NEWSPAPER pundits are ten a penny. They come and they go, often without trace. The Sun’s Rod Liddle by contrast is simply irreplaceable. Rod’s tragic and untimely death at 66 robs us of a controver…

TRAGEDY struck Britain’s “second-best zoo” as animals died in a fire, leaving staff “devastated”. Two owners of Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World in Hadley, near Telford in Shropshire, were taken to hospi…

A BRITISH tourist has been found dead in a Thai hotel room after a “Do Not Disturb” sign was left hanging on his door for several days. Horrified staff made the grim discovery after ent…

A FIVE-year-old “precious angel” who was “found dead in the water” has been pictured as her devastated family pay a touching tribute. Little Letti Cole was discovered dead in a body of water in Bad…

FOUR people have been seriously injured in a shooting on a street in Cologne. Cops have been deployed to the area of Berliner Straße in the Mülheim, Germany, after several shots rang out on Monday …

NOEL Edmonds has been accused of condemning to death two lobsters he bought from a farm shop to release into the sea. The former Deal or No Deal host and his wife Liz returned the pair to the water…

A MASSIVE fire reportedly caused by a BBQ ripped through ten homes and left four in ruins. The blaze erupted at 2.40pm yesterday, with eight fire engines scrambling to the scene. Flames quickly tor…

A MAJOR discount retailer has pulled a popular children’s item from shelves after it was found to present a choking risk. Customers have been urged to stop using the product immediately and t…

VLADIMIR Putin has fled to Siberia for a PR exercise, turning his back on parts of Russia being pummelled by Ukraine’s long-range drone strikes. Burying his head in the sand, the Russian Pres…

A NEW wildfire has triggered evacuation concerns in California as firefighters battle another fast-moving blaze. It comes as hundreds of buildings have already been destroyed in neighbouring Washin…

ONE of the strictest schools in Britain gives pupils detention for looking out the window and moving their pencil. The Athena Learning Trust runs six schools in Cornwall and Devon, and has recently…

UKRAINE has brought war to Vladimir Putin’s doorstep, dragging the tyrant’s personal palaces into the crosshairs in an explosive show of strength. Kyiv’s Black Sea blitz has left …

AT least 12 people have been injured after an Air India flight took a sudden 300ft plunge during terrifying turbulence. Flight AI2379 was carrying 134 people when it nosedived unexpectedly, leaving…

A FORMER nursery worker and her ex-boyfriend have been spared jail after refusing to say who inflicted horror injuries on a baby. Amy Lamb, 30, and Alex Goodwin, 35, left the three-month-old baby b…

THE family of a British pilot who crashed fighting wildfires in Greece have told of his “miraculous” escape seconds before the helicopter exploded into a huge fireball. Andrew Hutchinso…

A TEENAGE girl has allegedly been sexually assaulted by a man who followed her on a bus and a train in a busy city centre. The 16-year-old was reportedly followed by a man as she boarded a bus to A…

THE Afghan man accused of killing a British woman in Greece may have murdered the charity worker after she rejected his advances, cops say. Greek police believe Elisabeth-Jane Ross, 38 may have fou…

THIS is the shocking moment two randy IKEA shoppers begin heavy petting on a display bed in full view of other customers. The frisky couple were captured kissing and caressing each other on top of …

A BRITISH mum who died “suddenly” on a family holiday in Turkey has been remembered by her devastated loved ones as “incredibly strong, loving and selfless”. Shelly Dean, 58…

ANYONE who looks at Ariana Grande’s most recent video and says she looks “healthy” is clearly delusional or lying. With her cheeks markedly hollowed and chest bones protruding, it’s fair to say she…

PM Andy Burnham faces being taken to court by furious cops for failing to halt the early release of two of hero PC Andrew Harper’s killers. A Police Federation chief revealed they are poised to tak…