The iconic Aston Martin which Sir Paul McCartney owned at the height of The Beatles’ success is set to sell for a staggering £1.5 MILLION. McCartney was just 22 when he bought the Aston Martin DB5 in 1964. He was part of the biggest pop group the world had ever seen and had just finished filming A Hard Day's Night. Paul McCartney’s old Aston Martin which he owned at the height of The Beatles’ success is set to sell for...

The uncle of Kate and Pippa Middleton tried to be given a caution instead of being charged with assaulting his wife, a court heard today (tues). The uncle of the Duchess of Cambridge Gary Goldsmith, 52, tried to have the matter dealt with so he did not appear in court. But the request was rejected by prosecutors. Goldsmith is said to have attacked Julie-Ann Goldsmith, 47, outside their home in the early hours of October 13. The couple had spent...

Scientists will close an Antarctic research centre next year over fears the ice beneath it will CRACK. The British Antarctic Survey's (BAS) Halley VI Research Station is situated on a floating 150m thick ice shelf which has split twice in the last 12 months. The crack is caused by a movement of a chasm in the Brunt Ice Shelf, which had previously been dormant for around 35 years, but is now extending eastwards. The British Antarctic Survey's (BAS) Halley VI...

With ‘concept’ and ‘rooftop bar’, ‘fusion’ is a term that generally fills me with patent trepidation, in terms of dinner. Since the introduction of the ‘F’ word, so many chefs have over zealously combined disputatious ingredients and cooking techniques, often creating the most absurd of grotesqueries. New Zealander Peter Gordon, a 'Fusion pioneer', has got it right, however, with The Providores and Tapa Room on Marylebone High Street - having been operating since 2001. Across two floors, the restaurant is...

A bus company boss sacked all his staff with a farewell note telling them: "F*** it. I have had enough and realise I cannot work with you a moment longer". Frustrated Sydney Hardy, 57, announced his own departure on Sunday telling his 27 full and part-time drivers they could "consider themselves dismissed /redundant". His surprise move announced in an internal memo affected around 300 children the following morning as their school bus service was suddenly cancelled with no notice. Local...

With contributions from: James McAllister, Stephen Mayne, Jim Mackney, Michael McNulty, and Sam Inglis The night is dark and full of terrors… but enough about the trick-or-treaters. For us film fans, Halloween is generally a time to indulge in some creepy thrills from the comfort of our sofas, all the while exerting a tremendous amount of willpower by ensuring we don’t eat all the sweets brought for those hooded figures who come knocking on our doors in search of candy…...

A thug hurled racist abuse at a man while brandishing a knife, screaming to “get out of this country” just hours after being released from prison. John Sweeney was seen arguing in the street with Adedayo Fadeyi (doub corr) while telling him to “put the knife down”. The 33-year-old pursued his victim, who then stopped and turned around before Sweeney tried to pass the knife to someone else. The two men exchanged blows and after Sweeney was punched on the...

Stranger Things fans are rushing to order one of Halloween's spookiest party props - an Eleven Bleeding Nose candle. The eerie bust, which drips hot red wax from its nose, was crafted after a series of 'harrowing' experiments to reflect one of Eleven's psychokinetic episodes. It has been launched by Firebox.com amid the hotly anticipates second series of the blockbuster Netflix show, which airs on October 27. And the £29.99 ornament even comes with a handy picker for clearing a...

A teenager stabbed to death in south London was the 21st teenager to be murdered in the capital this year - the highest for nine years. The 17-year-old was stabbed to death in Croydon town centre last night. He was the 15th to be fatally stabbed in London this year and the 21st teenage murder. A record number of 29 teenagers were murdered in London in 2008, topping the previous worst toll of 27 in 2007. Since than the number...