First patient to use CRISPR to treat sickle cell disease says the technology is alleviating symptoms

A mother-of-four, who is the first American patient to have her genes edited with the controversial CRISPR technology to treat her sickle cell disease, says the technology is working. Victoria Gray, 34, of Forest, Mississippi, has suffered from the debilitating blood disorder her entire life.   She was in so much pain at one point that she … Read more

Attacks by radicalised mentally ill ‘hard to tell from to terrorism’

Recent violent attacks by radicalised mentally ill people are ‘impossible to distinguish’ from terrorism, a new report has warned. The European police agency Europol said that incidents carried out by mentally ill people who have been influenced by hate speech and fake news could be classed as terrorism in its European Union Terrorism Situation and … Read more

How a ‘free’ phone call could cost you £3.60 a minute

Rip-off phone companies are tricking households out of millions of pounds by charging hefty sums to connect them to official helplines. Rogue firms are paying search engines so they appear at the top of results pages when people search for terms such as ‘contact HMRC’.  Customers in a rush end up calling expensive connection services … Read more

Big Brother fans are dumbfounded that Donald Trump’s ex wife Ivana took part in series

Celebrity Big Brother fans expressed their shock at how the show managed to land Donald Trump’s ex wife Ivana Trump as a housemate. The socialite, 71, appeared on the 2010 series of the show and viewers were treated to a trip down memory lane during Tuesday’s episode of Big Brother: Best Ever Shows. TV bosses were … Read more

Donald Trump and his siblings rush to court to STOP his niece’s tell-all book

Donald Trump and his siblings have rushed to ask a court to grant a temporary restraining order against their niece who is publishing a tell-all book about their family, according to a new report.  Lawyers for the president’s brother Robert filed papers on Tuesday in Queens County Surrogate’s Court against Mary Trump, daughter of Donald’s deceased … Read more

York pet owner sees recently-deceased dog’s face in the clouds

I saw my dead dog’s face in the clouds: Heartbroken pet owner was amazed to see her beloved mutt Sunny’s unmistakable features in the sky just hours after she passed away Sunny, a 14-year-old Jack Russell terrier, passed away after suffering a seizure  Her heartbroken owner Lucy Ledgeway, 19, was left distraught at her death … Read more

City watchdog warns of serious failings in the equity release market

Money Mail today exposes how pushy equity release salesmen are getting rich by draining the property wealth built up over decades by elderly homeowners. Our investigation reveals how vulnerable customers are bombarded with calls, emails and letters encouraging them to take out expensive loans that can quickly wipe out a lifetime of mortgage payments. And … Read more

MasterChef: Justine Schofield is dating retired AFL player Brent Staker

Cooking up a romance! Inside MasterChef star Justine Schofield’s private relationship with retired AFL player Brent Staker The celebrity chef, 34, is quietly dating the 36-year-old former West Coast Eagles and Brisbane Lions star Brent introduced his girlfriend to his family in Broken Hill, NSW, last  week Their relationship appears to be relatively new, as they were first … Read more

Steve Bing, the lonely tycoon who Liz Hurley’s son ‘never met’

Multi-millionaire film-maker Steve Bing had to take a DNA test before he would admit he had fathered a child with Liz Hurley, and he spent a lifetime keeping the many women in his life at arm’s length. Tragically, it appears to have been his loneliness in lockdown that proved too much for him, leading him … Read more