This cowardly surrender by Oxford University is a wilful vandalism of history, writes Daniel Hannan

Yet again, the future of Cecil Rhodes hangs in the balance.  Intimidated by a delirious mob, the governing body of Oriel – his and my Oxford college – voted to remove the statuette of the 19th-century diamond magnate from its niche high above the city’s high street. Yesterday, the inevitable backlash began, as a former … Read more

CCTV photos of 35 sought by police for protest violence

Police have released images of 35 people they want to speak to in connection with violence at protests in London this month. Clashes have broken out in the capital in recent weeks, where there have been demonstrations in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and among people guarding statues in the city. The Metropolitan … Read more

NONE of the 1,100 migrants who have crossed the Channel in the past seven weeks have been deported

NONE of the 1,100 migrants who have crossed the Channel in the past seven weeks have been deported despite Priti Patel’s pledge to send people back to France Record numbers of illegal migrants have made it to UK on flimsy boats this year  Only 155 of nearly 4,000 who’ve arrived since last January have been sent … Read more

Donald Trump’s own former National Security chief John Bolton turns on him in explosive book

There have been many sabre rattlers in Donald Trump’s administration, but the fiercest was the walrus-moustached John Bolton.  The ultra-hawkish ex-UN ambassador called publicly for the removal of regimes in Iran, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, Yemen and Cuba — once writing an opinion piece headlined: ‘To Stop Iran’s Bomb, Bomb Iran.’  Many were convinced that the … Read more

Photographer captures an abandoned house that belonged to a Civil War colonel

Photographs taken by an ‘urban explorer’ show the eerie remains of an 1850s Virginia home once owned by a Confederate colonel — which hasn’t been inhabited for several decades.  Bryan Sansivero, a New York-based photographer, snapped the images of the abandoned Greek revival-style house in northern Virginia, showing an exterior being slowly reclaimed by nature and an … Read more

Retired Pope Benedict is seen on rare trip out of the Vatican

Retired Pope Benedict is seen on rare trip out of the Vatican as he visits his ailing 96-year-old brother in his native Germany Pope Benedict XVI, 93, made his first trip out of Italy to his native Germany  He will be visiting his ailing 96-year-old brother Reverend Georg Ratzinger   It marks his first trip outside … Read more

Tommy Lee’s publicist unleashes on Triple M host Jess Eva for asking a ‘banned’ question

Tommy Lee’s publicist unleashes on Triple M host Jess Eva for asking a ‘banned’ question about his famous exes – saying she should have ‘played by the rules’ By Chloe-lee Longhetti For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:57 BST, 18 June 2020 | Updated: 22:57 BST, 18 June 2020 Tommy Lee’s publicist Jamie Roberts has slammed … Read more

Chinese volcano thought extinct may be ‘recharging’ to eruption

Volcano in China that was believed to be extinct may now be ‘recharging,’ experts say after discovering chambers filled with molten lava beneath the surface Experts created a 3D map underneath the  Wieshan volcano in China The volcano last erupted 500,000 years ago and was said to be extinct Following the analysis, the team found two … Read more

Ana de Armas cradles pooch Elvis as she enjoys beach stroll with female pal

Ana de Armas cradles pooch Elvis as she enjoys a beach stroll with a pal… after vacationing in Georgia with beau Ben Affleck and his children By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com Published: 22:33 BST, 18 June 2020 | Updated: 22:52 BST, 18 June 2020 Ana de Armas cradled her beloved pooch Elvis as she stepped … Read more

Labrador trained to detect invasive Japanese knotweed

There’s been no shortage of double-act super-sleuths over the years — Holmes and Watson, Starsky and Hutch, Morse and Lewis. And now there’s Mick and Mack, two fox red Labrador retrievers, whose mission is to sniff out Japanese knotweed, one of the most invasive plants.   It can break through mortar, brickwork, joints in concrete, drains, … Read more