The shackled jungle giants: Campaign calls for elephants Thai and Banang to be freed from Vietnam zoo where they have been kept for a decade as images emerge of the pair in chains Treatment of two elephants at Hanoi public zoo has drawn outrage in Vietnam Legs in iron chains and unable to roam freely, the treatment of two elderly […]

A PREGNANT porn star raided supermarket aisles using an empty pram in a five-week shoplifting spree. Roma Lawson, 34, also swiped a £2,500 diamond ring from a jewellery store after switching it with a £30 fake to fuel her cocaine habit. She would stash bottles of gin and whiskey in her handbag and used an empty pram to swipe six […]

THREE thrillseekers including a girl of ten have been left in a critical condition after they were sent flying off a spinning fairground ride. Passengers on board were flung out of their seats when the safety bars malfunctioned at the Ducasse fair in Belgium. Horrified onlookers screamed as seven people fell to the ground. Smoke and steam poured out of […]

Inside ‘decrepit’ Fulton County Jail – where germaphobe Trump and his 18 co-defendants will be booked: Notorious for scabies outbreaks and ‘unhygienic’ conditions – ex-president must surrender there by next FRIDAY The district attorney for Fulton County, Fani Willis, announced on Monday night that Donald Trump and his 18 co-defendants must surrender by August 25 All 19 – among them […]

Graham Linehan’s ‘unwoke’ show is axed by the Edinburgh Fringe over the Father Ted creator’s stance on gender issues Graham Linehan’s axed show, Comedy Unleashed, platform ‘unwoke’ comics  A show featuring Father Ted’s creator was axed by a comedy club at the Edinburgh Fringe over his stance on gender issues. Graham Linehan was set to join a comedy night at […]

Bereaved mother whose teenage son ‘could have been saved if he’d been tested for ammonia in hospital’ makes plea for change to stop others ‘dying unnecessarily’ Rohan died from late onset of a rare disease that prevents ammonia breakdown His mother is calling on the NHS to test for ammonia in emergency departments The mother of a teenager whose life could […]

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: King Charles and Queen Camilla to follow in Queen Elizabeth’s footsteps by staying at Balmoral Castle for three weeks this summer instead of their favoured Birkhall home on the estate With Queen Elizabeth no longer with us, there were fears that Balmoral Castle would be left without a monarch physically in residence this summer for the first time […]

The mysterious road safety markings baffling locals in Devon seaside town: Residents say bizarre colour scheme is ‘an accident waiting to happen’ with puzzled pedestrians stepping out in front of cars because they don’t know where to cross Red, white and blue colour scheme painted across a junction in Paignton  Council says it is intended to make the area safer […]

Revealed: Drugged-up Kurdish gangsters armed with machine guns are battling for control of French trafficking routes where they charge £1,300 per migrant heading to Britain – unchallenged by police New giant dinghies from China can carry up to 60 passengers at £1,300 a head Rival gangs are trying to undercut each other, fighting for lucrative profits   People smugglers are carrying […]

At least 16 drivers a week are caught going the wrong way down motorways as investigation finds incidents have risen by a ‘frightening’ 13% in a year National Highways figures show 872 cases of oncoming vehicles in the last year  At least 16 drivers a week are reported for driving the wrong way up a motorway. An investigation found such […]