TWO children were rushed to hospital after being shot in a "shocking" daytime attack in Wolverhampton. Emergency services raced to a residential area in Bushbury at about 3pm yesterday after reports of gunshots. There they found a 15-year-old boy with a bullet wound to his leg, and an 11-year-old girl with similar injuries in a […]

A SAFARI park ranger was viciously trampled and gored to death by a bull elephant in a frenzied attack as he tried to coax the beast back through a gate. Elephant handler Kabelo Mashao, 36, was on park patrol in South Africa when he saw the fully grown tusker use its trunk to release a […]

Xi Jinping is accused of BETRAYING Putin on Russian state TV: Chinese leader’s phone call with Zelensky sparks outrage, with propagandist asking ‘Are we friends or what?!’ Russian propagandist accuses Xi of undermining the Kremlin with Zelensky call Now asks what Xi was doing ‘interrupting Putin’s work’ during a visit last month Vladimir Putin has […]

YOUNG people from rural and coastal areas face being trapped in ‘social mobility cold spots’, leaving UK companies without a truly diverse workforce. A report has found children growing up in rural and coastal regions are half as likely to go to university, and twice as likely to give up pursuing aspirational careers, as those […]

The survivors: How the Duke of Kent, Princess Alexandra and Japan’s former Emperor Akihito are among just seven Royals still with us from the Queen’s magnificent Coronation in 1953 The Duke of Kent, then aged 17, had a formal role in the Queen’s Coronation His sister Princess Alexandra and cousin Prince Michael were also there […]

Animal rights activists pledge to send ‘one thousand’ protesters to disrupt the Epsom Derby weeks after a foiled attempt to stop the Grand National Animal Rising has said it will aim to prevent the races from running on June 3 Read more: More than 100 animal rights activists arrested after Grand National Animal rights protesters have […]

Battle begins to reclaim Oxford Street from American candy stores: Council demands National Crime Agency probe into overseas firms running sweet shops and HMV reopens flagship venue as authorities fightback against 29 sites owing £9m in business rates Councillor Adam Hug to hold a meeting with Westminster’s scrutiny commission Calls for more support for tax […]

Fly the unfriendly skies! Shocking moment United Airlines passenger punches flight attendant and tries to jump out of plane after woman asked him to move out of her assigned seat Incident occurred overnight Sunday before plane took off from San Francisco Video shows man swinging wild punches at flight crew and other passengers Video has […]

Owner of Wagamama, Frankie & Benny’s and Chiquitos will SHUT 23 venues by the end of May after announcing plans to close 35 of its loss-making restaurants The Restaurant Group (TRG) announced it is closing 35 underperforming venues The group owns high street brands Wagamama, Frankie & Benny’s and Chiquitos Wagamama owner The Restaurant Group (TRG) […]

Moment pensioner, 69, tried to rob three banks by passing a threatening note under the counter warning staff, ‘I’m not f****ing about’ before demanding cash – as he is jailed for two years Andy Slattery, 69, was sentenced for just over two-and-a-half years last month This is the moment a pensioner tried to rob three banks […]