NINE in ten children got their first choice of primary school last year, new figures have revealed. As parents find out today where their children will start primary school in September, data from last year showed that 97.2 per cent of pupils were awarded one of their top three preferences last year. This figure was […]
A JAILED killer is trying to find love on dating site Plenty of Fish using a smuggled iPhone. Ben Holtom, 37, was locked up 17 years ago for stabbing to death Harold Costello. His Benjiboyh profile says he “wants to find a special woman to marry” and “if u like bad boys here I am.” […]
THE boss of Starbucks wants to personally apologize to two black men who were arrested while sitting in one of the chain’s coffee shops. Police said Starbucks employees called to say the men were trespassing. The incident prompted accusations of racism on social media. Chief exec Kevin Johnson said the firm “stands firmly against discrimination […]
SCIENTISTS will genetically modify humans for the first time in Europe after being given the go-ahead for a DNA-splicing therapy. Swiss-based biotech company Crispr Therapeutics hope to find a way of curing blood disease beta thalassaemia. It is caused by a mutation in DNA. Experts hope to cut this away and replace it with genetically […]
THE 96 victims of the Hillsborough Disaster were remembered yesterday in poignant tributes to mark the 29th anniversary of the tragedy. Family members who lost loved ones left floral tributes at Liverpool’s Anfield stadium. Kop legend Luis Suarez, who left in 2014, tweeted: “Never forgotten.” A minute’s silence fell across Liverpool at 3.06pm — the […]
A NASA spacecraft is due to blast off tonight in Florida to look for Earthlike worlds that could be home to alien life. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite will search 200,000 of the closest, brightest stars. Ones that “blink” indicate a planet passing in front of them. Scientists expect to find thousands of planets, including […]
A BURGLAR who stole a family’s Christmas gifts was caught after cops found his DNA on a partially-eaten mince pie. Max Collier, 21, took wrapped presents, including kids’ toys and clothes, from under the tree after breaking into a house in the middle of the night. The lone female occupant heard the thief and went […]
FOR some of us, nothing can be more annoying than the self-service machines at the supermarket. Whether it’s an “unexpected item in the bagging area” or being told to “please wait, while we verify your bags,” we’ve all heard the familiar sounds. I made this song out of Tesco noises pic.twitter.com/u5q33AjXL9 — BEN SUFF DONK […]
A POLAR bear cub leads Mum into the water as it finds its feet in a wildlife park enclosure. The cub, the first born in Britain in 25 years in December, spent its first three months in mother Victoria’s maternity den. It first ventured out a fortnight ago and has since grown in confidence. Keepers […]
WOMEN tend to wear just FIVE favourite outfits on a loop. So splashing out on new gear you barely use is a waste, Oxfam says. But you need not give up the fun. Here, Sun Savers reveals how to spruce up your wardrobe more cheaply. HIRE AN OUTFIT: Don’t buy new clothes for a special […]
AN easyJet captain who fooled around on a Snapchat game while flying a plane full of passengers at 30,000ft has been sacked. The co-pilot, filmed dancing in the cockpit with a cartoon character created by the daft app, resigned before he could be axed. The Sun exposed the shocking incident last month – during which […]
“SO, am I worth three grand?” It is 8pm on a Friday night and I am sipping champagne with a sugar daddy in a bar on the 35th floor of a hotel. This is Carl, a 53-year-old TV host, divorcee, father of three girls — and a sugar daddy to two “sugar babies”. He is […]
“SO, am I worth three grand?” It is 8pm on a Friday night and I am sipping champagne with a sugar daddy in a bar on the 35th floor of a hotel. This is Carl, a 53-year-old TV host, divorcee, father of three girls — and a sugar daddy to two “sugar babies”. He is […]
FACEBOOK apps were used in more than half of online grooming cases — with paedos even targeting a tot aged 2. The Sun reveals the shock figures after they were compiled by the NSPCC. New offence Sexual Communication with a Child became law last April. Those caught face two years’ jail. Police recorded 1,628 cases […]
A RURAL church has a congregation of just one. Worshipper numbers have dwindled away over the years, leaving Evan Thomas Jones as the last official member. The farmer, 85, has attended Soar Chapel in the Brecon Beacons, South Wales, all his life. He looks after the church with the help of his sister Mary Williams […]
SHAMELESS Sir Philip Green provoked outrage yesterday by insisting he wasn’t to blame for the BHS pensions scandal. Sir Philip sold BHS for £1 in 2015 to serial bankrupt Dominic Chappell. Chappell later left thousands of employees at the high street store jobless while ex-staff on pensions were also hit. But in his first interview […]
THERESA May is absolutely right to take a tough stance against Syrian despot Bashar al-Assad. The West cannot allow him to normalise chemical warfare. Last week in Douma, innocent men, women and children foamed at the mouth as chlorine choked them to death. The Kremlin-backed tyrant believes he can act with impunity because the international […]
A BRITISH skier fighting for life after an avalanche had dodged death in a previous accident. Charlotte Elmore, 31, suffered serious head and back injuries when swept down a mountain in the Italian Alps last week. In 2011 she survived a near-fatal head injury on the slopes in Mayrhofen, Austria, and spent six weeks in […]
THE body of a newborn baby was found by shocked plumbers after being flushed down the toilet at a clinic in Kerala, India, it’s reported. The workers were attempting to clear the blockage when they noticed something which looked like a ball and tried to pull it out. But they were left horrified when they […]
EVEN having a toilet training seat stuck around his head can’t wipe the smile from the face of cheeky Leyton Bedford-Rankin. Mum Bryony-Marie, 22, tried freeing him with butter before calling in firefighters. They got to the bottom of the problem and cut the three-year-old free at home in Mullion, Cornwall. Bryony-Marie said: “Leyton came […]
ONE-EYED cop killer Dale Cregan spends his days cowering alone in his cell as fellow lags vie to pocket the £20,000 bounty on his remaining eye. A crime boss offered the reward when the the monster was jailed for life in 2013 – but he dodged it by getting moved to a cushy psychiatric hospital. […]
IPAD-addicted kids are struggling to stay awake in school because they are not getting enough sleep, a study found. Around eight in ten pupils said they find it hard to stay alert in class. And a similar number admitted they sleep at home with a phone or tablet computer nearby. A third of kids pretend […]
BRITAIN’S top adman Sir Martin Sorrell has quit his £48million-a-year job in a cash probe linked to his personal life. Details were not made public but a source at his WPP firm said the claims were “very personally damaging” to married Sir Martin. The mogul, 73, wrote to staff: “The disruption is putting unnecessary pressure […]
JUSTIN BIEBER’s new squeeze is in the pink with the pop hunk. Model Baskin Champion, 22, can hardly stop grinning as she strips down to her smalls to show off her slender frame. She’s rumoured to be dating the Despacito hitmaker, 24, after the pair were spotted attending an exercise class in Los Angeles on […]
TORY MP Charlie Elphicke says he is confident of proving his innocence over reported sex offence claims. He was suspended by his party after “serious allegations” involving two members of his staff. The Dover MP said then he did not know what they were. The Sunday Times said the alleged female victims were interviewed by […]