Couple fail to save 17th century £1m dream home from HS2

A couple will tomorrow say a heartbroken goodbye to the dream home they spent £250,000 renovating after losing a seven-year battle to stop it being bulldozed to make way for HS2. Childhood sweethearts Anne and Ron Ryall said their seven bedroom farmhouse – estimated to be worth at least £1million – will be destroyed to … Read more

Schoolgirl pilot dies as she crashes small aircraft the day before her 17th birthday in South Africa

Schoolgirl pilot dies as she crashes small aircraft the day before her 17th birthday and just days after posing with her proud parents following her first solo flight in South Africa Anika de Beer had flown solo for the first time just days before tragic crash She is believed to have stalled a small aircraft … Read more

Moment Black Lives Matter protesters tear down statue of 17th century slave trader

Black Lives Matter protesters have torn down a statue of 17th century slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol and dumped it in the harbour – as demonstrations continue to sweep Britain following the death of George Floyd in America. Footage shows demonstrators heaving the metal monument down with ropes before cheering and dancing around it, … Read more

BBC faces sexism row after appointing a 17th consecutive man as director-general

BBC faces sexism row after appointing a 17th consecutive man as director-general: Carrie Gracie says it’s ‘disappointing’ that new boss Tim Davie is not a woman The BBC’s ex-China editor says Davie is white, male, Oxbridge and ‘not diverse’ She was joined by broadcaster Joan Bakewell in calling for a woman in the role Tim … Read more

BBC faces sexism row after appointing a 17th consecutive man as director-general

BBC faces sexism row after appointing a 17th consecutive man as director-general: Carrie Gracie says it’s ‘disappointing’ that new boss Tim Davie is not a woman The BBC’s ex-China editor says Davie is white, male, Oxbridge and ‘not diverse’ She was joined by broadcaster Joan Bakewell in calling for a woman in the role Tim … Read more

JoJo Siwa throws herself a JoJo Siwa-themed party for her 17th birthday

Earlier this year, she purchased a $3.43 million mansion in Tarzana, California.  And JoJo Siwa turned the new home into a shrine to herself on Tuesday, as the YouTube personality prepared for her ‘JoJo Siwa-themed’ 17th birthday party. In a TikTok video, the Kid in a Candy Store singer showed off the party’s decorations, including … Read more