Four EU countries expel 43 Russian diplomats in ONE DAY in coordinated effort after the Dutch accuse 17 of being ‘secretly active’ spies, with Belgium, the Czech Republic and Ireland following suit The Dutch Foreign Ministry announced the expulsion of 17 diplomats on Tuesday It said that they were operating as ‘secretly active’ intelligence officers Belgium, Czech Republic and Ireland followed […]

Man fears his garage could COLLAPSE at any moment after ‘cowboy’ neighbour’s botched attempt to build dream four-bed home with indoor pool saw him rapped for allowing workers to go barefoot and left site in ruins Mustapha Matib is not a builder but acted as main contractor on house project Matib was convicted of two health and safety breaches by […]

Inside the Chowchilla Bus Kidnapping Chowchilla Bus Kidnapping A California man who kidnapped 26 children on a school bus in 1976 was recommended for parole.  Frederick Newhall Woods was one of three gunmen who hijacked a school bus with 26 kids and their bus driver in Chowchilla, California, in 1976. The men transferred the driver and children to vans and […]

Own goal! Footballer’s attempt to retrieve ball from overhead netting goes comically wrong when backpack gets stuck too Footage shared by Mohamed Samir on TikTok shows friends throwing his bag  The video was posted on March 7 and taken on Cairo football field A ball had become stuck in netting and friends used his backpack to retrieve But his bag […]

VLADIMIR Putin told Roman Abramovich he would “thrash” Ukraine when the oligarch tried to broker a peace deal. The Chelsea owner – who had been poisoned after previously joining peace talks – reportedly flew to Moscow to meet the Russian tyrant but was rebuffed with the chilling warning to Kyiv. Reports claimed the billionaire was poisoned and went blind for […]

Everyone will have been moved by the terrible devastation and suffering being caused by the war in Ukraine. The Russian invasion has now led to more than ten million people – a quarter of Ukraine’s population – fleeing their homes. The UK Government has launched the Homes for Ukraine scheme for people in this country who want to take in […]

Children aged five to 11 can get Covid jabs from next week… with medical centres stocking up on ‘fidget toys’ to distract them during injection Vaccine centres will go to extra lengths to make the experience ‘stress-free’ Six million in this group will be offered a jab but take-up is expected to be slow Children will be given two 10-microgram […]

Captured – the female sniper ‘behind 40 kills’: Sharpshooter is held after she was ‘left for dead on Ukraine battlefield’ by Russian comrades A female sniper working for the Russian army, with 40 kills, has been captured Irina Starikova, codename Bagira, was apparently left for dead by her comrades The Serbian sharpshooter has been hunted by Ukraine’s armed forces since […]

How much will YOUR electricity bills go up by? Increase in standing charges will depend on where you live, research shows Bills will double in south Scotland, the south west of England and Merseyside  But London and east of England will see increase of just under 60 per cent Standing charge is a fixed daily payment included in all consumer […]

PHILADELPHIA — With one minute and 21 seconds remaining in the most magical week of their lives, with spotlights dimming and reality about to strike, the seven men who’d inspired millions huddled tight. They knew, a little after 7 p.m. here on Sunday, that the end was near, that fairy dust had lapsed. College basketball’s aristocracy had risen to restore […]