A MUM has spent four years and £2,500 transforming her boring beige rental property into a colourful masterpiece – even though she'll have to whitewash it when she moves house. Rachael Havenhand, 28, from Todwick, Sheffield, spends around seven hours-a-week…
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British man faces 6 years in prison for breaking Singapore quarantine
More On: singapore Singapore plan to use monitoring app on students’ computers sparks privacy fears Airport ‘glamping’ is what 2020 has reduced us to Singapore’s foodie ‘hawker’ culture given UNESCO recognition Man who cut ‘cruise to nowhere’ short didn’t actually…
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I had 3 years left to live after ovarian cancer diagnosis – but new drug gave me my life back
WHEN Anne Ainsworth was diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer in 2014, she was shocked to discover the low survival statistics. But the 60-year-old says a drug called niraparib "gave me my life back" – and it will now help thousands…
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Killer mother has 8½ years cut from her ‘excessive’ original jail term
A mother who killed her three youngest children when she deliberately drove her car into a lake has had more than eight years cut from her original prison sentence following the latest legal challenge. Akon Guode repeatedly circled Lake Gladman…
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25 years ago, Clueless took Jane Austen and made it even better
They say the original is the best, and most of the time that’s true. No remake has ever touched Hitchcock’s Psycho, Arrested Development never should have got a fourth series, and despite being one of the most covered songs in…
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I lost 15 years of my life after joining a cult and marrying a stranger
LOOKING across the endless sea of people in the stadium, I felt dizzy. In front of me stood 30,000 couples, all waiting to be married. Part of a cult called the Unification Church, I was one of them – about…
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Couple face 20 years in jail for blowing Russian spy's cover
Couple face 20 years in jail for blowing Russian spy’s cover because he appeared in the background of their wedding photos Antonina Zimina and Konstantin Antonets were charged with treason yesterday They are accused of compromising the FSB agent at…
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Man faces five years in prison for coronavirus prank on Russian metro
Prankster faces five years in prison for sparking panic with fake ‘coronavirus seizure’ on Russian metro that caused passenger stampede Prankster arrested after faking coronovirus seizure on Moscow’s underground Man – named locally as Karomatullo Dzhaborov – was filmed as he…
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Mechanic faces 15 years in jail after beating a paedophile to death
Mechanic faces 15 years in a Russian jail after beating a convicted paedophile to death while he rescued a 14-year-old boy from the sex attacker’s home Car mechanic Vladimir Sankin, 33, is facing 15 years in jail for killing paedophile …
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Missouri man gets 5 years for torching ex’s car with homemade bomb
A Missouri man will spend five years in prison for blowing up his ex-wife’s car using a makeshift bomb built out of fireworks and Tiki torch fuel, according to reports. Dean Allen McBaine, of Jefferson City, was sentenced Wednesday for…
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Finally, after 41 years, I've passed the university challenge
ROGER MOSEY: Finally, after 41 years, I’ve passed the university challenge A couple of months ago, I got an email completely out of the blue inviting me to take part in an alumni version of the BBC2 quiz show University…
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My secret lover is 25 years older than me but I’m starting to fall in love with her – The Sun
DEAR DEIDRE: I AM having brilliant sex with an older woman and am starting to fall in love with her. But I’m scared to ask if she feels the same, as we were supposed to be “just casual”. I am…
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Mum celebrates three years sober after shocking viral pic of her ODing on heroin while her baby son sat nearby – The Sun
A MUM is celebrating three years of sobriety after a shocking picture of her overdosing on heroin next to her baby son went viral. Erika Hurt, 26, was arrested when cops discovered her slumped behind the wheel of her car…
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After 30 years on the air, here’s what to expect from Jon Faine’s curtain call
ABC broadcaster Jon Faine is gearing up to address his loyal audience for the final time. Friday's program, to be broadcast live from a sold-out event at Melbourne's Town Hall, will feature a long list of guests including Premier Daniel…
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