Masterminds behind a £10million fraud which saw the UK’s largest illegal tobacco factory produce 140 packs of cigarettes a minute have been jailed. John Watson Snr, 47, who was a director of Doncaster Greyhound stadium, Terence Jacques, 60, and security guard Russell Haywood, 48, led a 12-man gang who made millions of counterfeit cigarettes which … Read more
Singer-songwriter Duffy tells fans she was raped and drugged in an emotional Instagram post Duffy posted an emotional status to Instagram this evening and opened up 35-year-old told fans she had wanted to talk about her experience for a while Said she hadn’t wanted to show the ‘sadness in her eyes’ after she was raped … Read more
Thousands of people are thronging the streets of Rio de Janeiro for the second day of the city’s world famous carnival which attracts more than 500,000 visitors to the City. Overnight, the final six of the city’s top 13 samba schools took to the Sambadrome. Brazilian actor and comedian Marcelo Adnet starred in the Sao … Read more
A chilling CCTV image showing Manchester Arena suicide bomber Salman Abedi seconds before he murdered 22 people has been shown to a jury. The image was taken 19 seconds before the 22-year-old detonated his powerful rucksack bomb, sending thousands of nuts and screws shredding everything in their path. Abedi had waited an hour in the … Read more
Our sandstorm hell: Passengers in Gran Canaria tweet plea to be flown back to the UK by Tui after being ‘abandoned’ for four days following Saharan storm flight cancellations Greg Horsman had been due to fly back to Manchester on Saturday evening But his flight from Gran Canaria was cancelled due to the Saharan sandstorm … Read more
Residents in areas of Shropshire were urged to evacuate today as the River Severn rose to all-time high levels amid severe flooding after more than 400 tonnes of water per second rushed down towards Shrewsbury. Large parts of the county are already underwater, with many access roads closed, and things could get worse with the … Read more
uS health officials have been conducting secret meetings with lawmakers, senators revealed at a Tuesday Appropriations Subcommittee meeting. Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire criticized the secrecy of a briefing that had taken place earlier that morning, and said that her constituents were ‘concerned’ that they weren’t getting all the information that they needed about … Read more
The world is ‘simply not ready’ for coronavirus and China has given other countries ‘a false sense of security’ because of how WELL it has handled the outbreak, WHO expert reveals Bruce Aylward, who leads the joint WHO-China mission of experts spoke today He warned Beijing success in firefighting infection has made other nations relax … Read more
Kate Middleton looks chic in a black Eponine tweed dress and her recycled £525 silver Jimmy Choos as she joins Prince William at the Noël Coward Theatre in London to watch a play about mental health Kate Middleton looked fashionable as she arrived at the Noël Coward Theatre The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited … Read more
Amazon scrambles to secure inventory amid concerns the company won’t have enough products from China to see them through Prime Day as the coronavirus continues to spread Amazon is reportedly concerned it may not have enough inventory for Prime Day The company is said to be communicating with third-party sellers to determine how the coronavirus … Read more