David Henty has a very strong work ethic. He rises every day at about 5am, has a quick coffee, sets up his easel and palette – sometimes on the roof terrace of his home in Saltdean, near Brighton, sometimes in the kitchen – and then he begins.

'I start by doing lots of special breathing and meditation to open the pineal gland in the back of the brain that lets you look through your third eye,' he explains.

When he's shut out all white noise, he begins channelling. 'I sort of imagine I'm sticking my finger in the light socket of the universe, picking up frequencies and wavelengths until I'm in a sort of 'flow state' of mind and can start downloading the great masters.'

Which is when, finally, he picks up his brush and starts painting. Perhaps a couple of small Lowrys – 'I've painted more Lowrys than he did!' Or a Picasso – 'so quick and easy'. 

Or maybe a soothing Modigliani. Or a quick Van Gogh – 'When he's good, he knocks it out of the park. But when he's off, he's not all that.'

But his favourite is Caravaggio.

It was billed as the 'ultimate girls' night out' and promised ticket-holders 'slick moves, ripped bodies, cheeky charm and a stage show that'll leave you gasping for more'.

But 'cheeky charm' is hardly the only phrase that springs to mind when it comes to the 'Wet 'n' Wild' show from the 'UK Pleasure Boys', which rocked the sleepy market town of Banbury, Oxfordshire, last weekend. Indeed, the event was described by one horrified lady who attended as 'the closest thing to an orgy I will ever see'.

Startling video footage of the shindig, held at Banbury United FC's clubhouse last Saturday night, confirmed reports that the over-18-only male revue resembled a bacchanalia from the most lascivious days of the Roman Empire. Entirely nude male models were seen engaging in shockingly intimate sexual acts with lively female audience members, while others whooped and hollered as though the home side had scored.

Unsurprisingly, the vast majority of people here in Banbury – dubbed the Notswolds by high-end estate agents for its proximity to the affluent Cotswolds – are appalled by what has been described as a 'desecration' of the town's reputation.

And today, the Daily Mail can reveal that

A man was killed and a 12-year-old girl seriously injured by a gunman who went on a 'racist' rampage with a Second World War-era machine-gun in the suburbs of Paris.

Three other people were injured in what police are investigating as a suspected terror attack.

The armed man, named locally as 39-year-old Kevin T, fired randomly as he drove through several areas of Trappes and neighbouring La Verriere at about 10.30am today.

The gunman seemed intent on 'causing as many casualties as possible', according to Trappes mayor Ali Rabeh, who described the rampage as 'racist [and] probably Islamophobic'.

Gunshots were reported at several locations including a playground as the attacker attempted to 'cause carnage', Mr Rabeh added.

A man of African origin aged 26 was killed while a 12-year-old girl was seriously wounded after being shot eight times. Two men, aged 29 and 49, have been taken to hospital after suffering life-threatening injuries.

Mayor of La Verriere, Nicolas Dainville, said the suspect was of a 'European type' while France's national anti-terrorism prosecutors have taken up the case as a suspected terrorist incident.

They are investigating whether the acts targeted the 'real or supposed race, ethnicity, nationality or religion'

Donald Trump today suggested Andy Burnham will give approval to the Rosebank field as he hailed the Prime Minister for 'getting it done' and 'opening up North Sea oil'.

The US President said Britain was on the path to becoming 'a very rich country' by boosting its fossil fuel production.

'Andy is getting it done', Mr Trump said, following a phone call with the PM on Friday, as he acknowledged it might be against Mr Burnham's 'liberal principle' to do so.

He also took a swipe at ex-PM Keir Starmer for dithering over North Sea production before he was ousted from office by Mr Burnham in July.

The Government this week approved the Jackdaw gas field, but Mr Trump's specific mention of oil suggested approval could also come for Rosebank - the largest untapped oil field in the North Sea.

However, Downing Street sources denied the PM had explicitly told the US President that he will also give the go-ahead to Rosebank. 

When a landlord claims to have the oldest pub in the country, it's usually nothing more than a ploy to drum up some extra business from gullible tourists.

But according to experts, The George Inn in Norton St Phillip, Somerset, may have finally claimed the title after an archaeologist studied tree rings in its timber frame.

The pub has been pulling pints for more than 600 years, according to Historic England, and was built on the order of the Carthusian monks of nearby Hinton Priory.

It was intended to provide accommodation for the merchants attending the monastery's markets and fairs.

Building archaeologist Dr James Wright says many pubs claim the title of oldest – but that it's often based on 'myth'.

However, he said that documents and the timber work prove that the pub was originally built in the late 14th century and was extended at some point between 1430 and 1432.

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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

Andy Burnham looks set to dilute a big immigration crackdown in an effort to prevent Labour being plunged into a full-blown civil war.

The Prime Minister refused today to fully commit to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's reforms and is poised to 'tinker' with them to try to defuse a Cabinet row and avoid a humiliating backbench rebellion.

Among the options he is understood to be considering is watering down rules around the length of time it would take foreign workers to gain permanent residence in the UK.

Opponents fear the plans, which would increase the time foreign nationals have to wait before being granted Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) from five to up to 15 years, risk alienating 'progressive' voters.

A bitter Cabinet rift over the changes surfaced this week and dozens of backbench Labour MPs have indicated they could vote against the legislation in an attempt to defeat it.

Asked today if he would commit fully to sticking with the plans, the PM refused to give his full-throated backing, simply saying: 'We're in a position where we've

After wildfires raged across Britain this summer, war continued across the world and fears of a new 'plague' emerged from Russia, it is understandable that some may have felt the world was going to end.

Some Britons took these threats seriously and have been quietly preparing for a national emergency, even before Andy Burnham announced a 'doomsday guide' today.

With self-styled 'preppers' on the rise, the Daily Mail investigated the measures some are taking to prepare for disaster.

Ana, a 42-year-old mother living in Wales, started the UK Preppers Club group on Facebook in 2024.

The group now has nearly 17,000 members who share advice and tips on 'self-reliance', 'household resilience' and 'practical preparedness'.

Ana told the Mail the Government had been 'drip-feeding' advice on emergency preparations so far and said the 'panic' Mr Burnham's announcement had caused was 'crazy'.

Asked what the country's biggest threat was, she said: 'It's difficult to tell honestly because over the last few years we've seen it all. The [Ukraine] war's been ongoing obviously for a good few years, the issue with food security is crazy -

President Trump and his party are facing fresh warning signs ahead of the midterms as 19 more House races shift toward Democrats, with six competitive seats moving out of toss-up territory and into Democratic column.

The Cook Political Report's latest ratings update, released October 23, suggests Republicans face an increasingly difficult battle to retain control of the House, with Democrats now favored in the 218 seats needed to win a majority.

Veteran campaign handicapper Charlie Cook, who founded his report in 1984, has burnished a reputation for forecasting Washington power swings every two years. 

The report now rates 220 seats as 'Solid', 'Likely' or 'Lean Democrat,' compared with 198 favored for Republicans.

Another 17 races remain classified as toss-ups.

Cook projects Democrats will gain between 12 and 22 seats, potentially giving them a substantially larger majority than the narrow margins they have held in recent Congresses.

According to Cook, six districts have moved from Toss Up to Lean Democrat, four of which are currently held by Republican incumbents.

Those changes include North Carolina's 11th District, an open seat previously held by Republican Chuck Edwards, Virginia's 2nd District,

The Metropolitan Police revealed today that it was investigating whether a letter was shared with the Duchess of Sussex about allegations against her father eight years ago.

The force said it was making internal inquiries about officers from the Met's Royalty and Specialist Protection Command being involved in the passing on of a letter. 

Meghan's half-brother Thomas Markle Jr claimed he found child sex abuse images belonging to her father Thomas Markle Sr at his former home in the Philippines.

The Duchess said today that she is 'deeply distressed' by the accusations – but Thomas Sr has denied possessing child sex images, calling the claims 'sick lies'.

It is unclear what the nature of the allegations in 2018 were and whether they are linked to the accusations raised by Thomas Sr's son now in 2026. 

A Met spokesman said: 'We are aware of media reports that officers from the Met's Royalty and Specialist Protection Command were involved in the passing on of a letter in 2018. We are undertaking enquiries internally in an effort to confirm this.'

The Daily Mail understands that the Met

Two former senior FBI officials were charged Friday with making false statements to Congress about their roles in the investigation into Hunter Biden's laptop in the final weeks before the 2020 presidential election.

The two ex-senior FBI officials, Nikki Floris, 46, and Bradley Benavides, 56, made their first appearance in court Friday in Washington, DC before federal Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui.

They were each charged with one count of allegedly lying to Congress about their roles on the FBI's Foreign Influence Task Force, and 'about their roles in the FBI's Hunter Biden investigation,' according to US Attorney Jeanine Pirro.

They were charged by way of a criminal complaint - which means that federal prosecutors have not yet secured an indictment against either of them from a grand jury. 

Floris is a former intelligence analyst who headed up the bureau's Washington Field Office, and Benavides formerly served as the deputy assistant director of the FBI's Counterintelligence Division. 

The decision by Pirro's office to announce charges against two senior ex-FBI officials 10 days before the midterm elections election

Meghan Markle has revealed she cut off contact with her father Thomas to safeguard her children, amid an investigation into 'disturbing' accusations he collected child sex images.

Thomas Markle Sr, 82, is facing a probe by authorities in the Philippines, who have also been contacted by the FBI, after the stash was allegedly found at his home there.

The 'sickening' collection is said to include videos of girls no older than ten or 11 involved in sex acts.

The Duchess of Sussex, who has been estranged from her father for years, said in a statement today that she was first made aware of accusations against him by the Met Police in 2018. She famously cut contact with her father in the same year. 

Meghan said news of the find had left her 'deeply distressed' and stressed it was behind her decision to never allow her father to meet Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five.

She added the decision, which came after a letter handed to her by the Met's royal protection