War on ‘unconditional’ Russell Group university offers that pile pressure on students into accepting Education Secretary will order universities to stop ‘unethical’ recruitment  Damian Hinds is commissioning a wider review of university admissions He has singled out the practice of ‘conditional unconditional’ offers for criticism He will write to 23 institutions ordering them to stop issuing […]

Blighted Britain: Waste mountain the weight of two humpback whales is illegally dumped in just a week Waste mountains have been illegally dumped outside four villages in Surrey  Environment Agency believes the waste may have been dumped by a grab lorry Fly-tipping is a criminal offence, it can result in an unlimited fine or five years jail  […]

JAN MOIR: If social media is really as addictive for kids as drugs, Prince Harry, why not tell that to your 3.6 million Instagram followers? e-mail 33 View comments Hey kids. So what’s the narrative on the Harry-Meghan axis? The theme, the zeitgeisty gist, the Major Issue that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are […]

The Australian-born programmer rose to prominence after WikiLeaks released sensitive US government files in 2010.  Documents included information related to the War on Terror and US army post-operation reports. Assange, 47, has been holed up in Ecuador’s embassy since 2012 after he sought refuge following an extradition order to Sweden to face rape accusation charges.  […]

The Queen has given fresh hope to Britain’s Cold War heroes and backed their bid for a medal. She has given her formal approval to a review of the nuclear veterans’ case for a gong, following a long Mirror campaign for recognition. Labour deputy leader Tom Watson, who is driving the campaign in Parliament, said: […]

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgium apologized on Thursday for kidnapping thousands of mixed-race children from Congo between 1959 and 1962, in a move to address the legacy of its often brutal 80 years of African colonization. The apology was the first time Belgium has officially acknowledged responsibility for the policy of segregation under which ‘metis’ children […]

A man who told police he was a teenager who went missing eight years ago when his mother took her own life is an ex convict, it has emerged. Timmothy Pitzen vanished from Aurora, Illinois, USA,  in 2011 and would be 14-years-old today. But after someone came forward earlier this week to claim he was […]

A man in India had to have his penis partially amputated after he developed gangrene from an erection that lasted two days. The unnamed 52-year-old presented himself to doctors because he couldn't get rid of the 'painful and sustained' erection. Bungling medics swiftly drained the blood from his penis, but left a catheter in and […]

President Trump said Thursday that Democrats who are demanding his tax returns will have to deal with his lawyers. “They’ll speak to my lawyers, they’ll speak to the attorney general,” Trump told reporters during an unrelated press event in the Oval Office. He reiterated the answer again, word for word, when pressed by the reporter […]

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s purchase of Russian S-400 missile defense systems, which has raised tensions with Washington, is a “done deal” and cannot be canceled, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday. The United States and Turkey have been at loggerheads over Ankara’s decision to purchase the S-400s, which are not compatible with NATO systems. […]