The Senate Judiciary Committee has delayed its confirmation vote for Donald Trump‘s attorney general nominee, Todd Blanche – in a significant blow to the President. The delay comes amid ongoing opposition from at least two Republicans on the panel – Senator John Cornyn of Texas and Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina. They continued to withhold … Read more
The former Chief Constable of Staffordshire Police has been found guilty of gross misconduct and told he would have been sacked without notice if he hadn’t already resigned. A police misconduct panel today found Chris Noble had breached Standards of Professional Behaviour. A misconduct panel, chaired by His Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary Kathryn Stone found … Read more
Hundreds of migrants have entered the Spanish north African exclave of Ceuta by sea in recent days, officials said Thursday, with local television images showing them swimming around the frontier and running into the town. Migration from Morocco into Spain‘s two north African territories, Ceuta and Melilla, has long been a politically sensitive issue between … Read more
A mother and a boyfriend she had known for only a matter of months have been jailed for life for murdering her two-year-old daughter. Isabelle Welsh suffered from a sickening ‘campaign of violence’ at the hands of Alexandra Walker, 26, and paedophile Harrison Simpson, 22, who also sexually assaulted the young girl. In the weeks … Read more
An 86-year-old with Parkinson’s disease has been convicted over an unpaid car tax bill of just £3.34. The pensioner, who lives on the outskirts of Newcastle, was handed a criminal record after the annual £20 tax bill in his silver Ford Fiesta accidentally went unpaid. He told the court that his daughter manages his joint … Read more
A Virgin Atlantic engineer died from a traumatic brain injury when he was hit in the face at Heathrow Airport, a coroner’s court has heard. Aircraft technician Georgie Buxton was carrying out maintenance tests on a Boeing 787 when machinery is believed to have suddenly collapsed on him. The 23-year-old was rushed to hospital on … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon’s lawyer has been reported to the police by an MSP for ‘hate speech’ after allegedly encouraging ‘hostility towards a section of Scots’. Glasgow MSP Thomas Kerr, deputy leader of Reform UK Scotland, said he had complained to Police Scotland about comments made by human rights lawyer Aamer Anwar. Mr Anwar represents former First … Read more
Shamed former MP Mike Amesbury, whose life fell apart when he was jailed for punching one of his constituents, has been dealt another bitter blow – the collapse of his marriage. The ex-Labour politician, who was jailed for ten weeks, suspended for two years, over the attack, previously revealed he had received treatment for depression … Read more
On the latest episode of the Daily Mail’s Deep Dive podcast, Chief Foreign Correspondent Andy Jehring speaks to senior reporter James Fielding in Le Porge, a fire-ravaged village in southwestern France that remains largely sealed off from the outside world. Due to unprecedented summer heat across Europe, Britain, France, Spain and Greece are all battling … Read more
US Senator Rand Paul is facing off with his longtime nemesis Dr. Anthony Fauci on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. In the opening round of questions, Fauci pled the 5th amendment to avoid self incrimination. ‘On the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer based upon my rights under the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution,’ … Read more