Union barons were branded ‘champagne socialists’ last night as it emerged more than a third are on six-figure pay packages. Figures show 45 of Britain’s 131 barons are sitting pretty on six-figure earnings – with one in six raking in packages worth as much as the Prime Minister’s salary or…
What really happened to Ann Widdecombe? A local tradesman wrongly arrested, a mystery car and conspiracy theories raging… NICK CRAVEN visits a Dartmoor village in shock and grief
In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles, the members of the Devonian constabulary are depicted as well-meaning but rather out of their depth compared with Sherlock Holmes. When, on Friday, police were forced to admit a 26-year-old man arrested on suspicion of Ann Widdecombe’s murder had nothing…
‘I’m not a racist’: Henry Nowak’s final plea to his killer moments before dying is revealed in fresh court transcripts
Henry Nowak pleaded with his killer, ‘I’m not a racist’, as he lay dying after being stabbed, newly released court documents have revealed. Vickrum Digwa, 23, used an eight-inch ceremonial dagger to stab Mr Nowak and told a ‘wicked lie’ about him to the first officers on the scene, claiming…
Burnham’s first test: Incoming PM must choose whether to back immigration curbs in crunch vote tonight – as Labour MPs plot revolt
By JAMES TAPSFIELD, UK POLITICAL EDITOR Published: 08:52 BST, 13 July 2026 | Updated: 08:52 BST, 13 July 2026 Andy Burnham faces an early test today as Labour MPs threaten to revolt against immigration curbs. Dozens of Left-wingers could abstain or vote against the Immigration and Asylum Bill at second…
Uncovering The Sailing Chart Secrets Of The Red Sea And Gulf Of Aden
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Experts have uncovered information concealed for two centuries in a navigational chart created for 18th-century seafarers navigating the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. The beautiful paper scroll demonstrates that seafaring communities in the region developed an effective navigation system that supported trade among India,…
British boy, two, dies after falling off fourth-floor hotel balcony while on holiday with parents in Cyprus – as father is arrested
By PERKIN AMALARAJ, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 08:18 BST, 13 July 2026 | Updated: 08:23 BST, 13 July 2026 A young British boy has tragically died in Cyprus after falling off a fourth-floor hotel balcony while on holiday with his parents. The boy, who has not yet been identified, perished…
Elderly couple found after fleeing aged-care facility because they hate it: ‘They just wanted to be home together’
By BURNEY WONG – NEWS REPORTER Published: 07:25 BST, 13 July 2026 | Updated: 07:47 BST, 13 July 2026 An elderly couple missing from an aged-care facility have been found as it emerges the pair fled the complex because they did not like being in a ‘home’. Colin, 89, and…
Ex-Labour candidate and university employee is being investigated after saying she hoped Ann Widdecombe suffered an ‘extremely painful death’
A transgender ex-Labour candidate who celebrated the death of Ann Widdecombe – and prayed she had ‘screamed in agony’ – is being investigated. Heather Herbert, a web developer at Aberdeen University, relished in the ‘good news’ of Ms Widdecombe’s death in a vile post on BlueSky. Both police and her employer…
Yellowstone visitor tossed into the air by charging bison revealed to be community leader from Washington State as injuries are laid bare
A man who was sent flying eight feet into the air and injured by an angry bison at Yellowstone National Park has been revealed as a community leader from Washington state. Carl McDaniel, of Bothell, was the grandfather attacked by the agitated beast at Bridge Bay Compound near Yellowstone Lake…
Scientists discover a hidden heart valve risk linked to gum disease
Bacteria that cause gum disease may do more than damage your teeth. New preliminary research suggests they could also contribute to the buildup of calcium in the heart’s aortic valve, potentially leading to calcific aortic valve stenosis (CAVS), a common and potentially life threatening heart valve disorder. The findings were…