EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Tony Blair’s long wait for honour Tony Blair had to wait until after the death of Prince Philip to receive the Order of the Garter, according to Gyles Brandreth Newly invested Knight of the Garter Tony Blair had to wait until after the death of Prince Philip to receive […]

Horrifying moment man is blown up yards from Odesa beach while taking a dip despite warnings not to swim off Ukraine’s mine-filled coast A man, 50, was swimming in the Black Sea in front of his family in Ukraine All of a sudden, a blast in the sea killed the […]

Pro-Russian separatist leader who is the only man that can pardon two British fighters sentenced to death for fighting for Ukraine says he has no grounds to do so – and believes ruling is a ‘just punishment’ Leader of DPR is likely to hear pardon pleas from Aiden Aslin and […]

A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a victim was mowed down by a car in a killer crash. Robert Duggan, 60, was found seriously injured in the road after police were called to reports of a disturbance in Axe Close, Luton, at about 9.05am on Saturday. […]

Kyiv enjoys its freedom! Ukrainians flock to beaches in and soak up the sun on the banks of the Dnieper… in scenes that were unimaginable weeks ago when Russia launched assault on city On Saturday Kyiv enjoyed 34 degree heat as the city’s residents lounged on the sand of its […]

TWO rare casks of Scotch whisky are set to sell for up to £1.2million each. Both are ghost casks of drams left over from two now closed distilleries. One is a 1982 vintage from Brora, Sutherland, in the Scottish Highlands. The other is from 1979 and Port Ellen on Islay. […]

UKRAINE says it is ready to swap Russian prisoners of war to secure the release of hero fighters Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner. The Britons – both serving members of Ukraine's army – were sentenced to death by a kangaroo court after reportedly being tricked to admit they are terrorists. […]

AN Aussie sailor has told his wild survival story after fell overboard in shark-infested waters and had to swim ten miles in the dark. John Deer became stranded without a life jacket off the coast of Panama in an area known by locals as "shark point". John, from Victoria, Australia, […]

A HUNT is underway for two men who tried to snatch four-month-old baby from her pushchair. A woman was walking with her child on Evering Avenue in Poole, Bournemouth, when she was approached by two men in a white van about 3pm on Friday. The men got out of their […]

A FOOTBALL coach confessed to raping scores of women he dragged off the street in a 30-year reign of terror and told a court: "I am a hunter". Dad-of-five Dino Scala, 61, is on trial accused of 56 terrifying sex attacks along the France-Belgium border where he prowled for victims […]