Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and her fiancé Shaman Durek have said ‘people don’t want to see a black man join a royal family in Europe’ – after revealing they’ve received ‘death threats and hate’. The couple, who announced their engagement on Tuesday, addressed the backlash they’ve received throughout their relationship …
Read More »The most bizarre prison escapes in the United Kingdom, from a Soviet spy to a robber who spent £40,000 on plastic surgery.
The fact that the country’s most dangerous criminals are imprisoned in high-security prisons allows British citizens to sleep soundly at night. Despite the fact that true Shawshank Redemption stories are extremely rare, they have occurred on our soil. Only last week, a manhunt was launched for Darren Pilkington, a notorious …
Read More »Royal Mail releases a series of new cat stamps – and they’re adorable
Meow (Picture: PA) Cat fans rejoice. Royal Mail has released eight new stamps celebrating our feline friends, showcasing them in all their glory. The stamps picture cats looking cute, stretching, stalking and snoozing. The most popular domestic cats in the UK, from pedigree breeds to moggies, were selected for the …
Read More »Pair’s disappearance in Brazil’s Amazon tied to ‘fish mafia’
A main line of police investigation into the disappearance of a British journalist and an Indigenous official in the Amazon points to an international network that pays poor fishermen to fish illegally in Brazil’s Javari Valley, authorities said. British freelance journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous official Bruno Pereira were last …
Read More »Royal Mail releases a series of new cat stamps
© Provided by Metro Meow (Picture: PA) Cat fans rejoice. Royal Mail has released eight new stamps celebrating our feline friends, showcasing them in all their glory. The stamps picture cats looking cute, stretching, stalking and snoozing. The most popular domestic cats in the UK, from pedigree breeds to moggies, …
Read More »These FTSE 100 stocks are big fallers. I think they’re too cheap
Image source: Getty Images As I write, the FTSE 100 is actually 3% higher than it was 12 months ago. But I suspect that you will agree with me when I say that it feels like the market has been falling this year. The reason for this is that the …
Read More »Dorset’s hidden link to the Great Train Robbery is connected to this old florist’s shop
In the dim light of an early August morning, a Royal Mail train wound its way down the West Coast Main Line between Glasgow and London. The driver, Jack Mills, stopped at a red signal half a mile from Bridego Railway Bridge in Ledburn, Buckinghamshire. Mills wasn’t expecting to see …
Read More »Scots councils will bid for £800m ‘levelling up’ fund launched by Tories
The vast majority of Scotland’s councils will bid for money from an £800million “levelling up” fund launched by Boris Johnson, the Sunday Mail has learned. Senior figures in the SNP have condemned the Prime Minister’s spending plans as a “naked power grab” and accused Westminster of failing to match EU …
Read More »Rudy Giuliani faces ethics charges over Trump election role
Rudy Giuliani, one of Donald Trump’s primary lawyers during the former US president’s failed efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, is set to face professional ethics charges. The move follows law licence suspensions in New York and the District of Columbia. The US Office of Disciplinary Counsel, …
Read More »Rudy Giuliani faces ethics charges over Trump election role
Rudy Giuliani, one of Donald Trump’s primary lawyers during the former US president’s failed efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, is set to face professional ethics charges. The move follows law licence suspensions in New York and the District of Columbia. The US Office of Disciplinary Counsel, …
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