That spectral sound you can hear is the ghost of Margaret Thatcher saying 'I told you so'. This image came to me when reading the Sunday Times's revelation of how a 'loophole' had allowed children of 16 and 17 to gamble up to £350 a week in pursuit of National …...Read More

More than 200,000 people could die because of delays in healthcare and other economic and social effects all caused by lockdown, a government report has warned. The great majority of the deaths – 185,000 – are attributed to an extended wait for treatment in the longer term. But up to …...Read More

Kanye West credited wife Kim Kardashian for making him a father in a presidential rally he tossed Sunday in South Carolina. The 43-year-old star, taking the stage at North Charleston's Exquis Event Center, was talking about abortion when he related a personal anecdote of how he handled the situation with …...Read More

A Kentucky couple were placed under house arrest and forced to wear ankle monitors after refusing to sign a self-quarantine order after testing positive for coronavirus. Elizabeth and Isaiah Linscott said authorities from the health department and sheriff's office showed up at their Radcliff, Kentucky, home Thursday because she declined …...Read More

This may have been the most low-key wedding in recent history. But one element was utterly, gloriously over the top — and that was the flowers. Designed by flamboyant Dutch maestro Rob Van Helden — Elton John’s favourite florist — the floral arch covering the Royal Chapel of All Saints …...Read More

Lockdown has forced many of us to adapt our hobbies so they can be enjoyed at home. Unfortunately, for treasure hunters this means digging up their own gardens. But the rewards appear to have made it all worthwhile. According to the experts, a treasure trove of artefacts has now been …...Read More

Advertisement This incredible shot of leaping wildebeest during the great migration has bagged a British snapper top prize in an international wildlife photography competition. Andy Howe's picture won the Society of International Nature and Wildlife Photographers Nature in Action contest. Other runners-up and highly commended snaps include eagles scrapping over …...Read More

Advertisement Johnny Depp has enjoyed an evening in the pub with a mystery female friend ahead of another week in the High Court - with his ex-wife Amber Heard due to give evidence today. The Pirates of the Caribbean star, 57, made a pit stop at The Alfred Tennyson on …...Read More

Beefeaters guarding the Tower of London are facing 'unprecedented' redundancies for the first time in their 600-year history after lockdown left the historic palace with a £100million deficit. The Tower, which attracted three million visitors last year, making it the UK's most popular paid for attraction, is preparing to make …...Read More

An Australian mother has shared her simple four-step method to get perfectly fluffy pillows at home, and how you can prevent 'bunching' with the help of a tennis ball. The woman, who goes by Mama Mila online, said you need to wash your pillows every three to six months - …...Read More