A Ryanair passenger travelling with his musical instruments has angrily hit out at the behaviour of a baggage handler who was seen casually chucking his baggage around. James Elson said he was looking out of the window when he saw his instruments being loaded. But rather than being carefully handled, they were hurled around by […]

Ben Wallace, the UK’s defence minister, played a mischievous prank on his opposite number in Moscow just before Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine. Knowing that the invasion was coming, Wallace had been talking to Ukraine’s defence minister Oleksii Reznikov about shipments weapons from the UK. They came up with their own private code – […]

‘The grief we feel is a measure of the love we shared’: Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby thanks wellwishers for their prayers as tributes flood in for his mother following her death aged 93 The Archbishop of Canterbury paid tribute to his mother who has died aged 93 Lady Jane Williams passed away peacefully on […]

Plans to shut train station ticket offices could lead to 2,000 job losses, documents reveal – as RMT boss Mick Lynch says he has not met government minister since January as rail unions prepare for strike action this week Plans to close 974 out of 1,0007 ticket offices could see 2,000 job losses RMT chief […]

The coal mine at Yuvileine (Russian forces logistics hub) struck by Ukrainian forces This morning, Ukrainian forces launched a significant attack on the coal mine located in Yuvileine. This particular mine has served as a crucial logistics hub for Russian forces in the region for an extensive period, strategically positioned just beyond the range of […]

British Instagram influencer behind the world’s newest airline: Entrepreneur launches Global Airlines which says it has bought four Airbus A380s and wants to rival Virgin and BA with transatlantic trips from the Spring James Asquith, 34, founded Holiday Swap and has over 1m Instagram followers He holds the world record for being youngest person to […]

AN ARTIST has told how she spent five years transforming her normal Essex home into a real-life Barbie dreamhouse. Amy Griffith, originally from California, began the huge project in 2009 when she moved from London to Tiptree. The one-of-a-kind Essex mansion is completely covered in flamboyant pink with an explosion of brightly coloured flowers and […]

A MAN was given weeks to live after going to A&E with back pain thinking he had just pulled a muscle. Dylan Lamb, 20, first noticed the problems in April last year after suffering with what he thought was a lower back injury. After getting painkillers from his GP, he went to A&E with his mum, Kim, at […]

Former Lioness Jill Scott reveals how she had to use ‘hand-me-down kits’ from male players at the beginning of her career The footballer started playing professional football at Sunderland aged 17  England football star Jill Scott has revealed how she had to play in the ‘hand-me-down kits’ of male players when she began her sporting […]

Thousands of jobs at risk across Britain as hotels and businesses reveal slump in overseas visitors after tax-free shopping scrapped by the Government Firms have said tourism has slumped since tax-free shopping was scrapped  Hotels and businesses across the UK say they have suffered a slump in overseas tourism after a tax-free shopping perk was […]