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Inside Putin's feared GRU spy network accused of being behind the Salisbury Novichok attack

The GRU - Russia's 'Main Intelligence Directorate' - was founded in 1918 after Lenin's Bolshevik Revolution.




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George Papadopoulos says his testimony could help prove collusion between Trump campaign and Russia

George Papadopoulos. who tired to arrange a meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, said his testimony could help prove collusion.




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PIERS MORGAN: Mueller report shows collusion was disgraceful hoax

So it was all fake news…The entire two-year Russia collusion frenzy was based on an absolute falsehood that Donald Trump and his team had colluded with Russians to fix the 2016 election.




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Ecuador knew Wikileaks' Assange was interfering in 2016 US election

Former Ecuadorian President Rafeal Correa has said he was aware WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was interfering with the 2016 US Presidential election from the embassy in London.




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As Sol Kerzner dies aged 84, RICHARD KAY looks back at his riotously louche life

To the very end, when he was 84 years old, battling cancer and in possession of a fortune worth upwards of £500million, South African hotel boss, Sol Kerzner was still making deals.




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Coronavirus has hit Boris Johnson hard and they've barricaded the doors at No 10, writes RICHARD KAY

RICHARD KAY: Boris Johnson remained stoically upright as he joined in the mass applause for the NHS and if the usual ebullience was missing there was at least a flicker of determination.




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Longleat loses its Lord of lust, writes RICHARD KAY 

RICHARD KAY: Like a precious hothouse flower, the 7th Marquess of Bath spent his 87 years sheltering from the chill winds of modern life behind an exquisite Elizabethan facade.




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Mickey Arthur slams use of net run-rate as Pakistan eliminated from World Cup

LAWRENCE BOOTH AT LORD'S: Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur criticised the World Cup regulations after his side missed out on the semi-finals to New Zealand on net run-rate.




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Red-faced Invictus hero poses for selfie but accidentally taps Harry's bottom

The Duke of Sussex was in London today to officially launch the team of injured and wounded military veterans and service personnel who will compete in the next Invictus Games.




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Sagittarius: Have faith in yourself this week

Sagittarius: Have belief in yourself this week, especially in relation to your work and making money.




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Horoscopes: Capricorn, tread cautiously this week...

Capricorn 22 DEC-20 JAN Tempting though it may be to end a relationship once and for all, that little voice inside your head urges you to be cautious.




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HOROSCOPES: Keep your options open, Aquarius  

Aquarius 21 JAN-19 FEB A suggestion may sound attractive but you'll sense there's more to it than meets the eye




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HOROSCOPES: Follow your instincts this week, Aquarius

Aquarius 21 JAN-19 FEB You are not easy to hoodwink, and if your instincts tell you to avoid an 'investment opportunity'




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HOROSCOPES: Remember that others have faith in you, Aquarius 

Aquarius 21 JAN-19 FEB You may think you're not trying hard enough - but you are trying too hard




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HOROSCOPES: Keep calm this week, Aquarius

Aquarius 21 JAN-19 FEB Aquarius 21 Jan-19 Feb Don't get too excited about something that may never happen and which you can do nothing about




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HOROSCOPES: Focus on long-term goals this week, Aries

Aries 21 March-20 April If current restrictions are getting you down, try to focus on a longer-term goal and how you can go about achieving it.




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HOROSCOPES: Something good may happen this week, Taurus

Taurus 21 APRIL-21 MAY Saturn in Aquarius is already putting you under pressure and when the Sun in your sign challenges it on Tuesday




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HOROSCOPES: Try not to be too rebellious this week, Taurus

Taurus 21 APRIL-21 MAY You have played by the rules in recent weeks




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HOROSCOPES: Don't offer your advice this week, Taurus

Taurus 21 APRIL-21 MAY Abandon all attempts to interfere with other people's lives this week




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Uluru rush hour as tourists flock to climb the rock before ban

The decision to ban climbing of the landmark from October 26 has seen thousands of tourists make the pilgrimage to central Australia over the winter school holidays, causing traffic chaos (pictured).




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Smugglers use flaming SOCKS to burn holes in security netting around prison walls to sneak in drugs

Flaming socks are being lobbed over prison fences to burn holes in security netting, and allow drones to fly in and drop off packages. The bizarre method is believed to have been first used in Leeds.




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Amazon Prime Day donates $50,000 toys to the Starlight Children's Foundation across Australia

The online giant will drop the gifts to the 10 Starlight Express Rooms in children's hospitals across Australia from Monday - and donate $5 from every toys bought to the charity.




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Western Australians are warned to brace for more aftershocks following a massive earthquake

The earthquake - the strongest to ever hit the state - struck at 3.39pm on Sunday off the coast of Broome in the Indian Ocean, according to GeoScience Australia.




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Sydney and Melbourne housing markets bounce back - another city to emerge as new property powerhouse

Median house values in the country's capital cites are set to increase during 2020, according to property research firm BIS Oxford Economics in a report released Monday.




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Sydney drug ring's massive Australia Day profits

The unravelling of a multi-million dollar drug ring run by Codie Peter Cowan (pictured) has revealed the thirst for drugs over public holiday weekends in some of Sydney's most affluent suburbs.




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Disney-owned company will set up a new headquarters in Australia offering 500 jobs

The company, founded by Star Wars filmmaker George Lucas, will set up a branch at the Entertainment Quarter in Moore Park in the city's east.




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Face-tattooed 'mullet man' accused of stealing sex toys on Gold Coast

Ryan William Victor Grafton, 26, is accused of running off with almost $500 in merchandise from an Oxenford sex shop, stealing cars, and also pinching a mobile phone on the Gold Coast.




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The most Australian interview ever: Hilarious 7-Eleven customer re-enacts tackling would-be robber

A Melbourne hero has described the incredibly moment he thwarted a would-be robber with an MMA inspired take down.




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Boy, 14, is fighting for his life after 'crashing electric scooter into a bus stop'

A 14-year-old boy is fighting for his life after crashing on an electric scooter. He was airlifted to hospital after the accident in Beckenham on Saturday, a day after the UK's first e-scooter fatality.




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Family of murdered eight-months pregnant woman, 26, watch man accused of killing her in court

Aaron McKenzie stood before Camberwell Green Magistrates' Court in south London this morning after detectives charged him with killing 26-year-old Kelly Mary Fauvrelle (pic) and her son Riley.




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Mother accused of taking part in 'love triangle' murder of teenage

Jay Sewell (pictured) 18, was fatally stabbed on December 11 last year by a nine-strong group including Daniel 'Joe' Grogan, 20, after Gemma Hodder, started seeing the teenager, it is claimed.




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Family of victim who overdosed after 'being abused by Jeffrey Epstein' blame him for her death

Leigh Patrick, 29, was found dead in a sleazy West Palm Beach, Florida, motel just weeks short of her 30th birthday on May 30, 2017. She claimed to have been abused by Jeffrey Epstein.




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Cowardly hit-and-run driver Puneet Puneet who fled to India after killing a student pushes for deal

Lawyers for Puneet Puneet say their offer to Victoria's attorney general that he will return to Australia if prosecutors guarantee a maximum two-year sentence is being 'discussed'.




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Indonesia a bigger military threat to Australia than China says futurist who predicted 9/11

Richard Hames, who warned hijacked planes could be flown into the World Trade Centre three years before it happened, believes Australia should stop viewing China as a potential enemy.




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Malnutrition a silent abuser in aged care

Some aged care homes are spending as little as just over $6 a day on food per person as experts warn malnourished residents are "starving to...




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Rapist Jason Lawrance used Dating Direct and Match.com 'lied of vasectomy before date fell pregnant'

Convicted rapist Jason Lawrance (pictured on his wedding day) appeared at Nottingham Crown Court after it was alleged that he lied about having a vasectomy to a woman he met online.




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Ex-Uber driver is accused of planning ISIS-inspired firearms attack

Mohiussunnath Chowdhury, 28, is accused of accused of preparing acts of terrorism and his sister Sneha Chowdhury, 25, is accused of failing to disclose information. They were arrested in Luton.




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Horrific moment men film themselves abusing female driver before she smashes into a concrete barrier

One of the men filmed the incident in Moorooduc, south east of Melbourne, which showed the P-plater pull up beside the small sedan and start to yell at Kaysha Plant.




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'Lies by fantasist Nick contained similarities to memoirs of an abuse survivor' court is told 

Testimony from Carl Beech, 51, who claimed he was abused by a gang of paedophiles in Westminster, bore a series of striking resemblances to details in a survivor's account he had read.




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Police tackle man accused of robbing a woman at gunpoint in Canterbury and he asks for cigarettes

Two men, aged 21 and 19, were accused of the attack in Canterbury, in the Sydney's south west, on July 7th.




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CHAOS! Pelosi paralyzes her own House over resolution condemning Trump tweets

The House voted Tuesday to condemn Donald Trump for 'racist' tweets that targeted the 'squad' - four progressive lawmakers who are racial minorities.




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Perth grandfather led double life as gun runner and imported $1million of ammunition into Australia

A grandfather has spent his first night behind bars after leading a double life as an interstate gun runner and becoming the first person in WA to be prosecuted with cross border firearms trafficking.




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Coronation Street star Ken Morley in extraordinary bust up with single mother renting his house

The actor, 76, was accused of harassment when he tried to evict single mum Michelle Beattie, 40, after she claimed about the state of a property in Lancashire that she rents from him




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Australian woman sexually assaulted in Afghanistan by district governor

An Afghan district governor has been stood down amid allegations he sexually assaulted an Australian woman in a remote part of the country. An investigation is now underway.




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Mortgage broker accused of paying Filipino nanny just $2 an HOUR to work in his Sydney apartment

The nanny was allegedly hired from the Philippines by agents for Tony Lam and lived with him and his wife and their two children in the Sydney CBD.




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Body modifier Brendan Russell accused of killing client with hand implant fails to show up to court

Brendan Russell, 38, was due to appear in Gosford District Court Thursday to formally plead not guilty to charges of manslaughter, female genital mutilation and causing grievous bodily harm.




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Trump THANKS AOC for boosting approval rating in hat-tip to 'vicious young Socialist congresswomen' 

Donald Trump attributed his Wednesday approval rating boost to the recent controversy with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the rest of the freshmen 'squad' of congresswomen.




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Liverpool gran, 60, wears full hazmat suit to see her grandson, six during coronavirus pandemic

A determined Liverpool grandmother donned a full hazmat suit so she could go and see her grandson. Sheila Abbott, 60, paid a surprise visit to her family, including Mason, six, wearing full protective gear.




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Coronavirus UK: Piers Morgan to return to GMB studio next week

The presenter, 55, posted the announcement to his Twitter followers on Thursday and told fans, who have missed him on the ITV chat show, to 'relax'.




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Queen star Brian May, 72, hits bum note as he is sent to hospital after tearing his buttock muscle

The Queen guitarist told fans the damage to his gluteus maximus left him in constant agony and unable to walk. May broke the news on Instagram yesterday with a selfie of him in a surgical mask.