Shamima Begum ‘plots return to Britain using people smugglers’: Texts from ISIS bride’s ‘fixer’ ‘beg for cash so she can flee Syria and force deportation to UK’

[ad_1] ISIS bride Shamima Begum is plotting an attempt to return to the UK using people smugglers, texts from inside her camp reportedly reveal. Begum, who was stripped of her British citizenship after leaving London to join the terror group in 2015, is currently being held at al-Roj – a filthy, violent camp in north-east Syria.  The […]

Oldest New Testament fragments reveal 2,000-year-old words of Jesus

[ad_1] Tucked away in Oxford University’s historic library are the oldest surviving New Testament fragments, papyrus texts nearly 2,000 years old that are among Christianity’s most treasured writings.  For Dr Jeremiah Johnston, who has studied the Magdalen Papyrus P64 extensively, being one of the few people allowed to hold the pieces of historic scripture was […]

Backlog of Crown court cases will take up to a DECADE to clear even under new plans, ministers admit, as chief Labour rebel vows to fight ‘unnecessary’ changes

[ad_1] The Crown court backlog will take the ‘best part of a decade’ to improve under plans published today, ministers have admitted. Justice minister Sarah Sackman said things would ‘get worse before they get better’, with the backlog rising from its current record level of 80,000 to hit 100,000 in a year’s time. Crown courts […]

Kelly Osbourne hits out at trolls for ‘disgusting’ body-shaming comments over her weight-loss after latest public appearance at London Fashion Week

[ad_1] Kelly Osbourne has responded to online body shamers after being mercilessly attacked over her weight loss.  Osbourne’s attendance at a variety of public events over recent months has prompted genuine concern for her health and wellbeing, notably during a front row appearance at London Fashion Week on Sunday.  The singer and TV personality, who […]

Russell Brand pleads not guilty to raping and sexually assaulting two women in 2009

[ad_1] By REBECCA CAMBER, CRIME AND SECURITY EDITOR and JON BRADY, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 05:03 EST, 24 February 2026 | Updated: 05:15 EST, 24 February 2026 Russell Brand has pleaded not guilty to fresh charges of rape and sexual assault. The 50-year-old, who is based in Florida, was at Southwark Crown Court this morning […]