Question: Was Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot based on an earlier fictional character?By her own account, Agatha Christie's key inspirations for Poirot were Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes and Joseph…
Record numbers of migrants living in Britain are not working, costing taxpayers an estimated £8 billion, a report warns today.Official figures show that 1,689,000 non-UK nationals are either unemployed or…
Kamala Harris has pledged to appoint a Republican to her cabinet if she wins the election.Harris today sat down for her first interview since Joe Biden dropped out of the…
Victorian detectives are investigating whether a mother found with a newborn baby on her porch in the middle of the night knew she was pregnant. The infant was found by paramedics…
Locals who witnessed Prince William and Harry's reconvening at their uncle's funeral revealed that they were 'keeping their distance' from one another. They both attended the funeral for their uncle Robert Fellowes…
A toddler is in a critical condition after being struck down by a car in Port Lincoln.The 23-month-old girl was rushed to hospital after being struck down by a car…
Two young girls have been left terrified after a gang of gun-wielding men burst into their Western Sydney home in the middle of the night.The four men smashed into the…
Labour's 'authoritarian' clampdown on outdoor smoking could shut one in eight pubs, ministers were warned last night.Sir Keir Starmer was facing a growing backlash after he confirmed plans to ban…
Almost-President Harris has bravely agreed to sit for a long overdue interview with CNN's Dana Bash.Of course, the pre-taped some-holds-barred chat – airing Thursday night – will be buried in…
Idaho quadruple murders suspect Bryan Kohberger would be lynched and riots would erupt if he were acquitted of the four murders in the town where they happened, a court heard. The…
Shocking drone footage has captured the damage caused by a storm in Michigan which left up to 400,000 homes without power.One home was split entirely in two after enormous trees…
Fitness guru Richard Simmons had traces of prescription drugs used to treat insomnia in his system when he died, an autopsy report revealed. The report released by the Los Angeles County…
The three-year-old sister of a baby boy who suffered serious burns when a stranger threw hot coffee over him in a park is now afraid a 'bad man' could come…
Nine children and two adults have been rushed to hospital after a swimming pool chlorine chemical leak.The youngsters had been swimming at the Everyone Active sports centre in Vale Farm…
A clever DoorDash user decided to take matters into her own hands after ordering a pizza delivery - picking up the meal herself while earning some cash along the way. Chronicling…
Sir Keir Starmer today confirmed he is considering a ban on outdoor smoking amid claims it could see Brits barred from lighting up in beer gardens or outside stadiums.The Prime…
A trampoline park in Salford has been forced to shut down after a 'medical emergency involving a child'.Bounce Central in the Pendlebury area was closed this afternoon as emergency crews…
Chris Evans is 'deeply saddened' over the death of a three-year-old boy who suffered a 'medical episode' at his CarFest festival on Saturday. The toddler had been at the event in Overton, Hampshire…
When she finally sits for her first interview since becoming the Democratic nominee, Kamala Harris must explain why she has flip-flopped on so many policies, why she has done nothing to…
This is the creepy moment a postman was caught on a doorbell camera 'sniffing a girl's shoes.' In the shocking footage the postman can be seen outside a flat shuffling through…
The mother of a baby who had scalding coffee poured over him by a stranger has shared footage of the nine-month-old taking his first steps as new details emerge about…
A toddler has died after suffering a 'medical episode' at family-friendly festival founded by Chris Evans.The three-year-old boy had been at CarFest in Overton, Hampshire with his family at the…
An entrepreneur plans to build Britain's first Silicon Valley village from a 245-year-old Napoleonic fort and former prison which will boast a Dragons' Den-style tech-hub, luxury hotel and a vertical…
A teenager has been decapitated in a shark attack after he went swimming off the Jamaican coast.Jahmari Reid's body was reportedly found with his bitten off and his left arm…
A builder that specialised in knocking down old houses is being liquidated with more than $3million in debt - and 45 unfinished homes - after having its licence suspended.Ansa Homes,…
The brother of a man allegedly gunned down by the owner of a neighbouring farm has revealed what they spoke about as they drove to an early morning meeting with…
The sister of a man who was stabbed to death with a machete while riding his mobility scooter has paid tribute to her 'cheerful and caring' brother.Two men have been…
MSNBC host Ari Melber had some harsh words for conservative commentator Corey Lewandowski after being questioned about comments he made while covering the Republican National Convention (RNC) last month.It revolved around…
Keir Starmer has faced a furious backlash after it was revealed he is plotting an outdoor smoking ban that would bar Britons from lighting up in pub gardens, near football…
A much-loved former breakfast radio host and ABC newsreader is being remembered as one of the 'great ones' of broadcasting.Jan Deane, who was breakfast show host at Victorian regional radio…
Qantas has announced a double-digit profit plunge three weeks after slashing former CEO Alan Joyce's pay package by $9million.The national carrier under new chief executive Vanessa Hudson has reported a…
Sir Keir Starmer was yesterday accused of plotting to strip pensioners of their cold weather payments long before last month's general election.The Tories' energy spokesman Claire Coutinho said the Prime…
Not many job-seekers would retain hope when every day hundreds literally look right past them but George Morrissey's dedication to starting a new life in is hard to match.Although many…
St John Ambulance will teach 50,000 people how to treat severe bleeds after a surge in knife crime fuelled demand for lessons.The public will be able to attend classes nationwide…
Ten years ago mum-of-four Carrissa Kaye Scholten was raising money to care for her disabled daughter Tiffani. Now she is behind bars for allegedly murdering her.The 36-year-old was charged with…
Vice Presidential hopeful J.D. Vance pointedly told Vice President Kamala Harris to 'go to hell' during a campaign rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday afternoon.Vance reacted to criticism after former President Donald…
A Florida elementary school teacher has been arrested after she allegedly held a three-year-old autistic child in chokehold between her legs.Vilma Otero, 59, has been charged with child abuse after…
A man in a wheelchair has been stabbed to death in a suspected London street fight today, after emergency services rushed to the scene to try and save him.Met Police officers were…
The BBC director-general has said the corporation has 'lessons to learn' after the 'shocking' Jermaine Jenas, Huw Edwards and Strictly scandals in a grovelling letter to staff.Tim Davie said that changing the culture…
Oasis fans have taken to TikTok to share their best tips for getting to the front of the queue for the Gallagher brothers' long-awaited reunion tour next summer - as…
An unidentified dead body has been found on a popular beach, with police launching an investigation into the unexplained death.This morning, a shocked member of the public stumbled upon a…
There is a row brewing at Jeremy Clarkson's newly opened pub as the price of food and drink divides fans, with some claiming he is 'ripping people off'.The Farmer's Dog…
Donald Trump and his team are hitting back at claims that his trip to Arlington National Cemetery included an altercation with a member of the staff there. A member of Trump's team and…
A once healthy and energetic mother-of-three was left bedbound for a year after the symptoms of long Covid left her with extreme pain daily. Kirsty Huxter, who had three doses of…
Travellers are being tempted to smuggle suitcases stuffed full of cannabis into British airports under the false pretence they won't get caught. Police have seen an 'exponential' rise in so-called 'cannabis…
A wealthy ex-fund manager accused of 'ruining villagers' lives' by renting out his Tudor manor for allegedly raucous 'Ibiza-style' parties is to face the scrutiny of a planning inspector next…
A child's car seat spontaneously erupted into flames moments after a family had all left the mini van and gone inside their home.The fire had been noticed by a neighbor…
A former captain of the doomed Bayesian superyacht has broken his silence on the tragedy that left seven dead off the coast of Sicily last week.Stephen Edwards, who previously captained…
Mariah Carey's estranged sister, Alison, hoped she could still repair her fractured relationship with her mega star younger sibling as she wasted away on her deathbed.Alison's friend and healthcare proxy,…
EXCLUSIVE Two young n men who mysteriously died in Vietnam had extensive criminal histories, including a series of charges for drug and violence offences. Vincent Satuala Atulia, 24, and Andrew Colivas, 25,…
A former elite swimming coach has been found to have perpetrated dozens of horrific sexual assaults on six young athletes who trained under him in the 1970s and '80s.Richard 'Dick'…
Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has been accused of 'rewriting history' after denying she stopped a gold mine dead in its tracks by making a controversial ruling on Indigenous heritage.Earlier this…
's inflation rate has fallen but the moderation is only likely to be short-lived because it is based on taxpayer-funded electricity bill relief.The consumer price index for July fell to…
An n company that sells bed linen and other homewares has entered voluntary administration after nearly 40 years.Lorraine Lea Linen had administrators appointed on Monday.The retailer is still trading and…
A nationwide AT&T outage has prompted users across the United States to dial 911, as dispatch centers are reporting widespread failures.The outage seemed to have begun Tuesday afternoon, with a…
A young man who died in a freak parachuting accident had been on a trip with his father to indulge their shared love for skydiving.Liam Newman, who lives in Brisbane…
The man who was recognized by a judge from their middle school days while being reprimanded for a crime has found himself back behind bars.Arthur Nathaniel Booth, 58, has been…
The boss of Ryanair has called for an alcohol limit at airport bars amid claims drunken and drugged up passengers disrupt flights.Michael O'Leary, running Europe's largest airline, said there has…
The so-called 'Deadpool killer' who brutally murdered two women in 2019 appeared stoic in court as he learned his fate on Tuesday.Wade Wilson, 30, who shares a name with the…
Two new Covid vaccines could soon be eligible in , with major pharmaceutical companies lodging applications with the TGA to protect against new strains of the virus.The new vaccines, from…
The Prime Minister has been on the back foot over why his biggest personal donor, Lord Alli, who has gifted him clothes and nearly £2,500 worth of spectacles, was granted…
Freddie Flintoff has been praised by long-time friend Kyle Hogg for 'coming out of his shell' during the second series of cricket series Field of Dreams.The former England captain, 46,…
Authorities are desperately searching for a pair of adorable siblings who were allegedly kidnapped by their parents during a supervised visit in California - social workers worry they're a family…
Two of the jurors from Alex Murdaugh's blockbuster murder trial are speaking out for the first time to share their doubts over the guilty verdict. Myra Crosby - the infamous 'egg juror'…
A water safety expert said he was ‘shocked’ to learn Scotland’s super-hospital has been built near a sewage plant.An inquiry into the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow heard that…
Scotland is in the grip of a housebreaking epidemic as one home is broken into every hour.Police Scotland recorded 8,838 housebreakings in the year to the end of June, equivalent…
A mother who was desperately trying to flee the tower block blaze in Dagenham has told of her horror when she realised the fire gate was padlocked shut.Cydney Parker, 26,…
Donald Trump vowed to release the remaining files on the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy if he is elected president for a second term.The ex-president previously said he would declassify…
A couple have blown their £45,000 life savings over a long-running dispute with a neighbour about two fence panels.Graham and Katherine Bateson objected when Wendy Leedham put the barrier up…
Two men have been charged with murder after a mother and her three young children were killed in a house fire in Bradford. Bryonie Gawith, 29, died at the scene while…
A body has been found in the search for a mother who vanished without a trace more than two weeks ago. Christine Stenson, 66, caught up with her sister for coffee and…
Former football player Joey Barton is set to face trial next year after pleading not guilty today to sending malicious communications to a female football pundit.The 41-year-old is accused of…
A 'beautifully preserved' sunken landscape, complete with a network of rivers and estuaries, has been mapped in 3D surrounding a submerged 7,000-year-old city. The scanning effort follows last year's discovery of…
Katie Price's ex-husband Alex Reid has accused her of 'living the high life' while her 'victims' are left unpaid. The 49-year-old, who is owed over £250,000, turned up at the High Court and…
A British tourist has starkly warned others not to wear flip-flops on motorbikes, after a pothole crash left her bones exposed and with a gruesome infection. Angel Willows, 28, was riding…
Melania Trump described writing her memoir as a journey of 'highs and lows' as the book has moved to the top of the charts on several Amazon best-seller lists.'Writing my…
Convicted gangster Curtis Warren, 61, has said he wants 'peace' after being given a 14-month jail term, suspended for 18 months, for pleading guilty to six charges of failing to…
This is the shocking moment a Benidorm hotel receptionist allegedly sneaks into a British mother's room before sniffing and stealing her underwear after she set up a secret camera to…
Three men have today been arrested after a 32-year-old mother was knifed at Notting Hill Carnival in front of her young child. Scotland Yard has confirmed that the 32-year-old woman remains…
A defiant Kirstie Allsopp has gone on the offensive once again regarding her 15-year-old son's interrailing trip describing it as a 'rite of passage that's happened for eons' whilst also criticising…
A Muslim trainee solicitor has won £110,000 in a sex harassment case after a male colleague told her to take off her headscarf so she could 'attract men'.Paralegal and divorcee…
It was a bitter sibling feud that led to one of Britain's biggest bands splitting up 15 years ago.But warring brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher today put their differences to…
Oasis fans are ecstatic after Noel and Liam Gallagher sensationally confirmed the band would be reforming for a mammoth tour around the UK and Ireland.After weeks of growing speculation about a…
Liam and Noel Gallagher have sensationally confirmed that Oasis - one of the biggest bands in British music history - have reformed for a mammoth tour around the UK and…
Ukraine has endured a second night of deadly Russian air strikes just hours after a 'massive' bombardment saw energy infrastructure and civilian buildings destroyed by waves of drones and hypersonic…
Lady Tanni Grey-Thompson says she was forced to crawl off a train last night when rail staff failed to come and help her. The gold-medal winning Paralympian, 54, said she arrived…
Oasis have confirmed this morning they are reuniting for a UK and Ireland tour in 2025, with four blockbuster gigs at Wembley.The major announcement came at 8am after Noel and Liam…
The woman who was filmed putting her arm in a tiger enclosure at a New Jersey zoo has been charged for taunting the dangerous predator.Zyair Dennis, 24, of Millville, was…
The founder of a female-only app that was found to have discriminated against a transgender woman will lodge an expensive appeal in 's High Court. Roxanne Tickle, 54, was awarded $10,000…
Families who fled from a burning tower block in the early hours of this morning have spoken of their fury after Grenfell Tower-style cladding had not been removed from the…
An experienced parachutists has died in a horror skydiving accident at a rural property in southern Queensland.Emergency services were called to Meandarra Talwood Road in Tarawera, near Goondiwindi on the Queensland-NSW border, around…
Chants of 'F*** Albo' and 'hands off our union' have echoed through Sydney's CBD as thousands of protesters supporting the embattled CFMEU swarmed the streets despite warnings against unauthorised strikes.More…
Prince Harry is finally set to bring out the paperback edition of his vitriolic memoir, Spare.However the Royal Family is likely to breathe a sigh of relief after it was…
Fury erupted on social media Monday over two photos shared by Vice President candidate Tim Walz supposedly showing him with his beloved dog.Both were posted on the 60-year-old's social media sometime…
Billionaire Adrian Portelli has given a brazen intruder a taste of his own medicine after catching him breaking into his $40million penthouse. Mr Portelli, known online as Mr Lambo, decided to…
A furious service dog owner was filmed clashing with an apparently ignorant Macy's manager, who was upset that her dog was unleashed.The TikTok video posted in June shows a black…
has recorded its highest winter temperature on record as the country sweats through an untimely heatwave.A scorching 41.6C was recorded in Yampi Sound, in north-west Western , on Monday.The Bureau…
Officers policing Notting Hill Carnival have been ordered not to dance with revellers for fear of looking 'embarrassing', following allegations of two-tier policing.Met Police said officers at this year's event…
The woman who mysteriously died on the first day of the Burning Man festival just hours after thousands crowded into the faltering desert camp has been identified.Authorities say 39-year-old Kendra…