A rapist attacked two women a month apart as they tried to get home late at night from London's West End. Papis Cante, 36, met his vulnerable victims as they made their way home from Leicester Square in central London. He tried to lull them into a false sense of security, before dragging them back to near his home in Finsbury Park, north London. One woman was taken in an Uber taxi, and pleaded with the driver to change the...

A man is due to appear in court on Monday charged with the attempted murder of 96-year-old D-day veteran Jim Booth. Joseph Isaacs, 39, has also been charged with aggravated burglary following an incident at Mr Booth's bungalow in Taunton, Somerset, on November 22 (Weds). WW2 era collect of D-Day hero Sub Lieutenant Jim Booth from Taunton. The father-of-four was attacked with what is believed to be a claw hammer after answering the door and suffered serious injuries to his...

A charity helpline was so inundated with calls from vulnerable and isolated older people last Christmas - it struggled to answer more than 5,000 due to a lack of funding. More than a million pensioners admitted feeling lonely over the Christmas period, due to living alone or having no one to talk to. The Silver Line helpline receives an average of 10,000 calls every week from vulnerable and isolated older people - a number which increases over the Christmas period....

The days are growing shorter, the nights are drawing in, and the temperature is plummeting. Horror films are an acquired taste, some people love them and some people despise them. I am firmly in the former camp, and happy to be a fully-fledged, card-holding horror fan. This list looks at what I consider to be my favourite horror films of all time, perfect a chilly winter’s night. Of course, as with any Top 5 list it is subjective: I am...

Just a couple of weeks after its official launch, The Sunday Times published an article declaring the Sunday roast at The Coal Shed in London to be one of the city’s best. Part of the upscale new One Tower Bridge development, which also homes Tom Simmons Tower Bridge and a new offshoot of The Ivy, The Coal Shed is the London counterpart of its sister restaurant of the same name, and The Salt Room, each operating in Brighton. Restaurateur Razak...

Yesterday the President of the United States Trump tweeted to boast that Time Magazine had called to say he was "probably" going to be named "Man (Person) of the Year." - This was the front cover accolade the prestigious publication had already bestowed upon Donald Trump last year when he confounded pundits to win the Presidential election. The Donald tweeted: "Time Magazine called to say that I was PROBABLY going to be named “Man (Person) of the Year,” like last year,...

It’s the time of year when Christmas market stalls are opening up, the glühwein is being warmed and antique fairground rides are coming back into action. The Christmas market is a longstanding tradition, but that doesn’t mean that tradition is followed without creative touches. Each offers its own unique slant, and of the many that are dotted around Europe, here are the most unique Christmas markets around. Valkenburg Christmas Markets, Netherlands The Netherlands is always a winner when it comes...

UPDATE: British Police have searched Oxford Street and have found no evidence of reports of gunshots heard in Oxford Circus. Armed police responded to the incident as a gunfire one, British Police have said, but no evidence has been found yet and nearby stations have reopened. Oxford Circus is expected to reopen soon. Reports are emerged of armed police responding to an incident in Oxford Street Station on the busiest shopping day of the year as bargain hunters descended on...

With the rise in popularity of ‘craft’ spirits, independent rum brand Elements Eight have launched Elements Eight Republica. A premium, aged blend of two rums from Cuba and Panama, the blend is produced from 100 per-cent traditional column stills, rather than a combination of pot and column distillations. Naturally sweet in character, the Elements Eight Republica is non-chill filtered and aged in Bourbon casks, imparting further natural vanilla aromas and flavours. An Elements Eight ‘signature cocktail’, using Republica – ‘Old...