A SELF-MADE millionaire has revealed how she went from being homeless and addicted to drugs to owning a business worth seven figures. Shani Taylor, 39, from Sydney, spent her teenage years living on the streets before she turned her life around. She battled serious drug addiction in an effort to cope with her "unstable ad […]

Plot twist at end of Edinburgh book festival as authors storm off stage in protest of its main sponsor Baillie Gifford over firm’s fossil fuel industry investments Dozens marched in Edinburgh after leaving their panels in protest of the sponsor It comes after Greta Thunberg pulled out of an appearance for the same reason  Top […]

A MAN who was best friends with Charles Bronson said he still gets a Christmas card from the lag – and thinks he should be released. Stephen Gillen is a reformed career criminal, who now wants to help others avoid falling into a life of crime. But when he was behind bars he rubbed shoulders with […]

Britain’s oldest school which charges £14,830 per term appoints its first female headteacher – after 1,425 years of men holding the position Jude Lowson will lead The King’s School, Canterbury from September The UK’s oldest school has appointed its first female head teacher – after 1,425 years of only men holding the position. Jude Lowson […]

A FAMILY were left stunned when they spotted a chilling detail in the background of their beach photo. The snap, taken by the sea in Melbourne, Australia, shows a dad and his young daughter waving at the camera. But when they returned home, they noticed a sinister looking shape in the water behind them – […]

Five Met Police officers who pepper sprayed man in hospital after he set fire to his clothes are being investigated A man, aged in his 50s, fell unconscious at a medical facility in Islington  Officers had restrained him and used pepper spray during the incident   They could be sacked from the force if found guilty […]

Yellowstone’s ‘train station’ is REAL: Inside the 50 square mile ‘Zone of Death’ where you can ‘get away with murder’ because it would be impossible to pool a jury A law professor’s paper about the ‘Zone of Death’ sparked a sprawling interest in how criminal prosecution would work in the small corner of Yellowstone  According […]

LOCALS living in a seaside town say it's being ruined by "dirty pig" tourists. The fuming residents say the visitors take over their village, then leave cigarettes and nappies strewn on the picturesque bay. Wales' Penmaenmawr Beach was last left covered in rubbish in recent days, with locals slamming the litterbugs who have a "lack […]

Rochford fire: Inferno rips through 200 vehicles at Essex scrapyard as dozens of firefighters rush to tackle the blaze Around 60 firefighters battled the blaze in Purdeys Way, Rochford There are 2,000 cars at the site, which is operated by car auction firm Copart UK An inferno ripped through and destroyed 200 vehicles at a […]

A MUM and her kids were turned away from a Ryanair flight over a row about the size of the cabin bag as she claims she was “racially profiled”. Chassidy Robertson was on her way home to London on July 17 after a week-long break in Fuerteventura, Spain, with her two kids and younger sister […]