Caroline Flack’s family release an unpublished Instagram post

Caroline Flack’s family have released an unpublished Instagram post she wrote before she died in which she said her arrest for assaulting her boyfriend meant her world had ‘collapsed’. The presenter, who took her own life on Saturday, insisted she was not a domestic abuser and that her alleged assault on boyfriend Lewis Burton was … Read more

Bungling IT firm ‘lost 30,000 NHS letters to patients’ sparking an inquiry

Bungling IT firm ‘lost 30,000 NHS letters to patients’ in north London sparking an inquiry after leaked memo blamed it on a technical error Inquiry launched after 28,563 letters from hospitals to GPs were not delivered A ‘clinical harm review’ is under way they after their whereabouts were unknown The mistake was blamed on a … Read more

Liberal Democrats ‘to expel ex-leader David Steel’

Liberal Democrats ‘to expel ex-leader David Steel’ over his failure to pass on suspicions about paedophile MP Cyril Smith Lord Steel set to be first politician expelled by national child sex abuse inquiry Friends of the peer fear he will be made a ‘scapegoat’ over his admission Friends of Lord Steel described Lib Dem moves to … Read more

Pompeii restoration unearths ‘surprise’ treasures including House of Lovers damaged 40 years ago

Vivid frescoes and never-before-seen inscriptions were among the treasures unearthed in a massive years-long restoration of the world-famous archaeological site Pompeii that came to a close yesterday. The painstaking project that began in 2014 saw an army of workers reinforce walls, repair collapsing structures and excavate untouched areas of the sprawling site, Italy’s second most … Read more

National Theatre’s artistic director says it will be ‘business as usual’ for patron Meghan Markle

Meghan Markle is thought to have told the National Theatre that her role as a patron will be ‘business as usual’ despite now living in Canada. Artistic director Rufus Norris explained that although bosses were not told of the Duchess of Sussex’s plans to move, they are confident she will remain ‘engaged’ and are looking forward to … Read more

Rapper Dave slams Boris Johnson as ‘a real racist’ and hits out at Grenfell Tower response

Rapper Dave slams Boris Johnson as ‘a real racist’ and hits out at Grenfell Tower response in altered lyrics as he performed at the Brits Dave the Rapper won a Brit award for Album of the Year at last night’s ceremony 21-year-old performed during the show and claimed Boris Johnson is ‘racist’ US rapper Tyler, … Read more

Hilarious moment boy’s glasses fly out of van window while he energetically shakes his head to music

Hilarious moment boy’s glasses fly out of van window while he energetically shakes his head to music Valentino Di Francesca, 12, from Argentina, was dancing with sister Martina, 17, He shake his head and his glasses slip off his face as he gets into the tune His glasses suddenly fly out the window and land … Read more

Michael Ball urges theatre-goers to put away their phones as the lights pose a dangerous distraction

Michael Ball urges theatre-goers to put away their phones as the stage star says that lights on the handsets shine on the faces of performers and pose a dangerous distraction Michael Ball said phone cameras at theatres is ‘absolutely the biggest bugbear’ Singer claimed phone lights are a dangerous distraction to shine at performers He … Read more