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Danny Drinkwater hands in Leicester transfer request and wants Chelsea move 08:33, UK,   Wednesday   30   August   2017 Image: Danny Drinkwater is wanted by Chelsea before the transfer deadline         By Rob Dorsett Danny Drinkwater has handed in a transfer request at Leicester amid interest from Premier League rivals Chelsea, according to Sky sources. The England midfielder is understood to want to move to Stamford Bridge but the West London club have failed to meet Leicester's valuation so far, with a fee of £25m having been discussed. The Foxes do not want to sell their prize playmaker and  Sky Sports News  understands it will take an exceptional offer to prise him away from the King Power Stadium before the deadline. Image: Drinkwater could be reunited with N'Golo Kante under Antonio Conte Chelsea have already signed combative midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko from Monaco this summer but Blue...
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Kidnapped British glamour model Chloe Ayling: 'I feared for my life' 06:02, UK,   Monday   07   August   2017 Image: Chloe Ayling, 20, was lured to Milan with promises of a photoshoot. Pic: Instagram/ @chloeayling         By Bethany Minelle, News Reporter A British glamour model who was kidnapped and offered for sale on the dark web has been named as Chloe Ayling. The 20-year-old from south London, who was  lured to a fake photo shoot in Milan , has told Italian police about her "terrifying" ordeal and spoken to the media. Describing the 11 July kidnapping from an apartment in the city, she told the Sun: "A person with black gloves placed a hand over my mouth from behind while a second person wearing a balaclava gave me an injection in my right arm." Police said she was bound, gagged and stuffed into a suitcase that was put into the boot of a car. Image: Police released a reconstruction photo of ...
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Princess Diana tapes: What did TV critics make of controversial documentary? 07:05, UK,   Monday   07   August   2017 Image: Princess Diana filmed talking to her voice coach: Pic: Channel 4/Diana: In Her Own Words         A controversial documentary about Princess Diana, featuring private video footage of her speaking to her voice coach, has aired on TV. The programme shows the late princess in the early 1990s talking candidly about her upbringing, her relationship with Prince Charles, including their troubled marriage, and her public life. The use of the tapes in Channel 4's Diana: In Her Own Words had already been strongly criticised by royal watchers before the broadcast. Rosa Monckton, one of Diana's closest friends, said showing the tapes was "intrusive", while royal author Penny Junor said she could not see "any justification" for airing them. Princess Diana's brother Earl Spencer had reportedly plea...
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Switzerland summer camp teens killed in plane crash 18:37, UK,   Friday   04   August   2017 Image: The Piper PA-28 went down at the foot of the Diavolezza mountain station. Pic: Canton police Graubünden         By Bethany Minelle, News Reporter Two 14-year-olds attending an aviation summer camp in Switzerland have died after their light aircraft crashed. The pilot was also killed and a third teenager seriously injured in the accident, which took place during a flight organised at the Aero-Club of Switzerland in the eastern area of Graubunden. The victims, all Swiss, were found in the wreckage of the single-engine Piper PA28 at the foot of the Diavolezza mountain station, near the border with Italy. "My world has collapsed", Yves Burkhardt of the Aero-Club told reporters. He said the flight was meant to be the highlight of the week-long camp and the club has been operating such activities for 35 years. ...
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White House leaks are 'threatening national security', Jeff Sessions says 18:17, UK,   Friday   04   August   2017 Image: The President has criticised Jeff Sessions for not doing enough to tackle leaks         US attorney general Jeff Sessions has said the Trump administration is "taking a stand" against unauthorised leaks of classified information. It follows a series of news reports concerning the White House and Mr Trump's presidential campaign that relied on sensitive material. The Justice Department has warned some of the information being leaked has the potential to threaten national security. Image: Mr Sessions told reporters that 'the culture of leaking must stop' Mr Sessions said the Trump administration is determined to tackle "the staggering number of leaks undermining the ability of our government to protect this country". He told reporters that the number of investigations into leaks of ...