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Hair by numbers! Accountant who taught herself to braid shows off amazingly intricate looks after quitting her job to become a stylist Trendafilka Kirova, 34, has left people stunned with her intricate hair creations She was an accountant before surprisingly becoming a self-taught hair stylist The mother, from Macedonia, creates fantasy-like hair braids in unusual styles … Read more
A generous five-year-old has melted hearts after using her pocket money from the tooth fairy to create goody bags for homeless people to ‘make them smile’. Amaya Thompson, from Stevenage, Hertfordshire, received a whopping £50 from the tooth fairy after having two teeth taken out at the dentist last month. But instead of spending her … Read more
Facial recognition cameras scanned 13,000 people’s faces but only helped make one arrest, new figures show, as it’s revealed the AI surveillance kit picked out the wrong person seven out of eight times during one deployment. Met Police used facial recognition technology three times in London last year – but campaigners say it is ‘dangerously … Read more
Stop and search on black people halves as officers are more wary following the BLM protests Top officer says some think that stop and search is ‘more trouble than it’s worth’ Superintendent Simon Rotherham suggested BLM demos dented confidence About 7,000 black people were searched last month- down from 17,295 in May By Rebecca Camber … Read more
My heart rather sank when a letter arrived at our home this week, addressed in capital letters to ‘MINNIE THE DOG’. It’s an occupational hazard of my trade as a columnist that, from time to time, I receive anonymous abuse and even the occasional death threat through the post at the Mail’s head office in Kensington. … Read more
Devastating 100-car pile-up on Texas freeway kills five and traps dozens of injured drivers as overnight sleet turns road into ‘sheet of ice’ – with crash site running 1.5 MILES long Five people are dead and many more have been injured in the crash on Interstate 35 in Fort Worth, Texas It’s unclear what time … Read more
Six out of 10 people who died of Covid-19 last year in England were disabled, official statistics revealed today. Number 10 has been urged to prioritise the protection of disabled people as the coronavirus pandemic rumbles on after figures showed their risk of death is three times greater than average. Some 30,296 of all the … Read more
The number of people who tested positive for Covid through NHS Test and Trace in England fell by a quarter last week, official figures revealed today. Around 149,000 people referred to the scheme were diagnosed with the disease in the week up to February 3 —down 24 per cent on the previous week. It is … Read more
Ministers are hunting for the final two million vulnerable Britons who have not yet come forward for their Covid vaccine, warning that having large numbers of unprotected people could delay the easing of lockdown. The Government has made it its mission to inoculate the 15million Brits most at risk of dying from the coronavirus by … Read more
It’s the little things in life! Hilarious snaps capture people who’ve found joy in everyday moments Photos compiled by US-based site Diply capture pranksters from across globe One imaginative man drew a funny face on his finger after cutting himself In Sweden, people turned a building into an indoor pool after a torrential flood A … Read more