Sophie Bateman
Daily Star
United Kingdom
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Google Maps down creating commute 'anarchy' for disoriented users in huge glitch
A major technical glitch has caused the popular navigation tool's maps to go blank, with thousands of users across the UK unable to view any instructions or directions → Read More
Porn star Angelina Please found dead as adult entertainment stars pay tribute
The "gorgeous" transgender adult performer was found dead in her Las Vegas home after going missing for five days as friends and colleagues say they're at a "loss for words" → Read More
Wetherspoons superfan couple visit 321 pubs including 'rough ones with swearing women'
Phil and Julie Fox have hit a big milestone in their quest to visit all of Britain's 'Spoons, with the pub-loving couple admitting their hobby is "strange but good" → Read More
'Jekyll and Hyde' thug 'tried to blind' ex-girlfriend so she couldn't look at other men
WARNING, DISTURBING: Aston Greenwood has been jailed over the sickening attack where he broke into his ex's home and attacked her with shards of glass, leaving her with scars around her eyes → Read More
Driver fuming as local chains wheelie bin to road so no one else can park there
Chad Miah was hunting for a parking space outside a pal's wedding in Birmingham when he came across the parking space blocked off with a bin that had been locked in place → Read More
Prince William's loving comment about Kate Middleton overheard during royal walkabout
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge embarked on their first public walkabout in two years this Tuesday, where William made a sweet comment about his wife as they approach their 11th wedding anniversary → Read More
Moment Russian soldier holds up two grenades as he yells at Ukrainians to 'surrender'
Cries of "shame" can be heard in the clip as the unidentified soldier marches among crowds of people in Konotop, where citizens later told their mayor they'd rather "fight" than surrender → Read More
Prince George's mysterious reply to dog walker asking for his name sparks confusion
When he was five years old, young George told a stranger he met in the Berkshire countryside his name was "Archie" — months before Harry and Meghan's son was born → Read More
Prince George given unexpected chore by Kate Middleton and William during half-term
The future King has been spending his school holidays working on the Queen's Sandringham estate with siblings Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, his proud parents have revealed → Read More
Kate Middleton glows in brand new portraits released for Duchess' 40th birthday
Wearing Alexander McQueen and a pair of Princess Diana's earrings, Kate strikes a regal pose in three new official photographs released to mark her milestone birthday on Sunday → Read More
Meghan Markle told Oprah 'very different story' about Kate making her cry before wedding
A palace source claims what they heard from Meghan Markle about the infamous "dress fitting row" differs from what she told Oprah Winfrey in her highly-publicised interview last year → Read More
Festive teen makes own Christmas lights display after council's effort 'dark and boring'
Christmas-loving Saman Zand, 17, was disappointed by Sutton Council's efforts at holiday decorating in previous years so took it upon himself to bring the town some festive cheer → Read More
Kabul dogs given heroin by lonely homeless people so they'll stay close on cold nights
Drug addicts on the ravaged streets of Kabul, Afghanistan have resorted to getting local dogs hooked on heroin in order to provide both body heat and companionship through the winter → Read More
Supermum with 21 kids had 'secret past life as top stripper' before marrying millionaire
Kristina Ozturk, 24, documents her growing family's day to day life on Instagram, but women claiming to be her former colleagues claim the Russian was once a highly paid erotic dancer → Read More
Disney World had to shut down terrifying alien ride as it made guests 'scream too much'
ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter opened in the Florida theme park in 1995 but didn't last long, with guests reportedly finding the extraterrestrial-themed ride far too frightening to enjoy → Read More
Three students killed after boy, 15, goes on 'horrifying' school shooting spree
A five-minute killing spree at a Michigan high school has claimed the lives of three people and injured six others on the first day back after students celebrated Thanksgiving → Read More
Omicron variant: Brits urged to 'roll up sleeves and get jabbed' to save Christmas
Health Secretary Sajid Javid said Brits have a "national mission" to get their booster jabs "if we want to give ourselves the best chance of a Christmas with our loved ones" → Read More
Death row disasters – killers' grisly fates and inmate who survived lethal injection
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Death row executions don't always go to plan, which can leave prisoners' in agony as they die – and some have even survived lethal doses → Read More
Killer's wife's death ruled tragic accident
The death of Rexford Lynn Keel's first wife Elizabeth in 2006 had been ruled a tragic accident — until his second wife Diana was found brutally murdered in a forest in 2019 → Read More
Elderly woman, 92, rushed to hospital after BMW crashes through her front window
Shocking images from the scene in Bolton show a black BMW embedded inside a bungalow belonging to a pensioner, who was inside at the time of the crash and sustained serious injuries → Read More