Flames ripped through the 11th century Dirty Habit pub in Hollingbourne overnight and crews are still working the scene this morning. Nearby residents were forced to evacuate their homes.

Heading has been banned in grassroots football from under-7s to under-12s over fears it could cause brain damage in young people.

Strike action by barristers has ended this morning after the Criminal Bar Association voted to accept the Government's offer of a 15% fee rise on cases.

The Mail investigation uncovers how 'fat cat' university bosses are pandering to extremists, according to John Hayes, chairman of the Common Sense Group of Tory MPs.

Lisa Brinkworth claims she was sexually assaulted by French fashion mogul Gérald Marie while working undercover to expose sex crimes in the fashion industry in a 1999 BBC documentary.

Protesters from the group attempted to block The Mall in London on a tenth consecutive day of demonstrations, with one van driver blasting his horn and shouting: 'Get a job.'

The full moon - so named because October was traditionally when game was hunted having been fattened ahead of winter - rose at 6.28pm last night and reached peak illumination at 9.54pm.

Webb, who presents Radio 4's Today programme, said middle class people should not have to justify themselves or be defensive.

A smiling Mrs Johnson is seen cradling two-year-old Wilf and his younger sister Romy, ten months, while relaxing on a blanket in a flowery meadow believed to be in Oxfordshire during the spring.

Liz Truss has appointed veteran Greg Hands as trade minister as she tries to stabilise her government after a torrid conference marred by the fallout from the mini-Budget.

The actor was admitted to Hackney's Homerton University Hospital following the collapse in August, after which he was left speaking 'like a toddler' and unable to articulate his words.

It is a gleaming tribute to Britain's national broadcaster, depicting a mast emerging from the Earth. On the flip side of this commemorative coin is another special homage - to the late Queen.

Research has found that no two people will metabolise any food or drink in precisely the same way. Professor Tim Spector lifts the lid on supposedly healthy food in his new book

Rees-Mogg had signed off on a £15m public information campaign to inform how to save energy as we head into winter. But Truss blocked the scheme, 'because we are not a nanny state government'.

Women in Britain who want to have children are delaying pregnancy principally to focus on their careers, a study has found. Factors such as financial strain were found to be less important.

Those who have border terriers are likely to be charming, lively and exuberant while Staffordshire bull terrier fans are trustworthy and the most affectionate.

Historians said it could be a lost opportunity to exert the 'soft power' of the monarchy, as scenes of pomp and pageantry would draw the eyes of the world to Britain.

Dozens of protesters have blocked roads in central London around the Houses of Parliament today, in a bid to force government to take action on the climate crisis.

A series of black and white photographs offers a glimpse into Carrie Johnson's playful relationship with her two children. Four unseen pictures show Mrs Johnson on a blanket.

After the Conservatives' annual conference was marred by infighting, rebellions and U-turns, the Prime Minister wants to use the return of Parliament from recess to settle nerves.

Police were called to the scene after a car left the road, ploughed through a fence and collided with a tree in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Minister Conor Burns who was sacked over allegations of misconduct is said to be in line for a knighthood in Boris Johnson's resignation honours.

Leader Sir Keir Starmer previously said that it was 'correct' for the Government to reduce the basic rate from 20p to 19p next year, a measure announced in Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-Budget.

Hospital admissions for eating disorders have doubled among women over-60 since 2015, says Age UK. The number of self-harming incidents are up by almost 50 per cent in the same period.

The King plans to continue his work as a 'peace broker'. As Prince of Wales, Charles devoted much of his energy to promoting interfaith harmony in the UK and abroad.

The upcoming series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins has been plunged into chaos after six stars were forced to pull out on medical grounds.

A record 200 requests for events and speakers were rejected by universities and colleges in 2020-21, more than double the previous year.

PROFESSOR ARIF AHMED: Last week I heard from a professor of medicine at a top university. He usually gives an introductory lecture on some interesting, possibly controversial topic.

Rebecca Steer, 22, died shortly after she and a second pedestrian were struck by a Volvo yesterday morning.

King Charles's reported plans for a slimmed down Coronation next year are in keeping with his vision of a modernised monarchy. But would it really be wise?

ANDREW PIERCE: Mega-rich property developer Christopher Moran is tipped to be on the new list of peers to be announced within days.

For 50 years Dr John and Dr Julie Gottman have put love under the microscope. The couple have now curated a seven day plan that will divorce proof marriage

The discovery of the body of Richard III in a Leicester council car park in 2012 made headline news around the world. Now a major new film tells the story.

Movie Week on Strictly Come Dancing had a shock twist.

The Royal Family Instagram account has launched a video explaining the role of the Queen Consort and what she does. The video gives a snapshot of Camilla's personal and working life.

Motorists Jacob Reginald Titt, 23, and Thomas Lycett, 21, of Hampshire, who sped at 100mph and used road 'like a racetrack' have been jailed after one ploughed into a cyclist, throwing him 140 feet.

The King and Queen Consort acknowledged members of the public this morning as they made their way to Crathie Church in Balmoral to attend a Sunday service.

EXCLUSIVE: Tony Garnett, 30, his former partner Lorna, 28, and the children were able to be legally together for the first time in five months.

I hit the high street in the Hertfordshire town of Bishop's Stortford to see how much I can save.

The Mail on Sunday can reveal that the star rented the luxury accessories from jewellers Boodles at a cost of more than £1,000. Pictured: Motsi during last Sunday's show.

The speed and the severity of the punishment is remarkable. By taking such action, the Chief Whip, Wendy Morton, has effectively signalled that Burns is guilty,

Lt Col Anthony Mather spent more than a decade drawing up 'London Bridge', the codename given to the arrangements for when the Queen died.

The comedian, 49, delighted audiences this week as he reportedly performed a 'secret' comedy gig for select audiences.

Figures going back to the summer indicate the housing market may have already entered a more sustained period of slower growth, Halifax said in its latest house price index.

The First Minister said she had a democratic mandate to push on with her plan to seek a new referendum on leaving the UK in October next year.

Some 25 demonstrators in several groups blocked routes to the north and south of Vauxhall Bridge in London, sitting down with banners and glueing themselves to the roads.

Across the five heatwave periods in England and Wales - that set record temperatures as the mercury surpassed 40C (104F) - an extra 3,200 fatalities were logged.

Disabled passenger Jennie Berry, who claims she had to drag herself to the toilet on the floor has blasted airline AlbaStar after cabin crew suggested she should have worn a nappy

Ed Lovejoy, 40, works on his farm in Woodchurch, Kent, and was horrified when rounding up his ewes last month to find that 116 had vanished.

Snow is on the way next week as Britain faces heavy rain, blustery winds and and 'changeable' wet and windy weather with flood warnings in some parts, as weather experts predict cold winter ahead.

Sarah Janion, 37, was caught on a doorbell camera screaming foul mouthed abuse at childminder Stacey Janion outside her Ms Janion's home in Runcton in August of this year.

The suspected people smuggler was detained in the Tolworth Rise area of Surbiton, with police also seizing cash and a tablet computer.

The Rolex Rippers are believed to have changed tact from targeting wealthy elderly men and are now targeting well-off, older women on high streets across Dorset and Hampshire.

An app developed by a team including King's College London records not only the basic 'lub-dub' of a beating heart but the sounds in between of its valves opening and closing.

Johnny O'Connell, 43, of Morpeth, Northumberland, burst out laughing when he discovered the seven-inch fruit which bears a striking resemblance to male genitalia.

The former Manchester City star, 38, was sentenced in 2019 over the attack of a 23-year-old in January 2013 when he played for AC Milan.

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Royal biographer Tina Brown, author of The Diana Chronicles and The Palace Papers, does not think the contentious biography, due to be released this autumn, will ever 'see the light of day'.

In September, William S. Hart Union High School Superintendent Mike Kuhlman decreed that the thin blue line flag could no longer be carried on to the field by Saugus High School's football team.

The man claimed to be the illegitimate son of Spain's former king, after DNA tests showed a 99 percent match between them. He collapsed moments after ordering a drink from the bar near his hometown.

Nicola Sturgeon will deliver a bullish message on independence, saying she is determined to break free of the 'Brexit-based UK economy'.

A NSW Police operation is underway at a shopping centre in Bonnyrigg, in Sydney's west.

Mail Online retells the true story of Jeffrey Dahmer here, including his final message to his trial and the real Tracy Edwards.

In an anonymous statement posted to Twitter on Friday, the female accuser said Cole pressured her into having sex multiple times when she was a minor after he had reached the NHL

BBC's correspondent in Kyiv, Hugo Bachega, was delivering a news report on this morning's Russian strikes in Kyiv when the sound of a rocket roared over-head before an explosion rang out.

The hit show, which is one of the streaming giant's most popular programmes, is set to return to screens on November 9 with concern from some royal observers about this season's content.

All 10 victims of the blast at the petrol station were named yesterday shortly after hundreds came to pay their respects at a Mass in the Donegal village.

Flight AF447 went crashing down into the Atlantic on June 1, 2009, after three pilots panicked and failed to deal with malfunctioning equipment during a storm.

They fell out of fashion in the 1960s with the rise of the Fiat 500. But bubble cars are floating off the production line again - and this time they're electric.

TV Legend John Westacott who ran 60 Minutes for 16 years and was a controversial media figure has died after a suspected medical episode on a boat in Sydney..

An Australian father is among 10 people, including three children, killed in a massive explosion at an Irish service station. 

Dominic Perrottet is confident he can achieve a major tax reform of the NSW housing market by year's end, saying the policy will be a 'game changer' for first home buyers.

Robert Dunne, from Melbourne, said in his first stint on a job site as a 16-year-old he was told to car pool with another tradie who would smoke marijuana before driving.

A glamorous marketing graduate accused of using multiple Airbnb properties to traffic commercial quantities of illegal drugs in a 'sophisticated' operation will go to a jury trial to contest the charges. 

An outraged woman has erupted at a neighbour for parking a caravan outside her property on a suburban Australian street.

While Australia's states and territories lack smartwatch-specific laws for motorists, those caught fiddling with their device while driving will face hefty fines and demerit point penalties.

Two men were shot outside of New York gubernatorial hopeful Lee Zeldin's home on Long Island on Sunday.

The former surfer managed to grab a few precious possessions and escaped after a massive blaze gutted his home near Byron Bay on the NSW far north coast.

Four teenagers in an allegedly stolen car have been rushed to hospital after a horror crash with a truck.

Australian journalist Anna Coren will be deported from Thailand after being accused of a 'serious breach of journalistic ethics' for filming inside a daycare centre where 24 children were murdered.

A NSW Police operation is underway at a shopping centre in Bonnyrigg, in Sydney's west.

Michael Fanone, an ex-DC and Capitol cop from 2001 until 2021, said Graham made the comment during a meeting on a bill seeking Republicans' support to lead an investigation into the Jan 6 attack.

The force said it had to put a 'significant' policing operation to deal with the eco-warriors, who blocked roads in the capital over the weekend as part of a month of climate protests.

A pro-Trump heckler and her husband took their protest to a comedian's performance a step too far when they flung a beer can at her head following a brief exchange on Saturday night.

Retired teacher and grandfather of five turned Extinction Rebellion Australia protester Tony Gleeson, 59, glued his hand to the frame of Picasso's Massacre in Korea on Sunday.

Anna Sorokin was pictured at her apartment in Manhattan, shortly after she gave an interview to the New York Times in which she told readers to 'ask the government' how she could afford the rent.

Freshers at Keble College (pictured above) had to undertake hours of courses on consent, race, LGBTQ+ and disability.

A local NSW council has faced backlash after it introduced a policy to ban the flying and display of the Australian flag - a move which has been labelled a 'woke hunch'.

During the early days of the M1 - Britain's first significant motorway, which had opened in 1959 - it had no crash barriers, lighting, or hard shoulder, and very little traffic. There was also no speed limit.

The daughter of convicted murderer Chris Dawson has revealed the cruel lie she and her sister were told after their mother Lynette disappeared.

New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman said despite writing a 608-page book there are several anecdotes that were left out of her tell-all on Trump. One story involved George H.W. Bush.

Hours after audio in which three members of LA's City Council made racist remarks about a colleague's black son were widely reported, protesters besieged the home of the council's president.

Her commission would enable the creation of a law enforcement force that's 'sovereign' from the federal government's Customs and Border Protection agency.

A Queensland snake catcher got more than he bargained for when he found ten snakes lurking inside the ceiling of a Gold Coast home.

A teenaged boy accused of being behind the wheel of a car that crashed over the weekend and killed two girls, aged 14 and 15, will remain behind bars after facing the ACT Children's Court.

A massive sell-off of fraudster Melissa Caddick's haul of diamonds, jewellery, and designer clothes and assets before Christmas is partly objected to by her husband and family.

Gareth Aird, the Commonwealth Bank's head of Australian economics, said another interest rate rise in November was likely to be the last from the Reserve Bank during this cycle.

Lloyd Edge, the founder and director of buyers' agent Aus Property Professionals, said borrowers caught up in last year's 'fear-of-missing-out' buying frenzy were most in danger.

Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine was spotted on the beach wearing a $430,000 watch, together with his wife, Behati Prinsloo, the family's home in Montecito in Southern California this weekend.

Police have launched an urgent search for a missing nine-year-old girl who was last seen at her Ellenbrook home at 4am on Monday morning.

The customer was getting a trim at Tommy Gun's barbershop at the popular Sunshine Plaza shopping centre in Maroochydore on Friday when officers walked in.

A five-year-old girl severed two fingertips playing on a carousel in a park in Sydney's inner west on Monday afternoon - with firefighters forced to search for the missing body parts.

Comedian Sarah Silverman has spoken out on the lack of outrage from non-Jews following Kanye West's anti-Semitic statements on Twitter by declaring: 'The silence is so loud.'

Transitioning to renewable energy and the shutting of coal power plants will see Australian power bills go up by 35 per cent within months, according to energy retailers.

Taco Bell came in first place when it came to speed of service, with an average time of about 221 seconds, but Chick-fil-A was rated as the most popular fast food joint with the most drive-thru orders.

A huge landslide has killed at least four people and 50 are believed to be missing after the El Pato River in central Venezuela flooded following heavy rains. The river flooded and swept away several houses.

The mother of the teenage driver who crashed into two trees and killed five school mates revealed her son struggled with 'social anxiety', would 'flap his arms' to show excitement and was in another smash.

LA City Council President Nury Martinez has been pressured to resign after making the comments on Mike Bonin. The Democrat has publicly apologized, saying she let the talk 'get the best of her'.

Adam Bandt has faced scrutiny for taking luxury plane trips despite being the biggest advocate in parliament for stronger action against climate change.

People who leave their jobs are getting paid 10 per cent more than loyal employees. New data shows 1.3million workers left their employer for a new job in the year to February.

The head of head of neurosurgery at Singapore's National University Hospital has jumped to the defence of the controversial Aussie brain surgeon.

A thief in New York City could be seen robbing a man who had been crushed to death by a truck in Manhattan. The deadly crash happened when the victim was crossing the street.

The cost of living crisis has sparked a return to the use of cash, figures from the Post Office revealed yesterday.

Rebels boss Nick Martin, 51, was gunned down at a drag race at Kwinana Motorplex south of Perth on December 12, 2020 from 300m away as he sat with his wife and stepdaughter.

Shylah Rodden, 26, was placed into a medically induced coma after she was hit by a rollercoaster at the Royal Melbourne Show on September 25.

The Albanese Government is set to delay making a decision on tax cuts that would see workers keeping their hands on thousands of dollars more of their wages - at least for the moment.

Education leaders say digital clocks on smartphones are the main driver behind youngsters losing the skill. Teachers worry that pupils could miscalculate the time left during exams.

The PM faces a showdown at this week's Cabinet meeting over her plan to save billions from the welfare bill by increasing benefits in line with the increase in earnings, not the larger inflation rate.

Australia's median house price is on a steep downward trend thanks largely to the rate hikes by the RBA, dropping by 1.6 per cent in August and another 1.4 per cent in September.

Eion Sweeney, 32, from Clonmany, was walking along Elizabeth Street in Surry Hills around 12.15am Sunday when an ambulance struck him at an intersection.

The manager of a Melbourne brothel where a teenage girl was being sold for sex will not spend a single day behind bars for his despicable crime. 

Lisa Gordon, chairman of Cenkos Securities, pledged never to return to the City of London Club after staff asked her to move because of her 'flatforms'.

Ms Higgins alleges Bruce Lehrmann raped her in the former defence minister's office after a drunken night out in Canberra in March 2019. He has pleaded not guilty to sexual intercourse without consent.

Time was when our universities were strongholds of free speech and academic rigour. These days, sadly, they more closely resemble ugly factories of ideological conformism.

Total admissions for dog bites, which included injuries not needing surgery, also rose. It meant hospitals in England dealt with 8,819 cases in 2021-22.

Police were called to The Three Lions pub in Bedminster at 12.40pm on Sunday following reports of 'suspicious packages' being left at the property. They issued an evacuation order for the area.

Leanne Shaw, 30, is trying to catch a mystery cat killer after a spate of 'up to 13' poisonings took place in 'a very small area of Flint' in north Wales - including her own, Binx.

Jasleen Kaur, 27, and Jasdeep Singh, 36, were killed on October 3 along with their eight-month-old daughter Aroohi Dheri and Jasdeep brother, Amandeep Singh, 39.

Nadhim Zahawi said that although foreign students were welcome in the UK, it was wrong that some brought as many as six family members with them.

'I think we can't dance away from the fact that inflation is a real issue that's affecting every single person in this country,' Slotkin said on Meet the Press this Sunday.

A major Australian university are changing its Indigenous enrolment program to stop people rorting the system - as Ben Fordham slams the 'fraudulent' behaviour.

Victoria Cayetano, 19, a showgirl who had just started working in Las Vegas, described in harrowing detail the moment Yoni Barros, 32, began his rampage.

Online security experts say Australia is badly lagging behind the rest of world in securing sensitive personal data, which makes the country an easy target for international cyber-criminals.

A host of Cabinet stalwarts have been deployed to rally support for Liz Truss, with warnings that the Tories face election catastrophe unless they unite.

Democrat Stacey Abrams falsely claimed that the judge who ruled against her in a voter suppression case said Georgia Governor 'Brian Kemp operates a racist, discriminatory system'.

A Covid vaccine that targets the original strain of the virus and the Omicron variant has been made available in Australia.

Tampa Police have arrested a man, Christopher Stamat Jr., 21, they say shot a pregnant woman in the head as she slept in a car with four other members of her family, including three kids.

William Shatner, 91, said that seeing Earth from space aboard Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket last fall was a profoundly saddening experience.

The Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP). is calling for medical school places to rise from 7,000 to 15,000 by 2029 to tackle a shortage of psychiatrists.

A couple from Western Australia believe they have spotted a cougar across the road from their regional home. Many Aussies believe breeds of big cats exist in the bush.

The Democrat running for governor in Arizona next month said that she doesn't support any limitations on abortion after Republicans proposed a nationwide ban after 15 weeks.

Colin Jost immediately referenced Biden's plan to offer pardons for federal marijuana convictions and suggested the president's behavior this week 'feels like maybe he celebrated with them a little.'

An elderly man has died after being struck in a hit-and-run while riding an electric bicycle in Perth.

A University of Oxford college's name change is in doubt after the first payment of a £155million donation pledged by a Vietnamese billionaire didn't arrive.

People attending a concert by Dariush Eghbali were told to leave the famous arena tonight after a 'credible threat of a potential bomb', it is being reported.

Marius Ciolac, 35, was gunned down on Friday, October 7, after breaching the entrance to the car park of the Ascot Drive police station in Derby.

A young driver, 16, has been charged following the death of two teenage girls in a horrific crash in the ACT. The vehicle came off the road and smashed into a row of fences before hitting a tree.

The chicken giant made the announcement Wednesday, revealing it's bringing together its employees at its global headquarters in Arkansas, and closing down its office in Downtown Chicago.

Ms Wilkinson is listed as a key witness in the trial and is understood to have been given rules by the Channel 10 program to avoid the risk of any legal issues.

Hawkesbury residents in Sydney's north-west outskirts have been ordered to flee their homes. Wagga Wagga in southern NSW is also on high alert along with the state's central west.