Sophie Pointon, 22, whose dream was to become a police officer, falsely claimed she had been groped in the back of the cab after a night out in Leeds and has been jailed for 16 months.

Steven Roberts, 31, from Leeds, was mean to be flying out to San Jose in Costa Rica with his friends, but managed to book a flight to San Jose in California.

It was announced by Jockey Club Racecourses on Monday evening that the biggest betting race of the year will not take place at Aintree next month, because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The bookmaking industry are close to announcing a plan to bet on Saturday's Virtual Reality Grand National with any profits made going to the NHS Charities Group.

There was bad behaviour to be found in all sorts of books published this year, from the highest to the lowest

Did you know that in 2019 a Belgian man broke the record for sitting on the toilet for the longest time - 116 hours?

Ah, the Golden Age of Travel! This is not a book to be read while you are standing cooped-up on a crowded staircase for ten minutes as part of Ryanair's 'Priority Boarding'

For my new TV series Ainsley's Mediterranean Cookbook, I went on a journey to explore the history of Mediterranean cooking and the routes the ingredients themselves have taken

Joanna Scanlan is currently reading Catch And Kill: Lies, Spies And A Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow.

Clare Mackintosh is currently reading The Giver Of Stars by JoJo Moyes. The British thriller writer revealed that she would take Life After Life, by Kate Atkinson to a desert island.

Sadie Jones is reading My name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout. The British novelist revealed that she would take Middlemarch, Nicholas Nickleby or Vanity Fair to a desert island.

Sebastian Barry is currently reading Transcendence: How Humans Evolved Through Fire, Language, Beauty And Time by Gaia Vince. He said he was unable to read until he was eight.

Timmy Mallett is currently reading Peace In War by Edward Seago, The TV presenter said he would take The Secret Footballer series to a desert island.

Biographer Hugo Vickers said he would take A. G. Macdonell's satirical interwar novel England, Their England, with him on a desert island.

Novelist Annalena McAfee said she would take Palgrave's Golden Treasury on a desert island. She said she is currently reading Self-Portrait, the memoir of the artist Celia Paul.

Sarah J. Maas is currently reading Nalini Singh's A Madness Of Sunshine. The American fantasy novelist revealed that she would take Sally Thorne's The Hating Game to a desert island.

Anne Tyler has recently finished reading Miriam Toews's All My Puny Sorrows. The American novelist revealed that she would take Eudora Welty's The Golden Apples to a desert island.

Robert Webb is currently reading Carrie Fisher's Wishful Drinking. The British novelist revealed he would take Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy stories by Douglas Adams to a desert island.

Amanda Owen is currently reading The Bolter: Edwardian Heartbreak And High Society Scandal In Kenya by Frances Osborne. The British writer would take Swaledale to a desert island.

Emily Gunnis is currently reading Elizabeth Is Missing by Emma Healey. The British writer would take The Wicked Wit Of Winston Churchill to a desert island.

Tom Standage reveals a series of fascinating little-known facts in a new book. The UK-based deputy editor of The Economist examines facts and figures, including what causes happiness.

Marine scientist and science communicator Ellen Prager explores hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes and also climate change in her book Dangerous Earth.

Lamorna Ash who took a break from her career in London as a playwright, spent months living with Cornish fishermen for a new book. Almost everyone she met has lost someone to the sea.

A gripping new biography by Paul Gormam, reflects on the life of Malcolm McLaren. The Sex Pistols creator who grew up in North London, was taught by his grandmother 'to be bad is good'.

The former Love Islander, 24, looked dapper in a black three-piece suit as he joined girlfriend Delilah Hamlin at the 2019 Pride of Britain Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on Monday.

Eyal Booker and Delilah Hamlin puckered up for a saucy smooch while exiting the 2019 Pride of Britain Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on Monday.

Kevin Spacey, wearing lavender colored pants and plimsolls, clutched a book under one arm as he left Beaufort House in Chelsea, in the west end of the capital on Thursday afternoon.

The actress celebrated her 28th birthday by taking part in the video for Disney, who shared the soothing reading session via Twitter on Friday.

Apple has announced the new 13-inch MacBook Pro in India starting at ₹1,22,990.The new 13-inch MacBook Pro features increased storage and the improved Magic keyboard.The MacBook Pro will be available from authorised Apple resellers after the lockdown ends. Cupertino-based tech giant Apple has announced the new 13-inch MacBook Pro in India amid the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. The new refresh comes just 10 months after the company had updated the MacBook Pro with Touch Bar and True Tone display.The new 13-inch MacBook Pro replaces the existing Butterfly keyboard with the Magic keyboard that has a redesigned scissor mechanism with 1mm of key travel, a physical escape key, Touch Bar and TouchID. The Magic keyboard was first introduced with the 16-inch MacBook Pro.Apple 13-inch MacBook Pro pricing

Madeleine West is raising six kids while writing a series of books to educate and entertain thousands of other young minds.

Retailing at $150, it comes with a custom black carton, which features a carrying handle. One special edition includes an 18-carat gold plated sculpture book stand, which goes for $5.5k.

In the second quarter of 2019, several celebrities have come out to support Democratic primary candidates, some maxing out on the contributions they are permitted to give per election cycle.

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Florence Pugh was fit and fight-ready the moment she stepped on the set of Black Widow after undergoing some extensive fight training in preparation for the role.

Britons spent £69 million on audiobooks in 2018, so why are more and more of us listening to books instead of reading them?

Tunisia ended Madagascar's remarkable Africa Cup of Nations run when they beat the rank outsiders 3-0 in their quarter-final, notching their first win of the tournament in the process.

On Monday, the X Factor mogul, 60, unveiled the project at the annual Hachette Global Showcase, revealing the collaboration with Hachette will see a portion profits go to charity

CRAIG HOPE AT EWOOD PARK: Newcastle booked their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup thanks to extra-time goals from Joselu and Ayoze Perez on Tuesday evening.

Tim Campos left an executive position at Facebook in 2016 and cofounded Woven, a calendar and scheduling startup.After staying in stealth mode for two years, Woven secured $4.8 million of seed funding in 2018. The round was led by Battery Ventures. The company shared the pitch deck it used to win over investors. We've published the deck below, with Woven's permission.Click here for more BI Prime stories.When Tim Campos first approached VCs with his startup idea, he told them to talk him out of it. Campos is a former chief information officer at Facebook; he left his position in 2016. At the time, he had just doubled Facebook's revenue to $1.8 million per employee, and he was at the pinnacle of his career, he told Business Insider. Still, Campos wanted to start something of his own.Along with

More than half of small businesses in the US have temporarily closed their doors, or plan to this month, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Private organizations, including Amazon and Facebook, are teaming up to offer millions in cash grants and low-interest loans to small business owners.Amazon created a $5 million relief fund to support local businesses around its Seattle and Washington offices. Hello Alice is giving $10,000 emergency cash grants to distressed businesses in the US.Click here for more BI Prime stories.Organizations across the country are rallying together to support small businesses fighting to survive the COVID-19 quarantine shutdown.One in four small businesses nationwide have temporarily closed and another 40% expect to this month, according to a recent survey from MetLife and

British literary expert Patricia Nichol, shares a selection of fascinating book son embroidery including The Testaments and A Single Thread.

Aligarh, May 9 () A 25-year-old man was thrashed and left unconscious with serious injuries on suspicious of being a 'coronavirus carrier' in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh. The incident took place on Friday evening outside a chemist shop in the Shivpuri locality of Aligarh. Police have booked six people in this regard. Abdul Samad fell unconscious after the accused attacked him, alleging that he was a 'coronavirus carrier', police said on Saturday. He was rushed to Malkhan Singh District Hospital by members of his family who arrived at the spot after people raised an alarm. According to the victim's father Laiqur Rehman, Samad was feeling dizzy after his Ramzan fast on Friday night. He had gone to a chemist shop in the neighbourhood to purchase some medicine where he was accosted by some people,

Tom Sandoval stopped by DailyMail.com headquarters in New York City on Monday to discuss the new season of his popular Bravo reality show and share some behind-the-scenes details.

SIR ELTON JOHN: One morning in June 1983 I was awoken by the sound of someone hammering on the door of my hotel suite. I couldn't think who it was, because I couldn't think at all.

Holidaymakers were attracted to Ova hotel in Oludeniz by pictures of families splashing in the pool. But, under Zehra hotels, pools will now be segregated by gender and alcohol has been banned.

In addition to Cruise and Lowe, the Francis Ford Coppola-directed motion picture featured a lineup of future stars, including Matt Dillon, Emilio Estevez, Ralph Macchio and the late Patrick Swayze.

He was called 'Lucifer in the flesh' by former House Speaker John Boehner last month. And Ted Cruz transformed into Satan himself last night... or at least he did on Saturday Night Live.

Thiel, cofounder of PayPal, has previously endorsed Ron Paul and Ted Cruz - and even invested $2 million in Carly Fiorina's Super PAC last year.

Newly released Federal Election Commission data show staff at all three tech giants have donated a total of $2.2million to Democrats and just $176,000 to Republicans this year.

The 'bromance' between Barack Obama and Joe Biden dissipated in the post-White House years, according to an upcoming book Barack and Joe: The Making of an Extraordinary Partnership.

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: The generation now disparaged for not being woke fought for and welcomed: the legalisation of homosexuality and the 1965 Race Relations Act.