Liz Truss mulls £100BILLION package to freeze energy bills as gas prices soar another 30% after Russia shuts down pipeline – with Chancellor-in-waiting Kwasi Kwarteng scrambling to reassure markets about government’s debt mountain Liz Truss is expected to be named as the new Conservative leader this afternoon  Signs she is planning to freeze energy bills with massive £100billion package Gas […]

TEN people are presumed dead after witnesses described seeing a plane "nosedive" into the water in Washington on Sunday. The float plane was carrying a child and nine other people during the horror crash on Whidbey Island north of Seattle. The Coast Guard launched an urgent search after the float plane went down in Mutiny Bay west of Whidbey Island […]

U.S. Ambassador to Russia QUITS as Ukraine war drags into its seventh month and disputes heighten over Americans detained in Russia U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan ended his tenure as America’s top diplomat in Moscow on Sunday  Comes after nearly three years, spanning the Trump and Biden administrations  Sullivan is retiring from a lengthy government career Comes as the […]

THE FAMILY of a soldier gravely injured in Afghanistan have slammed the British Army after shocking errors over his care were revealed. Paratrooper Ben Parkinson was manning a machinegun turret when his vehicle hit a landmine – leaving him with gruesome injuries. The then-22-year-old is believed to be the most severely wounded soldier to survive the war in Afghanistan. In […]

Residents in the southern Sydney suburb of Mortdale want the Georges River Council to release any updated drafts of the suburb’s master plan, which they say could turn the area into a high-rise jungle like neighbouring Hurstville. The original master plan draft was made public in July 2021 but, since it was deferred for further examination in April 2022, residents […]

A KILLER who suffocated a 10-year-old schoolgirl at a Christmas party could be freed within weeks. Evil Paul Smith was jailed for life with a minimum term of 14 years after he smothered Rosie May Storrie at a festive gathering in 2003. The monster, who was 17 at the time of the murder, had previously attacked two other young girls, […]

Sales of Christmas trees in summer soar as shoppers prepare early amid fears of rising costs Artificial tree sales at John Lewis have ballooned compared to this time last year Data revealed searches for ‘artificial Christmas trees’ increased 122 per cent Selfridges said it had seen a rise in demand for Christmas decorations Sales of Christmas trees at John Lewis have […]

Meet Liz Truss’ ‘true blue’ husband: Tory frontrunner, 47, describes her ‘dry-witted’ accountant spouse, 48, as the ‘love of my life’… after he stood by her through her 2006 affair with MP Hugh O’Leary was born in 1974 and grew up in Allerton, Liverpool, before his family moved to Heswall, Wirral O’Leary became a chartered accountant after studying econometrics and […]

Is Turkey’s authoritarian ruler planning a WAR with Greece in the Mediterranean? Ranting Erdogan accuses Athens of occupying Aegean islands and threatens to do ‘whatever is necessary’ Rivals and fellow NATO members Turkey and Greece have clashed over issues  Nations have been at odds over maritime boundaries and ethnically split Cyprus But this is first time Erdogan has accused Greece […]

Prince Charles set to open Highland Games after Queen, 96, pulled out of attending one her ‘favourite’ events ‘for her comfort’ Queen will not attend Braemar Gathering but Prince Charles who normally accompanies her will still be there Highland Games are often attended by the Queen and PM and are usually a highlight in monarch’s calendar  Until now, the Queen […]