Abandoned cats and dogs roam vacant streets lined with blasted apartment buildings, rubble and crumpled cars in Shebekino, a Russian border town pounded by shelling from Ukraine. A hair salon still smoldered last week. Every window in the blackened carcass of the police headquarters was blown out. Almost all of the 40,000 inhabitants had fled, […]
Rishi Sunak has accused Boris Johnson of asking him to ‘do something I wasn’t prepared to do’. The PM and the former PM have been at loggerheads over Conservative MPs failing to appear on Boris’s resignation honours list on Friday despite them being nominated for the House of Lords. Appearing at the London Tech Week […]
A British mum who was on holiday with her family before going missing has been found dead on the island of Fuerteventura Police have said they have found the body of Anne Baillie, 73, who went missing on Wednesday. Her son Alex asked locals and holidaymakers for their help in a social media plea two […]
The King has arrived at Pickering Heritage Railway station to mark a very special anniversary for the famous train. The monarch arrived on the Royal Train, which was pulled by the Flying Scotsman. The 74-year-old is present to take part in a special event to mark 100 years of Britain’s most famous train. The visit also marks […]
At least 10 people were killed after a bus carrying wedding guests in Australia rolled over in bad weather. Around 25 people were also injured after the bus turned on its side on Sunday night at around 11.30pm at a roundabout on Wine Country Drive in the town of Greta in the Hunter Valley region […]
As glasses clinked around the room, I stood up to deliver my toast. It was my Uncle Rick’s wedding, and no special occasion is complete without my cheeky sense of humour. Glancing down at my Microsoft Tablet, I took centre stage next to my dad, Nick, the joint best man. I clicked to access my […]
Ukraine has said it has liberated three villages – claiming they are the army’s first victories since its counter-offensive began. Footage on social media shows Ukrainian troops celebrating in Blahodatne and Neskuchne – which is believed to mean that they have taken back control of the small villages. Kyiv’s deputy defence minister, Hannah Maliar has […]
More than 100 people came out to join a terminally ill dog on his ‘final walk’ around the block after his owner posted a heart-breaking invite that left many in tears. Kelly Warunek was given a note by a friend last week from a dog owner called Kevin asking neighbours to say goodbye to Mellow […]
A drag queen at the centre of a social media storm has vowed to rise above the abuse. Yesterday, Moray Council revealed plans for the region’s first Drag Queen Story Hour. Miss Lossie Mouth, who styles herself as the Camp Comedy Queen of the North, was announced to host. Moray Council had excitedly posted: ‘Drag […]
Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, whose career was tarnished by ‘bunga bunga parties’ and tax fraud, has died aged 86. According to Italian media, he died at the San Raffaele hospital in Milan. Born September 29, 1936, Mr Berlusconi was prime minister for nine years in total, making him the longest serving post-war Prime […]