from Labour party

Supporters of Jeremy Corbyn poured around £10,000 into a ‘legal fund’ for the former Labour leader on Thursday as he was suspended from his party for downplaying a damning report into anti-Semitism.  The donations were made to a Go Fund Me site set up in July by a supporter after Mr Corbyn faced legal action … Read more

Flight: Bird wings act as an ‘automatic suspension’ which soak up turbulence

When in flight, a bird’s wings are capable of acting like an automatic suspension system, dampening the effects of turbulence even in stormy conditions. Working with a trained owl, British researchers found that birds change their wing shape and posture to essentially ‘reject’ gusts of wind. The findings of the study, the team said, could … Read more

Kim Kardashian out after Kanye shocked fans by urinating on Grammy and receiving Twitter suspension

Kim Kardashian was spotted on Thursday at an office building, one day after her husband Kanye West was suspended for 24 hours by Twitter for posting the phone number of a Forbes editor. The star’s rapper husband included the private phone number of the editor in his bizarre Twitter rant on Thursday, as well as … Read more

Modeller with just weeks to live defies odds to finish 16ft replica of Wuppertal Suspension Railway

A model railway enthusiast who has been given just weeks to live has managed to see his final project completed before he dies. John Bint, 82, from Coventry had set himself the task to complete a one-of-a-kind replica model of the world’s oldest electric suspension train back in December. However, the grandfather-of-five suffered a stroke in … Read more

New rules for driving tests as four-month suspension lifts TODAY

Learners will be allowed to take their driving tests again from today after the four-month suspension imposed during the coronavirus lockdown was lifted. Safety measures have been put in place to protect learners and examiners from Covid-19, with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) publishing a raft of new guidelines for candidates. This includes … Read more

Jessie Wallace RETURNS to EastEnders after suspension

Jessie Wallace RETURNS to EastEnders as filming resumes in the midst of coronavirus lockdown… six months after suspension for ‘boozing on-set’ The 48-year-old show veteran, who plays iconic character Kat Slater, was hit with a suspension in January for reportedly drinking on-set On Tuesday, she was seen returning to the set, where she had her … Read more

Giant fish from 380 million years ago was a suspension feeder

A giant fish that lived around 380 million years ago fed in a similar way to basking sharks, the second-largest living shark in the world today, scientists report.     The Titanichthys, from the class of pre-historic fish called the placoderm, was a suspension-feeder – it captured and ingested food particles suspended in water.  A Titanichthys fossil that was … Read more