Australian PM Anthony Albanese isn't the only politician to make some controversial statements about celebrities, with the worlds of politics and showbiz often colliding over the years

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Shocking footage has emerged of a pony squeezed into the back of a red Citroën C1 for a one hour ferry crossing and has left animal rights campaigners fuming

Centrica, the owner of British Gas, has said it plans to cut a further 800 jobs on top of 500 role cuts announced last month as part of efforts to overhaul its customer services and support teams

James Dean, 45, was found hiding in a bush with socks on his hands after breaking into St Peter's Catholic Primary School in Noctorum, Wirral, causing nearly £10,000 of damage

The 20% business rates discount is expected to save a typical pub £1,100 annually and will apply to nearly 32,000 hospitality businesses across England from April next year

Ann Widdecombe was brutally attacked in her home in Devon this month - it is believed a 28-year-old man used a hammer to hit her on the top of her head 21 times

The Coastguard have confirmed they attended a 'tragic incident' at West Mersea beach in Essex on Wednesday evening

"Having a British passport or connections to the UK can be reason enough for the Iranian authorities to detain you," the Foreign Office warned on Wednesday as it withdrew diplomatic staff from the country

Armed police were seen outside a restaurant at a mall in Glasgow, on Wednesday, July 22 at around 7pm, with two people arrested

Sports pundit Gary, musician Brian Eno, crime writer Val McDermid and researcher Michael Berners-Lee are among those to sign the “Proud to Pay” open letter

JD Wetherspoon has issued its fourth profit warning in seven months as rising costs outpace sales growth, with the World Cup and summer heatwave failing to deliver the expected boost

A British Airways flight was forced to make an emergency landing at London Heathrow Airport after flight BA547 from Rome experienced a hydraulic system fault affecting the landing gear

Ljubiša Karović was sucked out of a window of a Ryanair flight, and was kept in place by his wife who desperately clung onto his legs for five minutes

Demi Oliver and Kelly Rees attacked Warren Harper after a night of drinking at a house in Precelly Place, Milford Haven - he was so terrified, he considered jumping from a window

A British Airways flight from Hyderabad to London Heathrow descended into chaos after all three pilots were struck down with suspected food poisoning mid-flight

A man in his 30s was stabbed in the leg on Carrigart, a small cul-de-sac off Bury New Road near St Mary's Park in Prestwich, shortly before 2.30pm on Wednesday, July 22

Edinburgh families have been told they need to temporarily leave their properties just four months after moving into what they believed to be their forever homes

Peter Beetham, 49 was celebrating being cancer-free after three years of chemotherapy when he jetted off to Gran Canaria for a £12,500 all-inclusive holiday - but it turned into a horror story

Coleen Campbell was sentenced to 13 years in prison, now the parents of her victim Thomas Campbell have told the MEN of their fear she could get early release

Britain could be heading for its fourth heatwave of 2026, with weather model data showing temperatures potentially soaring to 39C on August 6 — which would be the hottest day of the year

Robert Maudsley, also known to be Britain’s most dangerous prisoner, lost his last appeal for release in 2021 and will be incarcerated in his own glass cell until he dies.

Eleven people were involved in the conspiracy, which spiralled out of control when tracking devices attached to the haul - wrapped in waterproof packaging - failed to send a signal

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT Courtney Gartshore cried as she was convicted of culpable homicide last week after her three-month-old daughter was found dead with horrific burns covering her body

The population of wolves has slowly started to rise in one European country leading to the government to warn the public on what to do in the incident they are attacked by the beast