Waitrose has pulled tins of coffee from the shelves - because the packaging depicted images of slavery. The shocking illustrations appeared on the sides of tins sold by Italian coffee company Saquella 1856, and were spotted by Patriic Gayle, 56, as he browsed the aisles. Patriic was horrified when he looked closer, and approached staff in the branch of the supermarket in the Brunswick Centre, Bloomsbury, Camden, to lodge a complaint. His pal Annette Saunders was also appalled and the...

A woman who disclosed to police she had killed a man a number of years ago has been charged with murder. Barbara Coombes, 63, is said to have walked into a police station and confessed to killing the man and then burying him in a garden. Officers combed the garden in Reddish, Stockport - on Tuesday and found human remains. Coombes has now been charged with murder, preventing the lawful and decent burial of a dead body, fraud by false...

These are the chilling final moments of a teenager before she was strangled to death as she laughs and jokes with the man accused of murdering her just hours later. Jobless Ashley Foster, 24, had only just been released from prison three days before he allegedly killed 17-year-old Megan Bills during a sex game. The church-going teenager's body was found badly decomposed at a hostel for former inmates in Brierley Hill, West Mids., on May 3 last year. A court...

Children’s charity launches new service to help young people make the tricky transition towards independent living in south and east London. Londoners who have a spare room and would like to help a vulnerable young person leaving care are urged to put themselves forward for a Barnardo’s programme launching this month. The children’s charity will support dozens of young adults through its new London Supported Lodgings Service, which offers short-term accommodation for young people as they leave care. Hosts are...

Nigel Farage has called for a second referendum on EU membership following a huge public backlash since the referendum. The former UKIP leader, who was a key architect of the first referendum, made the extraordinary admission in an interview on the Wright Stuff show. He said: "My mind is actually changing on this. "What is for certain is that the Cleggs and the Blairs will never ever give up. "They will go on whinging and whining and moaning all the...

Brian May has slammed Theresa May saying she is "driven by vanity and thirst for power". In a "battle of the Mays" the Queen guitarist accused the Prime Minister of being vain before taking aim at the UK's decision to leave the European Union, which he described as “the dumbest thing Britain has ever done in my lifetime”. Speaking to German newspaper Welt am Sonntag, the legendary musician called Brexit a “tragedy” and “disaster". He said: "She (Theresa May) is, like Cameron before...

You have probably heard of the term ‘big data’ before, but wondered what exactly it involves. In essence, big data is a huge set of data that is analyzed by using many different algorithms that can help business owners to make better business decisions and follow up market trends. Big data is primarily used by larger corporations and big companies, but it can be very useful for smaller businesses as well. If you want to learn something more besides how...

This witty, engaging and heartfelt new memoir by Peter Meyer is a tour de force of wanderlust. It tells the inspirational true story of growing up ‘wild’ in wildest South Africa, and how our childhoods can and do shape our adult lives. The Boy from the Wild recounts Meyer’s “charmed” life growing up on the Karkloof Valley Nature Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The 1,000-hectare reserve was the brainchild of his late father, James, who set about transforming the site...

By Peter Meyer, author of The Boy from the Wild In our modern, overpopulated world, the need for dedicated space for wildlife has never been so important. Here, the author and African wildlife conservationist Peter Meyer reveals why sanctuaries are so crucial to man and beast. His new book, The Boy from the Wild, is out now. Early man lived symbiotically with nature. Humans have since changed – though by no means evolved. Today, man destroys everything in its path....