A PONY’S metal-shod front left hoof is believed to have slipped on a notoriously steep descent in the Gap of Dunloe resulting in the animal, a trap and two US tourist being catapulted down into a rock strewn ravine in the Kerry beauty spot. The revelation came as a Killarney coroner’s inquest heard that the […]
An Iraq war veteran has been found guilty of murdering Britain’s Got Talent finalist Simonne Kerr. Desmond Sylva, 41, stabbed his on-off girlfriend more than 70 times in a violent rage at his flat in Clapham, south London, in August last year. The couple, who originally met through dating app Tinder, had arranged to meet […]
Back in January, when temperatures were dropping, I led a debate in Parliament calling on the government to scrap the Vagrancy Act, an archaic piece of legislation that makes sleeping rough illegal and degrades homeless people. Today, Crisis have launched their report Scrap the Act: The case for repealing the Vagrancy Act 1824 and the […]
Meghan Markle went from Hollywood star to royalty when she married Queen Elizabeth II’s grandson Prince Harry last year. The couple met in June 2016, and married just under two years later, on May 19 in 2018. Last month the Duke and Duchess of Sussex also welcomed their first child Archie Harrison, who is the […]
Conservative MPs will vote in a third leadership ballot this afternoon, with the results expected to be announced at 6pm. In yesterday’s round, Boris Johnson secured 126 votes, ahead of Jeremy Hunt, Michael Gove, Rory Stewart, Sajid Javid and Dominic Raab. The five remaining candidates clashed over Brexit and tax-cuts during a chaotic BBC debate […]
Brexit supporter and Conservative MP for Rayleigh and Wickford, Mark Francois, snapped as he was confronted by a Remain campaigner. Steve Bray, who is often overheard shouting ‘stop Brexit’ in the background of TV interviews at Westminster, approached Mr Francois. As the leading Brexiteer entered a building, he turned to Mr Bray delivering a stinging […]
Speaking to the Tory MP on her TalkRADIO show, Ms Hartley-Brewer asked what Boris Johnson was willing to do to deliver Brexit by October 31 at all costs as he promised. She asked Ms Villiers twice: “What does he do? Has he told you? Is he willing to prorogue Parliament? Will he call a general […]
NIEUWEGEIN, Netherlands (REUTERS) – Three Russians and a Ukrainian will face murder charges for the July 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in which 298 people were killed, in a trial to start in the Netherlands next March, an investigation team said on Wednesday (June 19). The suspects are likely to […]
The public broadcaster has been left severely embarrassed after basic checks on two of those who quizzed the Conservative leadership hopefuls revealed the extraordinary background of those participating in the programme. One questioner, Aman Thakar, previously worked for Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party investigating anti-Semitism, while another had made anti-Israeli remarks on social media. A letter […]
The former Foreign Secretary received 126 votes from Tory MPs in the second round of voting yesterday and is highly likely to reach the last two. The final result will be decided by Tory Party members, a group in which Mr Johnson’s approval rating is very high. After the BBC Tory leadership debate last night, […]