Jonathan Barton, who has resigned from Ballet West Scotland The vice-principal of a prestigious Scottish ballet school at the centre of a police investigation into sex assault and grooming claims has stepped down amid concern from dozens of former pupils, parents and staff over his conduct. Detectives are probing allegations …...Read More
Police launch probe into claims of sex assault at prestigious Scottish ballet school
The 15-minute 'noiseless' workout you can do at home that won't annoy your housemates or neighbours
An Australian Pilates instructor has shared the 15-minute 'noiseless' workout she swears by for toning your entire body - without disturbing your housemates or neighbours. The key to exercising indoors when you're living in an apartment building or surrounded by friends and family is to avoid jumping and running on …...Read More
Would YOU pay £295 for a tiny bag to hold your phone? Fashion giants jump on trend for small bags
When you’ve acquired a sleek new smartphone, you wouldn’t want to carry it around in any old case. You would rightly demand something more stylish. And this sentiment has apparently given rise to the cult of the miniature designer handbag. Some of the biggest names in fashion have jumped on …...Read More
Music company boss was sick for four days after eating homegrown courgette
The supper of red snapper with homegrown vegetables looked delicious, so Mike Andrews and his wife could not wait to tuck in. However, his mouth instantly filled with a searingly bitter taste. Mr Andrews spat out his food and urged wife Sue Menhenick, 64 – a former dancer with Pan’s …...Read More
Body of retired headmaster is exhumed NINE days after being buried by the wrong family
A retired headmaster's body had to be exhumed nine days after he was buried by the wrong family in a 'terrible' mortuary mix-up, it has been reported. When undertakers arrived at a hospital mortuary to collect Jimmy McDonald, 90, they ended up taking John Hetford, 89, who had died two …...Read More
AI pilot BEATS USAF F16 Top Gun in first ever simulator dogfight competition run by DARPA
An AI pilot has beaten a US Air Force F16 Top Gun in the first ever simulator dogfight competition run by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to determine if man can beat machine in the sky. The human pilot, a Weapons School instructor pilot known only by his …...Read More
Ministers plan SEVEN new smart motorways despite concerns over their safety
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps to also announce team to speed up upgrades Highways England is also set to renew commitment to tunnel under Stonehenge Another part of the M25 and the M3 also set to be upgraded to smart motorways M6, M62, M56, the M40 and M42 interchange, and the …...Read More
TOM UTLEY: My week in a stately home made me yearn for suburbia
Over the past few days, I've thought often of the opening scene in an episode of Telegoons, the BBC's less than wholly successful 1960s TV adaptation of the young Prince Charles's favourite radio programme, The Goon Show. The scene in question begins as night falls with Henry Crun, a puppet …...Read More
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Lose £££s on Dishi Rishi's 3:4 diet
Dishi Rishi's 'Money For Nothing And Your Chips For Free' deal has been a runaway success, depending on your point of view. More than 35 million half-price meals have been served and the Chancellor is coming under pressure to extend the scheme beyond the end of August. Restaurants report record …...Read More
JAN MOIR: Yes, the lash is horrific, but so is letting killers hide from justice
Surely no civilised person could condone the barbaric sentence meted out to Ye Ming Yuen for drug offences in Singapore. The former public schoolboy was given 20 years after being found guilty of selling a small amount of illegal drugs to his friends; an amount that probably would have got …...Read More
