Royal London Hospital neurosurgeon, 57, amassed hoard of extreme child porn and animal abuse images

Dr Richard Van Groningen, 57, arriving at Chelmsford Magistrates Court yesterday A Royal London Hospital neurosurgeon amassed a horrific hoard of extreme child porn and animal abuse images - including dogs, pigs and eels - over 15 years. Dr Richard Van Groningen, 57, admitted to possessing more than 1,480 pieces …...Read More

Moment angler yob hurls a beer bottle at a SEAL to stop it getting tangled in his fishing line

This is the shocking moment an angler tries to stop a seal getting caught on his fishing line by throwing a glass beer bottle at it. The incident took place earlier this week on a headland at Torquay, Devon, where members of the conservation charity Seal Project were in the …...Read More

UK is set for 91F burst of Spanish sun on Friday when warm front sweeps in from Iberia

Advertisement Holidays to Spain may be off the agenda for the foreseeable future - but the warm Iberian weather is coming to the UK instead. Would-be travellers forced to cancel trips will be able to console themselves as back gardens, beaches and parks become hotter than the Balearic Islands. Temperatures …...Read More

Headteachers could be SUED for 'irrationally' forcing pupils to wear face masks

Headteachers could be sued for 'irrationally' forcing pupils to wear face masks when schools reopen fully in September. The policy could be challenged with a judicial review for being 'manifestly absurd', a law firm said today, while a parents' campaign vowed to join any legal action. At least ten schools …...Read More

Experts urge ministers not to overreact to rising coronavirus cases

Advertisement Ministers don't need to panic yet about rising coronavirus cases in Britain, leading experts insisted today after it was revealed that Boris Johnson fears a second wave could start within a fortnight. A senior government source told the Mail the Prime Minister was 'extremely concerned' by outbreaks 'bubbling up' …...Read More

UK scientists will get £4 million for Covid BAME study

Scientists have been given £4.3 million to investigate why black and Asian people are more likely to die from Covid-19. UK Research and Innovation and the National Institute for Health Research have funded six new research projects which will examine the link between coronavirus and ethnicity. Emerging evidence suggests BAME …...Read More

Madeleine McCann investigators resume digging at German allotment

Advertisement Madeleine McCann investigators have found a hidden cellar at the German allotment where Christian Brueckner allegedly lived in the same year the toddler vanished. Police found the cellar in the foundations of a long-demolished building at the allotment near Hannover, where detectives have been removing slabs of building materials …...Read More

Minister warns there is 'no silver bullet' to save summer holidays

Ministers today warned there is currently no 'viable alternative to the 14-day quarantine' period for travellers returning to the UK from high risk countries. Boris Johnson is believed to be worried that a second spike in infections in the UK could start within a fortnight after he expressed concerns about …...Read More

TikTok audio illusion divides opinion as listeners hear either 'green needle' or 'brainstorm'

An audio clip that can be heard as two different words has left social media users astounded. The sound, which first went viral in 2018 and has now resurfaced on TikTok, can be heard as either the phrase 'green needle' or the word 'brainstorm'. The clip is played while both …...Read More

Tracey Cox reveals why sharing bedroom secrets can both help and hinder relationships

When I first got with my now husband, I was so deliriously besotted with him and our sex life, I shared an extremely intimate video of us with a few of my closest friends. My friends are used to me being open about sex and asking them all sorts in …...Read More