A man and woman have been arrested by Irish police investigating the murder of a mother, father and their two children following an arson attack on their home. Kim English, in her 30s; her husband Philip, in his 50s; and their sons Callum, 12, and Jayden, nine, died when a petrol bomb was thrown into … Read more
A supply teacher who secretly took photographs up teenage girls’ skirts while working in seven different schools and posted the images on social media has been jailed for six years. Within months of starting work as an English teacher, Abusali Rahman, 37, began ‘brazenly’ using a mobile phone poking out of his pocket to capture … Read more
The teacher who fell to his death from a Six Flags roller coaster in Atlanta was at the park to celebrate his niece’s birthday, as a crisis expert criticized company executives for their silence following the tragedy. Hassan Kariem, 42, was killed in a freak accident on the Goliath roller coaster at the theme park … Read more
A police officer who appeared on Channel 5’s Police Interceptors TV series allegedly went ‘dogging’ with a colleague after they sent each other sexually explicit messages whilst on duty. Ben Sutcliffe, a police constable and former acting sergeant with Cleveland Police in North East England, appeared in two seasons of the hit Channel 5 show … Read more
An architect is on the run after drunkenly attacking a stewardess on a flight from Dubai and accusing her of being a racist after being asked not to disturb a sleeping baby. Simone de Gale, 44, screamed ‘I’m an architect and you’re just a f***ing air hostess’ when she was told not to disturb the … Read more
An Afghan couple have tried to justify marrying off their daughters, two and five, for money by claiming they had ‘no choice’. Gul Bobo, who lives in the rural village of Tayz Nāwah in northwest Afghanistan, said that increasingly frequent droughts have made her and her husband’s lives far harder. These droughts have affected her … Read more
At least three people have died in Istanbul following devastating flash floods after rescuers battled to save the thousands of people who were stranded. The torrential downpour on Wednesday night flooded homes and turned streets into rivers, as entire neighbourhoods across Europe’s most populated city were submerged. Officials in Turkey reported three deaths in the … Read more
Developers have rejected 37 Welsh families from a local ‘turnkey’ housing estate that has been almost completely empty for two years, because of a little-known planning stipulation that they only be used as holiday homes. The construction firm behind the 16-home estate in Anglesey, north Wales, could appeal to the Welsh government after its application … Read more
Chancellor John Healey could get an extra £9billion a year to spend under Labour plans to pile on more Government borrowing, it has emerged. The Treasury is said to be looking to exploit Labour’s fiscal rules to provide billions of pounds more for spending in a scramble for economic growth. A change made by Rachel … Read more
A woman has allegedly been raped on Brighton beach. The attack took place during the early hours of the morning, Sussex Police said, and officers have sealed off the seafront. A 28-year-old man has since been arrested and is currently being held in custody. An area of the beach in front of the i360 tower … Read more