The announcement from the BBC to abolish the freebie for pensioners last week has sparked fury, with hundreds of thousands of people signing online petitions to get the broadcaster to reverse the decision. More than one million UK households will still receive free TV licences, but around 3.7 million pensioners aged over 75 will lose […]

A teacher took his own life after developing altitude sickness during a trekking trip to the Himalayas with his wife, an inquest has heard. Paul Connell, 33, had climbed around 3,000 metres up the Annapurna range in Nepal when he started having panic attacks and developed anxiety. His wife Lisa was so concerned she paid […]

Confusion and communication issues hindered emergency service efforts to help injured victims after the London Bridge terror attack, an inquest has heard. Giving evidence at the Old Bailey, Paul Woodrow, director of operations at the London Ambulance Service (LAS), said his team initially struggled to get “overall situational awareness” at the “chaotic” scene of the […]

Jeremy Hunt has drawn widespread condemnation after saying he backed Donald Trump’s attacks on the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. The Foreign Secretary said he agreed ‘150%’ with the ‘sentiment’ behind the US President’s attack on London’s mayor – despite it including the word ‘Londonistan’. Trump labelled Mr Khan a ‘national disgrace’ following further violence […]

MOSCOW — The Kremlin warned on Monday that reported American hacking into Russia’s electric power grid could escalate into a cyberwar with the United States, but insisted that it was confident in the system’s ability to repel electronic attacks. Dmitri S. Peskov, President Vladimir V. Putin’s spokesman, also raised concerns that President Trump was reportedly […]

The national awareness week, which runs from today until Sunday, is organised by the UK umbrella charity for children’s palliative care Together for Short Lives. This year’s theme is ‘Moments that Matter’, and it is hoped showcasing important moments that have an impact on children’s lives with life-threatening conditions, and their families, will challenge the […]

A JURY in the trial of two boys accused of murdering schoolgirl Ana Kriegel has been sent home for the evening after deliberating for nearly 11 and a half hours. The jury of eight men and four women will resume their deliberations tomorrow morning at 10am. The co-accused, who were aged 13 at the time, […]

The Duchess of Sussex has only made two public appearances since she gave birth to Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor in May. She appeared to introduce her baby to the world and to celebrate the queen’s birthday during the annual trooping the Colour ceremony – and is expected to stay on maternity leave until the autumn. But […]

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex not only celebrated their one-year anniversary last month, but also welcomed into the world their first son, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. Meghan and Harry’s relationship has moved incredibly quickly compared to other couples in the Royal Family. In July 2016, Meghan was strolling around London when she was randomly introduced […]

However, apart from Gary genuinely being a QC – he took silk in 2012 – the rest is affected, acquired or simply made up. In a transformation that was nothing short of miraculous, he started out as a shaven-headed hooligan and ended up a lawyer. “At university I realised that if I was going to […]