ISIS fanatic who chained up five-year-old Yazidi girl in the sun and let her die of thirst as punishment for wetting the bed collapses in German court as he’s jailed for life for genocide Taha Al-Jumailly, 29, was sentenced for life after being found guilty of genocide After hearing the verdict, Al-Jumailly collapsed in the courtroom in Frankfurt Was also […]

Sheridan Smith ‘is lucky to be alive’ after ploughing her £100,000 Range Rover into a tree in high-speed smash during Storm Arwen – but escaped horror with cuts and bruises Sheridan Smith, 40, was driving her Range Rover round tight bend when she lost control during icy conditions on Saturday and crashed into tree Sheridan and boyfriend Alex Lawler were […]

PARIS — Lionel Messi won the men’s Ballon d’Or for a record-extending seventh time on Monday, ending the year in style after a brilliant final season with Barcelona and earning his first major international trophy with Argentina. Alexia Putellas became the third winner of the women’s award for an outstanding season with Barcelona and Spain. The 34-year-old Messi led Argentina […]

Radio Woke is beyond a joke: As a blind man, DAVID BLUNKETT found priceless companionship in Radio 4 – until, he says, it was hijacked by the excruciatingly unfunny and hectoring Left The former Home Secretary says that BBC Radio 4 forgot about entertainment Blunkett says that Radio 4 has now forgotten about most of the country He says that […]

BOOKIES have slashed the odds of a white Christmas this year as the UK is already covered in snow. It may still be four weeks away but temperatures have plunged well below zero in the frosty aftermath of Storm Arwen – and there is more snow on the way. Forecasters reckon the icy conditions could last for a further fortnight, […]

CHICAGO — Two brothers stand at the center of the case that prosecutors will lay before jurors when the trial of Jussie Smollett begins this week. The former “Empire” actor contends he was the victim of a racist and homophobic assault in downtown Chicago on a frigid night in January 2019. The siblings, who worked with him on the TV […]

UK weather: Met Office warns of ice and freezing conditions 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 Long-range weather forecasters are watching a freezing weather system that […]

Guard of honour for slain sergeant: 200 Met Police officers line street as Cressida Dick, Priti Patel and Sadiq Khan join Sgt Matt Ratana’s widow for special memorial service after he was shot dead by suspect in custody Sgt Matt Ratana, 54, was fatally shot by a suspect inside Croydon Custody Centre in September last year Covid measures were in […]

A South African doctor who was one of the first to suspect a different coronavirus strain has said that symptoms of the Omicron variant appear to be mild and could be treated at home. Dr Angelique Coetzee, a private practitioner and chair of South African Medical Association, told Reuters that on 18 November she noticed seven patients at her clinic […]