Homes could be bought using housing benefit in new proposal

A pensioner who was savaged by a 'pit bull-type' dog has told how she feared she was about to die. Jacqueline McGrew, 75, had her scalp ripped down to the skull and suffered a broken jaw and a dislocated nose after being attacked as she popped round to see a neighbour for a cup of tea, the Mirror reports.

Dame Deborah James has bid an emotional goodbye to her brother as he heads off on holiday to the US.

The body of a 13-year-old boy has been discovered in the River Taff in Cardiff, police say.

We don't get much nice weather here, do we, so when the sun is finally out, most of us like to head outdoors. And if you're lucky enough to have a garden to enjoy, then you'll no doubt spend some summer evenings dining al fresco.

Manchester United's attack could look very different next season. With the likes of Paul Pogba, Jesse Lingard, Edinson Cavani, Juan Mata and potentially Anthony Martial leaving the club, Erik Ten Hag has a job on his hands.

TWICE’s Nayeon has released the music video teaser for her upcoming debut solo single, ‘POP!’In the playful new visual, Nayeon is seen browsing through a book at a cafe, before performing in front of a swimming pool with synchronized swimmers and jetting away. “Pop! Pop! Pop! / I want you,” Nayeon croons in the background before the teaser ends.‘POP!’ is the title track of the K-pop idol’s debut solo mini-album ‘IM NAYEON’.

Arsenal have submitted a formal transfer offer to Leeds United for Raphinha – but they face a few hurdles to actually sign the winger. The Gunners have been known admirers of Raphinha for some time, having kept a close eye on the Brazilian, who has 17 goals and 11 assists in 66 matches for Leeds. The 25-year-old has been a stand-out player for the Premier League side ever since arriving in a £17million deal from Rennes in October 2020.

Liverpool scouted 15 players before making the decision to sign Jurgen Klopp's fourth choice Mohamed Salah in the summer transfer window of 2017.There were a lot of doubts over Salah's signing before he made the £36.9million switch to Anfield from Roma - their club-record transfer signing at the time. The Egypt international's previous spell at Chelsea in 2014 didn't quite scream success, and many questioned why Liverpool would fork out for him.The Reds tried to secure his signing back in 2013 before he decided to move to Stamford Bridge.

Prince William was reportedly an admirer of Kate Middleton's cheeky hen do — and even liked her Cheryl tribute.The then-30-year-old Duchess of Cambridge spent one of her last days as a single woman belting out one of the Geordie singer's hits while dressed in full costume.Imitating Cheryl's outfit from her famous X Factor 'Fight for This Love' performance two years before, Kate decided to don a bodysuit, split trousers, and a peaked hat as she partied with her close friends in a low-key setting.READ MORE: Princess Eugenie shares rare pics of husband Jack with son August on Father's DayKate’s sister Pippa Middleton is known to have been left impressed by her moves. The amusing mini-performance was recalled by Prince William backstage at the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee concert in 2012 when he asked the popstar: “Did you know you’ve got a bit of competition?”Revealing what the Prince said next, Cheryl wrote her in tell-all book My Story: "Kate confessed that she dressed up as me on her hen night, in a bodysuit and split trousers, and sang Fight For This Love."She even learnt the dance routine and was step-perfect by all accounts." But pre-royal life the Duchess was generally not said to be much of a party animal, with royal author Katie Nicholl recalling her sensible socialising habits for her book Kate: The Future Queen.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.An unnamed friend who joined Kate when she spent her gap year in Italy said: "She'd get giggly and silly after a few glasses, so then she would stop.""She was never interested in getting really drunk.

ghost of a woman who died 134 years ago has apparently been caught on camera for the second time in Charleston, South Carolina, USA.The apparition of Sue Howard Hardy was snapped walking through the graveyard of St Philip’s Church, which was built in 1680.Mrs Hardy mysteriously died in 1888, six days after her and husband Gaston’s child was stillborn, with theories suggesting she passed away due to complications from childbirth. READ MORE: Warning drivers could face £5,000 fine for wearing wrong clothes behind wheelShe was allegedly first caught on film in 1987 by local amateur photographer Harry Reynolds, with the image of a shawled figure bent over the baby’s grave being unable to be explained away.At the time, Kodak examined and tested the photo and the negatives, but could find nothing to explain or disprove what is seen.Now, 35 years later and a woman called Cassie Alexis Lahn has taken the latest picture while on a ghost tour of the city.The image shows a lady in 19th-century garb walking through the graveyard, with her head bowed and Ms Lahn said: “I took this photo as our guide was telling us about a woman named Sue Howard Hardy.“If you Google her name there is a photo of her from the 80s in what appears to be a white dress just like that one.”Almost every ghost tour in Charleston stops outside the gates of the cemetery to tell the story of Sue Howard Hardy. To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here. Typically, they offer a copy of the 1987 photograph to tour-goers, to be passed around and examined.But they do offer one disclaimer, with numerous reports of pregnant women having problems after handling the photograph.

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As we approach the middle of the working week, many signs are being advised to socialise with others for positive well-being benefits. Scorpio is encouraged to spend time with family members and prioritise their own needs, while Sagittarius is urged to tune into the feelings of those close by to support a lonely friend. There are 12 zodiac signs - Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces - and the horoscopes for each can give you the lowdown on what your future holds, be it in work, your love life, your friends and family or more.

NCT Dream, LOONA, ATEEZ and more.The K-pop festival, which is set to make its highly anticipated return to in-person events this year, has unveiled the second set of artists for the upcoming Los Angeles festival. These are NCT Dream, LOONA and ATEEZ, as well as rookie groups Kep1er, LIGHTSUM and TO1.In addition to the six new K-pop acts that have been added to the lineup of KCON LA, Japanese boy groups INI and JO1 will also be performing at the three-day convention.

Secret Machines have announced a new EP titled ‘Day 21’ alongside a reissue of their 2008 EP ‘Dreaming Of Dreaming’ featuring a track with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds‘ Jim Sclavunos.The duo of Brandon Curtis and Josh Garza have announced that both EPs will be released on July 15. They’ve also released the title track from the ‘Day 21’ EP and ‘Dreaming of Dreaming (Mavrogeorgis and Sclavunos Version)’ from the reissue.Per Stereogum, Curtis said in a statement that ‘Day 21’ was “a bit of a departure” for the band.

Anyika Onuora had a glittering athletics career, winning Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth sprint and relay medals. But her path to success was beset by racism and two horrifying sexual assaults. Here, the 37-year-old, who lives in London with boyfriend Rohan, shares her painful memories...

Dynamic duo! Paul McCartney closed out his latest tour with help from a very special guest — Bruce Springsteen.

Covered head-to-toe in a black burka, a delicate figure stands at the door of Pot Kettle Black in Manchester’s Angel Gardens as the start of Lady Gaga’s Alice blares out from the speakers. But within seconds, the traditional garment is ripped apart to reveal an almost too-lifelike impersonation of Boris Johnson hiding beneath.

Boris Johnson has used a speech intended to reset his premiership by speaking about tariffs on olives and bananas.

Brits who are on a low income will be able to use housing benefits to pay off their mortgage under the government's latest plan. Boris Johnson is extending the right to buy scheme which will provide more people with a way onto the property ladder.

BBC has said a peak audience of 13.4 million viewers tuned in to Her Majesty the Queen's Platinum Party at the Palace on Saturday night. The special Jubilee event, which was broadcast on BBC One, had a huge audience share of 66.8% and an average overnight audience of 11.2 million.It was held outside Buckingham Palace and featured star performances from the likes of Rod Stewart, Alicia Keys and Sam Ryder, with Paddington Bear even making an appearance.The concert kicked off with The Queen having tea with the much-loved animated bear as they bonded over their love of marmalade sandwiches.The clip brought back fond memories of the video she made with Daniel Craig as James Bond for the London 2012 Olympics.The Queen and Paddington then tapped out the rhythm of Queen's We Will Rock You on teacups, before Queen and Adam Lambert appeared to get the show going.Elsewhere, viewers were left in hysterics after comedian Lee Mack's dig at Prime Minister Boris Johnson.He told the crowds: "We are here right outside the gates of Buckingham Palace for the party of a lifetime."And I tell you what, finally you can say the words 'party' and 'gate' - and it's a positive."The event also featured dance act Diversity, as well as songs from hit musicals including Hamilton, The Lion King and The Phantom of the Opera.The Platinum Party at the Palace tripled the number of football fans who watched England lose by a goal to nil to Hungary.A peak of just 4.5 million watched the national team’s defeat, with an average of 2.7 million viewers.As well as the millions of people watching at home, there was a crowd of 20,000 members of the public in attendance at the palace.

Sir Graham Brady, the chairman of the backbench 1922, has confirmed that he has received the 52 letters needed from Conservative MPs to trigger a vote of no-confidence.