BORIS Johnson delighted workers yesterday by revealing he will look at abolishing the TV license fee. Attacking the force with which people are pursued for not paying it, the PM also revealed he was also looking at scrapping it as a criminal offence. Quizzed on why the £154.50 a year annual charge was fair during a Q and A session […]

He’s got this case in the bag. Stephen Castor, the lawyer drafted by House Republicans to fight Democrats’ impeachment case, brought his legal documents to Monday’s hearing inside a reusable grocery tote. The attorney strolled into the appearance before the House Judiciary Committee looking more prepared to cook up some steaks than argue a high-stakes case, pulling sheaves of legal […]

Supreme Court justices say the state of Kentucky can continue to force abortion patients to listen to the fetal heartbreak and look at ultrasound scans. The controversial law has been allowed to stay in place, after the United States’ highest court refused on Monday to hear an appeal brought on behalf of Kentucky’s only abortion clinic. That appeal, mounted by […]

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has warned Australians to "prepare for some difficult news" in the days ahead as police revealed they did not expect to find any more survivors from a devastating volcanic eruption that so far has killed five people in New Zealand. Twenty four Australians were exploring White Island in the Bay of Plenty as part of a […]

Newlyweds, a family-of-four and six children are among over 20 Australian tourists feared missing after New Zealand’s volcano catastrophe – with death toll expected to rise above 30 as search teams find ‘no signs of life’ More than 20 Australians have been reported missing in White Island eruption Five people were confirmed dead and dozens still unaccounted for as of […]

Senior US officials failed to tell the truth about the war in Afghanistan throughout the 18-year campaign — and hid “unmistakable evidence” that it was unwinnable, according to a damning report by The Washington Post. The paper, which obtained a cache of government documents under the Freedom of Information Act after a three-year legal battle, reported that the American officials […]

Ex-headmaster, 71, is jailed for two years for stalking his teacher partner after trying to suffocate her with a pillow Russell Hollins, 71, was prep head at schools including King Henry VIII Coventry From 59 he changed and for the last 12 years he stalked three different women Exeter Court heard Hollins was in a relationship with teacher Sally Edgington  […]

Billionaire Phones4U founder John Caudwell warns that ‘every wealthy person in the UK’ would LEAVE if Labour wins general election as he savages John McDonnell’s ‘frightening’ tax hikes Billionaire John Caudwell had a face-to-face meeting with John McDonnell  Mr Caudwell said he would not have started business under current Labour Party He said the party’s tax plans would prompt many […]

THE terrifying eruption of a volcano in New Zealand this morning was caught on camera by a boat full of panicked tourists. The White Island volcano, just off the town of Whakatane on the country's north coast, erupted at around 2.11pm, leaving at least five dead and many more fatalities feared. Footage shot from a boat just off the island […]

Cruel thieves steal a litter of six three-week-old American bulldog puppies worth around £6,000 from the home where they lived with their mother The six pooches – just three weeks old – are too young to be away from mother The unpleasant thieves are likely to try to sell them on over the festive period Detective Sergeant Sam Stuart, of […]