Mother whose husband and daughter were killed in speedboat accident 'reaches moment of acceptance'

A mother whose husband and daughter died after being thrown overboard from their speedboat has said she will never be able to 'move on' from the tragedy but has reached a 'moment of acceptance'. Victoria Milligan, 48, and her husband Nick, 51, had been on a family holiday in Padstow, …...Read More

Labour boycotts Facebook for a month over race content

Labour is boycotting Facebook for a month in protest at its failure to remove racist and conspiracy theory content after the death of George Floyd, it was revealed today. The party has dropped all advertising in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, saying it has a 'duty to stop …...Read More

Incredible optical illusion leaves people divided over which zebra is looking at the camera

A wildlife photographer has left Twitter users scratching their heads with a very confusing optical illusion. Sarosh Lodhi, from India, took the mesmerising picture after encountering a group of zebras while on assignment in the Kenyan Maasai Mara national game reserve. He shared the snap on Twitter, where it quickly …...Read More

Three teenage boys and woman in her 20s are arrested after girl, 16, died of drugs overdose

Three teenage boys and a woman have been arrested after a 16-year-old girl died from a drugs overdose. Two boys, aged 16, and a 17-year-old male, all from Wimborne, and a woman aged in her 20s from the Bournemouth area were arrested on suspicion of supplying a class A drug. …...Read More

Wilfried Zaha subjected to racist abuse ahead of Crystal Palace's game with Aston Villa

A 12-year-old has been arrested after Wilfried Zaha revealed the racist abuse he received ahead of Crystal Palace's trip to Aston Villa on Sunday. The Ivorian star commented on his Instagram to his one million followers, 'woke up to this today.' In two messages Zaha was told 'you better not …...Read More

Banks told they must provide cash machines within a 'reasonable distance' of every UK home

Banks have been told to provide cash machines within a 'reasonable distance' of every UK home after lockdown shut 7,200 ATMs. The Treasury has laid out its expectations after more than 10% of the country's 60,000 cash machines were shut during lockdown. It has not been established what exactly the …...Read More

Britons flock to the beaches as mercury hits 79F ahead of heatwave

Advertisement Britons have flocked to the beaches again today as temperatures rocket to the mid twenties after weeks of rain. Coastal areas saw another influx of tourists as the mercury rises to 79F (26C) and pubs open again after lockdown easing last weekend. Lyme Regis in Dorset was packed with …...Read More

Prince Harry feels 'lost in LA the way Meghan Markle did in the UK'

Prince Harry feels 'lost' living in Los Angeles in the same way Meghan Markle did in the UK, a royal author has claimed. After stepping down as senior royals in March, Harry, 35, and Meghan, 38, had originally planned to split their time between the US and UK. However the …...Read More

More than 250,000 High Street jobs could be axed as Britons shop online during coronavirus crisis

More than 250,000 High Street jobs could be axed as Britons shop online during the coronavirus crisis. Experts have warned that a slew of store closures at John Lewis and Boots are 'just the start'. The department store chain will shut eight sites, putting 1,300 jobs in peril, and 4,000 …...Read More

John Lewis set to follow Primark by rejecting government grant

John Lewis is expected to follow Primark in rejecting a government grant of £14 million to bring furloughed staff back to work. Under a scheme introduced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak, firms are being given £1,000 for every worker they bring back into work, even if the company is already up …...Read More