West Ham co-owner forced to apologise for ‘liking’ tweet which referenced Caroline Flack suicide

West Ham co-owner David Gold apologises for ‘liking’ a fan’s tweet which called tragic TV presenter Caroline Flack ‘weak’, just days after she took her own life David Gold, co-owner of West Ham, was criticised after ‘liking’ a tweet from a fan which called TV presenter Caroline Flack ‘weak’, days after she took her own … Read more

Transgender patients ‘forced’ to buy hormones online because NHS wait lists are years long

Transgender patients say they feel ‘forced’ to transition using hormones bought from the dark web because NHS waiting times are so long. Some patients spend as long as three years on a waiting list before they finally see a specialist at a gender identity clinic, a BBC investigation has found. And, desperate to start transitioning to … Read more

Woman suffers ‘life changing injuries’ after a driver ‘deliberately ran her over’

Woman suffers ‘life-changing injuries’ ‘after driver deliberately runs her over then bundles her into the front seat of his BMW before speeding off at 70mph’ in row at BP garage Witnesses say they saw a couple arguing in Sutton, south west London, last night The driver reportedly ran her over before putting the woman in … Read more

Jeremy Paxman jokes with Imperial College’s Brandon on University Challenge

‘Sorry for making it so easy!’ Jeremy Paxman jokes with Imperial College’s Brandon during stunning University Challenge performance – and fans say the American will ‘be President one day’ US-born Brandon helped lead Imperial College to a University Challenge victory Confident contestant dazzled viewers at home with his impressive knowledge One tweeted the student will … Read more

Carer is jailed after stealing £30,000 from a pensioner and used her cards to shop for lingerie

A carer who stole £30,000 from a vulnerable pensioner by pawning her jewellery and using her credit card to shop from Ann Summers has been jailed for three years.  Rebecca Robinson, 35, turned to scamming retired accountant Margaret Peel, who died aged 79, for 14 months while the pensioner was in her care.  The mother-of-four … Read more

NHS trust apologises for lack of clear signs to its coronavirus isolation pod

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Almost 1,900 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 73,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more

Georgian property which inspired Thomas Hardy’s Under the Greenwood Tree on the market for £500,000

A charming four-bedroom home that features in a famous Thomas Hardy novel has been put on the market for £500,000. Grade II listed Stinsford House, in the idyllic village of Stinsford, Dorset, is referenced in the writer’s 1872 novel ‘Under The Greenwood Tree’. The tree in the courtyard of the house is thought to be … Read more