Saint-Gervais mayor warns that people who try to climb France’s highest mountain without proper kit face fines after series of deaths and accidentsFrench authorities are calling for police to enforce fines against climbers who attempt to scale Mont Blanc without proper clothing and equipment.The move follows a series of deaths Read more…
From his ruffled shirt to bejwelled cane, items from singer’s collection to leave his archives for first time since his deathThe ruffled shirt and shiny purple coat will hardly need a label on the display case: some of the most instantly recognisable and dashing stage outfits, created for Prince on Read more…
In his first state address since returning from three months’ medical leave in the UK, Muhammadu Buhari criticises calls for Biafra secessionNigerian president Muhammadu Buhari condemned growing calls for secession in his first live broadcast on state television since taking three months’ medical leave in the UK.The president returned to Read more…
Adrian Brown, 38, was having a psychotic episode when he attacked Muhammed Ali on the London Overground, court hearsA schizophrenic man launched an unprovoked knife attack on a train passenger after yelling “I want to kill all the Muslims”, a court has heard.Adrian Brown, 38, was said to be suffering Read more…
Glanusk Park, Brecon BeaconsSkinny-dipping revellers were treated to ale, acid techno and a dramatic outing from PJ Harvey during a weekend overflowing with generosity and warmth Green Man’s absurdly lush site nestles in the palm of a long verdant Welsh valley, with the River Usk snaking through it and the Read more…
Councils ordered to reduce number of delayed transfers by up to 70 per cent before winter months or face losing social care funds next year Via: Cash-strapped councils told to meet 'undeliverable' bed-blocking targets or have social care funding slashed
The Government says products already cleared for EU standards should not need costly extra certification after Brexit Via: UK demands British goods be sold in EU at no extra cost after Brexit
The driver can be seen leaping into his seat and hitting the brakes Via: London double decker bus caught on video rolling onto main road with no driver
Emotions were running high for one of those calling for a rethink to stop Big Ben being silenced for the longest period in its 157-year history. Standing in the Palace Yard, Labour MP Stephen Pound wiped a tear from his eye at the final bongs Via: Big Ben sounds its Read more…
'We will have children who can't read, who don't want to read… I can't read any more as much as I used to. My concentration has been shot by this bloody screen' Via: Twitter will make children illiterate in 20 years, says novelist Howard Jacobson