A 20FT wooden carving in a park has come in for ridicule — because it looks like a willy. The statue was erected along with figures of animals on a nature trail popular with families and other walkers. But one visitor to Beaumont Park, Huddersfield, West Yorks, asked: “Come on — is this where our council tax is spent? On […]

Victoria’s pubs, the anti-gambling lobby and Tabcorp are saddling up for an election year campaign to try to force the state government to increase the tax on online bookies, which is now among the nation’s lowest. The Australian-based gambling companies will seek to pressure Treasurer Tim Pallas to boost the tax on digital gambling losses for companies such as Sportsbet […]

Macron’s centrist alliance looks set to beat left-wing coalition in first round of parliamentary election which saw less the HALF of eligible voters participate, poll says French President Emmanuel Macron was hurt by a low voter turnout today His main opposition in the parliamentary election is left-wing alliance Nupes A poll suggested that less than half of eligible voters took part […]

NHS trust ‘awards firms vying for multi-million pound healthcare contracts higher marks in bidding process if they adopt LGBT charity Stonewall’s pro-trans ideology’, whistleblower claims Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust marks bidders on a scale of zero to four Five questions on the documents titled ‘Stonewall UK Workplace Equality Index’ They are given equal weight to answers on training and […]

Don’t miss a thing! Sign up to the Daily Star’s newsletter Prince Andrew is reportedly asking for his HRH status to be "reinstated, recognised and respected". The Duke of York lost the use of HRH, as well as his military titles, in January while he was facing a civil action in the US over sexual abuse allegations. The Telegraph now […]

Don’t miss a thing! Sign up to the Daily Star’s newsletter A millionaire mum who has 22 surrogate toddlers as she dreams of building a family with 105 children – has been left to raise them alone after her husband was nicked in a special forces op. Kristina Ozturk says she now faces a 'lonely' and uncertain future following the […]

China confident of ‘getting away with’ Russia backing says Leoni We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Professor Zeno Leoni, a defence studies lecturer at King’s College […]

Large missiles from the Cold War have been deployed by Vladimir Putin after Russia ran out of precision rockets. The missiles, weighing in at five and a half tonnes are causing “significant collateral damage and civilian casualties” to Ukraine ’s forces in the Donbas region, according to the Ministry of Defence. Designed to carry nuclear warheads, the missiles specifically target […]

Denver hit 100 degrees Fahrenheit on Saturday, tying a record set in 2013 for the high temperature and the earliest calendar day to reach triple digits. The Denver mark came as Phoenix, Las Vegas and California’s Death Valley posted record temperatures Saturday, and dangerous heat swept the Southwest. The National Weather Service in Phoenix reported a temperature of 114 degrees, […]