THE boss of internet giant Google has defended his firm’s record of tax avoidance — in an interview in which he also implied the company will not respond positively to Brexit. CEO Sundar Pichai says the search engine group has has paid enough tax across Europe, despite widespread criticism. He said: “As a...
JIHADIS looking to strike terror across the UK could target less protected rural towns and cities outside London, security experts have warned. Officials are concerned the horrific murder of innocent lives in Nice shows a change in tact for vile terror cell Islamic State, turning away from their trend of targeting capitals to...
A HELICOPTER has crashed at the side of a runway seriously injuring five people. Emergency services were called to Breighton Aerodrome, East Yorkshire following reports a helicopter crashed on the side of the runway. Five men were hurt and their injuries are serious but not believed to be life threatening. The men...
Australia has called for a free trade deal with Britain following its exit from the European Union. Theresa May described the move as "very encouraging" and insisted it showed Brexit can work for Britain. In a phone call to the new PM, her Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull said he urgently wanted to open up...
BRITAIN is "long overdue" a terrorist attack and the nation has been told to prepare for a "tragic day", a leading counter-terrorism expert has warned. Anti-extremist Maajid Nawaz, the founder of the Quilliam think tank, made the prediction in the wake of the terrorist attack in Nice which has left at least...
TERRIFIED Britons are being left stranded in Turkey as British Airway cancels all flights amid bloody power struggle. The cancellations come as more than 260 people have died as Turkey's military attempted to overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a coup. British Airways said they are keeping flights to Turkey under...
A FORMER Labour frontbencher has caused outrage after claiming the military coup in Turkey was caused by the campaign for Britain to leave the EU. The coup saw soldiers attempt to take the country from the control of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Shots were fired among civilians and bombs were blasted at the nation’s...
THIS is the moment a man who called into a radio station to suggest Muslims in the UK should return "to their Islamic countries” was ridiculed. At least 84 people were killed in the terror attack on France as the country celebrated Bastille Day. The terrorist has been named as 31-year-old French-Tunisian Mohamed...
TERRIFIED Britons trapped in Turkey because of the military coup are "seriously worried" for their safety as airstrikes continue to rock the capital, Ankara. Holidaymaker Adele Topkaya boarded a plane to Turkey before the coup erupted, only to be greeted by absolute chaos when her plane landed. All Turkish airports...
As the new Prime Minister Theresa May is photographed kneeling before the Queen, Kelly Grovier looks at a 16th-Century artwork that reveals as much as it hides. After days of political tumult in Westminster, a single image of calm suddenly emerged on Wednesday evening from the inner sanctum of royal authority: The Queen...
Police searching for missing children's author Helen Bailey said today they believe they have found her body, within the grounds of her own Hertfordshire home. The 51-year-old writer, who created the Electra Brown series for teenagers, was last seen walking her dog near her home in Royston, Hertfordshire, on 11 April. It...
Prime Minister Theresa May has held talks with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in Edinburgh on the future of the EU and the union. Mrs May left the first minister's official residence, Bute House, after about 45 minutes, following a meeting she described as "positive". She said the Scottish government should be...