The family of a 16-year-old have paid tribute to their “bright, beautiful” girl after she died following an incident on the London Underground. British Transport Police (BTP) officers and paramedics were called to Loughton Underground station, Essex, with reports of a casualty on the tracks. Daisy House died in hospital and her family said: “Our…
Former Strictly Come Dancing contestant Thomas Skinner has claimed the BBC rigged the vote that saw him leave the show. The social media personality alleged in an online post that the night he left the competition he was sent an “anonymous email claiming to be from a BBC exec with stats” that showed he had…
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca insisted that speculation around his future would not distract his squad before facing Newcastle – but that was not how it looked for 45 minutes on Saturday. Even before kick-off, Maresca appeared to question Chelsea‘s focus on buying only youth, suggesting having more experienced players is “invaluable”. The Blues then did…
Noor NanjiCulture correspondent BBC After weeks of intense competition, the Strictly Come Dancing finalists are primed to take to the dance floor one last time. Just three couples remain of the 15 at the start of the series, with celebrities Amber Davies, George Clarke and Karen Carney vying to get their hands on the glitterball…
Noor NanjiRoyal correspondent US Department of Justice A photo of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor lying on the laps of women is among the thousands of Epstein files which have been released by the US Department of Justice. In the picture, convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell hovers in the background smiling at the former prince. The photo appears…
Such was the oddity of Anthony Joshua v Jake Paul even taking place, the fight landed on Netflix under a cloud of suspicion that boxing had surrendered itself to choreography. To be clear, this was a sanctioned professional contest, not a scripted event – and the storyline it produced was mundane and predictably one-sided. No…
An appeal for information has been sent to all MI5 staff over false evidence the service gave to three courts in a neo-Nazi spy case. MI5’s regulator is investigating how it came to make false claims about conversations with the BBC. The Investigatory Powers Commissioner Sir Brian Leveson, who is overseeing the inquiry, said it…
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been sentenced to further jail terms following a fraud case involving state gifts. They were convicted of breaking Pakistan’s rules on gifts after Bibi was given a luxury jewellery set by Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman during a 2021 state visit. The pair…
Stuart Maisnerand Simon Jones,South East Stuart Brock Photography Long queues of cars formed outside the port of Dover on Saturday morning Long queues of travellers have formed at the Port of Dover, which are being blamed on IT issues at French border controls. The situation has been described as “absolute chaos” by one traveller, and…
Anthony Joshua makes lightwork of Youtuber turned boxer Jake Paul, securing a comfortable win via a sixth-round stoppage in Miami. Source link
