14 h. ago Sandford safety campaigners fear after 'near miss' on school walking route

The Sandford Safety School Transport Campaign stated a local driver had contacted them after losing control on black ice, slid down the hill, spun 180 degrees, and came to rest on the opposite side of the carriageway.

Politics

33 h. ago Child 'decoys' and 'dangerous customers': The fear and helplessness of staff on the front line of the Christmas shoplifting epidemic

Every November at the giant Brunel Retail Park in Reading, Berkshire, staff at the clothing store Next would prepare for the Christmas deluge.

Economics

35 h. ago Headteacher 'had erect penis when primary school colleague walked into his office'

The female staff member revealed in an online hearing that she struggled to get others to believe her

Society

61 h. ago Grizzly bear that attacked children and teachers in Canada still eludes searchers

Eleven people were injured as three teachers fought the bear during attack on walking trail in British ColumbiaConservation officers in British Columbia are still searching for a female grizzly bear and her two cubs, four days after the sow attacked a group of schoolchildren and their teachers in an “exceedingly rare” encounter that has shaken the remote Canadian community.Eleven people, some as young as nine years old, were injured on Thursday when the bear emerged from the forest near 4 Mile, a Nuxalk community near the town Bella Coola and attacked a school group on a lunch break alongside a walking trail. Continue reading...

Society

4 d. ago BBC's utter 'panic' over Strictly 'rapist' scandal: Frantic insiders tell KATIE HIND 'More stories will come out' as bosses fear crisis could bring down BBC

Strictly bosses had their usual excitement ahead of the annual live broadcast from Blackpool tinged with trepidation as news emerged another star had been arrested on suspicion of rape.

Events

6 d. ago Kim Kardashian reveals doctors warn her brain aneurysm could 'rupture' at any time from her high

Kim Kardashian revealed doctors were terrified that a brain aneurysm discovered during a recent scan could 'rupture' - and warned her that her lifestyle might be pushing her body to the edge.

Events

6 d. ago I'm A Celeb's Vogue Williams jokes her biggest jungle fear is 'losing the ass that took so long to build'

The media personality, 40, is known for her love of fitness and worries all her hard work in the gym may fall by the wayside while she's in the jungle.

Politics

7 d. ago Boy killed on level crossing walking to school 'probably distracted by mobile phone'

Jaiden Shehata was walking to school in January when he was hit by a train travelling at 50mph, and his family are heartbroken by his passing.

Events

7 d. ago Family devastated as boy, 11, killed on level crossing as he walked to school

Jaiden Shehata was walking to school on January 23 when he was struck by a Southern train travelling at 50mph, his devastated family have now paid an emotional tribute

Events

9 d. ago QUENTIN LETTS: How the Speaker was ambushed in a shadowy plot to move MPs out of Westminster for a 20

Westminster, which in medieval days was a mud-bound eyot called Thorney Island, has become the world's greatest symbol of parliamentary stability.

Politics

2 w. ago Fury as asylum seekers fleeing war zones housed near police firearms test site

The government plans to house asylum seekers at a military training camp in East Sussex - but campaigners fear its proximity to a police firearms test centre could be re-traumatising

Events

2 w. ago Michelle Obama's greatest fear is being seen as her true self. Well, let's cut the bottomless victimhood and race

Fresh off her latest complaint that she can't stand the way her husband chews his food, Michelle Obama is back with more!

Politics

2 w. ago The Gail's backlash continues: Businesses left 'trembling with fear' over plans for bakery giant's new branch in leafy London suburb

Cafe and restaurants say a store at the top of Crystal Palace hill could 'brain-wash' customers into buying elsewhere due to the influence of the corporate giant.

Politics

2 w. ago 'I took my sons to school — moments later I was told I'd never walk again'

Mat Holten was rushed to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth, Devon, following a car crash after he had dropped his 12-year-old twin boys off at Wadebridge School in Cornwall

Politics

2 w. ago Will Tim Davie’s resignation be enough to restore public trust in the BBC?

Senior insiders admit concern about big editorial errors and fear attacks are part of ongoing campaign to undermine the broadcasterThere is a joke regularly deployed by BBC staff that “deputy heads must roll” over big mistakes because they rarely appear to have any impact on those at the top of the organisation. That all changed on Sunday, when Tim Davie and Deborah Turness both quit their jobs.Davie oversaw no shortage of scandals during his five years as director general – in recent months these included rows over a Gaza documentary and Glastonbury coverage – and was nicknamed “Teflon Tim” by BBC insiders because nothing seemed to stick. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago 'They are blaming my son': Parents of boy hit by train at pedestrian crossing slam 'distracted by phone' report finding

Jaiden Shehata, 11, was struck by a train as he walked to school near Kenley, south London, on January 23

Events

2 w. ago 'Going back to acting was never Meghan's plan'... Has Duchess of Sussex resumed her on

The new role will not exactly be a stretch of her acting skills - for she is to play herself in a cameo role in the movie. Meghan's office decline to comment as to why this C-List film was chosen.

Politics

2 w. ago Labour hands IRA new propaganda coup and leaves SAS heroes in fear of prosecution 38 years after ridding us of eight terrorists

Twenty-four soldiers are facing prosecution after the Government caved into Republicans over the possibility of a new inquest and inquiry into the 1987 IRA attack in Loughgall.

Events

2 w. ago Knaussgaard is back in this week's literary fiction: THE SCHOOL OF NIGHT by Karl Ove Knausgaard, THE MERGE by Grace Walker, QUEEN ESTHER by John Irving

Anthony Cummins reviews the best literary fiction out now

Politics

3 w. ago Tragic schoolboy, 11, was 'distracted' by video on his phone when he was hit by a train on level crossing

Jaiden Shehata had been walking to school when the tragic accident took place at around 8.03am on January 23 near Kenley, south London .

Events