BRITAIN’S weather is a total bummer – so celebs have jetted off to tropical beaches for a rear-ly good time. Peachy Doutzen Kroes turned frowns upside down with a handstand in Brazil – as we revealed yesterday. But she’s not the only beach bum. CLEMMIE FIELDSEND looks at other stars we don’t mind seeing the […]
A SOLDIER died of a suspected cardiac arrest after falling out of a canoe into a freezing river. Fusilier Kevin Larkin, 28, was with a group of friends when he got into difficulty on the water. The reservist was pronounced dead after being airlifted to hospital from the banks of the River Dee. Temperatures were […]
COPS have released 30,000 pages of unseen evidence linked to a young soldier’s death at notorious Deepcut Barracks, his dad says. Geoff Gray, whose son was found with gunshot wounds to his head in 2001, said police handed them over after being forced by a High Court order. He said the release was the first […]
DON’T Be Cruel, they’ve tried their best – but some of these Elvis fans look less like they’ve been In the Ghetto than On the Gateau. Hundreds of them shook up Sydney’s Central Station yesterday as they took a special train trip to the small Aussie outback town of Parkes to celebrate the late singer’s […]
LABOUR’S shadow transport minister has sparked fresh anger by backing a militant union’s cash “bung” to rail workers to keep striking. Opposition frontbencher Karl Turner dubbed The Sun’s revelation about the RMT’s £200 handout to all strikers this month as “very good”. He also risked deepening frustrated commuters’ rage by pledging to join the RMT […]
ELITE fighting units could be merged under plans to cut the Armed Forces by more than 14,000. The idea is one of three drawn up by military chiefs. One option would see 3 Commando Brigade and 16 Air Assault Brigade, whose units include Royal Marines and the Parachute Regiment, combining. It is feared the move […]
NICOLE Kidman thanked all of her children during her Best Actress acceptance speech at the Critics’ Choice Awards. She made the point after she was berated for failing to mention her adopted children Isabella and Connor Cruise at the Golden Globes on Monday. Nicole shares two daughters, Sunday and Faith, with husband Keith Urban, and […]
MICHAEL Gove has opened the door to making a second Tory leadership bid to replace Theresa May. The ambitious Environment Secretary pointedly refused to rule out mounting another run for No10 yesterday. His first bid for power 18 months ago ended in disaster, as well as the sack from the Cabinet, after he knifed former […]
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ALL bosses should ban disposable plastic cups from offices, Theresa May declared yesterday. The PM’s new green edict came as she launched her war on polluting plastic. She unveiled the Government’s first 25-year plan for the environment and vowed it would “lead the way” by banishing any single-use plastics in Whitehall departments — from cups […]
A FAMILY have blocked Chelsea’s £1billion stadium plans because they say it will block out their light. Nicholas and Lucinda Crosthwaite have lived in a cottage next to Stamford Bridge for 50 years. They took out an injunction in May saying the 60,000-seater stadium will cast a permanent shadow over their home. Chelsea FC, owned […]
JAMES Franco failed to show up to the Critics’ Choice Awards on Thursday night. His no-show came just hours after five women made sex misconduct claims against him. James, 39, has been accused of taking the genital guards off actresses during an orgy scene – which his lawyer strongly denies. He scooped the comedy award […]
FAT cat university bosses raked in £332,000 each last year, figures show. Birmingham University vice chancellor Sir David Eastwood was best paid. He got £439,000 despite Birmingham being ranked only 16th in country. Second was Sir Keith Burnett at the University of Sheffield, on £426,000. Southampton’s Sir Christopher Snowden was third with £424,000. Times Higher […]
JOSH WINDASS’ second-half strike gave Rangers a deserved victory over Atletico Mineiro in an entertaining Florida Cup encounter. Faced with the news pre-match that the Brazilians had chosen not to bring their first team to Orlando, Graeme Murty was determined to let his entire squad get a run out – and ended up making TEN […]
A BRITISH war hero’s gravestone lies in pieces, one of the forgotten victims of ISIS fanatics. It is one of hundreds of resting places desecrated by the Islamist barbarians, who bulldozed the cemetery in Mosul, Iraq. ISIS was driven from the country’s beleaguered second city last summer after three years of occupation — but the […]
WE are assured we live in a modern democracy. So how come a clique of unelected, unaccountable duffers in the House of Lords has the power to tell the free press what it can report, and tell the people what we are allowed to read? Why are these despotic peers still lording it over us? […]
DVD OF THE WEEK A Ghost Story (12A), Out Jan 15 Spoiler alert: This is not a horror film. If you curl up on the sofa with your significant other expecting gory shocks to make them cling to you for comfort, you’ll be sorely disappointed. After a woman (Girl With The Dragon Tattoo star Rooney […]
COOL new gym gear will help get you in the mood to break a sweat. But specialist sportswear can cost a fortune and while there are now many bargain workout options on the high street and even in supermarkets, can they compete with the big brands? Here, SIOBHAN O’CONNOR asks Alice Jeffrey, 28, from Manchester, […]
BIG Brother’s transgender star Rebekah Shelton has died aged 32. An official statement posted from her Twitter account this evening read: “We’re sorry to inform everyone of the sad news that our wonderful and lovely Rebekah died unexpectedly on Wednesday night.” It continued: “We ask that you respect the family’s privacy at this time.” Rebekah […]
THERE’S Paramore mania in Barcelona, where the Nashville band are due to play their first-ever gig in Spain. It is day one of Tour 3, the trio’s latest European jaunt, which includes a sell-out show at London’s O2 Arena tonight. At Barcelona’s Sant Jordi Club, excited fans line the streets around the huge sports centre […]
A PINT-sized jiu jitsu expert made an “aggressive” motorist cry after he apparently abused her for taking too long at a petrol pump. Petite Sydney Winder, 23, was paying for fuel inside the Asda petrol station in Brighton, East Sussex, when she claims Gregg Turner beeped at her and made obscene gestures. The 5ft 3in […]
THE Oscars are less than two months away and this week, two of the heavyweight contenders explode into battle. Darkest Hour is a big, blustering biopic of wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill. It contrasts utterly with the dark, stark crime drama Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. With Three Billboards’ Frances McDormand a clear frontrunner for […]
A CHILD is referred to social services every 49 seconds, shock analysis shows today. Hundreds of thousands of kids were dealt with by children’s services last year. Under pressure councils are coping with a staggering 1,770 referrals a day, according to figures from the Local Government Association. And social workers are launching 500 child protection […]
CELEBRITY Big Brother’s Andrew Brady has admitted that he does fancy his pal Shane Janek when he’s dressed as Courtney Act. Viewers have been convinced that there is sexual chemistry between the pair and in a preview of Friday night’s episode the Apprentice star admitted that he did flirt with Courtney. Speaking in the Diary […]
