Catalan separatist legislators have passed a motion to establish a new republic independent of Spain, in a vote boycotted by opposition members. In Madrid, Spain’s Senate is meeting and is expected to vote to remove the region’s autonomy and subject it to direct rule from the Spanish Government. The independence motion was passed in the […]

(Photo: D McPherson) Every day is something day, but forget clown day, because clowns have an entire week, from Aug 1 – 7 every year. It was even written into American law by President Nixon. To celebrate, here are 15 facts about funny men! 1 – The word clown is believed to come from the […]

In the 1970s a group of young people were jailed for murderous IRA bombings they did not commit. Their case has important lessons for us now as we face new terrorist threats. Donald Trump says he hates the “politically correct” fight against Islamic Terror. When he’s President he promises to strip terror suspects of their […]

I really enjoy The Voice. There, I said it. The X Factor, with all its grandeur, sob stories and egos bigger than the studio itself has never quite done it for me, but there’s something about The Voice and those super cool spinning chairs that I just can’t turn away from. It’s tough to pin […]

TV presenter Helen Skelton has said she was groped by an interviewee, during a live broadcast while covering an undisclosed sporting event in 2014. Helen, best known for her work on ‘Countryfile’ and as a host on BBC Sports, has admitted she was “intimidated” by the incident, which occurred while she was pregnant with her […]

<img class="img-align-none size-full wp-image-5200448" src="https://metrouk2.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/ad_169234703.jpg?quality=80&strip=all&w=983&h=1000" alt="Pic shows: The girl knocked on the head with a hammer A traffic officer who was part of an experimental project that involves using ex criminals and people with mental problems was arrested after she knocked a jaywalker out by smashing her on the head with a hammer. Volunteer patrolwoman […]

WARNING: Depictions of suicide and rape I finally finished 13 Reasons Why last night, weeks after what seems like half the teenage population of the internet did. The Netflix series was majorly hyped from the beginning – a gripping tale of a 17-year-old, Hannah, who has taken her own life, explaining the reasons behind her suicide through […]

The 29-year-old NBA superstar point guard and wife Ayesha announced that they are expecting a third child on Friday.

Ministers were warned it is “possible to have another Grenfell ” as delays to a national fire-testing programme drag on. Just three out of 300 high-rises found to have unsafe cladding in the seven months since the tragic North Kensington inferno have had the casing removed, Housing Minister Dominic Raab was told. Scores of privately-owned […]

Your rowing technique definitely suffers if flying fish are leaping towards you while you’re in the boat. Luckily this didn’t happen during the Oxford v Cambridge boat race on the weekend otherwise they may have had to restart the race. But it did happen during a Washington University practice session in Missouri, and someone had the […]

Kim Woodburn might not be too popular with her fellow ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ housemates, but she’s proved a big hit with viewers – and bosses of the Channel 5 reality show. It all kicked off in the ‘CBB’ house earlier this week, when the 74-year-old flew off the handle at the rest of the housemates. […]

The Duchess of Cambridge has met with families at a children’s centre that offers mental health support to pregnant women and new mothers. The Duchess had originally planned to visit Hornsey Road Children’s Centre, in London, on 4 September (the day she announced her third pregnancy), but was forced to cancel at the last minute as she was […]

If it’s one thing each series of ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ is guaranteed to throw up, it is one of those unexpected moments where a contestant completely takes the judges by surprise. And one such incident occurs during Wayne Woodward’s audition, which is set to air on the ITV talent competition on Saturday (16 April) night. […]