Torrential rain and 70mph gale-force winds batter Britain as forecasters issue yellow weather warnings for flooding across the country Winds up to 50mph set cause travel disruption and potential for flooding across several parts of the UK  Yellow weather warning for rain in place for opening day of the Cop 26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland Strong winds coming from […]

EMMANUEL Macron squeezed his way between Boris Johnson and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi at the G20 summit in Rome today. The PM joined the French President and other leaders from the world's leading economies at the iconic Trevi fountain. As they lined up for a photo shoot, Mr Macron wedged himself between Mr Johnson and summit host Mr Draghi […]

J. Dale Fisher FRAIA August 28, 1931-August 7, 2021 Born in Richmond, James Dale Fisher began architectural studies at the Royal Melbourne Technical College (now RMIT) and then completed the evening course at the Melbourne University Architectural Atelier. Awarded honours in six subjects, he received his diploma of architecture in 1955. While still a student, he joined the highly regarded […]

More than 900 foreign criminals including murderers, robbers and rapists are on the loose in the UK The number who have gone missing has risen by more than 160 in two years The list includes 16 rapists, 20 sex offenders, 53 robbers, 16 burglars, 65 thieves One criminal escaped prison 29 years ago, but 547 fled in the last five […]

A THIRD of DVLA workers are STILL not at their desks despite delays in processing almost 30,000 HGV licence applications and supply-chain issues over Christmas Figures reveal 2,000 staff at DVLA headquarters in Swansea were not in offices This is despite delays in processing almost 30,000 HGV licence applications  Warning of supply-chain issues over Christmas because of driver shortages A third […]

Top strop! Ex-Topshop tycoon Sir Philip Green bares his (brand new?) teeth in kerfuffle at Harry’s Bar Sir Philip Green turned on photographers who snapped him outside London club The controversial former Topshop tycoon, 69, was in town to visit his dentist  He is understood to have been on a brief visit to Britain from his yacht in Monaco He’s […]

Gay Saudi TV executive slams ‘hypocrisy of Newcastle football stars wearing rainbow laces’ while he’s forced to live under the shadow of the kingdom’s religious police Like many Saudi Arabian men, Ibrahim avidly follows English football, often joining friends at cafes screening Premier League matches in his home city of Jeddah. The 39-year-old television executive is gay in a kingdom […]

PRINCE Andrew has claimed that Virginia Giuffre "worked to find sl*tty girls for Jeffrey Epstein." It comes as the Duke of York's legal team accused his alleged victim of profiting from the Epstein scandal and claimed she filed the lawsuit because she was out for another "payday". In a bid to prove the Duke's innocence, his lawyers claimed Giuffre worked […]

Students at Leeds University demand staff include their gender pronouns when introducing themselves at meetings LGBT student groups signed a letter to vice-chancellor Simone Buitendijk They insisted she and other senior staff sign off emails with gender pronouns  Accused university of having a ‘a deeply entrenched culture of transphobia’  Students and staff at Leeds University have demanded senior staff introduce themselves […]

Experience isn't a function of age.  Ian Anderson, all of 23 years old, is still technically a rookie, even though he's started eight career postseason games, already tied for fifth on the Atlanta Braves' all-time list. (Longtime Braves fans can name the top four like naming Beatles: Glavine, Smoltz, Maddux, Avery.) Teammate Luke Jackson on Wednesday night called Anderson “65 […]