A French court has convicted controversial comedian Dieudonne on fraud and money laundering charges and sentenced him to two years in prison. Dieudonne M’bala M’bala, who has previously been found guilty of anti-Semitism, was not present for Friday’s verdict and sentencing to three years in prison, with one year suspended. He is expected to appeal. Dieudonne periodically surfaces in the […]

A senior official in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Friday that it would be the Islamic Republic’s “duty” to seize a British oil tanker in retaliation for the capture of an Iranian ship in Gibraltar by the Royal Marines. The British forces seized the supertanker Grace 1 on Thursday for trying to take oil to Syria in violation of EU sanctions, […]

Police believe British tourists who fell to their death while taking a selfie on 30ft ledge in Spain died after one lost his balance and pulled the other down with him Jayden Dolman, 20, and Daniel Mee, 25, died after falling on to a beach in Spain Pair had been trying to take a selfie on wall overlooking the beach when […]

Shocking moment thug tries to run over a rival gang member as mass brawl erupts on streets of Sunderland Violence happened in Hylton Road, Sunderland, on June 25 at around 7pm Was part of 30-person brawl which earlier took place in neighbouring street Video emerged on same day five former Metropolitan Police chiefs blamed Britain crime wave on lack of […]

EUROPE is bracing itself for another danger heatwave this weekend with temperatures tipped to soar to a sweltering 41C. Most of the continent will bask in the mid 30s but countries further south will see the mercury quickly rocket past the 40C mark. The latest heatwave comes just a week after Europe was rocked by record-breaking temperatures during a deadly […]

Tunisia bans the niqab veil in ‘public institutions’ People wearing the face covering will be banned from government buildings  The Tunisian prime minister’s office said the move was for ‘security reasons’ A number of European countries have introduced similar bans on face covering  Tunisia has banned the niqab veil in ‘public institutions’.  Under the new rules, people wearing the Muslim face […]

Pair of lovelorn male peacocks are terrorising a village by ‘screaming’ at night and destroying gardens as they desperately search for female mates Residents in Picket Twenty, Hampshire are being terrorised by two peacocks  The male birds are desperately seeking female company as it is mating season Residents complain the birds are destroying gardens in their hunt to love  The […]

Cabinet big beasts vow to oppose Boris’s ‘do or die’ No Deal Brexit pledge as Tory Remainer MPs draw up battle plans to stop a disorderly divorce but Johnson says they are REFUSING to accept EU referendum result Justice Secretary David Gauke says a ‘way will be found’ to stop No Deal Brexit Chancellor Philip Hammond says a ‘determined’ Commons […]

DONALD Trump hailed American heroes in a patriotic Independence Day extravaganza as soaked spectators marvelled at a stunning military flyover in a rainy Washington DC last night. The US president hailed an eclectic mix of American patriots – from the armed forces, space explorers and civil rights leaders through history. He largely stuck to a positive and inclusive pro-American script […]

Two British men have died after falling off a Spanish cliff top while their friend was taking a picture of them, according to reports. Daniel Vivian Mee, 25, and Jayden Dolman, 20, were on Spain’s Costa Blanca coast in an area known as Punta Prima, near the town of Torrevieja, when the accident happened at around 7.30pm yesterday. Mr Mee […]