Escaped mental health patient battered church warden grandmother, 86, to death in her own home, police believe – as suspect in his 30s is ruled unfit to be questioned and is detained at secure hospital Beryl Purdy was found dead at her home in the village of Broomfield on Monday Villagers felt ‘anger and disgust’ at the sudden death of the active pensioner  Police confirmed suspect was reported as missing before victim was found Police believe that an escaped mental […]

POLICE have launched a probe over the death of a toddler found unresponsive at home. The 18-month-old girl was rushed to hospital from a property in Preston, Lancashire, on March 15. Tragically she couldn't be saved and died six days later at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. Police have now launched an investigation into the little girl's death. A post mortem is due to be carried out to establish how she died, and no arrests have been made. Lancashire Police said: […]

A FORMER Disney star has revealed how he "tripped and fell" into flogging raunchy snaps on OnlyFans. Dan Benson spent years entertaining youngsters as Zeke Beakerman in Wizards of Waverly Place alongside Selena Gomez until his career took a different turn. The actor was 20 when he bagged the role on the hit Disney Channel show in 2007. Dan, from Missouri, appeared in all four series until the show wrapped up in 2012. But during his time on the kids' […]

Mother, 35, fears she will never see her 13-year-old son again after he vanished on Portugal holiday with his estranged father Rebecca Jones, 35, last saw her eldest son Jayden, 13, in September Estranged father Andrew Pearson took him to Portugal and then blocked her A mother fears she will never see her teenage son again after he vanished with his estranged father while on holiday in Portugal more than six months ago. Rebecca Jones, 35, said her oldest boy […]

You’ll never find me up here copper! Albanian keeps out of the reach of the long arm of the law on roof of cannabis farm house before officer discovers his hiding place and he is caught and jailed A court heard Etmond Lika, 32, was offered £100 a day to stay at the property The Albanian paid £4,400 to cross the English Channel via small boat last year A stunning picture captures the moment a man involved in growing a cannabis […]

‘Delusional’ Putin could launch a vindictive nuclear strike ‘to cause misery and destruction in recognition of Russian failure to conquer Ukraine’, expert warns Moscow has prompted fresh concern amid major nuclear preparedness drills Chatham House warned a nuclear strike would be punitive rather than tactical Research paper urged US, UK and allies to toughen up messaging to Moscow Vladimir Putin could use nuclear weapons in Ukraine if he feels defeat is imminent, a leading think-tank has warned.  Moscow has prompted fresh concern […]

Pictured: Two women stabbed to death by knifeman during rampage at Muslim religious centre in Lisbon Mariana Jadaugy, 24, and Farana Sadrudin, 49, were killed in the knife attack  Afghan refugee named as Abdul Bashir entered religious centre with knife The two women stabbed to death by a knifeman who went on a rampage at an Muslim religious centre in Lisbon have been pictured.  Portuguese nationals Mariana Jadaugy, 24, and Farana Sadrudin, 49, were at the Ismaili Centre when an […]

Online sleuth reveals how he embarrassed Gwyneth Paltrow lawyers by easily accessing data they claimed was private, which shows ‘ski crash victim did know her identity’ Avid Court TV watcher Michael Fletcher was able to uncover crucial evidence in Gwyneth Paltrow’s ski crash trial and submit them to her lawyers Texts confirmed plaintiff Terry Sanderson knew it was Paltrow who slammed into him in the collision which he claims left him with brain damage Embarrassingly for the legal teams, Fletcher […]

Turn off that tap! Families could soon be told by companies how much water they can use a year for washing, cooking, cleaning and gardening or be hit with higher charges A water ration is being touted for washing, cooking, cleaning and gardening The first 30,000 litres would be free, but charges may apply for wasteful users  Water companies are set to charge households more if they use above a recommended annual ration for washing, cooking, cleaning and looking after the […]

Former US president Barack Obama warned of the truth-warping dangers of artificial intelligence and polarised media, and took a swipe at News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch, in a wide-ranging discussion before a Sydney audience that also canvassed, China, Russian President Vladimir Putin and economic justice. The 61-year-old, who served two terms in the Oval Office from 2009 to 2017, said he was the first president to serve entirely in the digital age, making him at that point the most recorded […]