A civil servant who worked five jobs at once has admitted it was 'impossible' for him to work his contracted hours which were higher than the amount of hours in a week. 

Kashim Chowdhury, 55, is accused of exploiting the post-Covid work-from-home culture to take on multiple roles from unwitting government departments. 

Between February 2020 and September 2023, Chowdhury allegedly lied so he could secure the multiple overlapping jobs across the civil service.

He worked at departments including the Food Standards Agency, the Home Office and Department for Business and Trade earning an eye-watering salary of £349,378 in the process, Southwark Crown Court heard.  

At the peak of his employment, he was contracted to work a staggering 183 hours a week - despite there being only 168 hours across seven days.

Today, he told the court that he had special arrangements with his managers which allowed him to complete tasks rather than work his contracted hours. 

Prosecutor Lucy Organ said: 'Mr Chowdhury, in May you were contracted to work for 183 hours a week. It is more hours than exist in a week. It was impossible to work the number of hours you were contracted.'

Robinson was living in a 'vigilante world' when he retaliated against two journalists by tracking them down with private investigators, a court heard today.

The far-Right activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, sent photographers to the reporters' homes after the Mail had angered him by publishing an article saying he was 'stoking race riots from his sunbed'.

The EDL founder, 43, is accused of two charges of harassment causing fear of violence, which he denies, against journalists Andrew Young and Jacob Dirnhuber.

They had revealed how Lennon was using his Tommy Robinson account on X to tweet about the riots from his Cyprus holiday resort.

Robinson is on trial at London's Southwark Crown Court accused of using 'bullyboy, intimidatory tactics' to threaten the two reporters in 'retaliation' for revealing the location where he was on holiday with his family.

Following a day which saw Robinson, 43, give evidence from the witness box, closing speeches began today, with prosecutor Ben Holt saying the defendant 'didn't care' how the two alleged victims felt, adding: 'He just threatened people and acted like a bully.'

Mr Holt told

A 13-year-old boy whose parents are facing criminal charges after he died riding an electric motorbike was traveling faster than originally thought, the Daily Mail can reveal.

Benson Nguyen, of Santa Ana, California, died in May of this year after crashing his $4,299 Eride Pro SS 2.0 electric motorbike in Garden Grove. 

It emerged earlier this week that his father Vu Thanh Nguyen, 56, and his mother Hong Cuc Thi Nguyen, 49, are facing possible jail time if convicted after being hit with charges of child endangerment. It is unclear at this time if they have entered a plea, the Daily Mail has contacted the couple for comment.

Officials originally said that Nguyen was traveling at roughly 35 mph, but the Daily Mail understands that the teen was actually doing 45 mph when he struck a raised central divider. 

The Daily Mail has also uncovered hair-raising videos of Nguyen shared to his TikTok profile of him raising hell down a main boulevard in Westminster, California. 

In one jaw-dropping clip he is seen mounting a curb at high speed and taking off into the distance while a friend

Five people charged after an investigation into a hearse being driven onto a football pitch at half-time by masked men will face trial next year. 

Darren Kay, Graeme Rutherford, John Wright, Iain Boddy and Carl Barron were arrested following what police described as a 'number of connected' offences reported across the summer of 2023 in North East England.

On July 21 of that year two vehicles - a Subaru and a hearse – performed 'donuts' on the pitch of Dunston UTS Football Club at half-time of their pre-season friendly against local rivals Gateshead. 

A group of men wearing balaclavas then got out of the hearse and dropped leaflets before fleeing in the Subaru. 

The leaflets included serious allegations made against two individuals.

The hearse was left on the turf and the match had to be abandoned. 

Police say further incidents included reports of criminal damage across addresses in the Dunston and Byker, Newcastle, areas, as well as a stolen vehicle from the Durham area. 

Following the Operation Sentinel investigation by Northumbria Police, the men were charged in connection with a number of offences.

Ministers have admitted they sought legal advice over calls for a public inquiry into the Peter Murrell scandal – but they are refusing to release the information.

The SNP Government used four separate Freedom of Information (FOI) exemptions to keep the details secret after being asked for detail of its work responding to calls for a public inquiry into the former SNP chief executive, who was jailed for stealing cash from party funds.

It disclosed that some of the withheld documents relating to the preparation of First Minister John Swinney's parliamentary response are covered by legal professional privilege.

Officials also cited exemptions covering personal data, 'free and frank' policy discussions and the effective conduct of public affairs.

Scottish Tory justice spokesman Stephen Kerr said: 'John Swinney cannot keep hiding behind legal technicalities while the SNP's biggest financial scandal remains shrouded in secrecy.

'Scots deserve to know what the First Minister is so desperate to keep under wraps and who is being protected by this wall of silence.

Seattle police are facing scrutiny over claims they brushed aside new forensic findings that challenged the suicide ruling in Kurt Cobain's death.

The city's Office of Police Accountability (OPA) confirmed it has begun a preliminary investigation into a complaint against former Chief Shon Barnes concerning the department's response to the researchers' findings. 

The researchers' peer-reviewed study, exclusively revealed by the Daily Mail in February, claimed that the Nirvana frontman's death was a homicide staged to look like suicide. The authors based that conclusion on analyses of bloodstain patterns, firearms evidence and Cobain's toxicology report. 

Michelle Wilkins, an independent researcher and co-author of the study, said she and former King County prosecutor Mark Larson presented the findings to then-Seattle Police Chief Barnes during a meeting on November 4, 2025.

Sources familiar with the meeting alleged that Barnes acknowledged apparent contradictions between the new forensic evidence presented and the original police account. 

However, Barnes told the Daily Mail: 'At no point during that meeting did I acknowledge or affirm that there were inconsistencies in the evidence concerning the investigation.'

Cobain was found dead in a greenhouse over a garage at his Seattle home at

A marine engineer said 'I'm sorry' after raping and murdering his girlfriend, a court heard. 

Stephen Sexton, 39, muttered the apology to Joanna Derkacz's sister after she found her sibling's lifeless body, jurors were told. 

Arleta Derkacz said Sexton appeared 'petrified' and had 'dead eyes' when she arrived at the home he shared with her sister. 

Arleta told how she pushed past Sexton to discover Ms Derkacz's 'grey' body on her bed, having allegedly been choked by her partner of three years.

She also claimed that Sexton, now holding a knife, told her 'I'm sorry' as she ran out of the house in Waterlooville, Hampshire, shouting 'you killed my sister.'

Sexton, a father-of-one, is on trial accused of strangling Ms Derkacz, 37, after subjecting her to 12 months of 'controlling and coercive' behaviour.

Prosecutors say moments after murdering her, Sexton contacted sex workers as he was 'aroused'.

Ms Derkacz, a recruitment consultant, was found dead at their home in Waterlooville on December 28, 2023.

Sexton denies murder, rape and coercive or controlling behaviour.

An 'angel' headteacher of a special needs school has died after suffering a heart attack at work.

Rachael Booth, who led the Willows school in Rotherham, fell ill on Wednesday last week while at school. Staff members rushed to her aid and 'fought so hard' to help her.She was taken to hospital but died on Tuesday.

Mrs Booth had spent 16 years at the school, joining in 2010 as head of maths and teaching pupils aged seven to 19.

Warren Carratt, CEO of the Nexus multi-academy trust which runs the school, told parents in a letter on Tuesday of the 'devastating' news of her death, adding she had been an 'energetic, compassionate and inspirational headteacher'.

Flowers, cards and balloons were left outside the school, with tributes describing Mrs Booth as a 'wonder woman' and 'a true earth angel'.

Brett Parsley, who said he had lived next door to the teacher for five years, wrote he had 'never met a more genuine soul or family as yours'.

Mr Parsley added: 'I am beyond heartbroken for your wonderful husband and boys, and your entire family and those whose hearts you have touched.'

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When Thomas Markle Sr first entered the public eye a decade ago, living in a down-at-heel coastal Mexican town, he seemed an unusual prospective guest at a royal wedding.

But things soon became far more complicated than that – and his troubled relationship with daughter Meghan has remained in the headlines ever since.

Now, the Duchess of Sussex has said she is 'deeply distressed' by accusations her father had a hoard of child sex abuse images.

Meghan's half-brother, Thomas Markle Jr, alleged that he had found a stash of images belonging to her father at his former home in the Philippines.

Thomas Sr denied possessing child sex images, calling the accusations 'sick lies'.

The Daily Mail has looked back at the timeline of the father-daughter relationship.

1988

Meghan's parents Doria Ragland and Thomas Markle divorce. Meghan primarily lives with her mother while maintaining a close

The village that symbolically voted to leave the UK last month in protest at plans for a giant migrant camp on its doorstep is now suing the Home Office in a fresh bid to frustrate the scheme.

Campaigners in Piddington, Oxfordshire, claim the Home Office broke the law by ignoring the potential threat to wildlife posed by the plan to turn a former Ministry of Defence site into a home for up to 1,256 undocumented male asylum seekers.

In papers submitted to the High Court, it alleges the Home Office has failed to take account of the endangered wildlife around the site, including some of the rarest bats in Britain.

In its submission, it claims that the Home Office 'erred in law' by concluding that the camp was unlikely to damage the environment without carrying out a full assessment which, the villagers say, would show it needs to introduce measures to protect the wildlife.

The claim is brought by Bicester Countryside and Communities CIC, a community interest company set up to represent Piddington and the legal entity behind the Wrong Plan Wrong Site campaign.

A spokesman for the group told The Telegraph: 'We

An Egyptian mummy which has been displayed for more than 200 years has been covered from public view after museum chiefs ruled she 'deserves privacy in death'.

Bosses at the Hunterian Museum, in Glasgow, covered the remains known as Lady Shep-En-Hor with a conservation-grade textile-like material, meaning visitors can no longer see the ancient wrappings beneath it.

The move comes after the Mail revealed a separate decision by council-funded arts organisation Glasgow Life to remove Egyptian human remains from display at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum because of ethical concerns – and the absence of documented consent from the 'deceased individual'.

The Hunterian, part of the University of Glasgow, has decided that human remains originating outside the UK should no longer be put on open display, although Lady Shep-En-Hor's ancient Egyptian sarcophagus will remain on show.

Eminent historian Sir Tom Devine, Fraser Professor Emeritus of Scottish History at the University of Edinburgh, said: 'In the case of human remains where there is no possibility of seeking permission from living relatives, I see no 'ethical problem' in displaying mummies as long

First Lady Melania Trump has brokered a localized ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine to help the predominantly elderly population of the Ukrainian city of Oleshky. 

The White House announced Friday morning that the First Lady had persuaded both countries to 'temporarily stop all military action' to allow for safe passageway of civilians. 

The ceasefire is expected to begin on October 29. 

'The situation in Oleshky is dire. Oleshky is a front-line war city on the brink of disaster,' the First Lady said in a statement. 'Oleshky's remaining population is comprised primarily of elderly residents who urgently need medical attention, medicine, food, and clean water.'

'Residents who wish to evacuate will receive coordinated support and transportation to their preferred destination,' she continued. 'I anticipate some will want to go to Russia, and some to Ukraine.'

The First Lady's office said an 'impartial American media organization' would be traveling to Oleshky to document the process.

'This will play a significant role in ensuring that the wishes of each family are faithfully respected,' Melania Trump said.  

The plight of the people of Oleshky came to the First Lady's attention