Strangers raise over £20k for retired miner, 94, who was burgled

A retired miner whose home was ransacked by burglars four days before Christmas has been left overwhelmed after strangers raised more than £20,000 for him. Ted Green, 94, a former pitman and member of the Home Guard in the Second World War, was burgled on Tuesday night.  Mr Green, from Horden, County Durham, was pictured … Read more

Strangers raise more than £20,000 for retired miner, 94, after his home was ransacked by burglars

A retired miner whose home was ransacked by burglars four days before Christmas has been left overwhelmed after strangers raised more than £20,000 for him. Ted Green, 94, a former pitman and member of the Home Guard in the Second World War, was burgled on Tuesday night.  Mr Green, from Horden, County Durham, was pictured … Read more

Now parents, governors and retired teachers could be roped in to test pupils for Covid-19

Now parents, governors and retired teachers could be roped in to test pupils for Covid-19 despite massive revolt over Ministers’ eleventh-hour plans Volunteers may be used instead of teachers to carry out rapid testing next year Major education unions have threatened to scupper the New Year programme Unions announced schools will have their backing if … Read more

Aldi candle ‘explodes’ in retired police officer’s home

A retired police officer has warned shoppers after her Aldi own-brand candle exploded, sending shattered glass flying across her home. Cathy Lewis-Clugston, 58, of Matlock, Derbyshire, said her Aldi Black Forest Gateau candle shattered on Sunday, leaving behind hot wax and shards of glass in her living room.  Several women have come forward complaining of … Read more

Retired Swedish academic, 89, is killed in a fire at her semi-detached £750,000 Norwich home

Retired Swedish academic, 89, is killed in a fire at her semi-detached £750,000 Norwich home as police arrest a teenager who knew her Vera Croghan was found dead after a fire at her home in Unthank Road today A man in his late teens who knew her was arrested and questioned by police Mrs Croghan used … Read more

Retired academic’s daughter, 27, ‘hid murderer boyfriend in her parents’ £800,000 home’

The graduate daughter of a retired academic shielded her murderer boyfriend from police after he stabbed his cousin to death using her father’s Scout knife, a court heard today. Former Manchester Metropolitan University student Megan Armstrong-Challinor, 27, moved Jerome Bailey, 38, into her parents’ £800,000 home while they were holidaying in Spain. Croydon Crown Court … Read more

Retired BA captain, 62, who flew Concorde hanged himself at his £1.4million home, inquest hears 

A retired British Airways captain was found hanged at his home on a millionaires’ estate after he was accused of ‘troubling’ domestic abuse, an inquest heard today.  Former Concorde pilot and BBC composer David Ffoulkes-Williams, 62, was being investigated by police after a new girlfriend, who had moved into his lavish Surrey home, made allegations … Read more

Retired AFL star Dane Swan and pregnant girlfriend Taylor Wilson share first picture of baby bump

Retired AFL star Dane Swan and his pregnant girlfriend Taylor Wilson share first picture of her baby bump from romantic Byron Bay getaway By Jabeen Waheed and Chloe-lee Longhetti For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:21 GMT, 2 December 2020 | Updated: 11:21 GMT, 2 December 2020 Dane Swan and his girlfriend Taylor Wilson have shared … Read more

Retired three-star falsely claims US soldiers died attacking a CIA facility in Germany tied to fraud

A retired three-star general is sticking by his claims that U.S. special operation forces died in during an attack on a CIA computer facility in Germany that was stowing away info about an effort to flip votes from President Donald Trump to Joe Biden, even though top Army officials have heavily rebuked that such an … Read more

Retired Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh dies aged 46 after suffering injuries in Connecticut house fire 

Tony Hsieh, the high-profile former CEO of online shoe retailer Zappos.com, has died at the age of 46.  The businessman – who amassed a fortune of $840 million – died Friday following injuries he sustained in a house fire in Connecticut, where he was visiting friends.   The blaze broke out inside a waterfront mansion in … Read more