Alvin, a heating engineer on his way home from work, had intervened to comfort a teenage girl who had been collared by the duo for allegedly spitting at a bus stop.

Beyond the occasional shriek from a pointing child, the crocodile enclosure at Johnsons Zoo is normally a place of calm.

Both William and Harry's children are growing fast, but the last time they were even in the same country was four years ago, in June 2022. Californian-born Lili was just one year old.

As Russia's foreign recruits rush to get in formation and prepare for another gruelling day of drills, a distinct English accent cuts through the military training base.

Shocking footage showed smoke billowing from a section of the Viva Dominicus Bayahibe resort in La Altagracia on Friday.

The new MP for Makerfield reeled off a list of policies that were light on detail but could force taxation and spending even higher.

At a swish Westminster reception to promote a new book about Nigel Farage one subject dominated the conversation over the fizzy English wine and canapes.

As three men lift Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas into the air, it's clear that something is seriously wrong.

Louise Haigh has become a key player behind Mr Burnham's return to the corridors of power, and is expected to have a major role in his top team should he take Keir Starmer's job.

Labour grandees, including some Cabinet ministers, told the Prime Minister that his time was up following Mr Burnham's thumping victory in the Makerfield by-election.

At his victory shindig he wore a white polo shirt, untucked at the waist, hoping to disguise his moobs. And yet a brief outline of 56-year-old male nipple was glimpsed.

At Mr Burnham's victory rally in Makerfield, Ms Haigh said: 'I hope the Prime Minister takes the weekend to really reflect on the result here.'

It was ten years ago that the people of this country voted to leave the European Union , and I look back on that moment with undiminished joy - and continuing amazement.

The US President also said he has to try to keep Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu 'a little bit sane' and that he has 'a lot of respect for me'.

President Donald Trump surprisingly debuted the new Air Force One on Friday.

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new security flaw affecting millions of iPhones. Experts warn the weakness could allow attackers to gain deep access to affected devices.

Taxpayers face a legal bill of up to £400,000 after the SNP government's 'Orwellian' trans prison policy was ruled 'unlawful'.

Vickrum Digwa, 23, was transferred from Winchester jail to HMP Frankland, Co Durham this week, a prison dubbed 'Monster Mansion' thanks to the reputations of his fellow inmates.

The exchange came during Carol's final day on the morning flagship show back in April, when she bid farewell to her role as a weather presenter after 25 years.

It is known as the Frankenstein drug - a monster made in the lab and 500 times more potent than heroin. And now that drug has quickly become the newest killer on British streets...

By 8am on a Wednesday, a High Street in Devon is thick with marijuana. It comes from under the arches, where a tangle of bodies is beginning to stir from last night's drugs excesses

Marie-France van Heel, the Dutch-born wife of Andy Burnham , is a high-flying marketing executive who has largely stayed in the background during his political career.

The youngster vanished in Haden Hill Park in the West Midlands town of Cradley Heath, just metres away from his mother.

Labour tech secretary Liz Kendall has revealed she has seen evidence of the 'vulgar and highly sexualised language' used by Information Commissioner John Edwards.

The Ministry of Justice said around 7,300 criminals will be forced to wear alcohol tags at some point during the tournament.

British missile innovators are bringing Formula 1 technology and hardware to Ukraine. Grand Prix aerodynamics and carbon composite chassis from racing cars are being used.

Five people have been arrested amid a murder probe after an 18-year-old man was stabbed before being left injured outside a hospital in Poole, Dorset, on Friday morning,

Labour thinks that in Andy Burnham it's discovered the holy grail - that he's the man to take on those nasty, insurgent populists and win. It should prepare to be disappointed before the year is out.

The Reform leader said he was 'disappointed' as local plumber Robert Kenyon picked up 16,000 votes - 2,000 short of predictions.

After the Greens held their fire in Makerfield, they have vowed to 'throw the kitchen sink' at the mayoral election and Mr Polanski will announce his candidate for the contest.

Dr Andrew Moore made more than 100 attempts to access adult content while using the school's wifi, a misconduct hearing was told.

Dr Naeem Ahmed (pictured) was discovered slumped in a chair at Poole Hospital, Dorset, with two syringes and a half-empty bottle of Jameson whiskey nearby.

Some 51 per cent claim fathers are the most financially savvy people they know.

Edinburgh Airport has been evacuated amid reports that a 'potentially suspicious item' has been found.

Arshid Hussain raped and abused teenage girls in Rotherham, and a judge said his gang had committed 'devastating' harm of 'unimaginable proportions'.

A German tourist who killed a biker while driving on the wrong side of a Highland road has been jailed.

In what would seem to be a two-fingered salute to his former bosses at the BBC , the former Match Of The Day anchor will work for its rival broadcaster in what insiders are describing as 'a guest appearance'.

Victory in Aberdeen South shows the Tories 'can win anywhere' and defeat Labour and Reform at the general election, Kemi Badenoch has said.

Enthusiasts of Disney+ series Rivals are discovering polo is 'not just [for] a bunch of toffs riding around', according to leading polo clubs experiencing an uptake on inquiries.

Prince Harry and his family have been offered royal accommodation when they come to England next month - but no additional security.

It comes just days after the government announced a ban on social media for the under 16s, prohibiting access to apps such as TikTok and Instagram.

Gangland assassin Mark Fellows, known as 'The Iceman', Lee Newell and fellow convicted murderer David Taylor ambushed Kyle Bevan, 33, in his cell at HMP Wakefield on November 5 last year.

Reports from independent Russian media and Ukrainian Telegram channels claim a Chinese tourist captured footage of a missile intercept attempt against a Ukrainian drone.

Around 6,500 postal workers are off sick every day at a cost of £200million a year, Royal Mail's chief executive has revealed.

A major search operation was launched, with drones and police dogs scouring the area, in a southwestern town of Baden-Württemberg.

A man accused of threatening Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor also researched the Princess of Wales, her children, and looked up methods of killing, it was reported.

The launch was dramatically halted in February when officials expressed safety concerns and indicated they wanted to restrict the trial to kids aged 14 and over.

There were 392 arrivals on Thursday, official Home Office figures confirmed, in addition to 710 on Monday.

Sadistic stepmother Janice Nix, 67, has been jailed after she killed Andrea Bernard, five, in 1978 by placing her in a hot bath. She was also convicted of abusing Andrea's older brother Desmond.

The victim suffered serious injuries at Chalkwell Park in Southend-on-Sea last Saturday and was taken to hospital by paramedics, but Essex Police confirmed this afternoon that she had died.

Over the next 48 hours Andy Burnham will not bask in his victory, but disappear from view. What he needs to prepare for is the fact he is about to become Britain's next prime minister.

Home Office data reveals 225 migrants from European countries and the United States were living in taxpayer-funded accommodation, including hotels, at the end of March.

An article said that Mothin Ali had attended a protest in support of the Iranian regime. Mr Ali has contacted us to explain that he attended the protest to condemn the attacks on Iran.

The boy sustained critical injuries at Johnsons of Old Hurst, near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, following the incident Thursday lunchtime.

Nicky Campbell's daughter Lilla has been left badly injured after an e-bike hit and run in south London last night.

Sir Keir has repeatedly vowed to fight any challenge to his leadership and insisted he will not 'walk away'.

From his windswept quiff to the defiantly curled lip, it is easy to see the star qualities that helped win Elvis his legions of fans.

The huge fire at a popular tourist destination in the Dominican Republic has killed at least one person and forced another 1,700 to be evacuated.

President Donald Trump unveiled his controversial new $400 million Air Force One on Friday, giving reporters a first look inside the former Qatari royal jet that has been transformed into a 'flying White House.'

The emotional audio was unsealed by a judge Friday along with a trove of other evidence, including security footage which showed Anthony attempting to flee as Metcalf lay dying.

Failed Los Angeles mayoral hopeful Spencer Pratt breaks his silence as the FBI descends on Skid Row over voter fraud allegations.

The disturbing video captures the fatal encounter involving Jameson, a two-year-old Golden Bernedoodle whose death has sparked outrage.

The historic pool was drained and refinished in a no-bid contract this year as part of ​the president's sweeping plans to beautify Washington DC.

Kiki's, a trendy New York City restaurant, suddenly shuttered after being handed a hefty tax bill totaling over $1.2 million, records show.

The man, who has not been identified, was sacked by Overstreet Properties this week after footage of him berating a father circulated across social media.

Residents say the vibrations from the noise caused health issues including headaches, internal ear pressure, sleep deprivation and anxiety spikes.

A gargantuan wave driven by powerful Pacific swells crashed over the roof of a two-story beachfront condominium complex in Hawaii, tearing away part of the rooftop.

A controversial bid to introduce work-from-home rights has sparked a fierce backlash from industry heavyweights.

The Chicago-born pontiff and the President were at odds over the Iran War and other issues, as Trump at one point issued frequent blistering statements slamming Pope Leo.

A Maryland woman's dream vacation turned into a medical nightmare when she suffered a stroke at just 28 years old while traveling home from a horseback-riding trip in Guatemala.

An American man recorded on a Colombian balcony in a viral video and wrongly accused of child sex abuse narrowly escaped being 'lynched' by an angry mob, the Daily Mail can reveal.

A viral weight-loss craze has sparked a health alert after Australians were hospitalised with acute liver toxicity linked to an unregistered drug.

The strain has killed millions of birds around the world and mainland Australia was the only continent yet to detect the killer strain until this week.

Anthony, 19, was sentenced last week to serve 35 years behind bars for killing Metcalf, 17, at a high school track meet in Texas last year. (Contains graphic content.)

Tom Glanfield (pictured) bought the rundown, rat-infested, property on Dorset's Sandbanks resort - described as a millionaire's row - in March 2023 for a record £13.5 million.

Vicious whispers have been circulating about Vice President JD Vance after his high-stakes trip to the Swiss Alps to meet with Iran's leadership was abruptly canceled at the eleventh hour.

Jan Hall, 79, recalled the terrifying moment that her husband Dennis Hall allegedly confessed to killing their wheelchair bound-daughter Devin Hall, 40, on June 11.

The grieving families of the victims told a parliamentary inquiry of the 'incredibly hurtful' treatment they received from the military their loved ones died serving.

Andy Burnham's allies have delivered an ultimatum to Keir Starmer after he secured a majority of 9,000 votes over Reform in Makerfield.

Prolific shoplifter Phillip Padgett, 32, has finally felt the weight of the law - after an armed policeman chased him down using a teenager's bicycle in South Shields, Tyneside.

This marked another blow for downtown LA, which has been unable to attract and maintain businesses, shoppers and visitors as it deals with homelessness, open air drug use and high rent.

About 500 storms were reported in the South, which included tornadoes and generational floods. Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi were hit with one to two feet of rain.

The large scale riot broke out earlier this month on the Congaree River in Calhoun County, and left multiple people with injuries.

Residents of the iconic beach towns spoke to the Daily Mail and revealed their terror at the mounting crisis.

Brittany Begley, 44, a meteorologist and traffic reporter with KPRC-TV in Houston, launched into a scathing rebuke of her co-workers and complained about never winning in an Emmy on social media.

John Swinney and Keir Starmer have been reduced to 'lame duck leaders' after two seismic by-elections fired up their would-be successors, it was claimed.

The Tories' Douglas Lumsden might have secured the most votes in Aberdeen South but the winner of the by-election was Stephen Flynn.

Moore, 47, has been accused of falsely claiming he had been awarded a Bronze Star in his 2006 application for the White House fellowship program.

First of all, I want to say thank you. A massive thank you to every single voter in Aberdeen South who voted for me.

US spy agencies have warned Donald Trump that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is poised to torpedo his fragile peace deal with Iran to save his own political skin.

It's an idyllic village whose traditional buildings and rural charm served as the setting for TV series Hamish Macbeth.

James Joseph Farland Jr passed away on Sunday at a home in Bleckley County, Georgia, and a coroner ruled his death was accidental.

MPs have begun a preliminary probe of Peter Murrell's 'epic crime spree' ahead of the former SNP chief executive's sentencing next week.

The group picked him up for the hike at 7am, parking their cars at his family's house and carpooling to the forest. But Jio Jonson's friends would later return from the walk without him.

The Supreme Court said an admitted casual drug user has the right to possess a firearm - a twist for other high-profile cases

The college girls' escape route was suddenly sealed off by a 'sneaker' just before sunset on June 10.

A teacher was fired for directing girls in her French class to kiss during learning skits and lick each other while portraying farm animals. Now shocking new accusations have emerged...

Kemi Badenoch's party stormed to victory in Aberdeen South on Friday - ousting the scandal-hit Scottish National Party to win a majority of more than 6,000 votes.

Trump's new acting spy chief was curious about his job benefits.

Elena Katherine Moore, 39, was seen for the last time on June 11 around the Planet Fitness gym in Lexington, about 15 miles west of Columbia.

Tracey Johnson 'heroically' jumped into the enclosure at Johnsons of Old Hurst, near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, following the incident yesterday lunchtime.

Now he's portrayed as an autopen West Wing Colonnade, but for a moment, President Donald Trump was extremely kind to former President Joe Biden.

Trump rounded on Lutnick after the billionaire pushed back on his obsession with tariffs at the height of the 'Liberation Day' chaos.

Jennifer Skiles, 46, managed to track down her dad Paul Lonardo, 66, after the two spent the majority of their lives apart, with Lonardo unaware she existed.

Andy Burnham has promised to put 'a Makerfield test at the heart of British politics', saying the constituency is exactly the type of 'neglected' area which needed 'fairness' from Westminster.

Huge donations from business leaders and corporations were allegedly used to curry favor with the California Governor.

Young fans posted videos dancing to a song called the 'Austin bop (stabbing my chest)' as they imitated stabbing motions.

For someone ever willing to promote his vile brand of toxic masculinity, Andrew Tate was strangely quiet when one of his 10million followers made shocking headline news in the summer of 2024.

Vice President JD Vance is embracing his new life as a chicken farmer, after he installed a chicken coop at his residence at the National Observatory.

With its colour scheme of red, yellow and blue, it could not be clearer who owns the newest pub in Dundonald, Northern Ireland, which opened to punters yesterday.

The pair, who have not yet been identified, were swept into the sea close to Baker Beach in San Francisco on Thursday evening.

Maris Nichols, 25, is accused of sexually abusing six teenagers while working at Alexander High School, in Douglasville, Georgia, she was arrested in May over the allegations.

Around 290,000 people are expected to flock to the Berkshire racecourse for the event, which runs from Tuesday until Sunday, with many visitors already putting their best fashion foot forward.

Simone Kelly, a volunteer EMT with South Orange Rescue Squad, in New Jersey, leaped into action after the man suffered a suspected drug overdose on Thursday.

Mohammed Azim, 41, used his Mercedes sprinter flatbed 'as a weapon' to crush Lily Whitehouse, 19, against a lamppost in Oldbury, West Midlands, last November.

Ukrainian Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Romanian Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, were convicted of conspiracy to damage property by fire.

The deadly altercation unfolded on a shaded pétanque court in the village of Mimizan in south-west France on Wednesday.

The 65-year-old man was riding on a hairpin bend on the Pennes Pass road in the Italian Alps on Thursday when he collided with a 43-year-old German motorcyclist.

The warning from the dictator's hardline foreign minister Sergei Lavrov came as Russia is being forced onto the back foot in the war.

Donald Trump believes he's more than just one of the greats, he genuinely thinks he is the greatest of all time.

An Iranian singer who performed in a YouTube concert without wearing a hijab has been sentenced to 74 lashes. 

From fake lowball offers to sky-high fees - an ex-agent reveals the tactics he claims are ripping off Aussie sellers.

Canadian former Wimbledon finalist Genie Bouchard, who lost to Petra Kvitova in 2014, earned positive reviews for her work with TNT Sports at the recent French Open.

Tearful witnesses have described seeing the child suffering a broken arm and pelvis in the fall before 'heroic' owner Tracey Johnson (pictured today) leapt in to rescue him in Cambridgeshire.

Emergency services, including an air ambulance, were called to Pontyclun railway station on Thursday afternoon after a telegraph pole collapsed in the station car park.

A Diamond Creek footballer has been charged over an alleged meth haul, as details emerge about his life on Melbourne's party and festival scene.

A flurry of golf buggies zipped through Jackson Park on Thursday morning, carrying Chicago's great and good in their finery.

John McDonnell - who served as shadow chancellor under Jeremy Corbyn - became tearful on LBC as he watched footage of Andy Burnham's victory speech.

The former president seemed bewildered at various points during the opening of Barack Obama's presidential center in Chicago on Thursday.

The Prince of Wales, who is president of the Football Association, is not planning to attend any games at the World Cup unless England or Scotland get to the final.

Asa Ellerup broke her silence through her attorney to address on Heuermann's punishment for murdering eight women a day after it was handed down.

Michail Antonio, 36, will stand trial at Birmingham Magistrates' Court for failing to give information relating to the idenfication of the driver of a Lamborghini which was clocked speeding.

It's funny how sometimes you can have fallen out with someone in the past, and then come together later and recognise that you have so much in common.

Reza Pahlavi said that the tens of thousands of Iranians who were killed in January for demonstrating against the regime had 'not died for a nuclear deal or the Strait of Hormuz'.

Andy Burnham says Labour has a 'final chance to change' after his decisive win in the Makerfield by-election set up a showdown with Sir Keir Starmer .

Nigel Farage pointed to tactical voting against the PM as well as the fact that Andy Burnham is a 'popular local mayor'.

Dr Michael Young was granted permission to construct the fence in 2019 after his roof's existing metal railings raised privacy concerns between himself and his neighbour.

Most football-loving husbands and boyfriends will have been overjoyed to learn that their beloved other halves had got them tickets to a fixture at Wembley Stadium - but it was to see Harry Styles.

Annalouise Spence appeared in court via videolink yesterday and cried as the judge heard that her husband had offered the AU$1million surety to secure bail.

The Department of Justice confirmed yesterday it is 'actively investigating' claims as the dispute between the legal profession and the Justice Minister continues.

Their modelling found the missile's reactor design is likely to release large amounts of radioactive material in its exhaust.

Nitesh Nitesh, 20, raped his victim in Bristol city centre in the early hours of March 29.

Robert Chung, 62, claimed he was promised that he alone would inherit his parents' three-bedroom house because he moved back in while he was in his 30s to care for them in their old age.

Shoko Kawata, the mayor of Yawata in the west of Japan , revealed in May that she would be taking eight weeks off before and after giving birth to her baby.

Sellers could be prevented from ditching buyers when they receive a better offer under an overhaul of the housing market.

Tracey Johnson apparently pulled the child to safety. He remains in a critical condition after suffering a broken arm and pelvis in the incident in Cambridgeshire yesterday.

William Wyler's daughter Judith 'Judy' Sheldon and her husband Wylie Sheldon were discovered in their Jeep Compass on Interstate 5 near Lake Shasta on Monday.

The star-studded event brought together former presidents, first ladies, celebrities and world leaders, producing a string of candid moments that often felt more like a family reunion.

Social workers at the same council responsible for tragic Preston Davey missed chances to save three other children from harm in recent cases, including another murder.

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