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British boxer Raven Chapman, 32, rushed to hospital and put in medically-induced coma after training incident in Denmark – as family start fundraiser to return her to the UK

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British boxer Raven Chapman is recovering after undergoing emergency brain surgery and spending almost two weeks in an induced coma

British boxer Raven Chapman is recovering after undergoing emergency brain surgery and spending almost two weeks in an induced coma following a serious injury sustained during sparring. The 32-year-old collapsed after a training session in Denmark on July 24 and was taken by air ambulance to hospital, where doctors diagnosed a brain haematoma and cerebral … Read more

Retired accountant makes final desperate bid to keep his ‘illegally built’ Sandbanks home after neighbour complained it overlooked celebrity interior designer’s balcony

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Celia Sawyer's property (white) and Neil Kennedy's property (red)

A retired accountant has made a final desperate bid to keep his ‘illegally built’ £4million Sandbanks mansion after his wealthy neighbour complained about it overlooking a celebrity interior designer’s balcony.  Neil Kennedy, 67, is hoping to avoid having to demolish his luxury harbourside home after losing a three-year planning war between him and his two … Read more

Perfect print-cesses! Queen Letizia of Spain’s daughters Leonor, 20, and Sofia, 19, ooze glamour in patterned dresses as they join the Spanish Royal Family at palace reception

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The Spanish Royal Family host a dinner for authorities at the Marivent Palace on August 04, 2026 in Palma de Mallorca

The Spanish royals exuded effortless elegance as they gathered for their annual glitzy Marivent Palace reception in Majorca on Tuesday. Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia stepped out with their parents, King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, for the gathering attended by local authorities and dignitaries from across the Balearic Islands. It marked only the second … Read more

Quarter of parents who help children with university costs will give £50,000-plus

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Helping hand: More than a quarter of parents say they plan to assist with university costs

With A-levels results day just around the corner, many parents will be preparing to help their student children with the cost of university.  But how much exactly will they chip in? Research shows that 26 per cent of parents who currently contribute, or plan to, expect to spend an eye-watering £50,000 per child. This includes … Read more

Afghan accused of killing British Christian ‘claimed an ‘old man’ convinced him to remove her body then blackmailed him into stealing her money’

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Sharif Ahmadzai appeared in court on Wednesday morning where was asked to provide his version of events

The 26-year-old Afghan man accused of killing Scottish Christian Elisabeth Jane Ross, 38, in Athens before stuffing her body into a suitcase has claimed an ‘old man’ persuaded him to move the body before blackmailing him into stealing her money. Sharif Ahmadzai appeared in court on Wednesday morning where he was asked to provide his … Read more

Average number of migrants crammed onto small boats more than doubles over five years to record high under Labour, analysis finds, amid surge in use of ‘mega-dinghies’ as people smugglers shift tactics

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Analysis found 66 migrants on average were packed onto each of the 219 vessels which have successfully crossed the Channel so far this year

The average number of migrants crammed onto small boats has more than doubled over five years to a record high under Labour, it emerged today. Analysis found 66 migrants on average were packed onto each of the 219 vessels which have successfully crossed the Channel so far this year. They were carrying 14,561 migrants in … Read more

Scientists reveal what the perfect woman’s body looks like – and say it’s NOT about the waist-to-hip ratio

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This silhouette figure - with a waist-to-hip ratio of 0.9 and waist-to-bust ratio of 0.7 - was deemed highly attractive by the men taking part in the study

For decades, the hourglass figure has been held up as the ultimate symbol of female beauty – but scientists now claim we’ve been focusing on the wrong measurement all along. A new study suggests that a woman’s waist–to–bust ratio plays a much bigger role in perceived attractiveness. Researchers asked 398 Japanese men aged 20 to … Read more

Failed Kurdish asylum seeker jailed after attacking student, 19, in her accommodation

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Birmingham Crown Court heard Mohammad Hasani sexually assaulted the woman after she showed him around her student flat

A failed Kurdish asylum seeker has been jailed after attacking a teenager in her student accommodation. Mohammad Hasani, 29, groped the 19-year-old undergraduate after being invited around by her flatmate. Birmingham Crown Court heard that the young woman repeatedly rejected Hasani’s advances but he forced himself onto her in her own bedroom. He was unanimously … Read more

Alice Evans marks her 58th birthday with dinner with her two daughters as she thanks friends for ‘never giving up on me’ hours after her bitter divorce from Ioan Gruffudd was finalised

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Alice Evans marks her 58th birthday with dinner with her two daughters as she thanks friends for 'never giving up on me' hours after her bitter divorce from Ioan Gruffudd was finalised

Alice Evans marked her 58th birthday with dinner with her two daughters as she thanked friends for ‘never giving up on me’ hours after her bitter divorce from Ioan Gruffudd was finalised. She enjoyed a meal out with her daughters Ella, 16, and Elsie, 12, and shared a beaming snap with them – as she … Read more