BREAKING NEWS Harry and Meghan’s Archewell Foundation suffers £8.7m drop in donations: Sussex’s charity received £1.6million from two wealthy benefactors last year with losses hitting £537k – as boss James Holt pockets £133k pay rise Donations to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Archewell Foundation have plunged by $11million (£8.7m) in the past year – sending it into the red, it was […]

Now another Christmas carol concert is silenced after 70 years over health and safety fears amid concerns too many people could attend The carol singing service in Rose Square, Canterbury may not go ahead   Has been running since 1952 and is attended by the Archbishop of Canterbury Columbia Road Christmas Wednesdays, in Bethnal Green, also cancelled  Another major open air […]

Two three foot Samurai swords and a medieval flail with spiked metal balls on a chain among terrifying knife amnesty haul in New Forest Knife ‘amnesty’ bins were placed across Hampshire for weapon disposal Three foot Samurai swords, a triple mace ball flail and a curved scythe are among the 533 weapons handed in to police in the New Forest. […]

Experts are warning that Russia’s military industrial complex could face a catastrophic collapse if Western nations cease the supply of precision tooling and CNC machines crucial to the production of long-range cruise missiles. Igor Sushko, a prominent analyst from the Wind of Change, highlighted the vulnerability of Russia’s military infrastructure, stating: “Russia’s military-industrial complex will collapse as soon as countries […]

An incredible weather map has shown the exact date the UK will be completely surrounded by a giant snow bomb days before Christmas. The WXCharts map shows that the that icy weather threatens to cause havoc on the UK on Wednesday, December 20 ahead of the festive weekend when thousands of drivers are expected to take to the roads. A […]

Berlusconi’s £700m property portfolio – including Sardinian mansion that hosted Tony Blair and Putin – is put up for sale… but ‘bunga bunga’ party pad where his lover still lives will be kept in the family, his children reveal Berlusconi had hundreds of properties including dozens of villas and mansions A slew of properties that once belonged to the late […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A western suburbs councillor who bullied two staff members – including screaming at them over the phone and making belittling remarks about their work – is to be suspended for four months after being found to have engaged in serious misconduct and creating […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Clarksville: A sober mood has gripped Clarksville and other communities in middle Tennessee as crews searched for survivors and officials surveyed the damage from severe storms and tornadoes that killed at least six people in the region and injured more than 60. The […]

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A dad was left spooked when he noticed a face resembling the Grinch in his Christmas tree. Daniel Martyn, 39, was shocked to find a pair of eyes staring back at him as he unwrapped his new 9ft tree. He called over his six-year-old daughter to take a look, but she was so frightened that she ran into the kitchen. […]