While summer seems to have passed the UK, much of Europe is still experiencing one of its hottest seasons on record. Tourists from the blazing continent have even been reported to have travelled to the UK specifically to revel in the cold, wet weather. Temperatures higher than 40C have been recorded in various countries across Europe this year, with some […]

Putin’s advisor Sergei Markov warns Russia is ready to ‘nuke’ UK When all is stripped back, it’s a wonder that humans are still alive. The planet is filled with danger, threats seemingly around every corner, much of it completely unavoidable or unpredictable. Well, sort of. For hundreds of thousands of years, humans have largely lived peacefully alongside the things that […]

By REBECCA BOONE (Associated Press) Follow live updates about wildfires that have devastated parts of Maui in Hawaii this week, destroying a historic town and forcing evacuations. The National Weather Service said Hurricane Dora, which passed south of the island chain, was partly to blame for strong winds that initially drove the flames, knocking out power and grounding firefighting helicopters. […]

Britain’s tourist tax sends an ‘unfriendly message’ to foreign shoppers, says founder of luxury bag company which made satchel for Taylor Swift Julie Deane started The Cambridge Satchel Company from her kitchen in 2008 She is backing a campaign to bring back VAT-free shopping for foreign tourists The founder of a luxury bag company adored by stars such as Taylor […]

I was burgled by my former colleagues at the Metropolitan Police as payback for making a sex discrimination complaint Caroline Mitchell says she was physically assaulted after woken by intruders The 55-year-old claims she recognised two of them as fellow Met officers A senior Met police officer last night claimed two junior colleagues were among four men who burgled her […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Trade Minister Don Farrell has warned that getting China to drop its tariffs on Australian wine will be a harder victory to secure than the backdown on barley. Farrell, also a winemaker, is hosting his New Zealand counterpart, Damien O’Connor, at his home […]

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EXCLUSIVE: White Alabama boat brawler Zachery Shipman’s mom says the melee ‘wasn’t racial’ as cops claim there is not enough evidence to label it a hate crime Zachery Shipman, 25, is one of three white men facing assault charges for the brawl at an Alabama boating dock  His mother Melissa Calvert, 50, told DailyMail.com, ‘This wasn’t a racial thing, that’s well […]

Shocking moment knife-wielding monkey waves blade around Chester Zoo enclosure in scene ‘straight out of Planet of the Apes’ The crested macaque waved the knife around after it was left by a workman Bizarre incident compared to a sci-fi flick that saw apes rise up against humanity A knife-wielding monkey became the ‘highlight of the day’ for visitors to a […]