PLATELL’S PEOPLE: Why George Michael made me change my own will After reading that George Michael left his £98 million fortune not to his former lovers but to his family and friends, I called my own lawyer to talk about my will. The details of George’s last wishes were so poignant and seemed so well organised, they gave me pause […]

Deli chain creates a fruity furore by charging customers £8.50 for punnet of French strawberries They are on sale at the deli chain Bayley & Sage, which has seven stores  The Wimbledon local branch is selling the Clery variety at £1.70 per 100g   That’s a mark-up of 240 per cent on the 50p per 100g for British ones Sweet, juicy […]

Donald Trump has issued a bizarre tweet suggesting that the Moon is a part of Mars. The US president made the strange assertion while calling on Nasa to be more ambitious in its future plans for space exploration. He wrote Friday: ‘For all of the money we are spending, Nasa should NOT be talking about going to the Moon – […]

THIS is the heartbreaking photo of a man with the baby daughter he'll never meet as he was stabbed to death days before her birth. Grieving widow Bridget Gavin, 22, shared the devastating picture as she welcomed their newborn Mary in the early hours of this morning. Her late husband, David Gavin, died on Friday evening in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, […]

‘Compulsive liar’ benefits cheat, 49, is jailed for 18 months after was filmed playing bowls while claiming she couldn’t walk and pocketing up to £44,500 of taxpayers’ cash Secret footage showed her running around the green in Willenhall in 2017 Rebecca Peach admitted fraud in February and was jailed for 18 months  Before she was jailed, she collapsed in the […]

The heartbroken father of a toddler killed by a leopard heard his son's screams in their garden and ran out to see him in the jaws of the predator. Courtney Ntimane had been stalked by the leopard which is believed to have been attracted by the smells of fresh meat cooking on an outdoor family barbecue. The family had been […]

The UK is only the fourth happiest place in Europe – when it comes to satisfaction with our homes. Poor natural light, bad air quality and a lack of space were revealed as some of main reasons Brits aren’t satisfied with their living situation. The GoodHome Report, the largest study of its kind ever conducted, surveyed 13,489 people across Europe, […]

A MAN almost died after he lost five pints of blood when he severed an artery in his leg on a tiny shard of glass. Shocking pictures of Paul Blundell's blood-stained house reveal the horrifying extent of his injuries from just a couple of cuts on his ankle. His flatmate Adam Johnston, 25, dropped a glass after having a gin […]

COMMUTERS have been left stunned after travellers took over a train station car park – leaving their washing and rubbish scattered across the park. And with up to 20 caravans parked at the Lea Green railway station in St Helens, commuters are now being forced to park elsewhere as cops do nothing to move them on. Carpets and clothes can […]

A former member of the murderous Manson family is speaking out — and recalling how other members told her about the grisly killings of pregnant actress Sharon Tate. Dianne Lake met Charles Manson in 1967 when she was just 14. She was a loyal follower for the next two years, but ultimately ended up testifying against him in court at […]