There have been numerous demonstrations across Britain since the dramatic rise of the Black Lives Matter movement in response to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May. But the one that took place in Brixton over the weekend, to mark the 186th anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery, …...Read More

Pep Guardiola was in full pursuit of Alexis Sanchez when Jadon Sancho decided it was time to force his way out of Manchester City and move to Germany. It was August 2017, Sanchez was into the final year of his contract at Arsenal and Guardiola claimed the highly-prized 17-year-old had …...Read More

Coming home from work late one evening last September, my husband Tim stormed straight upstairs to the spare room without so much as a hello. I followed to ask what was wrong. Our relationship had been fractious for months, but there was no specific cause for fury that I knew …...Read More

Visiting the local health centre when you have a serious ailment is worrying at the best of times. But your fear might well be exacerbated if you learnt that the medic about to treat you was called Dr Coffin. On the other hand, it could be reassuring to know the …...Read More

Someone in Whitehall must have been watching the 1976 sci-fi movie Logan's Run, starring Michael York and Jenny Agutter. The film is set in a dystopian future where everyone is killed when they reach 30. It's the kind of radical, outside-the-box policy which would probably appeal to a blue-skies thinker …...Read More

That's it. Furlough is over, at least as far as my company is concerned. I am not prepared to contribute to a culture where people sit at home and do nothing. As the founder of Pimlico Plumbers, London's largest independent plumbing company, I've heard all the excuses – people are …...Read More

A troupe of clog dancers known as the ‘Coco-nutters’ have been kicked out of the national morris dancing organisation for refusing to stop blacking up their faces. Critics have accused them of being racist and claimed their painted faces could cause ‘deep hurt’ to black people. But members of the …...Read More

A common diabetes drug could slash the risk of developing dementia, a major trial suggests. Experts believe that, in time, it could be given to anyone at risk of developing the illness. An international study of 15,800 people with diabetes, led by Exeter University, suggests a daily jab called liraglutide …...Read More

An animal lover has railed against a local council for fining her £120 after she fed crumbs of her Greggs vegan sausage roll to pigeons. Kerris Fenn, 22, tore up the last mouthful of her lunch and scattered it for the birds after they 'sweetly' gathered around her in Manchester …...Read More

Startling video shows a young woman being put in handcuffs on a beach in North Carolina after 'some Karen' called the cops complaining about her thong bikini. Sam Panda, a professional aerialist, was enjoying some sand and sun in this weekend when police officers showed up and detained her in …...Read More