BBC headquarters targeted by vandals and covered in paint

The broadcaster has faced criticism in recent days for maintaining its editorial stance not to describe Hamas militants as terrorists. However, the Metropolitan Police said the incident has not yet been linked to any protest groups. Hundreds of protesters gathered outside BBC headquarters on Saturday, following the vandalism, as part of a major …

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Bicester drug dealer called Mr Friday spared prison

Stephen Friday, 49, had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to being involved in supplying heroin and crack cocaine in Bicester last year. Returning to Oxford Crown Court on Friday, October 13, a date the superstitious associate with ill-fate, the defendant, of Willow Drive, Bicester, was handed two years’ imprisonment …

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Louvre Museum and Versailles Palace evacuated as France on high alert

The move came as the French government started deploying 7,000 troops to increase security around the country after a fatal school stabbing by a suspected Islamic extremist. The evacuations of two of the world’s most-visited tourist sites come amid heightened vigilance around France following Friday’s school attack, and global tensions …

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Look inside David and Victoria Beckham’s £12m mansion

The £12million Cotswold mansion is featured in multiple scenes in the four-part Netflix series ‘Beckham’ which follows the former Manchester United player’s career and gives insight into his marriage. The couple, who share children Brooklyn, 24, Romeo, 21, Cruz, 18, and Harper, 12, bought the country retreat for a reported £6.15 million in …

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Prince Harry’s CRUCIAL words of advice to Meghan Markle just moments before she met the Queen for the very first time (And how his future wife mistook Prince Andrew for a servant!)

Prince Harry’s CRUCIAL words of advice to Meghan Markle just moments before she met the Queen for the very first time (And how his future wife mistook Prince Andrew for a servant!) Before their first meeting, Meghan said ‘Fun! I love grandmas’ Fergie was there, too – and gave exactly …

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Greenock shoplifter with ‘formidable’ record offered rehab

Shoplifter Christopher Leishman was caught with two utility knife blades and a screwdriver outside Greenock’s Tesco after drunkenly stealing £6 worth of jewellery from Primark. After being placed on a deferred sentence by a sheriff for these matters, Leishman, 34, went to the town’s Lidl store and threatened to harm staff there whilst …

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