Hester Hornbrook Academy is school done differently for school refusers, the students who say they simply “can’t, not won’t” attend mainstream schools. Post the COVID-19 pandemic, demand is soaring, with the number of students enrolled across the non-government school’s campuses more than doubling in the past five years. It had 170 students in 2018 and […]

Rishi Sunak calls on Northern Ireland parties to ‘redouble’ efforts to break Stormont deadlock as US president Joe Biden flies into Belfast on 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement Joe Biden is visiting Belfast to mark 25 years of the Good Friday Agreement The PM called on Stormont leaders to accept compromise and show […]

Trump lawyers ask New York judge to BAN cameras from court when he is indicted in Stormy Daniels hush-money probe – as he brings in top white collar attorney Todd Blanche to help fight case The motion asks judge Juan Merchan to keep cameras out of the court Trump faces an arraignment Tuesday where he […]

FOUR people have been rushed to hospital after an illegal rave that attracted over 1,000 revellers to a Welsh industrial estate. The gathering in Margram, Wales, saw people travel for up to 200 miles to attend and the police having to get involved. South Wales Police confirmed that three people had been hospitalised and later […]

The trans TikTok star at centre of Nike storm: How Dylan Mulvaney can command up to £70,000 per sponsored post – but faced criticism over beer and sports advertising deals Mulvaney’s popularity on TikTok and Instagram has surged in recent months  But there has been an increasing backlash after tie-ups with Nike and Tampax The […]

LYNDA Spence was killed in a horrific crime that shocked Britain in 2011. Here, we look at what happened to her, and who was found guilty of her killing. Who was Lynda Spence? Lynda Spence was a financial adviser from Glasgow, Scotland. She was snatched off a Glasgow street in 2011 and put through a […]

Police did nothing for 18 months after two videos showing a nine-year-old girl being raped were uploaded, report reveals as watchdog slams delays and ‘missed opportunities’ in responding to allegations Police watchdog has blasted forces’ slow response to children at risk of abuse One force took 18 months to investigate online video of a girl, […]

Extremely rare BLACK leopard becomes ‘the first ever to be photographed in Africa without a camera trap’ in unique close-up encounter in Kenya  The photographs of the black panther were taken in Laikipia, Kenya  The two-year-old female, christened Giza by the local trackers, was first seen in the area 18 months ago Stunning shots have emerged […]

Two people have died and three others were hospitalised after two separate car crashes in Melbourne’s outer suburbs during the early hours of Saturday morning, resulting in one arrest. In Chirnside Park, about 32 kilometres north-east of the CBD, emergency services responded to reports a car had hit two parked vehicles on Edward Road at […]

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: King Charles is taking it easy to stop his fingers swelling up, as there are fears the Coronation Ring may not fit The King is taking it easy ahead of his Coronation, says a source. ‘His fingers can swell quite badly, especially if he travels or does too much, and officials don’t want […]