Group of 31 people charged with offences including rape and trafficking
The non-recent sexual offences, which allegedly occurred between 2005 and 2012, relate to five women, West Yorkshire police said.
These are the top food experience in the world…
Lonely Planet has identified its top 500 food experiences in new book, Ultimate Eatlist. Ultimate Eatlist is the renowned travel expert's collection of the world’s most tasty and exhilarating culinary experiences. Each entry includes the experience, history behind it, and what makes it special. Pintxos in San Sebastián, curry laksa in Kuala Lumpur and sushi in Tokyo have been hailed the best three culinary experience in the world according to a team of top chefs and food writers. The top 10 ranked experiences...
Former Carillion boss takes reins of UK’s HS2 project
Former Carillion boss Mark Davies has been appointed as the managing director for the HS2 joint venture between Balfour Beatty and VINCI. The project is one of the world's largest construction projects with billions of pounds-worth of contracts put up for the first phase between West Midlands and London. Davies joined Carillion in 2008 and rose to managing director of its UK Infrastructure business until the firm went bust in January 2018. The liquidation cost hundreds of jobs and was the most...
Pensioner halts building works by invoking an ancient law – reciting a 1,000-year-old Norman rite
Rosie Henderson on Guernsey read out the Clameur de Haro - which means all actions must stop until the matter is ruled on by the court.
Uber Eats cyclist delivering takeaway on motorway
The keen cyclist was spotted on the M5 Oldbury
Barnsley FC boss pens emotional letter to a devoted fan following battle with depression
Life-long Barnsley FC supporter Chris Ryder posted an image of the heartfelt letter on Twitter with the caption “best football club in the world”
Mum of terminally ill tot hits out at “cowards” who mocked his disability
Emma Doherty, 31, had taken her three-year-old son Bobby to Alder Hey Children's hospital on August 14 when she returned to the car to find the abusive message.
Son of Kosovan refugees will soon find out if he has got in Oxford University
Edi Rama, 18, needs to score top marks in his exams to take up a place on a degree course at the world-famous Corpus Christie university, Oxford, to read Maths in September.
Brexit Titanic spoof goes viral
A Brexit-led spoof of the Titanic is going viral on social media. The animation, created by Josh Pappenheim, depicts the famed sinking scene and includes politicians from across the spectrum. It leads with Boris Johnson's speech that "Brexit means Brexit, and we are going to make a Titanic success of it", before cutting to the sinking of the ship as shown in its namesake film. David Cameron stars alongside Nigel Farage, Michael Gove and Theresa May. Jeremy Corbyn gets a...