Tributes are paid to 'one of a kind' 18-year old who died after taking MDMA

Tributes have been paid to a 'one of a kind' 18-year-old who was one of four youngsters to die in suspected drug incidents in the North East over the weekend. Mark Johnston had been with friends at an upstairs flat in Washington, Tyne and Wear, in the early hours of …...Read More

Coronavirus surging in the North of England because of 'deprivation and students'

Advertisement Experts today blamed the North of England’s rapidly rising coronavirus cases and hospital admissions on a number of factors unique to the region that have made it susceptible to a surge in the virus. The region is facing the imposition of stricter lockdown restrictions soon as the Government tries …...Read More

Explosions at Russian munitions depot as villages are evacuated

Ten villages in Russia have been evacuated after wildfires sparked a blaze at an ammunition depot, causing multiple explosions. Rounds could be heard detonating once every five to ten seconds, Russian news agencies reported, while videos posted online showed a thick column of smoke rising into the sky, along with …...Read More

AA backs zero-tolerance drink drive limit for young novice motorists

The AA has given its support for the introduction of new rules that would see young novice drivers facing stricter drink drive limits than other motorists. At a hearing of the Transport Select Committee today, the motoring organisation backed calls for a zero-tolerance limit for drivers in the first months …...Read More

Nicola Sturgeon 'is set to BAN alcohol in Scotland's pubs and force 6pm closing'

Advertisement Nicola Sturgeon (pictured last week) is expected to use a statement to Holyrood to unveil a dramatic 'circuit breaker' squeeze to coincide with the school half-term north of the border Nicola Sturgeon is preparing to ban pubs and restaurants from serving alcohol in Scotland for at least 16 days …...Read More

'Severely' mentally ill woman is raped while isolated with Covid-19 in Italian psychiatric clinic

A severely mentally ill woman who was raped while isolating for coronavirus in an Italian psychiatric clinic has fallen pregnant. The young woman, whose condition means she is physically disabled, was attacked in the Sicilian town of Troina in April at the height of the region's 'red zone' lockdown. Police …...Read More

Drill rapper, 18, who murdered gang rival releases music video saying he regrets machete killing

A teenage drill rapper who was offered a £150,000 recording deal while in jail for murder has released a video from behind bars telling of his regret over the killing. Jayden O'Neill-Crichlow, 18, is currently in jail for life for murdering Kamali Gabbidon-Lynck, 19, with machetes and a Samurai sword …...Read More

Cold case murder of man whose body was found in a burnt out car reopened after 'significant lead'

The investigation into the death of a man who was bludgeoned over the head before his body was discovered in a burnt-out car has been reopened. Police say they have a 'significant' new lead in the murder case of George Tweedie. The body of the 26-year-old from Bedworth in Warwickshire, …...Read More

Britain records 59 more Covid-19 deaths in early count

The royal romance rockier than anyone realised: The boys-only trip that made Kate Middleton see red, how she refused to join Prince William at Sandringham, and how she finally got her man. ROBERT LACEY on the untold twists before the couple wed...Read More

Family reunited: Chinese parents cry as they find their son, 32, who was abducted as a toddler

This is the emotional moment two Chinese parents sobbed uncontrollably as they were reunited with their son three decades after he was abducted from their home as a toddler. Mr Lei and Ms Jiang were left devastated when their child was snatched away by a houseguest who stayed with the …...Read More