SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Duke’s son Trumped in race for iconic stables Patronised by Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, Madonna, Pierce Brosnan and even Donald Trump, London’s famous Hyde Park Stables is galloping into a new future. I can disclose that the London landmark, which was on the market for £1.75 million, now has a new owner, following the conclusion of […]

The crafty Cowell who proved Britain’s got talent… No not Simon, but his namesake born 140 years before who invented our variety tradition with acts so saucy they’d even make Amanda Holden blush The 19th century Sam Cowell is no relation to our Simon, and he was a performer himself rather than a judge of talent in others An excitable […]

Chicago street is shut down after a can of RAVIOLI on wheels which was left by a design student sparks ‘suspicious package’ alert Chicago police shut down State Street for 30 minutes on Tuesday, after noticing a can of ravioli with wires and wheels attached had been placed on the road It turned out that the contraption was a design […]

Student, 20, drives away from court minutes after judge bans him from roads over crash that left woman badly injured Saif Shaikh was handed an interim driving ban at Manchester Crown Court  The 20-year-old student pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing injury  His lawyer asked judge Timothy Smith to adjourn sentence until after his exams The university student was then […]

Hours after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the US was prepared to take military action in Venezuela, the Pentagon on Wednesday appeared to downplay any active planning by the armed forces and stressed diplomacy to stem the turmoil in the country. Asked whether the US military had been told to prepare for a military conflict, Kathryn Wheelbarger, acting assistant […]

Hunt for violent thugs who attacked taxi driver then stole his cash and phone while unaware they were being filmed on car’s hidden CCTV Footage shows a driver in Bradford being subjected to a torrent of abuse Driver who works for Girlington Taxis was left ‘traumatised’ after the incident Manager of the firm, Bilal Madni posted the footage to social […]

The husband of Saudi Arabia’s “Rosa Parks” has been arrested amid a crackdown in the kingdom on those supportive of women’s rights. Ayman al-Drees, 31, quietly backed his New York-based wife, feminist Malak al-Shehri, before he was arrested April 4 under mysterious circumstances in eastern Saudia Arabia, NBC News reported. The Bowling Green University graduate didn’t publicly advocate for social […]

Calls for overhaul of political donations rules after Theresa May and six cabinet members enjoy £135,000 meal with ex-Putin crony’s wife Wife of a Russian Oligarch and Putin ally, Lubov Chernukhin, joined Prime Minister and six cabinet ministers for dinner in London on Monday night  Mrs Chernukhin paid £135k for chance to have dinner at Goring Hotel, Belgravia Deputy Lib […]

A woman leaves flowers on a growing memorial across the street from the Chabad of Poway synagogue in Poway, Calif., on Monday, April 29, 2019. (Associated Press) Anti-Semitic assaults more than doubled, and the U.S. Jewish community experienced “near-historic levels” of anti-Semitism in 2018, according to a report released Tuesday by the Anti-Defamation League. The data came to light just days […]

Romanian people trafficker, 33, who forced woman, 23, into prostitution but fled UK and went on run for five years after cutting off electronic tag is jailed for seven years Florin Radu, 33, told his 23-year-old victim she could work in the UK as a waitress After meeting her in Dudley, Radu forced the woman to work as a prostitute   […]