A young girl who lost her voice after brain tumour surgery can now only communicate using her iPad - and SIRI. Millie Garbutt was left unable to speak after having a life-saving tracheotomy after doctors operated on a brain tumour. Now the 12-year-old has to communicate using the text-to-speech function on her tablet computer - that uses the same voice as Apple's 'virtual assistant' Siri. Mum Emma Garbutt said: "She has an iPad and another electronic device which attaches to...

A Tory MP and his two aides accused of misdeclaring expenses after breaching election campaign spending limits in the 2015 general election will face trial, a court heard today. South Thanet MP Craig Mackinlay, 50, is said to have not properly reported expenses in his local return. Mackinlay, his election agent at the time Nathan Gray, 28, and campaign specialist Marion Little, 62, were all charged under the Representation of the People Act 1983. The charges relate to allegations that...

Since last June’s referendum Brexit has been on the lips of just about everybody - and there’s no sign of it waning any time soon. New research from The Pizza Pasta & Italian Food Association suggests that more than half of the workers in restaurants and pizza delivery businesses across the UK may have to leave if there is no agreement with Europe. Many of these are unlikely to be replaced by British nationals. Without overseas workers the industry would struggle...

The Conservatives make astonishing volte face over threat to deprive kids of school lunches. GMB, the union for school support staff, is celebrating news the Government has performed another massive U-turn – this time on the decision to take away free school meals. The Conservatives prompted outcry in May when they announced plans to take away kids’ school dinners. GMB research showed the move could see up to 17,000 school dinner staff face redundancy. But today during an urgent question...

The Vote Leave director who created the £350m NHS lie on a bus has admitted leaving the EU could be 'an error'. Mr Cummings’ u-turn came in a late-night Twitter exchange in which he was asked whether anything could happen to “wish Leave had not won the referendum?” In reply, he wrote: “Lots! I said before REF was dumb idea, other things shdve been tried 1st. In some possible branches of the future leaving will be an error.” He also described the...

Surely there is nobody in the world more excited by motorsport than this lad? This two-year-old boy's priceless reaction to motorbikes roaring past him on a race track has gone viral – after the video was watched more than 40 MILLION times. Little Logan Cox was taken to Silverstone by his parents Daniel Cox, 27, and Kristy Vernalls, 27, because he is a big fan of bike racing. While other youngsters might have burst into tears at the noise of...

Former Ireland captain and Lions legend Brian O'Driscoll shares the motivation behind his illustrious career. Featured image: By Mrgoggins90 (Own work) , via Wikimedia Commons

  A British boxing champ has been slammed as 'a bully' after he 'shamed' a 'gender neutral' shop assistant on Twitter by saying it was not "right for kids to see". Billy Joe Saunders, 27, outed Meadowhall shop assistant Jonny Marsh for sporting stubble, hoop earrings and long dark hair. WBO middleweight champion Saunders shared a photo of Jonny and told his 92,000 Twitter followers: 'Walking through Meadowhall Sheffield and see this - confused.' The picture was taken of 25-year-old...

A famous fishing port has blasted a beloved savoury dish into space to celebrate its new status as UK City of Culture. The famous 'Hull Pattie', along with a portion of chips reached almost 38,000 metres into the stratosphere tethered to a high-altitude weather balloon. The aim of the NASA-style send-off was to capture City of Culture's most famous dish in Hull, East Yorks., following the 8.55am launch on Monday (July 4). The pattie, which is a deep-fried potato and...