A businesswoman embroiled in a £1.6 billion High Court battle with Barclays was referred to as a 'dolly bird' and a 'tart' by former bank chiefs. The terms used by two then Barclays bosses to describe Amanda Staveley, in a telephone call during the financial crisis 12 years ago, emerged …...Read More

A 51-year-old man has died after being assaulted after a row with another customer at a Screwfix store. Police said they were called to an 'altercation' between two men at a branch of the DIY chain in Gateway Trade Park, Warrington, shorty after 10am last Thursday. Andrew Webster, 51, from …...Read More

Publicans have slammed the Chancellor's mini-Budget for failing to help stricken independent public houses and those focused on serving drinks rather than food. Summing up the crisis facing Britain's pubs, a pressure group forthe sector told This is Money: 'Yesterday's VAT cut announcement was great news for the likes of …...Read More

A mother-of-seven died after she accidentally stumbled against a train near a level crossing, her partner has said. Sammie-Jo Edwards, 41, described as 'one in a million', had been relaxing on a bank beside the tracks near her home in Somerset when tragedy struck on June 28. Boyfriend Jamie Cullingham …...Read More

A group of 11 adults, believed to be kept as slaves, were found at an industrial site during a massive raid involving more than 100 police officers. Officers battered their way onto the site in an armoured truck, through what they described as 'numerous safety measures'. Once inside the gated, …...Read More

The martial arts expert behind last year's 'bottle cap challenge' has showcased his astonishingly precise moves in a new video. Taekwondo instructor Farabi Davletchin's tricks include slicing fruit and snuffing out candle flames with a kicked disc from his home in Almaty, Kazakhstan. He has practised Taekwondo for 20 years …...Read More

Traffic has fallen more in Britain than in any other European country since the pandemic struck, as motorists choose to stay at home instead of getting back on the road. After comparing data for February with records for March to June in 19 European countries, it was revealed that Britain's …...Read More

A man who became manic after being infected with coronavirus got so delirious he confessed to his wife that he used to have sex with men, doctors have revealed. The unidentified 41-year-old, who was treated at St Thomas' Hospital in London, also became 'highly aroused' and uninhibited, questioning and inappropriately …...Read More

Advertisement Rishi Sunak's half-price meals announcement has already been picked apart by savvy diners plotting to rinse the scheme by going out for a 'safari supper'. Customers plan to avoid straying beyond the £10 cap on the Chancellor's 50 per cent discount program by hopping between restaurants for each course. …...Read More

A leading disease-control expert in China has declared that the coronavirus outbreak in the country 'has already ended'. Dr Zhang Wenhong, who has led the fight against COVID-19 in Shanghai, made the announcement today as he was speaking at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai. He also said that …...Read More