Neighbours in the tranquil Oxfordshire village of Great Rollright knew housewife Mrs Burton for the scrumptious taste of her scones in the summer of 1945. But they had no idea she was actually top Soviet spy Ursula Kuczynski, who came close to blowing up Adolf Hitler before Joseph Stalin got cold feet. Kuczynski, code-named Sonya, nearly averted the … Read more
Pictured: Longboard rider Nick Slater was mauled to death by a great white shark on Tuesday A surfer who was mauled to death by a great white shark at a netted Gold Coast beach has been identified as a 46-year-old real estate agent. Longboard rider Nick Slater was just metres away from other surfers at Greenmount … Read more
Thomas Cook set to return: Chinese owner Fosun, plans to bring back the holiday firm as an online travel agent By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 7 September 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 7 September 2020 Thomas Cook’s Chinese owner plans to relaunch the 178-year-old brand in the midst of the … Read more
While a number of stars from The Matrix trilogy returned for The Matrix 4, one of the most glaring omissions was Hugo Weaving, who explained why he isn’t coming back. The 60-year-old actor, who played the nefarious Agent Smith in all three of The Matrix movies, was promoting his new movie Measure For Measure when … Read more
Almost three years into my investigation of Andrew Wakefield, the now-disgraced former medical researcher who claimed that vaccines cause autism, Wendy Stephen stepped into my life. It was June 2006 and she introduced herself in a 600-word email as the mother of a vaccine-injured child. She told me that in 1991, her baby daughter had … Read more
Dread and paranoia had settled over Prague like smog. Dissent was brutally crushed by the Communist regime, suspected traitors executed on the flimsiest of pretexts. But when MI6 officer Robert Gardner, having flown in from London, passed through the revolving doors of the famous Alcron hotel on February 20, 1951 – just as Winston Churchill, Charlie … Read more
A Muslim spy who was executed by the Nazis at Dachau concentration camp in 1944 is the first Indian-origin woman to be honoured with a blue plaque. Noor Inayat Khan, of Indian and US descent, served in the Special Operations Executive (SOE), which was set up by Sir Winston Churchill in 1940. The English Heritage … Read more
Gemma Collins’ dreams of making it big in America were dealt a huge blow when her U.S. agent died By Ellie Phillips For Mailonline Published: 13:36 BST, 27 August 2020 | Updated: 13:36 BST, 27 August 2020 She’s never hidden the fact that she wants to crack America. But, Gemma Collins’ dreams of making it … Read more
Activist calls for break-up of estate agent Countrywide accusing bosses of mismanagement By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 19 August 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 19 August 2020 Estate agent Countrywide is under attack from one of its largest shareholders who has accused bosses of mismanaging the company and losing the … Read more
The Bachelor’s Bella Varelis is EXPOSED as a secret actress by her former agent – as it’s revealed she ‘planned to move to Los Angeles’ Do you know a Bachelor contestant? Email [email protected] By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:57 BST, 17 August 2020 | Updated: 05:34 BST, 17 August 2020 Isabella ‘Bella’ … Read more