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Stalker with ‘sexual interest’ in Billie Piper who bombarded her with messages after meeting her 20 years ago is jailed again for breaching restraining order
Philip Jerome, a 49-year-old man from Winchester with an “obsessive” and “sexual interest” in actress Billie Piper, has been jailed for 12 months at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court for breaching a restraining order by posting AI-generated images of her online. He made 11 posts on X over the course of a month in December 2025, including…
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Moment ‘machete brawl’ erupts in broad daylight – as two men arrested and three are injured
Two men have been arrested after a fight involving a machete broke out in broad daylight in Truro, Cornwall, leaving three people injured. Armed police were called to Calenick Street at around 1.45pm on Monday, and bystander footage appeared to show a man wielding a long-bladed weapon attacking another before a second man was seen…
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Married man and divorcee who were arrested for ‘having sex in business class’ during flight have case dismissed
A married architect and a divorced care-home manager, who were arrested in Argentina after allegedly having sex under a blanket in the business-class cabin of a flight, have had their case dismissed. Mauricio C, 54, and Sandra O, 59, were detained by airport police after cabin crew alerted the captain, but prosecutors have now dropped…
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Funeral held for one of five teenage boys who died in head-on crash after driving wrong way down Irish motorway
The funeral of 17-year-old Jack Kennedy was held today in Athy, County Kildare, marking the last of five funerals for teenage boys killed in a wrong-way motorway crash in the Republic of Ireland. Jack, along with Joey Carthy (15), Alex McCarthy (16), Kamil Pustkowski (17) and Jeremy O’Brien (18), died after the car they were…
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Camping trips, grief and embarrassing your kids – the fringe shows embracing every facet of fatherhood
Several shows at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe are tackling fatherhood in unexpected depth, moving beyond stereotypical dad jokes to explore pride, grief and the ache of children growing up and leaving home. Reviewed together, they show a trend of comedians using autobiographical and character-based material to portray fatherhood’s full emotional range, from goofy camping trips…
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Chinese artist Gao Zhen jailed over Mao sculptures
Gao Zhen, a Chinese artist known for provocative sculptures of Mao Zedong, has been sentenced to three years in prison in China after being convicted of slandering the country’s “heroes and martyrs”. The verdict, handed down two years after his detention, has drawn international condemnation because the artworks in question were created more than a…
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MVRDV unveils €240m sustainable waterfront attraction for Rotterdam
Dutch architecture firm MVRDV has unveiled the winning design for “Rotterdam ROCKS!”, a €240m (£205m) landmark attraction planned for the Dutch city’s waterfront, intended to promote sustainable living to visitors. The scheme, backed by entrepreneur Don Ritzen through his non-profit Shift, has drawn scepticism given MVRDV’s track record with London’s widely criticised Marble Arch Mound,…
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DR MARTIN SCURR: Why this apparent ‘epidemic’ of depression is so worrying
Writing in the Daily Mail, GP columnist Dr Martin Scurr responds to new figures showing that as many as one in seven people in England are now taking antidepressants, a sharp rise he says he has witnessed first-hand since starting out as a doctor. He argues this apparent “epidemic” of depression is concerning for two…
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WSL academy teams to play in third tier after FA approves controversial plan
The Football Association has approved a controversial plan to let four Women’s Super League academy teams compete in the third tier of the women’s football pyramid from the 2027-28 season. The FA says the move, part of a wider package of Women’s National League reforms, is intended to raise standards and give young English players…