TWO beauty queens have been made joint winners of a Miss England title for the first time in the pageant’s 98-year history. Caitlin Bennett, 19, and Ellie Daglish, 23, finished in a tie after a catwalk and talent rounds. Judges elected to have them share the Miss England East Midlands title and both qualify for...
A NAVY officer faces a court-martial for allegedly sexually assaulting a junior rank less than three months after taking command of a warship. Lt Cdr Martyn Mayger became captain of HMS Tyne in February 2025. But he was removed from post following a complaint and investigated by the Defence Serious Crime Command. Lt Cdr Mayger...
ANDY Burnham has revealed how he plans to deal with Donald Trump after the US president branded him "extremely liberal". The special relationship has been shaky in the final months of Sir Keir Starmer's tenure, with the two leaders locking horns over the Iran war. But the former Greater Manchester mayor appeared optimistic about being...
THE FAMILY of Ann Widdecombe's murder suspect were reeling from his arrest last night - and insisted: "We just cannot think why anybody would do this." His stunned uncle branded Ann's killing "a terrible tragedy" and paid tribute to the 78-year-old veteran politician for her "strident and principled" beliefs. The accused's relative, 73, who we...
RACHEL Reeves cried in the Commons again as Sir Keir Starmer received a standing ovation from Labour MPs during his last PMQs. The outgoing PM launched a fierce defence of his legacy as he bid farewell to MPs ahead of Andy Burnham taking over on Monday. He hit back against his critics, claiming he had...
A STUDENT was subjected to a four-year "catfishing" nightmare after her identity was stolen by another teenage girl in her town. Sasha Davies was just 16 when she was targeted by "complete stranger" Elha-Mai Weston, who used her social media pictures and AI-generated content to create a string of fake online profiles. Weston used Sasha's...
BRITAIN has been basking in the summer weather over the past week, with millions filling up paddling pools and heading to the beach to soak up the sun. With temperatures climbing towards 33C, it's felt like a holiday at home - but how long will this hot spell last, and will we see more of...
SOARING summer temperatures have brought on the inevitable return of the dreaded hosepipe ban. With water suppliers across the country enforcing Temporary Use Bans (TUBs), millions of Brits face £1,000 fines for watering their lawns or washing their cars - but some groups might be legally exempt. Who is exempt from hosepipe ban rules? Exemptions...
THIS is the moment a woman's attempt to practice her pole-dancing moves goes terribly wrong when the bar hits a sprinkler and floods her home. Texas woman Asha Gilbert attempted to spin on the pole, but it dislodged and knocked a ceiling sprinkler as it fell sideways. Chaotic footage shows water bursting out of the...
A MAN wearing one shoe has allegedly tried to grab a five-year-old girl and a six-year-old girl from the street outside a school. Police were called to the scene in Ormesby, Middlesbrough, at around 4pm on Monday. Cops were told a man had approached the two young girls and tried to grab them by the...
NINE passenger planes declared an emergency last night after they were prevented from landing at a major UK airport. The flights were all bound for Gatwick but were stopped from getting their wheels down after another jet was met by airport rescue and firefighting services on the tarmac. Those flights still in the air were...
THIS is the moment a rogue trader who fleeced a vulnerable pensioner out of almost £15,000 is arrested just seconds after walking free from prison. Bodycam footage shows cops swoop in on serial fraudster Amos Smith as he heads for freedom having served six months at HMP Five Wells for similar offences. As cops move...
A BRIT pub landlady has been shot dead in broad daylight while on a Caribbean holiday - as cops continue to hunt for the gunman. Elaine McGowan, 65, who ran The Castle Hotel in Hythe, was gunned down in front of her husband outside her godfather's home in Trinidad and Tobago. The victim, who was...
A PRISONER has won the right to send letters to his fiancée from jail splattered with his semen, a German court has ruled. The court heard that banning the drug felon from sending the sperm-saturated letters to his lover would suppress his sexual fantasies and violate his fundamental rights without legal basis. The convicted drug...
A MAN found dead in a suitcase has been pictured as police charge two men with murder. Police scrambled to an address in Wimbledon, London, last Thursday after they were called to concerns for a man's welfare. Officers didn't find the man at the property but said they believed someone had come to harm as...
A FARMER who allegedly shot dead a teenage burglar will not face any charges, prosecutors have said. Rob Lomas was arrested on suspicion of murder after Marcus Smith, 19, was found dead at the scene in Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire in May 2024. Police had been called to reports of a break-in during the early hours when they...
A MAN has been charged with murder after a dad was killed in a horror attack at a karaoke bar. Shane Cullen, 31, tragically died following the “violent” altercation in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, in the early hours of Saturday. Officers were scrambled to the Blues Carbaret and Karaoke Bar on Bow Street at around 2.40am. Shane was...
A SON killed his mother and kept her body as a "shrine" in a bedroom for six weeks after he beat her to death. Pepita Garcia, 74, was left with 76 fractures after being repeatedly beaten by Dominic Whitton, 46, for weeks until she died curled up in the corner of her room. Her son...
AN abusive mum told cops her unresponsive toddler was “beyond help” and refused to perform life-saving measures. Ruby Marie Murray, 18 months, died on March 19, 2025, after allegedly enduring months of shocking abuse inside her family home in Nibley, Utah. Her parents, Mitchell Chesnut Murray, 31, and Carrie Marie Murray, 32, have now pleaded...
A MUM feared she would die during a horror dog attack which could see her lose an arm. Abbie Craig was walking to the shop when she was mauled by a Cane Corso which ripped off lumps of flesh and exposed bone. Armed police scrambled to the scene in Crawley, Sussex, on Saturday afternoon and...
A CRUISE worker died after plunging overboard from a Regal Princess ship off the Mexico coast. The crew member was discovered dead on Monday after after a gruelling search by authorities. It is unclear how the unidentified worker tumbled off the 19-deck ship while cruising along the Cancún coastline. The ship was headed to Cozumel...
TRIBUTES have flooded in for a teenager who " brought so much joy" after he died in a crash as another teen is charged with murder. Ceiran Evans, 18, was killed after a car and an off-road bike collided at around 1pm on Thursday on Pen Cae Crwn Road, in Gorseinon, Swansea. Tyler Ford, 18, from...
A BRIT dad has been charged with negligence over the death of his three-year-old son who fell out of a fourth floor hotel window in Cyprus. The horrific family holiday tragedy happened when the boy dropped from his dad’s arms while they were playing “aeroplane.” The 37-year-old dad was arrested after the incident in Chloraka, Paphos on Sunday....
THE prime suspect in the Ann Widdecombe murder investigation arrived home about five hours after she was killed — and scoffed a supermarket pizza. The 28-year-old is believed to have made the 540-mile round trip to Devon, where the former Tory minister was bludgeoned to death, in one day. The 28-year-old is believed to have...
