A HOTEL for Channel migrants is empty — after taxpayers forked out £1.5million to rent it. The 162-room Holiday Inn Express was block-booked by the Home Office for five months, starting in November. But councillors in Oxford object to it being used as an asylum centre. A source said: “It’s staggering. "Since the Government booking […]

STANDING pale as a ghost, Anne Frank shivered as she hauled stones in the blistering cold – while Nazi guards hurled insults around her. Forced to sleep in a freezing, overcrowded hut with little food, it wasn't long before the teenager fell seriously ill with scabies and became too unwell to work. This was the […]

A man who tricked his old teachers for two years by posing as a student at his old school is the subject of an upcoming film. Brian MacKinnon, who attended Bearsden Academy, twice, is profiled in the upcoming feature, 'My Old School'. The 58-year-old will be portrayed by Alan Cumming for his second stint at […]

Fact: A good splurge every now and again is one of life’s greatest pleasures. Whether it’s a shiny new pair of shoes, your artisanal coffee beverage of choice, or the must-have tech gadget of the moment, we all deserve to treat ourselves every now and then. The occasional splurge probably won’t hurt your long-term savings […]

A RUSSIAN billionaire-owned superyacht worth £33MILLION with an onboard movie theatre, pool and gym has cruised into the UK's waters. Posh floating palace, the 'Triple Seven', has today been seen passing Southend-on-Sea and cruising the River Thames in London. She is fully kitted-out with a waterslide, jacuzzi, multiple alfresco dining areas and a lavish interior, […]

SUDDENLY things are beginning to look a little more rosy for the ­Government. A new opinion poll has just given them a 14-point lead over Labour. Some more specific polling reckons that almost 40 per cent of people who voted Labour in Yorkshire last time won’t do so this time around. Or ever in the […]

LABOUR leader Sir Keir Starmer refused to apologise for downing beers with colleagues indoors during Covid restrictions – calling it a work event just like Boris Sir Keir was angrily branded a “hypocrite” by a caller on LBC this morning but he hit back saying No10 was running a campaign “to drag everyone into the […]

A PHOTO that circulated on social media showed the lack of coronavirus safety procedures at a Georgia school during the first day back. One parent claimed on Twitter that the school pictured was North Paulding High School in Paulding County, Georgia. In Paulding County, schools are reportedly opening with support from the Georgia Department of […]

THE daughter of rap legend Freeway has died at the age of 21 following a battle with cancer. The Philadelphia star, real name Leslie Pridgen, revealed the sad news to his thousands of followers on Instagram on Sunday. He uploaded a video from his daughter Harmony's 21st birthday where she was dancing to the Jackson […]

A CLINICAL trial for an HIV vaccine has been launched by British researchers. The test aims to evaluate its safety, tolerability and ability to prime the immune system. Thirteen healthy HIV-negative adults, aged 18 to 65, will receive one dose of the jab and then a booster after four weeks. University of Oxford experts are […]