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Drill rapper jailed after boasting about murder in music video

The 25-year-old ‘cold-blooded’ killer murdered the boy before pointing the gun at a second person, but it jammed and he fled the scene. He was hunted down by murder squad detectives and jailed for 35 years by a judge at…

I’m travelling across the country this season – and fans can vote for the stories I tell

It is fragile, threatened and taken too easily for granted. As such, we should rail against things that increase the risk of it crumbling and shout from the rooftops about everything worth cherishing. Two years ago I…

Burnham ally urges PM to bring in 2% wealth tax on Britain’s richest

Compass, the Labour Party pressure group headed by Neil Lawson, is fronting a new report which includes calls for wealth tax reform. Lawson is also co-founder of Mainstream Labour, the Burnham-backed faction set up in…

I escaped the heat in the French Alps and saw ski resorts at their authentic best

In place of a hiker’s standard fare (half-chewed trail bar, sweaty sandwich) this 5km sunset walk comes with a promise of something more enticing: mountaintop fondue. Competing with a tuneful clank of cowbells, Victor…

Three managers on the secret reasons they’ve said no to pay rises

Doing overtime, hitting targets, jumping through all the necessary hoops, and receiving praise from all the right places very often still might not be enough. According to a YouGov poll, approximately 40 per cent of…

The UK’s most complete solar eclipse in 27 years is nearly here. Here’s how to watch it safely

The partial solar eclipse will be visible across the UK on 12 August. The moon will pass directly between the sun and Earth, blocking most of the sun’s light. Royal Museums Greenwich, which runs the Royal Observatory…

Movie paradise? How Malta became a magnet for big film shoots

Malta has over the last decade risen to become one of the most popular places in Europe for American and British film-makers to set their works in, taking a lead in what has been described as an "arms race" to lure big…

‘Remarkable’ story of Peterloo Massacre survivor uncovered after 200 years

On August 16, 1819, British Army troops broke up a meeting of people who were demanding parliamentary reforms on St Peter’s Field, Manchester . Charging into a crowd of around 60,000 people, 18 were killed and an…

Residents warned to brace for the worst as Canada wildfire rages out of control

Police said one person has died in the Bald Range fire, which is burning across 53 sq miles (136 sq km) in Summerland and other areas of British Columbia, according to the BC Wildfire Service. "We have to brace ourselves…

Met Office considers issuing rare extreme heat warning amid 36C forecast

Health officials have warned of the impact on vulnerable people in the upcoming hot weather (Ben Whitley/PA) PA Wire Temperatures could reach 36C or higher this week, forecaster have said, with possible impacts to…