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Tiny traces of oil left on stump of Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian’s Wall could help police crack case of who chopped it down, forensic scientists reveal Forensic experts believe a chemical ‘fingerprint’ could have been left on stump  Tiny traces of oil left on the stump of the Sycamore Gap tree could help police in […]

No joke should be off limits, says Comedian Lee Mack – but the star says the golden rule should be that the punchline needs to be more funny than shocking Comedian admits jokes need to be even funnier when subject matter is shocking Comedian Lee Mack says no joke on any subject should be off […]

‘Danger to life’ warnings remain after a month’s rain fell in 24 hours – forcing a search helicopter to airlift 10 to safety when landslides buried roads in Scotland The A83 Rest and Be Thankful was hit by seven landslides The Met Office issued an Amber warning at around 9.15am this morning A ‘danger to […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Berlin: Nearly 50 years to the day after the Yom Kippur War of 1973, Israel has again been taken by surprise by a sudden attack, a startling reminder that stability in the Middle East remains a bloody mirage. […]

Tony and Cherie Blair win their two-year planning row with a conservation charity to build on the grounds of their Grade I-listed, 18th Century mansion The former prime minister had applied for permission to extend a guesthouse Sir Tony Blair has won a two-year planning row with a conservation charity over building plans for his […]

Labour chief David Lammy’s £25,000 freebie to Brazil… Courtesy of superstar actor Harrison Ford’s eco-charity  It cost six times more than similar trips to Brazil by other MPs  During his visit, Mr Lammy met Brazil’s Left-wing President Lula da Silva A Labour frontbencher has been slated for a £25,000 jolly to Brazil paid for by […]

PETER HITCHENS: Like John Major, Rishi Sunak is awful, but better by far than the alternative Why do people always zig when they should zag, and zag when they should zig? About 18 years ago, David Cameron offered patriotic voters a Tory Party more Blairite than Blair. It was so politically correct it made your […]

Mighty Israel was caught napping amid political squabbles: Crisis Research Institute chief MARK ALMOND explores the staggering failure of intelligence services to detect any signs of Hamas’ deadly attack Israel has spent the past few days commemorating the 50th anniversary of the surprise Arab assault on Yom Kippur – the holiest day in Judaism.  Newspaper […]

Paragliders fired on fleeing civilians: How squads of Palestinians on suicide missions swooped over the Israeli border – spreading fear and chaos among cowering families below Hamas blitzed into Israel on paragliders while thousands of rockets rained down  Hamas terrorists blitzed into Israel on motorised paragliders during a lightning offensive yesterday morning while thousands of […]

Police to step up patrols in Britain’s Jewish communities amid fears violence in Israel could spark series of antisemitic attacks Hamas launched a surprise assault on Israel in the early hours of Saturday  Police officers are to step up patrols in Britain’s Jewish communities after the largest conflict for years between Israel and Palestinian militants […]