WOMEN are losing hundreds of babies to stillbirth each year because hospitals are failing to meet the highest standard of care, a review suggests. Health officials say the lives could be saved if maternity staff better monitored foetal growth, movement and labour. An NHS trial aimed at improving services across 19 maternity units helped save […]
KIDS comic favourite The Beano turns 80 today. Home to Dennis the Menace, Minnie the Minx and The Bash Street Kids, it went on sale on July 30, 1938 for two pence, fronted by Big Eggo The Ostrich. A first edition with a promotional flyer sold for £17,000 in 2015. The Beano, created by Dundee […]
THERESA May swaps her usual kitten heels for a pair of £50 Converse trainers as she starts her summer holiday. The Tory leader and husband Philip looked relaxed as they strolled along the shore of Lake Garda in Italy — one of Winston Churchill’s favourite spots. Mrs and Mr May — and their large security […]
ROXANNE Pallett sticks to a monochrome, er, palette for a raunchy bikini shoot. The former Emmerdale star, 36, flaunted her hourglass figure in a black two-piece with loose ends. On Saturday she was spotted without arm braces for the first time since cheating death in a stock car crash. Roxanne, who was with boyfriend Lee […]
SIR Alex Ferguson has his usual Old Trafford seat on hold – in the hope the Manchester United legend is well enough to attend the club’s opening Premier League fixture. The Red Devils take on Leicester City on August 10 to kick off their season. And club insiders are hopeful the legendary manager will be […]
IT is truly shocking to watch our two major political parties disintegrating before our eyes. The Tories are tearing themselves apart over an irreversible democratic vote to leave the European Union. Party members are in open revolt and Ukip are circling like sharks. Labour, meanwhile, has been dragged into a vicious civil war by a […]
A FRENCH skier who went missing in Italy 64 years ago has finally been identified thanks to a social media appeal, police say. Human remains, ski equipment and glasses were found in 2005 as ice began to thaw high in the Valtournenche valley in the Aosta region, close the Swiss border. Officers concluded the skier was […]
EX-CORRIE star Georgia May Foote looks to tie for in a loosely knotted floral shirt. The 27-year-old went braless as she headed to London hotspot STK with Sky Sports News presenter Kirsty Gallacher and Big Brother star Sara McLean. Georgia joined Kirsty in a VIP box at Ascot earlier this week, carrying a diamante encrusted clutch […]
THE sister of a teenage girl fighting for her life in Greece after a quad bike crash has appealed for help to get her home. Amy Stevens, 23, said Natasha has been unconscious on life support in Zante for three weeks. She said: “She has been sedated, ventilated to allow her head to heal. The […]
SPENCER Matthews and Vogue Williams are planning a second wedding, according to his good pal Jamie Laing. The Made In Chelsea star was snubbed from the couple’s official ceremony earlier this year. Spencer and Vogue opted to have a small, family ceremony in Scotland with only a handful of people invited. Jamie has insisted there […]
MEGHAN Markle’s dad has confessed to taking drugs in his youth – but claims he hasn’t touched them in 20 years. The Duchess of Sussex’s outspoken father made the startling admission as he angrily denied having a drinking problem. He told the Mail on Sunday: “I hardly drink at all, just a little wine with […]
THE water looks a little ruff as talented pooches compete in the world dog surfing championships in America. More than 60 colourfully-clad canines of different breeds and sizes rode the waves for the 13th Annual Surf Dog Competition in San Diego, California. They were judged for their ability to surf solo, wave size, difficulty of […]
JEREMY Corbyn has turned Labour into a “home for overt anti-semites and anti-semitism” and punishes those who speak against it, Jewish leaders declared yesterday. In their hardest-hitting statement yet, the Board of Deputies of British Jews said the Labour leader must take the party out of its “deep abyss” and show the world it can […]
AN Army hero involved in a car crash which left two dead in Peru has spent £75,000 fighting extradition to the country where he faces six years in prison. Retired Major John Winskill, 47, was taking part in a 5,500-mile charity race across South America in 2013 when he got into a road accident he […]
NEW Emmerdale star Ash Palmisciano has revealed that his identity has been stolen by a man selling CBD oil out of the boot of a car. The actor – who plays Matty Barton in the ITV soap – was left shocked yesterday when he was asked by his friends why he advertising was selling the […]
DONKEYS on the Greek island of Santorini are being crippled by podgy holidaymakers enjoying a ride on the animals. During the peak summer holiday season between May and October thousands visit the idyllic island in the Mediterranean who go to see the picturesque white houses and take a ride on the donkeys up the steep […]
JEREMY Kyle is enjoying a sun-filled holiday in the Caribbean with his kids and fiance. The 53-year-old proudly looked on as his children did somersaults off a boat and larked about in the sea. Henry, nine, Ava, 13, and Alice, 14, were pictured making the most of the tropical sun in Barbados as they jumped […]
Stop Brexit drift LEAVING the European Union is a chance for Britain to up its game. Nowhere is that more true than on our borders, as we take back control of them from Brussels. We will have to introduce a new system not just for EU nationals visiting the UK but for the more than […]
THE drivers working for the majority of the biggest rail operators in Britain are on a four-day week, working no more than 36 hours, allowing them to cash in on vast amounts of overtime. Due to this bosses are forced to offer hundreds of pounds a day in overtime as an incentive to get people […]
A LOVE rat hubby was caught cheating on his new bride in a Premier Inn – with a granny almost three times his age. The cheating lothario, 26, and his 72-year-old lover were exposed after his suspicious missus, 24, hired private eyes. She said: “I just didn’t want to believe it. “I put guilt on […]
A WOMAN was stunned when a naked lookalike of her boyfriend burst into her house and smeared blood everywhere. Hayley Young, 43, was watching TV when the intruder smashed through her front door. The ranting raider, who police told her was on LSD, charged through the home holding a shard of glass and dripping his […]
CITY centre car parks could be scrapped within two decades and the space freed up to build thousands of new homes as driverless cars move into widespread use, plans show. Autonomous vehicles and shared travel in 15-20 years would mean little use for parking spaces in central locations, transport ministers claim. Driverless cars could drop […]
SCARLETT Moffatt admitted she’s not a fan of Love Island’s Megan Barton Hanson during last night’s episode of Aftersun. The former Gogglebox star told Caroline Flack Megan and Wes Nelson were her least favourite couple because of a comment Megan made earlier in the series. Scarlett explained: “Do you know what it is, right? “I’ve […]
CHEESE and onion crisps are under threat due to a looming shortage of the veg. The heatwave could ruin the onion harvest in the latest blow to makers such as Walkers. They have already seen a poor potato yield and are preparing for a cheese shortage if there is a no-deal Brexit. It could force […]
A SERIES of police blunders means a ten-year-old girl’s killer may never be caught. The Met dismissed the death of the child, who was molested and strangled in her bed, as an accident. Detectives failed to search for fingerprints, carry out tests on the probable murder weapon or seal the crime scene. They also failed […]
