Make no mistake: British politics is feeling the early tremors of an earthquake – one that could be even more spectacular than the crumbling of the Red Wall. The sentiment underlying it is a mystery. It is not the “ick factor” – the deep-seated disgust that seeped into Westminster discourse in the 2010s. It is … Read more
There was a time, not so long ago, when Donald Trump didn’t seem very familiar with the Bible. When he first ran for the nomination of the very Christian Republican Party, Trump could not name a single Bible verse. Early in his 2016 presidential campaign, he called the Eucharist a “little cracker.” On a subsequent … Read more
A grandmother widowed after 51 years of marriage has told how she was cruelly scammed out of £250,000 after using online dating to lift herself out of loneliness. Elizabeth Ferguson, a retired senior university manager and businesswoman, was tricked into handing over her life savings by a man posing as a lovelorn telecoms expert, the … Read more
A man started carrying a toy gun after he was kneecapped by a teenage boy during a shooting outside a supermarket. Michael Costello was hauled before Liverpool Crown Court this week after firefighters saw him pull the imitation firearm from his trousers during an altercation at the Western Approaches pub in Croxteth. He was then … Read more
It’s 6pm on a Wednesday evening and the Holt Road Residents Association are meeting in their local pub in Kensington. Among them are people who have lived in the area all their lives, but it makes a world of difference if they remember it during their childhood. The terraced houses that were once full of … Read more
A mum and dad are furious after a teacher was sacked with a warning for ‘hitting’ their severely autistic, non-verbal four-year-old at a primary school. Katie Waller and Daniel Turner are left shocked after their son came home with five red marks, including a few under each arm and one on his jawline. They raised … Read more
A father who called his 10-year prison sentence “the worst” is now starting a sentence of more than 20 years. Gary Moffatt traded wholesale quantities of heroin, cocaine and cannabis using the handle “Smart Royal” on the encrypted communications platform EncroChat. The father, of the Spinney in Stockbridge Village, was exposed after saving a man’s … Read more
A thug stabbed a defenseless cyclist in the back during a row over a stolen bike, a court heard. The victim was rammed off the bike by a BMW before Reece Lowndes jumped out of the passenger seat and delivered a flying kick that knocked him to the ground. Lowndes then stabbed a knife into … Read more
Martha, the real-life persona of Baby Reindeer, is threatening legal action over the Netflix series that portrays her as a rampant stalker. Fiona Harvey, a Scottish lawyer who the Daily Record previously declined to identify, is now trying to inform everyone about her experiences since her identity became public following the success of the series. … Read more
She describes herself as an ‘experienced senior HR leader’ and ‘a vibrant, collaborative and committed business leader’, but for those involved in the Horizon Post Office scandal, Angela van den Bogerd is one of the key players in what is described as the greatest miscarriage of justice in British history. Her appearance at the public … Read more