The lawyer for Shamima Begum's family says there are "strong but as yet unconfirmed reports" that her baby son has died. Tasnime Akunjee wrote on Twitter: "We have strong but as yet unconfirmed reports that Shamima Begums son has died. He was a British Citizen." Begum's son, Jarrah, was born only...
Everton legend Dixie Dean will have an iconic hotel named after him just yards away from The Shankly in the heart of Liverpool. The new £10 million football themed luxury hotel is being built in tribute to one of the greatest goal-scorers of all time and will sit across the...
Money is a bigger taboo than sex, religion or politics, according to new research. Half of Brits say talking about personal money matters is taboo in everyday conversation, higher than sex (42 per cent), religion (26 per cent) and politics (14 per cent). The study also found that a quarter...
James O'Brien said "we live in a country that is utterly upside down" after a spate of Tory Islamaphobia cases went largely unreported in the media. Fourteen members of the Conservative Party have been suspended this week over Islamophobic comments made on Facebook, and last night Baroness Warsi, the Conservative Party’s...
Philip Hammond has been accused of using the knife crime crisis to blackmail MPs over Brexit after he told media there would be cash to deal with the issue if MPs backed Theresa May’s agreement with the EU. Another teenager was stabbed to death on the streets of London yesterday, bringing...
On the toilet, at parties – and even at funerals are among the bizarre places boxset fans are streaming their favourite shows, it has emerged. Researchers who carried out a detailed study found almost one in five have watched the latest episode from the loo, while one in 50 even...
French border guards have warned Brits to expect lengthy delays after Brexit with 1970s-style customs and checks in place. Long queues formed at Gare du Nord and traffic jams built up around the French port of Calais this week as border officials imposed a “work-to-rule” to demonstrate the need for more...
Australian by name but deceptively Austrian in nature, this week's wine pick hails from the sunny state of Victoria in the south of the country. Combining the aromatic Gewürztraminer with the flowery, perfumed Riesling this is a perfect way to kick-start spring. Heavy perfumed aromatics of musk and rosewater complement...
Momentum spokesperson Laura Parker has hit back over "disproportionate" fines for "incredibly minor offences" after the grassroots movement was handed a £16,700 penalty for "multiple breaches of electoral law". The Electoral Commission cited the group for "repeated revisions to their spending return" and "poor record keeping" when issuing the fine,...