Terminally ill Ron Flewett is involved in a dramatic race against time – to complete his mind-boggling ‘bucket list’ of visiting 50 countries before he dies. Dad-of-two Ron, 56, and wife Maxine set themselves the globe-trotting goal after he was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in 2014 and given...
Britain's biggest-ever warship, the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, made its maiden voyage last night at low tide. The 65,000-tonne giant, which cost £3.5 billion, will be the flagship of the Royal Navy equipped with 36 multi-tole Lightning II stealth fighters. Work on the carrier began in 2009 and has been dogged...
A traumatised father-of-three says he is scared for his family after vile thugs attacked him in his home and daubed racist graffiti on his walls. Jamil Azam, 42, was at home alone fixing a door handle when he was hit from behind and knocked unconscious. When he came to and...
Progressive pan-Arab media outlet The New Arab has posted a hilarious retort following demands imposed on Qatar by the UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain to shut down independent media. Al-Araby Al-Jadeed and The New Arab have outright dismissed calls for its shutdown as one of the demands made by several Gulf nations...
Theresa May has been accused of finding a money tree to keep the Conservatives in power just weeks after using the issue against Labour in her general election campaign. The Conservative PM was accused of a "straight bung" after agreeing an extra £1 billion in exchange for parliamentary support from...
There has been a huge spike in the number of children been named Corbyn as expectant parents eschew celebrities for politicians. Following years of baby names inspired by the Beckhams and Kardashians it seems new parents are 'electing' to name their children after politicians - with Corbyn the hottest new baby-naming trend....
Los Angeles has been named as the top global city in the third publication of the Schroders Global Cities 30 index, narrowly beating London which took second place. US mega-cities dominated the latest index taking 18 of the top 30 places, including four of the top five spots. Los Angeles...
Jeremy Corbyn completely overshadowed acts such as Ed Sheeran and Thom Yorke's Radiohead as the most talked about act at Glastonbury. The Labour leader took to the Pyramid stage on Saturday afternoon with Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis CBE to rapturous reception. Chants of ‘Oh, Jeremy Corbyn’ rang around the prestigious fields, echoing previous concerts the...
Jeremy Corbyn said he'll be prime minister in six months and will start trying to get rid of Britain's Trident nuclear deterrent as soon as he can - according to Michael Eavis. The Glastonbury Festival founder said Corbyn was fantastic, but also said the Momenentum movement that backs the Labour...