A Syrian family now settled in the UK paid £45 to smuggle their baby to Lebanon in a suitcase as they fled their war torn village. Zak Al Halak, 34, his wife Ghaliya, 25, and their three children Amneh, five, Omar, three, and Zineddine, one, are just one of 15...
In a new report, poorer university students are less likely to obtain the necessary skills to appeal to employers once they graduate, in the current higher education climate. The data from the Bridge Group Social Mobility and University Careers Services report, found that poorer students were less likely to participate...
A terminally ill five-year-old girl has ticked her “dream wedding” off her bucket list after a touching ceremony with her best friend. Brave Eileidh Paterson, who has the childhood cancer neuroblastoma, made the list after being told her condition was terminal. Little Eileidh ranked marrying her best friend Harrison Grier,...
A total of 79 people are either ‘dead or presumed dead’ after the blaze tore through the tower on Wednesday, in Grenfell Tower, West London The 2,500 word account of the horrific fire and rescue mission, shared by fellow firefighter Pete Drummond, will distress and upset many upon reading. It...
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says the Finsbury Park van rampage, which happened in his constituency, is "terror on the streets" and "terror of the people." One man has died and eight people have been taken to hospital after a van was driven into pedestrians near a north London mosque. The...
This cute video shows a brood of ducklings taking to the water for the first time – in an upturned plant saucer. The clip captures the incredible natural instincts of the birds after they were hatched as part of a school educational programme. Despite not having their mother to follow,...
Another day another round of awful news for Theresa May and a huge boost for Corbyn. The lead many, including a lot of his own MPs, assumed would be placed in the dust bin of history after an electoral disaster. Instead it is the other way around, and a new...
A car-mad schoolgirl was flown to Germany to tour a massive largest factory after she wrote to the chief executive of Audi – to ask for a job. Aspiring engineer Leona Burrell, 11, was driven by a female chauffeur to the facility outside Munich during the all-expenses paid trip. She...
This is the moment a driver had his car written off in a dramatic crash – an £80,000 PORSCHE. The crash involved four different vehicles – including a silver Porsche 911 that belonged to Steven Parr, 34 – at 1pm on June 10 (Sat). Mr Parr described the sports car...