Half-Sierra Leonean James Cleverly is ‘not worried’ about colonial mural of a black boy that hangs in Foreign Office – after Labour called for the ‘racist’ artwork to be removed Mural is one of five in the Foreign Office completed between 1914 and 1921  By artist Sigismund Goetze, they line staircase in the palatial Whitehall […]

Britain’s most dangerous prisoner Charles Bronson threatens to ‘go collecting what’s owing me’ if he is released in landmark public parole hearing Charles Bronson, 69, threatened to collect what is ‘owed’ to him in letter to fan  Bronson said the first thing he would do if freed would have a ‘proper’ fry-up  The criminal is […]

‘A reminder of what we used to be’: Crowds gather to watch demolition of Redcar’s iconic blast furnace in enormous controlled explosion – seven years after steelworks site closed Part of Britain’s industrial heritage came crashing to the ground today surrounded by emotional onlookers The colossal Redcar Blast Furnace was brought down in an enormous […]

Former Danish PM wears rainbow outfit for her country’s World Cup clash with Tunisia after their captain was warned he would get a one-match ban if he wore OneLove armband Helle Thorning-Schmidt claimed that captain threatened with ban for armband She sported a blue dress with rainbow sleeves to watch the game from stands  Came […]

The family of actor and comedian Sinbad is speaking out about his recovery from a stroke in 2020, saying in an update that the television and movie star “has made significant progress beyond what anyone expected, but there are still miles to go.” Sinbad, who was born David Adkins, gained fame with his HBO stand-up […]

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — For years, the Indian Garden name assigned to a popular Grand Canyon campground has been a painful reminder for a Native American tribe that was displaced by the national park. Now, the name will finally be changed. The Havasupai Tribe and Grand Canyon National Park announced Monday that […]

English crusaders cause stir in Qatar: Fans dressed as Christian knights are followed by crowds of shocked locals at the World Cup – as one moans about how supporters are being treated England fans dressed as crusaders have been partying in Qatar amid criticism about choice of fancy dress  Crusaders and supporters in St George […]

Tory MP David Warburton won’t face any sanction despite being found to have breached Commons’ rules over £150,000 loan from a Russian-born businessman he provided a character reference for MP David Warburton is found to have breached rules in relation to £150k loan He took money from a Russian-born businessman but didn’t initially declare it […]

Moment mother, 27, was dragged from house fire by neighbours moments before it exploded after she deliberately started blaze Sabina Khanom, 27, was dragged from a house fire she deliberately started Gary Burroughs tackled her just before property exploded in Newport, Wales Khanom pleaded guilty to arson and was jailed for two years and six months  Video […]

DENVER (AP) — A year and a half before he was arrested in the Colorado Springs gay nightclub shooting that left five people dead, Anderson Lee Aldrich allegedly threatened his mother with a homemade bomb, forcing neighbors in surrounding homes to evacuate while the bomb squad and crisis negotiators talked him into surrendering. Yet despite […]