PASSENGERS across the globe have been hit by airport delays and travel chaos after all Boeing 737 Max planes were grounded following the deadly Ethiopia plane crash. The US became the last country to temporarily ban the jets over safety concerns, joining 40 others including the UK, France, Germany, China, India and Australia. American and […]
THE CHANCELLOR yesterday vowed to spend a whopping £26 billion if MPs back a “smooth” Brexit in a staggering political bribe. Philip Hammond said the Treasury was ready to cut tax and plough money into the police, defence and social care if the Commons approved plans for an orderly departure from the EU. But he […]
A CROSS-party group of Brexiteers will today try to rule out a second EU referendum for good by pushing a vote on it in Parliament. A mixture of Tory, DUP and Labour MPs are acting to try to spike the guns of the People’s Vote campaign before its MP supporters are ready to act. The […]
A YOUNG mum and aspiring doctor has shared her heartbreaking bucket list with the world while battling cervical cancer. Abbie Colvin was just 19 when she was diagnosed over two years ago — now she wants to make the most of life by being her sister’s maid of honour and even learning how to “pole […]
AN elderly dad was left to die by his neglectful daughter in such squalor that his body MELTED into his bed beside “piles” of blood and vomit, police say. Lyle Lawrence, 77, appeared to have starved to death before his rotting corpse was discovered by horrified cops in Martinez, California. The room in which he […]
A STAGGERING 13 Tory Ministers defied Theresa May’s bid to keep the option of a No Deal on the table last night. Cabinet big beasts Amber Rudd, the Work and Pensions Secretary, and Justice Secretary David Gauke were among a dozen who abstained on the crunch vote. One – Disability Minister Sarah Newton – went […]
COPYCAT Keira Knightley looks like she’s taking fashion tips from Coronation Street’s Bet Lynch. The Hollywood actress wore a leopard print coat just like those favoured by the soap character, played until 2003 by Julie Goodyear. Keira, 33, was spotted in New York arriving for an interview to discuss latest film The Aftermath. Inside, she […]
THE mother of Leroy Sane is holding up his new Manchester City deal, according to reports. Regina Weber, an Olympic bronze medallist in 1984, has ‘proved obstructive’ as the Premier League leaders try and secure the German star to a new long-term deal. According to the Daily Mail, Sane’s father Souleymane Sane, a former Senegal […]
ITV’S four-part series Cheat has been gripping viewers and tonight they were left shocked and on the “edge of their seats” after it appeared Rose had murdered Adam and framed Leah. During the show it was revealed that Rose and Leah were in fact half sisters and after seducing her apparent “brother-in-law”, things turned violent. […]
LORD Steel yesterday admitted he knew Cyril Smith sexually abused kids but had done nothing when he confessed. The ex-Liberal leader, now 80, said the MP had confirmed to him that claims he spanked young boys and fondled their testicles were true. But Lord Steel refused to take action because the offences happened before Smith […]
THERE are krill, living in the darkest reaches of the Atlantic Ocean, that would have made a better job of managing Brexit than our politicians. I don’t think there has been a more intellectually challenged regime in the world since the famous — and fictitious — Dermot The F***wit presided over part of Ireland in […]
IN and among all the Brexit and Jacko news last week, one other story caught my eye – the tale of four-year-old Everett Hamlin, who loved his pet goldfish Nemo so much that he took it to bed with him. Obviously, for a fish, the palms of a sticky little boy don’t have quite the […]
CELEBRATE St Patrick’s Day on Sunday with some traditional Irish fare. From Irish cream and soda bread to beef and barmbrack, the Emerald Isle has long been famed for delicious grub at affordable prices. So enjoy my picks for the tucker of the Irish. And, if you fancy cooking up a treat, see the recipes […]
MANCHESTER City captain Vincent Kompany is going head to head with his former United foe Gary Neville – by turning into a property developer. The Belgian stopper, 32, has applied for permission to build 75 flats close to City’s ground in east Manchester. The proposals, which go before Manchester town hall tomorrow, come as Neville […]
THIS is the harrowing moment a frail pensioner begs for help in a 999 emergency call before dropping dead after burglars invade her childhood home. Maureen Whale died after thugs crept into the home at night and snatched her handbag just a week before her 78th birthday. And in devastating emergency call to police, the […]
I WAS 12 when I read my first Mills & Boon. A late bloomer, my first snog was still four awkward, spotty years away. But in the pages of M&B, I fell in love over and over again. There was the Arabian prince, the Italian playboy . . . the overworked doctor running a hospital for orphans in the […]
FORMER Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Andrew Thornton has shared his tips on how to back the WORST horse in this year’s big race. It’s statistically more difficult to pick the last-placed horse than it is the winner, according to research from Magners. Now, ahead of Friday’s Gold Cup, Thornton has revealed his top tips for […]
RAIN and cloud in the morning will eventually clear for sunny spells and showers. Strong winds will begin to reduce but rain will return overnight. London weather forecast for 6am on Thursday March 14 London weather forecast for 12pm on Thursday March 14 UK outlook for Friday March 15 to Sunday March 17 On Friday, […]
ARIES March 21 to April 20 The clash between Jupiter and the sun sets up a choice for you between chasing a dream job or making the most of the job you have got. The moon untangles family emotions and you can help a proud relative feel part of the family. If you’re single, and […]
JUNK food firms must stop marketing to youngsters or face a complete advertising ban, a health chief has warned. Experts say the barrage of unhealthy promotions seen by children online and on social media is fuelling the obesity crisis. The Advertising Standards Authority bans marketing where kids make up a quarter or more of the […]
WET and windy weather will continue but it’ll clear southwards by midday as Storm Gareth eases. However, blustery showers are likely elsewhere. UK weather forecast for 6am on Thursday March 14 UK weather forecast 3pm on Thursday March 14 UK outlook for Friday March 15 to Sunday March 17 On Friday, it’ll be cloudy and […]
SICKENING footage shows an evil ex-pupil, 17, entering his school in Brazil before pulling a gun from his trousers and firing at point blank range at a group of teens. Guilherme Taucci Monteiro killed eight people today at the Raul Brasil State School in Sao Paulo along with another former student Henrique de Castro, 25. […]
ANCIENT Britons travelled to huge feasts near Stonehenge from all over the country more than 4,000 years ago, experts have found. It made the prehistoric stone circle the forerunner of the Glastonbury Festival. A landmark study of pig remains — the prime feasting animal — revealed the gatherings drew people from hundreds of miles away. […]
One last chance BREXIT’S only prayer now, incredibly, is that Theresa May brings her battered deal back for a third final vote and that Tory backbenchers and the DUP support it. Every other solution is a disaster, or a non-starter. The PM’s deal is unpopular with both Parliament and the public. But wait until we […]
A DEAD horse was found tied by its front legs to a gate beside what locals have dubbed the “field of death”. The tragic mare was abandoned in Bethersden, Kent, apparently days after dying in labour. It is not the first horse to have been dumped in the area – prompting concern among neighbours and […]