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Missouri grandma ordered to stop serving free breakfasts refuses to back down, ‘They are my family’
Missouri grandmother Kathy Kite has continued serving free breakfasts from her Harrisburg home after Boone County health officials said she needed a food permit to do so. The dispute has drawn support from the Goldwater Institute, which challenged the department’s legal reasoning and said litigation remained possible, raising questions about how food-safety rules apply to…
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Wiped out: US faces surging toilet paper prices amid trade war with Canada
The United States and Canada are locking into a full-blown trade war after negotiations broke down last weekend, with Canadian prime minister Mark Carney vowing to match US tariffs “dollar for dollar” and imposing 25-50% duties on nearly 900 American goods from 8 September. Toilet paper and tissue products are among the hardest hit, as…
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Watch the moment armed police use circular saw to break down suspected knife smuggler’s door in dawn raid
Armed police in south London used a circular saw to force entry into a property in Lambeth as part of an investigation into the suspected smuggling of illegal knives into the UK. Body-worn camera footage captured officers cutting through the front door of a terraced house on Wandsworth Road shortly after 5am before ramming it…
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‘I would sell it for £1 if I could. It’s like being in prison’: MARK PALMER lays bare the true scale of the UK’s unsellable homes crisis – from retirees who can’t downsize to the flat owners stuck in their starter properties
The Daily Mail’s Mark Palmer reports on Britain’s “unsellable homes” crisis, illustrated by Kate Williams, a 67-year-old widow trying to sell her five-bedroom detached house near Stamford on the Northamptonshire/Lincolnshire border. After her husband’s death from dementia earlier this year, she wants to downsize to travel and be closer to her five grandchildren, but has…
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British town hit by earthquake as residents left feeling ‘shaking’ and ‘rumbles’ from tremor
A minor earthquake struck Grimsby, on England’s east coast, on Tuesday evening, with residents in the town and nearby Cleethorpes reporting shaking homes and a loud rumbling noise. The tremor caused no damage or injuries but startled locals, some of whom initially mistook it for thunder or something falling in their loft. Such events, while…
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Sopra Steria’s £370M Capita spat heads for 2028 courtroom showdown
Sopra Steria will get its day in court over a £370 million UK government shared-services contract awarded to rival Capita, with a trial date set for early 2028 pending settlement talks. The French IT services firm alleges Capita’s winning bid, led by the Department for Work and Pensions, was “abnormally low” and relied on staffing…
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Showjumper rides down aisle at her ‘magical’ wedding in ‘most meaningful tribute’ to late father
A former showjumper, Kelly Ogier, 34, from Guernsey, rode her horse Tink down the aisle at her wedding as a tribute to her late father, who could not be present to give her away. She said the loss of her father had put her off marrying, and that having Tink accompany her was the “most…
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‘Trying’s Rafe Spall & Esther Smith on Why Season 5’s Perfect Ending Isn’t Really the End
Apple TV’s comedy-drama Trying has wrapped its fifth season, with stars Rafe Spall and Esther Smith discussing the finale in an interview with Collider. The season pushed adoptive parents Nikki and Jason into new emotional territory following the return of their children’s biological mother, Kat, while also testing the couple’s relationship through Nikki’s growing attachment…
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Hotel guests return from hike to find premises has shut down leaving them scrambling to find accommodation
Two families staying at the Gateway Inn in Ashford, Washington, were left scrambling for accommodation after the hotel was abruptly shut down on 5 August while they were out hiking in nearby Mount Rainier National Park. Sarah Ruppenthal’s family returned from their walk to find the building roped off, its electricity being disconnected, and were…
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Liverpool’s midfield is fragile – will they act in the window?
Liverpool’s fragile midfield structure was exposed again in their 2-2 draw at Newcastle, with Ryan Gravenberch losing possession in the build-up to both goals conceded. Head coach Andoni Iraola faces growing scrutiny over his side’s lack of a recognised defensive midfielder, a gap that has persisted since Fabinho left the club in 2023, raising questions…