Alastair Campbell has today acceded that Jeremy Corbyn is “now completely in charge” of the Labour Party, citing the leader’s conference grip on conference proceedings this week as evidence that Corbyn now reigns supreme. The former New Labour spin doctor called for Corbyn to resign before the 2017 General Election, saying: "What we know having seen Jeremy Corbyn in a position of leadership for some time, he cannot do the job, and if he is a decent man he should do the...

A coach company has caused outrage by parking up yards from the charred remains of the Grenfell Towers blaze where dozens perished in June so that Chinese tourists can take photos and selfies by the tragic shell of the residential flats. Despite signs locals have put up asking people to show respect and refrain from taking photos, residents were outraged on Wednesday to see a whole coachload of tourists snapping away at the 24-storey site of the blaze where many...

It seems as though they’ve only just started the new school year before the October break begins and the educational system very kindly hands your bundles of joy back home for the week. Many of us look to distant shores and new pastures during this time in a bid to combat the evitable boredom-induced mischief. However, with droves of other families thinking the same, traffic jams, tantrums and domestic chaos can soon ensue. Here are some hints to help you...

This is the horrific aftermath of a rush-hour stampede at a Mumbai railway station which has killed 27 people. The incident happened on a narrow footbridge two of the city's major local train lines, at Elphinstone station this morning (29). The horror crush has been blamed on heavy rain, overcrowding and some locals have speculated people began to run when rumours circulated the bridge was collapsing. A video shows the stairs which appear to lead from the bridge piled high...

Video footage leaked by The Sun of Ben Stokes throwing punches outside a Bristol nightclub has allowed the public to determine Ben Stoke's fate, a leading cricket analyst has claimed. Writing in a post on The Cricket Blog Miles Reucroft points out that the England international has been found guilty by his employees already due to the public outcry, and not by a judge and jury in their role as moral arbiters. The ECB included Stokes in the Ashes squad and allowed him to retain...

By Michael McNulty Before Room thrust Lenny Abrahamson into the Hollywood limelight, the Irish born director toiled away making quietly powerful, low budget movies, the first of which was Adam and Paul. Written by Mark O’Halloran, who also stars in the film, Adam and Paul is a smack head odyssey, a gritty tragicomedy, poignant in its observations and that gently tugs at the heartstrings. The plot is very simple. It’s a day in the life of two junkies in Dublin...

A mum has launched a new taxi company that caters mostly for women - with only female drivers. Sade Agboola set up the firm in a bid to make women feel safer will getting a lift in a taxi late a night or on the school run. The only passengers that the all-female team of drivers at Annisa Cars will accept are women or children. The 35-year-old feels that as Uber's licence has not been renewed by Transport for London...

Miles Reucroft is undertaking a different way of playing the ever popular Fantasy Football this season. To understand his methodology, read part one here. The Week 1 review is here, Week 2 transfers & preview here, Week 3 preview here, Week 4 preview here, Week 5 preview here, Week 6 preview here. We grabbed a few places back in Week 6, moving from 2,467,160th 2,352,723rd. Slow progress, but progress nonetheless. Captain Kane repaid another show of faith in his abilities with a couple of goals to...

A former top Royal Marine commander is training to become the first person to cross Antarctica coast-to-coast in a daring solo expedition. Baz Gray, 43, hopes to arrive in Antarctica in October 2018 and started training for the mammoth endurance test at the start of this month. The last person to try to cross one coast solo, Henry Worsely, died in the attempt in January 2016. For three months - or 100 days - Baz plans to trek from McMurdo...