Tony Blair school claims rise

THE number of alleged sex abuse victims at Tony Blair’s former school has risen to 15 as police extend their probe.

Former PM Tony Blair attended the school from 1961 to 1966

Durham police confirmed that five more men, aged in their 60s, have claimed they were attacked at The Chorister School at Durham Cathedral.

As in all previous cases, the men accuse Canon John Grove, headmaster from 1957 to 1978, of sexual abuse. He died in 2001.

The surge in new cases comes as police revealed they are now looking for witnesses and new victims.

A spokesman said: “The investigation is still in the process of identifying victims and other people who may be able to assist police. At this stage no other staff member has been identified as being involved in any aspect of abuse other than John Grove.”

Current school headmistress Yvette Day is also helping police by providing historical records.

Liz Dux, of law firm Slater Gordon, who is representing five abuse claimants, welcomed the police action.

Comedian Rowan Atkinson also attended the school

“The investigation is still in the process of identifying victims and other people who may be able to assist police”

A spokesman

She is working for the original abuse claimant, also in his 60s, who told his story in the Daily Star Sunday.

She said: “Once again we have seen how it takes the courage of one person to give others confidence they will be believed.

“That so many have now reported their own sufferings is testament to my client’s courage and the campaign of this newspaper. This has ensured the full story of what happened at this school will be disclosed.”

Durham police added: “We would encourage victims to come forward and would also like to hear from anyone who may have relevant information about the behaviour of John Grove.”

Former PM Tony Blair attended the school from 1961 to 1966. Actor Rowan Atkinson was there at the same time.

There is no suggestion either man was abused during their time there.

Kanye West faces robbery rap

RAPPER Kanye West may face robbery charges after grappling with a paparazzo and appearing to take his camera off him at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday.

Kanye appeared to wrestle the photographer to the floor/ WENN.COM

The photographer was taken to hospital after the incident.

Celebrity website TMZ reported that police will refer the case to the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office as attempted robbery.

In video footage of the incident, the cameraman is seen peppering rapper West, who recently welcomed his first child with reality star Kim Kardashian, 32, with questions.

“You’re trying to get me in trouble, so I’ll have to pay you, like, $250,000”

Kanye West

“Dude, seriously. I don’t want to fight with you,” the man says when West turns and walks towards him.

“You’re trying to get me in trouble, so I’ll have to pay you, like, $250,000,” West, 36, replies.

He then appears to grab the man and wrestle him to the floor.

An LA Police spokesman said an “investigation is ongoing”.

Taliban training children to be human bombs

CHILDREN as young as eight are being bribed with sweets to become suicide bombers for the Taliban.

The Taliban are bribing children to wear grenade vests

Starving orphans are lured with chocolate and money to wear bomb belts or grenade vests, according to a documentary to be shown tonight.

The Dispatches programme also claims children have been trained to use guns and explosive devices in Afghanistan.

There are 224 children in prison after being convicted of plotting attacks. But the Taliban deny the claims.

One former fighter, Neaz, says he was eight when he was kidnapped by the Taliban after his parents were killed in a raid.

He claims he was plied with sweets and given a suicide vest stuffed with grenades. He said: “They made me try it on. The ­grenades went all around my body and then they offered me the coins (50 Afghanis, about 60p).

“They told me to blow myself up at a checkpoint. I asked what I’d do with the money if I had to blow myself up.

“But they kept encouraging me, telling me that if I did it I would go to heaven.”

Grenade vests and ammunition are strapped to the children's bodies

He eventually escaped and walked nine miles to turn himself in to police.

Now aged 10, Neaz lives in an orphanage in Lashkar Gah.

Award-winning Afghan film-maker Najibullah Quraishi said: “Thousands of children are being recruited and taught to make bombs or become suicide bombers.

“It is common for 13-year-olds to carry guns. Less than 10% of the population is educated so these children don’t have their own minds, they only have what the mullahs are telling them in the mosques.”

“One former fighter, Neaz, says he was eight when he was kidnapped by the Taliban after his parents were killed in a raid”

Najibullah was given access to a £500,000 British-built prison in Helmand where each cell holds 20 boys.

Hanan, 15, whose dad fought for the Taliban and was killed in a Nato air strike, is serving a two-year sentence.

He said: “I am not looking for revenge for my father. I chose to join and I want to do Jihad [holy war] for the sake of God.”

Taliban Child Fighters is on Channel 4 at 8pm.

My girlfriend slept with my best mate in our bed- can I ever trust her again?

I FIRST realised that my girl was having sex with my best mate when I discovered his wallet in our bed.

if your girlfriend repeatedly cheats, it's time to end the relationship

I had come home early from work and I thought that I’d surprise my woman by finally putting up the curtains she bought in the January sales.

I pulled our bed away from the wall and out fell the wallet. Naturally I peered inside.

There was a £20 note, a condom foil and an ID card with my best mate’s name and picture on it and I went ballistic.

I called him up and asked him if he’d lost anything. He tried to pretend that he didn’t know what I was talking about but then my girl walked in and I threw the wallet at her feet.

She begged for my forgiveness. She swore they’d only had sex once – when I was away with work on business – and that they’d both regretted it ever since.

But just three weeks later, I walked in through the back door to find the two of them having sex on the kitchen worktop. His jeans were pulled down around his ankles and she was screaming her head off.

I started throwing stuff. Flour, fruit, sugar and mugs rained down on them as they scrambled to get away.

Now my girl is asking me to be patient. She admits there is something between them but they need time to work it out. He won’t return my calls and she’s currently staying with her sister. Is it all over or can I trust her to come back to me and behave herself?

“What you can’t do is allow these two to ruin the rest of your life or make you feel bitter or angry”

JANE SAYS: I honestly think your relationship is a lost cause. First you discover that your best mate has been having sex with your girl in your bed. Then you walk into your own kitchen and he’s at it again.

The man is shameless and the woman is deluded. What has to be sorted out? Why can’t she finish with him and come straight back to you? I’m in no doubt that she’s trying to diffuse this situation by playing for time.

She’s too cowardly to admit that things are over with you because she’s with him now. Instead she’s tap-dancing like crazy and throwing up this smoke screen in the hope that you’ll calm down and won’t cause too much of a scene.

Let her go. Be the bigger person and don’t give her the drama or the attention she craves. Text your ex-mate and tell him he can have her. Organise for her stuff to be picked up and carry on with your life.

It’s a shame that you’ve been so badly let down by the two people you liked and trusted the most but that’s too bad. What you can’t do is allow these two to ruin the rest of your life or make you feel bitter or angry.

If she saw fit to have sex with your mate in your home, then she clearly wasn’t the girl for you

Betting hits £15k a day as the birth of royal baby approaches

BOOKIES are cashing in on Princess Kate failing to give birth as £15,000 a day is taken in royal baby bets.

Patriots wait outside St Mary's for the royal baby to enter the world

The punts include stakes on what date it will be born and whether the tot will be a boy or a girl.

And bookies are on course to make hundreds of thousands of pounds more profit if, as feared, the Duchess of Cambridge does not deliver until August.

Medics at private St Mary’s Hospital in west London could wait up to two weeks before inducing the royal.

Jessica Bridge of Ladbrokes said: “We’d love it if Kate and Wills have completely pulled the wool over our eyes and are actually expecting a late July/early August baby.

“All the media thought the birth would be earlier, so that’s where all the money went.”

Ladbrokes, who have so far taken £25,000 in bets, said its biggest single wager came from a punter in Wiltshire who lost £1,000 on the baby being born last Wednesday, at odds of 3-1.

Kate could be expecting an early August baby

A flurry of bets have been made on the baby being a boy.

They came after Kate, 31, sparked rumours she is having a lad after snapping up blue curtains.

The Duchess of Cambridge was spotted choosing a £45-a-metre fabric in the traditionally masculine colour at a shop in Chelsea, west London.

“We’d love it if Kate and Wills have completely pulled the wool over our eyes and are actually expecting a late July/early August baby”

Ladbrokes

Meanwhile, William’s former bodyguard Ken Wharfe has revealed how gifts for the royal baby will be screened by special X-ray machines in the post room at Buckingham Palace.

Ken, 65, who was Princess Diana’s protection officer, said plans were already in place for the thousands of presents expected from across the globe.

He said most would be donated to charities.

Price of food to ‘rocket’ over the next decade says Tesco boss

THE price of food is set to soar by 40% over the next decade, the boss of one of Britain’s top supermarkets has said.

Philip Clarke believes supply and demand will drive food prices up

Rising global demand and increasing wealth in countries such as China and India have been blamed for the rise.

In May, the UK Consumer Prices Index shot up from 2.4% year on year in April to 2.7%.

“Food prices may well be going up. It’s the basic law of supply and demand”

Philip Clarke

Tesco chief executive Philip Clarke admitted: “Food prices may well be going up. It’s the basic law of supply and demand.”

Shoppers are now being urged to buy local in a bid to keep Britain’s agriculture industry going.

And Mr Clarke added: “We’ve got to produce more food at home and we’ve got to make better deals with producers.”

Forget the Royal baby... Peter Andre's 23-year-old girlfriend is expecting!

IT'S Insania! Not only is the Royal baby on its way, but the king of reality TV has announced he's expecting too.

Peter Andre are expecting their first child Emily MacDonagh (Pic: WENN)

Peter Andre, 40, and girlfriend Emily MacDonagh, 23, are preparing to welcome their first child into world just one year into their romance and are said to be "absolutely thrilled".

The new addition to the family is set to arrive just months after Peter's ex-wife Katie Price is due to give birth to her fourth child - her first with third husband Kieran Hayler.

A source told a daily newspaper: "Peter and Emily are over the moon. They absolutely adore each other, so having a baby together feels completely natural.

"As far as they are concerned they are going to spend the rest of their lives together and will definitely get married in the next year or so."

Peter seemed preoccupied with Emily's tum at the O2 Silver Clef Awards last month (Pic: WENN)

The I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here star met his young Bristol University graduate through her dad - a surgeon who operated on Peter back in 2010 when he had kidney stones.

According to the insider, Emily has just finished her degree and hopes to follow in her father's footsteps to become a doctor, so is "unlikely to be a stay at home mum."

Peter already has Junior, eight, and six-year-old daughter Princess with Katie.

The trip of a lifetime sees automotive antiques tackle a 1,800-mile marathon

BEEN racking up some miles in the past week.

This Rolls-Royce 20-Ghost is called the Taj Mahal. What's not to like about this car?

Well, in seven days I've notched up 2,000 and over the next ten I'm going to do another 4,000. Not a normal fortnight.

My trusty choices of travel? The new Ford Transit Custom and BMW's awesome new 1200 Adventure bike.

More about the bike next week.

We transported the BMW and a mountain of gear to Vienna in the back of the van and did the non-stop blast from Calais to Eastern Austria in one day having caught a red-eye Chunnel train.

Not bad value at £90 each way, bearing in mind it takes just 30 minutes to cross La Manche.

And you don't get sea sick. With a quarter of a tonne of BMW's latest and greatest safely tied down in the back we blitzed across Belgium and smashed the full width and breadth of Germany in record time.

The Transit Custom managed more than 500 miles to a tank-full even though we sat on the autobahn at precisely 100mph for hour after hour.

Yes, it's a very fast van - even faced with a big load and an uphill incline. But some of the details rock.

There are about a thousand cup holders and the LED lights in the back are a revelation. Do other vans really just have a single light bulb? The back of the Transit is lit up like Blackpool in the autumn.

The Transit Custom's twin front passenger seats aren't a patch on the multi-adjustable and softly-sprung driver's seat but the trip was a doddle for me and my passenger who brought a cushion to provide some muchneeded comfort.

“We've done five days and just about blitzed all the most interesting and jaw-droppingly scenic parts of Austria.”

DAB radio, cruise control, a leggy sixth gear and car-like sound-absorbing levels made the trip utterly hassle free.

We were in Calais for breakfast and Vienna before last orders. I'm here to follow the amazing Alpine Eagle rally, an event that was designed to test the reliability of cars more than 100 years ago and is now being re-lived by the Rolls-Royce 20-Ghost Club for 2013.

It's nuts.

It starts in Austria and finishes in Austria 14 days later but winds its way up some of the most tortuous alpine passes as it visits Italy, Slovenia and Croatia.

A hundred years ago, in brand-new cars, it must have been tough. But in 100-year-old cars 100 years later the 1,800 mile, mountain-crossing route is a pretty savage test of these six-figure price-tag automotive antiques.

That's why I had to come and see it for myself. We've done five days and just about blitzed all the most interesting and jaw-droppingly scenic parts of Austria.

Tomorrow takes us via the Stelvio Pass to Italy. What's amazed me is the reliability of these 20hp, sixcylinder Rolls-Royces, many of which were made before the First World War.

Yes, when George V was King-Emperor of the British Empire.

And we've still got all the 40-something entries at tonight's finish.

Yes, there may be another ten days to go but after today's 32-degree heat and crippling inclines, I think that's pretty amazing for cars old enough to have been rolling off the production line when the Titanic sank.

HTC One now available in eye-catching ‘Glamour Red’

SMARTPHONE giant HTC’s latest release is being offered in eye-catching ‘Glamour Red’ we can reveal.

Customers will be able to pick up the most recent addition to the HTC One range exclusively at Phones 4u

On sale from mid-July customers will be able to pick up the most recent addition to the HTC One range exclusively at Phones 4u.

Boffins reckon the new design will “demand attention” from punters already impressed by tech giant’s flagship model.

HTC president Philip Blair, said: “We have always been committed to offering consumers the flexibility to share their personalities through their choice of mobile phone, whether through colour, customisation or features.”

Since its launch, the HTC One has attracted a host of editorial and industry awards impressed by the smartphone’s performance and design.

Royal baby 'is girl with brown hair called Alexandra'

WITH the clock counting down to the birth of the royal baby, a global betting frenzy is taking place.

Bets are pouring in to guess the name of the royal baby

As the world waits for more news on the birth of the royal baby, bets are pouring in over the details.

Punters are racing to place bets on the gender, eight, name and even the hair colour of the future monarch.

Bookies Coral have slashed odds on Kate Middleton having a girl from 4-7 to 1-2.

And the hot favourite name for the tot is Alexandra, at 7-4.

Closely behind are Charlotte at 7-1 and Elizabeth at 10-1.

Brunette is leading the odds for hair colour, while bookies reckon a weight of between 7lbs and 7lbs 15oz is the most likely weight.

Will it be a boy for Kate?

Bookies have a girl as the favourite gender

Woman takes HORSE into McDonald's after she was refused drive-thru service!

A WOMAN has been fined by police after taking a HORSE into McDonald's!

The hungry rider led her horse into the McDonald's restaurant after being turned away at a drive-thru

The hungry rider had originally tried to order at the restaurant's drive-thru service, while seated in the saddle.

But, she was turned away by workers, prompting her to lead the animal into the restaurant itself.

The horse then "ended up doing his business on the floor" before police were called.

The incident occurred in Whitefield, Greater Manchester on Saturday.

“The horse then "ended up doing his business on the floor" before police were called”

A McDonald's spokeswoman said: "The incident caused distress to customers and disruption for the restaurant, and the police issued the woman with a fixed penalty notice."

"The health and safety of our customers and staff is our top priority, and for this reason we are unable to serve pedestrians, bicycle riders or customers on horseback through the drive-thru."

Greater Manchester Police added: "The sight and smell of this caused obvious distress and upset to customers trying to eat, as well as staff members.

Never ever have I ever felt so low: Nicole Appleton seen MINUS wedding ring

NICOLE Appleton has been pictured without her wedding ring after reports Liam Gallagher has fathered a secret love child.

Nicole Appleton has been seen without her wedding ring (Pic: WENN)

The ex-All Saints singer, 38, was on a family break in Florida when the scandal broke, and has chosen to remain abroad as the drama unfolds around her husband's alleged secret life.

But it seems their five-year marriage was on the rocks BEFORE journalist Liza Ghorbani came forward accusing Liam of being her baby daddy.

For while the Beady Eye frontman, 40, denies paternity claims and intends to sue, he still plans to walk away from his life with Nicole, reports a daily newspaper.

The couple pose arm-in-arm at the BFI Film Festival last October (Pic: WENN)

How clinical! Dr Leah Totton ditches Barbie lippy for medical look

LEAH Totton seems keen to shake off her Dr Totty nickname, reinventing herself as a proper medical professional.

Leah Totton has ditched the pink make-up (Pic: WENN)

And now The Apprentice winner has ditched her lashings of bubblegum pink lippy in favour of au natural tones.

Hitting the RTE studios for Saturday Night With Miriam, the Irish beauty toned down her whole look as well as her war paint.

With a neat fishtail plait draped over one shoulder, even Leah's locks were tamer than her wild tresses during her time on the BBC1 show.

The reality champion had previously applauded her "voluminous hair" as one of her greatest attributes, but it seems a new stylist has been working hard to change the public's perception.

Man claims he's world's oldest person at 141!

AN INDIAN man has claimed to be the world's oldest person - at an astonishing 141 years of age!

Feroz has been married five times and has more than 10 children [Kashmir Life]

Feroz-ud-Din Mir is believed to have a government-issued birth certificate showing his date of birth as 10 March, 1872.

Feroz, from north Kashmir, has been married five times and has more than 10 children.

Despite suffering with poor eyesight and a struggle with speech, Feroz can still manage to walk with the assistance of family members.

Guinness World Records are now thought to be investigating his claims to be the world's oldest living person.

“As the life started becoming easy, people couldn’t live easily with each other”

Feroz-ud-Din Mir

Japan's Misao Okawa is officially the current oldest living person in the world, at the age of 115.

Feroz's present wife Misra, who is over 80, loves listening to her elderly husband's stories.

"He is witness to some of the most significant events in history in the past century,” she toldKashmir Life.

Feroz himself claims life used to be a lot less complicated in his younger days.

"In early days there was no concept of electricity and all the other comforts," he said.

"As the life started becoming easy, people couldn’t live easily with each other.”

Royal baby on the way! Kate Middleton in labour

KATE Middleton has finally gone into labour as the wait for the royal baby reaches its climax.

Kate Middleton has gone into labour

Princess Kate has been admitted to St Mary's Hospital in London in the early stages of labour, according to Kensington Palace.

The palace said in a statement: "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge has been admitted this morning to St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London, in the early stages of labour.

"The Duchess travelled by car from Kensington Palace to the Lindo Wing at St Mary's Hospital with The Duke of Cambridge."

Duke of Cambridge William and his younger brother Prince Harry were born in the Lindo wing and the Prince and Princess of Wales famously posed on the building's steps in 1982 holding baby William.

Royal fans have been patiently waiting for the new arrival

The wait for the royal baby is worldwide news

The press have been waiting for days for any news

“Kate is intending to have a natural birth”

Betting on the name of the royal baby, which will be third-in-line to the throne, has produced one favourite with a number of bookies - Alexandra.

Many punters believe Kate and Wills will have a girl and have put their money on the name.

Other names touted by royal fans include Charlotte, Diana, Elizabeth and Victoria, with George and James picked by those who think the new baby will be a boy.

William will take paternity leave from his job as an RAF search and rescue helicopter pilot.

Princess Kate is said to want a son

The new royal baby is destined to be king or queen

Royal baby on the way! Kate Middleton in labour

KATE Middleton has finally gone into labour as the wait for the royal baby reaches its climax.

Kate Middleton has gone into labour

Princess Kate has been admitted to St Mary's Hospital in London in the early stages of labour, according to Kensington Palace.

The palace said in a statement: "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge has been admitted this morning to St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London, in the early stages of labour.

"The Duchess travelled by car from Kensington Palace to the Lindo Wing at St Mary's Hospital with The Duke of Cambridge."

Duke of Cambridge William and his younger brother Prince Harry were born in the Lindo wing and the Prince and Princess of Wales famously posed on the building's steps in 1982 holding baby William.

Royal fans have been patiently waiting for the new arrival

The wait for the royal baby is worldwide news

The press have been waiting for days for any news

“Kate is intending to have a natural birth”

Betting on the name of the royal baby, which will be third-in-line to the throne, has produced one favourite with a number of bookies - Alexandra.

Many punters believe Kate and Wills will have a girl and have put their money on the name.

Other names touted by royal fans include Charlotte, Diana, Elizabeth and Victoria, with George and James picked by those who think the new baby will be a boy.

William will take paternity leave from his job as an RAF search and rescue helicopter pilot.

Princess Kate is said to want a son

The new royal baby is destined to be king or queen

Royal baby on the way! Kate Middleton in labour

KATE Middleton has finally gone into labour as the wait for the royal baby reaches its climax.

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By Andy Wells/Published 22nd July 2013

Kate Middleton has gone into labour

Princess Kate has been admitted to St Mary's Hospital in London in the early stages of labour, according to Kensington Palace.

The palace said in a statement: "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge has been admitted this morning to St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London, in the early stages of labour.

"The Duchess travelled by car from Kensington Palace to the Lindo Wing at St Mary's Hospital with The Duke of Cambridge."

Duke of Cambridge William and his younger brother Prince Harry were born in the Lindo wing and the Prince and Princess of Wales famously posed on the building's steps in 1982 holding baby William.

Royal fans have been patiently waiting for the new arrival

The wait for the royal baby is worldwide news

The press have been waiting for days for any news

“Kate is intending to have a natural birth”

Betting on the name of the royal baby, which will be third-in-line to the throne, has produced one favourite with a number of bookies - Alexandra.

Many punters believe Kate and Wills will have a girl and have put their money on the name.

Other names touted by royal fans include Charlotte, Diana, Elizabeth and Victoria, with George and James picked by those who think the new baby will be a boy.

William will take paternity leave from his job as an RAF search and rescue helicopter pilot.

Princess Kate is said to want a son

The new royal baby is destined to be king or queen

The Duchess travelled by car to hospital

But it is not known how long the Duchess will take off from her royal duties to care for her first child.

The new royal baby will be the Queen's third great-grandchild and is destined to be king or queen.

William wants a daughter while Kate is hoping for a son.

Kate is being tended by a top medical team led by the Queen's former gynaecologist Marcus Setchell, who delivered the Countess of Wessex's two children.

Kate is in labour at St Mary's Hospital

A policeman stands outside the Lindo Wing

Princess Diana and Prince Charles outside the Lindo Wing with newborn William

Assisting him is Alan Farthing, the former fiance of murdered TV presenter Jill Dando and the Queen's current gynaecologist.

The hospital's Lindo wing is a private obstetric unit, with prices starting at just under £5,000 for a normal delivery package over 24 hours, with consultants' fees around £6,000 extra depending on the care required.

Kate is intending to have a natural birth and she says she doens't know whether she's having a boy or a girl.

The world has been waiting for a royal baby since Kate and Wills got married

A wel-wisher waits with gifts for the baby