The house on the spot fines built: Boss of ‘thugs in a uniform’ who threatened to rip out man’s teeth bought house in leafy Cheshire – and bulldozed it to build £3m palace with gym and sauna

This is the house that’s built on rubbish – or rather upon millions of pounds in fines handed out to those people who may – or may not – have dropped it. Welcome to the world of multi-millionaire Terry Barton, founder and CEO of Kingdom Services Group, who reigns over…

Woman’s body found at Gold Coast beach after shock discovery

By NICHOLAS COMINO, POLITICAL REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 05:47 BST, 18 June 2026 | Updated: 06:14 BST, 18 June 2026 A woman’s body has been found at a busy Gold Coast beach after members of the public spotted her in the surf and brought her ashore. Emergency services were called to…

Question Time migrants who ‘ambushed’ Reform ‘were coached by activists at the request of the BBC’

By CAMERON CHARTERS Published: 00:28 BST, 18 June 2026 | Updated: 05:45 BST, 18 June 2026 Small-boat migrants who ‘ambushed’ a Reform representative on an episode of Question Time had been coached by activists at the request of the BBC, it was claimed yesterday. Pro-migration charity Imix was enlisted by…

El Niño Is Underway – NASA Science

El Niño, characterized by warmer-than-normal water temperatures in parts of the equatorial Pacific, made its return in June 2026. Observations of sea surface height from the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite that month indicated that the 2026 event was continuing to strengthen.   The natural, recurring phenomenon can have widespread effects, typically bringing…

Pauline Hanson’s One Nation demands migrants put Australian identity ahead of ethnicity

New arrivals to Australia would need to put their ethnicity second to their national identity as part of One Nation’s plan to crack down on migration. Migrants would be free to speak their own languages at home but should be ‘Australians first’, One Nation has declared, after the party’s leader…

Elderly man hospitalised with severe head injuries after alleged assault at Sydney dementia facility

An elderly man has been hospitalised with horrific injuries after allegedly being viciously attacked by another resident at an aged care facility, leaving him almost unrecognisable. John, 87, who suffers from dementia and lives at HammondCare’s aged care facility in Hammondville, Sydney’s south-west, was allegedly attacked on Wednesday night before…

Teenage tourist killed after carriage horse bolts from driver in Central Park as terrifying footage shows moment coach flips

A teenager who was thrown to the ground on Wednesday when a Central Park carriage horse bolted away from its driver has died from his injuries. The 18-year-old was riding in the horse-drawn carriage with three other passengers when the accident took place just before 3pm, according to the New…

Keir Starmer is braced for Ed Miliband to resign NEXT WEEK as part of Cabinet coup if PM refuses to make way for Burnham coronation

Keir Starmer is braced for Ed Miliband to resign next week as part of a co-ordinated coup to force him out. Allies of the Prime Minister believe the Energy Secretary is poised to lead a wave of ministerial resignations if Sir Keir refuses to bow to Andy Burnham’s demands to…

Ancient monument may have been an early Stonehenge prototype

A reconstruction of the summer solstice celebrations as they might have appeared at Bulford thousands of years ago Marijane Porter, Wessex Archaeology Stone Age peoples in Britain built a wooden monument to mark the summer solstice, 500 years before they began building the stone circle at Stonehenge. Stonehenge is also…

Cabramatta crash: Heartbroken parents forgive driver after children killed while crossing the road

Heartbreaking details have emerged about the moments before two young siblings were killed in a devastating crash in Sydney’s west, as their devastated mother speaks out and forgives the driver responsible. Five-year-old Katherine Tha and her one-year-old brother Harry were killed on Wednesday afternoon after they were struck by a…