The former bare-knuckle boxer’s funeral cortege brought the city’s traffic to a standstill as hundreds of people gathered to say goodbye to him. Willy Collins, dubbed ‘the King of Sheffield’ was carried from outside the Old Ball pub in Darnall, past Pitsmoor, where he grew up, and through Sheffield’s streets in a gold coffin before a … Read more
The mayor of an upmarket coastal town dubbed ‘Chelsea-on-Sea’ has urged visitors to ‘show a bit of respect’ and follow social distancing rules after the normal population surged by 1,000 per cent amid a staycation boom. Thousands of tourists and second home owners flocked back to Salcombe in Devon from the moment the green light was … Read more
Police arrest German man dubbed ‘Rambo’ who spent five days on the run in the Black Forest after disarming four police officers at gunpoint Police today announced Yves Rausch had been arrested after disarming officers Police searched forest near Oppenau, Germany for the man dubbed ‘Rambo’ The 31-year-old, disarmed four German police officers on Sunday … Read more
Enormous 1.4BILLION light-year long structure dubbed the ‘South Pole Wall’ is found in space containing hundreds of thousands of galaxies Researchers created a 3D map of parts of the universe hidden by the Milky Way They found hundreds of thousands of galaxies connected by string of hydrogen South Pole Wall is adjacent to an area … Read more
When Nicole Adams says ‘it’s great to be alive’, it’s impossible not to smile. From just about anyone else, it would be a pleasant, if fairly unremarkable platitude. But coming from the 28-year-old Belfast native, it is simply joyous. For it’s no exaggeration to say that, just six months ago, Nicole’s life hung in the … Read more
A PA claims a big cheetah-like cat seen roaming around the back gardens of the north London’s super-rich escaped eight months ago – and may even have eaten her missing moggy. Two wealthy residents living in a mansion-lined road dubbed ‘Billionaire’s row’ in Hampstead told how armed police officers swooped on their properties on Monday … Read more
Andy Byford (above) has been appointed Transport for London boss, it was announced today A former head of New York’s public transport system will be London’s next transport commissioner. Andy Byford’s appointment was confirmed by the capital’s mayor Sadiq Khan and the board of Transport for London (TfL) and he will start on June 29. … Read more
Inside Roman Abramovich’s customised Boeing jet dubbed ‘The Bandit’ with banquet suite and a missile defence system Chelsea owner and Russia oligarch Roman Abramovich owns an aircraft fleet worth around £400million The most luxurious aircraft he owns is the Boeing 747-33A ER which he himself calls ‘The Bandit’ ‘The Bandit’ has a banquet suite which … Read more
He’s the self-made billionaire who, along with his brother, built an enormous property empire from the ground-up – starting with the renovation of a £122,000 central London apartment. Now Christian Candy is said to have finished work on his own home – a massive £150million estate in Surrey, now thought to be one of the … Read more
Ricky Gervais’ tweet was a sarcastic comment, in which he claimed “the fact that there are warnings like ‘Do not drink’ on bottles of bleach makes me realise that Donald Trump can become President”. Replying to him this week, one Twitter user said “What’s up, Nostradamus?” Not only did Trump go on to win the … Read more