A top former military officer last night said he feared RAF commanders were 'pandering to political correctness' amid claims the Air Force has effectively paused its recruitment of white men.

Author Joanne Harris (pictured) has 'liked' a series of tweets mocking JK Rowling only hours after she denied taking a swipe at the Harry Potter author by organising a 'tasteless' Twitter poll.

EXCLUSIVE: It follows renewed criticism of the Glazers' ownership as fans threaten to boycott Monday's home match against Liverpool - where United will bid to avoid three straight defeats.

Thomas O'Halloran, 87, was brutally knifed to death in Greenford, west London at 4pm yesterday before managing to travel 75 yards on his mobility scooter and call for help.

Thomas O'Halloran, 87, who was well-known amongst locals as 'a regular musician at South Greenford train station', was killed yesterday afternoon in another day of bloodshed in London.

A three-year-old boy died in his family car after he was left alone as his father went drinking. Badr Alddin Malahafji, three, was asleep when his father parked in the shade and opened a window

However, BBC presenter Jeremy Vine, a keen cyclist, pictured, appeared to take aim at the plans by posting a mock-up image of a bike with a number plate.

A single mother last night told how she has been hospitalised with malnutrition twice after eating just one meal a day to ensure she could still afford to feed her two children.

RICHARD EDEN: When Greta Scacchi started dating her first cousin, it caused a rift in the family with her Italian father 'devastated'.

A slew of supermarket items have far outpaced the rate of inflation, with the cost of low fat milk rising by 34 per cent on average over the past 12 months, according to data from the ONS.

Thunderstorms and torrential rain have cancelled dozens of flights at Gatwick and created massive delays, leaving some people stuck on the tarmac for four hours.

Thames Valley Police said that 'significant criminal damage' had been caused at The Mill in Mapledurham, Oxfordshire at around 5.25pm on Sunday.

A fifth of annual suspected UK prostate cancer referrals could be fast-tracked for investigation, while another 40 per cent could avoid referral and invasive biopsies if genetic risk was included in triage.

ESTHER KRAKUE: Julie Ann Gibson may not be a household name but in RAF circles she's something of a celebrity as the first female pilot in the service's history when she got her wings in 1991.

Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner on Wednesday ruled the actress passed away from inhalation of smoke and thermal injuries.

Tories accused Sadiq Khan of doing 'next to nothing' following six murders in four days and 59 so far this year, pushing more pressure on the London Mayor to crack down on violent crime.

Iram Ramzan slams the appointment of Jason Grant as a 'period dignity officer', hitting out at £36,000 role as a 'waste of taxpayers' money'.

Rail workers aren't striking because they're hard up, writes transport secretary GRANT SHAPPS. They average £44,000 a year - and there's a pay rise on offer, already accepted by some of their colleagues

Former President Donald Trump linked to one column speculating that Republicans would raid homes of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, and another ripping the 'Fascist Bureau of Investigation.'

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: At four in the afternoon in an unremarkable suburb of west London, an 87-year-old man was stabbed to death on his mobility scooter.

Bleak figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed inflation hit 10.1 per cent in the UK in July - up from 9.4 per cent in June.

Thunderstorms and torrential rain hit the south east of England this afternoon with London Victoria station starting to flood, amid warnings of a 'danger to life' caused by fast-flowing floodwater.

Boris Johnson waved to a member of the public who took a picture of the group at Livadakia beach, while his wife Carrie was speaking to a man wearing swimming trunks.

The mosaic was found on the floor of church ruins that experts say was constructed to honor Peter's birthplace in what is now el-Araj in northern Israel, but was the biblical city of Bethsaida.

Lia Hatzakis (pictured left) from near Warwick was baffled when she found her garden chairs end up in her neighbour's garden twice. She then asked for them back 'in the most British way possible.'

Giving evidence in his domestic assault trial, the former Manchester United footballer, 48, today said he would get 'wound up' when the dishwasher was loaded incorrectly.

Giggs, 48, giving evidence in his trial said he was 'so scared' after being taken to Pendleton police station following his arrest for allegedly assaulting Kate Greville.

Mick Mulvaney, Trump's former acting chief of staff, said Monday that he hopes the former president does not run again in 2024, and if he does he loses the GOP nomination.

A group of explorers have gone viral after they snuck into an abandoned mansion on Bishops Avenue, also known as Billionaire's Row in London - one of the wealthiest streets in the world.

Some cyclists jokingly suggested the Government shouldn't stop at putting number plates on bikes, and that they should put number plates on 'pedestrians and dogs' next.

Paige Gouge from Hertfordshire had her life 'flipped upside down' after doctors initially thought she had a low iron count before realising she has a 'fast-growing and aggressive' tumour.

Ms Levin told FEMAIL that the Duchess of Sussex, 41, feels 'enormous bitterness' that she wasn't able to 'modernise' the British Royal Family.

A Welsh manor house (left) coveted by poet Shelley which was submerged for more than 100 years has been revealed. Remnants such as the garden wall (right) can be spotted.

Prince William and Kate Middleton's royal aides wrote to well-wishers who sent cards to their daughter for her seventh birthday in May. One card was shared by a German-based royal fan.

The French international, 28, pulled the 29-year-old woman onto a bed at his mansion and tried to hold her on his lap, jurors heard.

Businessman Charlie Mullins backed Liz Truss' comments that British workers lack 'graft' and blamed work from home culture for destroying people's work ethic

Liz Truss swiped at the 'working culture' in parts of the UK outside London, comparing it unfavourably with China.

Hospitality businesses said in a report they expect to raise prices again as costs increase, with prices already having gone up by nine per cent in the last year.

Owami Davies was last seen on London Road in Croydon, south London, walking towards the Norbury area at around 12.30pm on July 7 - three days after she left her family home in Grays.

Councils in Kent, Wiltshire, Lincolnshire, the Isle of Wight and Hampshire have been carrying on using lawn mowers and strimmers in August when the grass is 'deader than Elvis' in a 'bonkers' move.

Mr Grant previously worked as an account manager with Imperial Tobacco, but underwent a change of career to become an 'entrepreneurial business owner' as a fitness coach.

A large fire has broken out at London Bridge station and 70 firefighters are currently tackling the massive blaze. The station is closed until further notice, with severe disruption to all journeys.

Andrew Ridley, 56, is accused of causing grievous bodily harm with intent which he denies and is currently standing trial at Birmingham Crown Court after the alleged victim suffered a brain bleed.

Lord Alexander Macmillan has been banned from the roads and slapped with almost a £10,000 fine after he drove his Range Rover into two parked cars in Denham, Buckinghamshire.

Myleene Klass has paid tribute to Darius Campbell Danesh after his sudden death at the age of 41. She posted a throwback photo on Twitter from the early days of reality TV show Popstars.

The death of Darius aged just 41 in the US was announced by his family yesterday, five days after he was discovered found dead in Rochester, Minnesota, on August 11.

Henry Reese sustained severe bruising in the immediate chaos as Hadi Matar, 24, stormed the stage and knifed The Satanic Verses author multiple times in Chautauqua in New York.

The 58-year-old woman who was stabbed to death near Acton Town tube station on Monday has been identified as Aziza Bennis as 21-year-old Hanna Bennis is accused of her murder

Flying Officer Hardit Singh Malik, an Oxford University graduate, was playing county cricket for Sussex when war broke out. Above: He is pictured in his flying uniform.

The passenger was promptly detained by Lithuanian police when the flight touched down after the altercation which was allegedly triggered by hosts requesting that he stopped drinking alcohol.

Shaun Dowling, 31, was left 'on the edge of the abyss' after his breakup and loss of his £1.5 million Cotswold's home while his business began to run up debts, Winchester Coroner's Court were told.

Jet Oakley fuel station in West Auckland, County Durham, has seen an increase in its customers after it decided to keep petrol and diesel prices low during the cost-of-living crunch.

Horrifying photos show a precious naure reserve in Dorset now looks like a 'warzone' after a huge blaze caused by a barbeque ripped through the area last week.

Jason Evans, who lost his father in 1993, said he only learned about the latest compensation decision via a press release and said it was 'another day of upset' for those who it excludes.

Headquartered at a massive 1,265-bed and 70-operating room complex in Rochester, Minnesota, the Mayo Clinic has been voted the best hospital in the US for seven years straight.

Britons are turning to Dr Google and ordering potentially high-risk drugs from online pharmacies via a simple questionnaire as they struggle to see a GP, industry leaders have warned.

The latest hosepipe ban, which will affect families in London and the South East, is set to come into effect from August 24 in the wake of 'unprecedented conditions' Thames Water has said.

A traditional Kent oast house dating from the 19th Century - complete with its iconic circular kilns - has gone on the market for £1.25 million.

PC Hayley Pegg, of Northumbria Police, was accused of subjecting four colleagues to unwanted touching.

A Buckinghamshire woman was left stunned after claiming to see a stranger break into her garden and steal water from her hosepipe, as bans come into force across the country.

Ofcom found the age group now spend less than an hour (53 minutes) a day watching traditional TV channels, down two-thirds in ten years.

Health chiefs in Cornwall admitted they are 'not proud' of the 200-minute average waiting time for Category 2 calls - its worst on record and 11 times the national target of 18 minutes.

Author Joanne Harris faces growing pressure to be axed from her position as Chair of the Society of authors after she was accused of mocking death threats to writers.

The BBC Radio 4 Today presenter, 38, is thought to be the favourite to replace the stalwart host of the BBC quiz show University Challenge after almost three decades.

More than 180 manuscripts are to be digitised and catalogued over the next two years as part of the Curious Cures in Cambridge Libraries project. Above: The recipe involving the owl.

MPs are leading a fierce backlash against Iceland's 'buy now, pay later' scheme, warning it will encourage cash-strapped shoppers to spend beyond their means

Nancy Morel from Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, developed a seemingly innocuous pimple on her lip when she was 13 which was initially thought to be an allergic reaction.

MELISSA KITE: The last time I rode my horse on the country lanes of Surrey, I nearly didn't come back. All thanks to a gang of cyclists.

Tyler Ivey, 15, from Chilsworthy, on the border of Cornwall, travelled for an hour and a half for an away game with Holsworthy Cricket Club on August 13 - but he had a surprise guest...

Neighbours in Weoley Castle, Birmingham, are fed-up after a flat garden has been used as a dumping ground for a decade. The ever-growing mound of rubbish is now starting to attract rats.

Rob Harcourt, 37, from Stockton-on-Tees, near Middlesbrough, has been in intensive care for the past three weeks where he has undergone surgeries to stabilise a fracture in his neck.

Salma al-Shebab, 34, was accused of using Twitter to 'cause public unrest and destabilise civil and national security' after she posted tweets calling for women's rights in Saudi Arabia.

Witnesses said Aran Chada, 51, leapt in when his son got into trouble and after pushing him back to the safety of the boat, he slipped beneath the surface in front of his family.

Darius was reportedly hugely 'excited' for an apparent Pop Idol reunion - and UK comeback tour - just weeks before he was found unresponsive in his bed in the US.

Martin County, Florida, has confirmed a case of monkeypox in a child under four years old, the first such case in the state and the seventh in the U.S. overall.

Russia claims the M-81 'weapon system' is capable of firing anti-tank launchers, but observers believe the dog is actually a Chinese toy that can't navigate rough terrain or go outside in the rain.

Supporters of rival candidate Raila Odinga were up in arms as four out of seven election commissioners said they could not recognise the results nor take part in the announcement.

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The singer, 41, was found unresponsive in a room inside the Berkman apartments opposite the Mayo Clinic specialist treatment centre in Minnesota on August 11.

The 36-year-old world leader is in high spirits in the video, which appears to take place in a private apartment, as the group cavorts and dances for a mobile phone camera.

A-level student Dylan, from Hull, was joined by presenter Pip Thompson on Good Morning Britain as he and his classmates anxiously prepared to open their results.

Grades for A-level students had been expected to drop back from 2021 levels - when pupils were assessed by their teachers - as part of a transition year.

Network Rail, train companies, London Underground and buses in the capital are being hit by walkouts in the next few days, causing travel chaos for workers and tourists.

Government employees in San Francisco made anywhere between $36,000 and $601,000 last year, averaging around $127,000, the data showed.

MAILONLINE LIVEBLOG: Students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland receive their A-Level results today as the UCAS clearing battle for university places begins.

The swarm of flies, which witnesses described as 'biblical', surrounded the large crowd of families who were waiting for a Typhoon display at Blackpool beach on Saturday

The two men whizzed along the main thoroughfare in the centre of the UNESCO World Heritage Site yesterday morning, shocking tourists and locals.

Zorian Tytych, 18, (pictured left and right) gained a place at Durham University after achieving four A's at A-level. Meanwhile his dad is fighting on the frontline in Ukraine.

Ukrainian emergency workers donned hazmat suits and rehearsed hosing down victims of nuclear fallout in the city of Zaporizhzhia, just 30 miles from a Russian-occupied nuclear power plant.

A lost seal that mysteriously turned up in a cattle farmer's paddock 35km from the coast has sadly had to be euthanised.

New footage has shown border patrol agents unlocking the border gate - allowing around 25 migrants to enter - as a Texas National Guard watches on helplessly.

Another record was set over the weekend when CBP's migrant encounter tracker for Fiscal Year 2022 surpassed the 2 million mark for the first time in U.S. history, according to reports.

Thousands of frustrated after-work shoppers had to walk out of 30 Woolworths stores empty-handed on Thursday evening as outlets closed their doors to deal with IT problems affecting cashiers.

The 770sqm quaint block in the seaside town of Rye, on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula, has been listed online since July 2019.

The bodies of two young children found stuffed inside suitcases were likely there for years, cops have admitted, before an unsuspecting family bought the luggage at an auction.

A-level top grades have seen the biggest fall ever registered in the 70-year history of the qualification - with 80,000 fewer entries awarded A or A* compared with last year.

A family in Cornwall was forced to build a make-shift shelter for their 87-year-old father who shattered his pelvis and broke seven ribs, after he waited 15 hours for an ambulance.

A spear fisherman in his 20s is fighting for life after being pulled unconscious from the water at Bondi Beach on Thursday afternoon.

Grace Hughes is being concealed by a 'despicable' group that 'peddles ideologies and false information' as NT police ramp-up efforts to reunite the five-year-old with her 'lawful guardian'.

LNP members John-Paul Langbroek and Sam O'Connor gave a group of their constituents a tour of the Queensland Parliament on Wednesday evening.

The FBI documents, which have yet to be publicly released, were obtained by news outlets and claim Pitt had told his ex-wife she was 'ruining the family' during a physical fight on a private jet to LAX.

Melbourne-based Jefford Tree Services joked Mr Morrison was now working as their lead arborist in a photoshopped image shared online.

A 44-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the fatal stabbing of Thomas O'Halloran, 87, on a mobility scooter in Greenford, West London.

The 36-year-old mother came home just in time to catch her 32-year-old beau in the act against her daughter, 14, in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh state, one hundred miles east of New Delhi on Wednesday.

A judge has acquitted Alexander Campbell of killing schoolgirl Sophia Naismith by the way of dangerous driving. He has pleaded guilty to the charge of driving without due care.

CCTV captured the moment a would-be thief, who was trying to steal a motorbike, tripped over a children's bike in the backyard of an NSW home while trying to escape.

A massive police standoff has led to a house in Condell Park being stormed and two people arrested. A man refused to leave the premises so the police dog unit was sent in to forcibly remove him.

Moises Murillo was left unsupervised on May 31, 2017 at Sunset Elementary School in a strapped chair before falling backwards, striking his head on the floor and fracturing his neck.

Shannon Sime, a 29-year-old hairdresser from the UK who had been living on the Gold Coast, suffered a stroke on August 5 and sadly lost her life three days later.

The mother of an 18-year-old girl strangled to death by her psychotic boyfriend has made gut-wrenching statements confronting her daughter's killer at his sentencing hearing.

Daniel Ames, 49, is appealing against his conviction for the murder of his uncle in light of a deathbed confession to the crime by a convicted drug dealer.

A Brisbane hostel created an online storm after it indicated in a social media post that travellers could only use dorm rooms if they carried a 'massive' 75-litre backpack.

Liz Truss is backed by 66 per cent of the activists who will decide the successor to Boris Johnson, according to research by YouGov.

In video footage shared online, the man can be seen carrying a rucksack while waving the bladed weapon above his head, before at least 10 armed police officers swoop in.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies said 'permanent tax cuts' could increase pressure on the public purse and said borrowing to support households was a necessary step for the next PM.

Sosefo Tu'uta Katoa, 28, the ex-Sergeant-at-arms of the Canberra chapter of the Comancheros has lost his final appeal against the cancellation of his visa by former Home Affairs minister David Coleman.

A Brazilian diver and one of Australia's most wanted men could have been murdered by a criminal syndicate over a failed cocaine smuggling operation, according to police.

Dmitro Mikalshevskiy swapped New Zealand for Australia in November and claims he and his partner are $2,000 a month better off than they were in New Zealand where cost of living rises are rampant.

Australia's growing obsession with seltzers has seen 'ready to drink' alcohol consumption skyrocket beyond even peak pandemic levels.

The driver of a white ute has been slammed for his 'dangerous' parking as long pipes hanging out the back of his vehicle caused a safety risk for other motorists.

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has interrupted business lounge customers at Sydney's Kingsford Smith airport by stopping all flight announcements while he filmed a promotional video for internal use.

A driver caught using his phone has been saved from losing his licence or facing any penalties due to the efforts of a Sydney solicitor.

The woman allegedly asks hairdressers if she can go pay her meter just as the appointment is nearly finished and never returns. She has not been charged with any crimes yet.

One of Adelaide's first medicinal marijuana clinics has officially opened its doors to the public allowing patients with a script to legally obtain medical cannabis.

As Covid was starting to run rampant in 2020 then-US President Donald Trump reportedly used an obscenity while blaming China for the plague in a phone call to Scott Morrison.

Tammy Shaw posted the video to Alligators of Florida , a Facebook group, on August 10 after witnessing the incident on August 4.

Mario Enzler was forced to step down from his job at the University of St Thomas on Friday following the scandal broke.

Brisbane's mayor has hit out at what he called a 'sickening' Facebook post by Greens councillor Jonathan Sriranganathan that appeared to instruct people how to find empty houses to squat in.

The Fawkner milk bar owner claims he was assaulted by 'scumbags' who vandalised his store in Melbourne's north before they returned several months later to cause more damage.

Liquidators claim a major property group took deposits from hardworking Aussies as commission fees after a construction firm collapsed - with more than $30million owed to creditors.

British historian and author Joanna Bourke plans to discuss the changing meanings of bestiality and zoophilia at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas in Sydney on September 18.

Detectives have arrested and are seeking the extradition of a man who was arrested by the Queensland Police on a NSW warrant for the 1998 alleged murder of Redfern teenager Arthur Haines.

The federal government body responsible for planning in parts of Canberra terminated Russia's lease on the site due to a lack of progress on the superpower's new embassy.

Captain Jeffrey Krywy took firefighters Jerrod Jones, 40, who is black; McKenzie 'Mack' Neal, and Aurelio 'Angel' Perez to the East Avenue house while on-duty on July 11.

Peter Coshan - who taught at Fettes College in Edinburgh - was last seen in the Seafield area of the city at around 11.50pm on Thursday last week. He was reported missing the next day.

Australian gym junkies are the latest to be stung by skyrocketing cost of living increases with protein powder prices 'more than doubling' in the past year.

Emergency services were called to Coburg Lake in Melbourne's north on Thursday following reports of a body in the water.

Kimberly Hermann said that the 'Supreme Court has been crystal clear' and the new contract will easily be ruled unconstitutional.

School grades must return to pre-pandemic levels as the exceptional circumstances required during the Covid pandemic are over, the Government's schools minister has said

A record 80,000 fewer entries will be awarded A or A* compared with last year in the UK, after officials reined in grade inflation. Sixth formers across the country will pick up their results.

An Adelaide woman successfully sued her former company after they sacked her over their vaccine policy while she was waiting for the Novavax jab to become available.

Michael James Quinn (pictured), 31, was serving a maximum of 20 years for fatally stabbing lover Cherie Vize in Wollongong when he died at Prince of Wales Hospital of sepsis in April, 2020.

Wenhao 'Sam' Du, 20, and his mother Jifeng 'Eileen' Liu, 47, were allegedly butchered by Wei Feng 'Jack' Huang, 49, in a 'frenzied attack' at their home in Brisbane 's south.

A four-year-old girl who has an incurable childhood form of brain cancer had her dreams come true after NSW Police transformed her into a junior officer for a special operation across Sydney.

The city's Department of Social Services on Wednesday announced they were seeking a further 5,000 hotel rooms for migrants who are arriving from Texas and Arizona.

Dashcam footage of the incident in Houston, Texas, was shared on Tuesday, as it took place on a feeder lane at the intersection of I-69 and Hillcroft Avenue. The baby came out of the fall unscathed.

Dash cam vision of a garbage truck smashing into a prized yellow Holden Monaro has sparked online debate about who was at fault in the narrow Melbourne street.

Clarifications

Michael Cassidy, associate professor of volcanology at the University of Birmingham, told Nature : 'There is no coordinated action, nor large-scale investment, to mitigate the effects of large eruptions'

The sister of the man who was punched in a vicious unprovoked attack outside a New York City restaurant excoriated the suspect and hailed police for his arrest, saying that she has no plans to forgive him.