Queen under fire for shaking hands with despotic King of Bahrain as she welcomes controversial leaders to Jubilee lunch
Friday, 18 May 2012 11:21
The head of state and her family sat down to lunch with the Middle East ruler and other controversial foreign royals as they celebrated her Diamond Jubilee at Windsor Castle today.
RICHARD KAY: Michael Caine joins battle to stop Beaver bid
Friday, 18 May 2012 11:16
For 50 years it was the house where newspaper tycoon Lord Beaverbrook entertained politicians, captains of industry and Hollywood stars in the days when such gatherings were not subject to forensic judicial inquiry.
London 2012 Olympics: David Beckham feels the pressure before lighting Olympic flame
Friday, 18 May 2012 11:23
The former England captain, 37, will light a cauldron at a ceremony at the Royal Navy base of Culdrose on the south coast of Cornwall before the flame begins its 70-day journey through Britain.
Career criminal with 100 theft offences walks free AGAIN after judge fails to enact suspended prison sentence
Friday, 18 May 2012 11:17
Judge Carol Hagen decided it was not 'in the interests of justice’ to jail Sundee Spaulding, 25, pictured, from Shirehampton, Bristol, after her latest thieving spree despite her giving the criminal 'one last chance' previously.
The Jungle Book has made Britain nation of 'passive racists' says John Barnes as he blames classic authors for bigotry
Friday, 18 May 2012 11:14
Former England star John Barnes, pictured, told students at Liverpool University that stories, including Ten Little Indians, Tarzan of the Apes and The Jungle Book, have instilled bigotry into the minds of generations.
