PLATELL’S PEOPLE: Ghislaine Maxwell, a daddy’s girl who never escaped his toxic legacy

The first time I met Ghislaine Maxwell was back in the mid-Eighties. She was the fabulously rich and sophisticated daughter of mighty media mogul Robert Maxwell, wafting in and out of the parties he held at his Mirror offices in London. I was a humble executive on the launch of his newspaper The London Daily … Read more

Police declare major incident after ‘very toxic’ rat poison is taken from stolen van 

Police declare major incident after ‘very toxic’ rat poison that emits poisonous gas if placed in water is taken from stolen van Greater Manchester Police found the stolen van on July 1 in Blackley, Lancashire An unspecified quantity of the rat poison Talunex had been taken from the van Talunex emits toxic gas when touching … Read more

Inquiry into seaplane crash that killed millionaire Richard Cousins finds pilot choked on toxic gas

A horrific seaplane crash that killed a British business tycoon and his family was likely caused by the pilot choking on carbon monoxide, an inquiry has found. Richard Cousins, his fiance Emma Bowden and their children died when their DHC-2 Beaver nosedived into Jerusalem Bay on the Hawkesbury River on New Year’s Eve in 2017. Mr … Read more

Mother of murdered girls slams ‘toxic’ Met Police after ‘selfies’

The grieving mother of two women who were stabbed to death in a park in London has today slammed the ‘toxic’ Met Police after two officers were accused of taking selfies next to the bodies of her daughters. Mina Smallman says the accused officers ‘dehumanised’ her murdered daughters Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry by taking … Read more

TOWIE’s Kirk Norcross turns down return to 10-year reunion as ‘that toxic life is behind him’

TOWIE’s Kirk Norcross turns down a return to the show’s 10-year reunion special as ‘that toxic life is behind him’ and he’s happier unblocking drains By Bryony Jewell For Mailonline Published: 08:58 BST, 27 June 2020 | Updated: 09:50 BST, 27 June 2020 Kirk Norcross has turned down the chance to appear in TOWIE’s 10-year … Read more

FDA warns Americans not to use nine  hand sanitizers because they contain toxic methanol

FDA warns Americans not to use nine ‘toxic’ hand sanitizers made by Mexican company because they contain up to 80% methanol that can cause life-threatening blood poisoning The FDA wrote in a warning letter not to use nine hand sanitizers made by Mexico-based company Eskbiochem SA de CV Health officials say the products contain methanol, … Read more

Toxic man-made mercury pollution is discovered in the deepest part of the ocean

Toxic man-made mercury pollution has been discovered in the deepest part of the ocean, in the Marianas Trench — more than six miles below the surface.  Researchers from China and the US used submarine robots to identify mercury in the fish and crustaceans living in the deepest part of the western Pacific Ocean. Mercury enters … Read more

Corbyn’s ‘toxic culture’ at the heart of Labour before election defeat

Jeremy Corbyn’s disastrous leadership has left Labour with a ‘mountain to climb’ if it is to win the next general election after it was ‘unprepared’ for the 2019 campaign also hampered by the party’s toxic culture and flip-flopping over Brexit. Labour Together, a group including MPs Ed Miliband and Lucy Powell, party members, union leaders … Read more

Trump’s niece’s tell-all book will offer a ‘firsthand’ look at the ‘toxic family that made him’

Donald Trump’s niece’s book will offer a ‘firsthand’ look at the ‘toxic family that made the president’, according to a new Amazon review.  Mary Trump, 55, is to release ‘Too Much And Never Enough’ on August 11, weeks before the Republican National Convention.  The book promises to address ‘the strange and harmful relationship’ between the president … Read more

Westminster School is accused of a ‘toxic culture’ of racism by 250 former pupils

Westminster School is accused of a ‘toxic culture’ of racism by 250 former pupils as black alumni of some of the country’s leading private schools outline the abuse they suffered Former students say UK public schools need to tackle ‘toxic culture of racism’  Over 250 black alumni of Westminster School wrote an open letter to … Read more