Lumley Castle in Durham (pictured) is supposedly haunted by the spirit of a 14th century lady of the manor, Lily Lumley. She was apparently murdered by priests after she refused to follow the Catholic faith.

Raheem Kassam has hurled a series of offensive insults at Suzanne Evans, calling her a ‘wrinkly old ginger bird’. He has also abused Sky News presenter Kay Burley.

Prince Harry is said to be ‘besotted’ with Suits actress Meghan Markle, 35, after meeting in Toronto earlier this year as he promoted the Invictus Games, and William and Kate approve.

Haris Stanikzai from Afghanistan told Home Office officials he was only 16 and arrived in London on October 17 with the first 14 child refugees from the Calais Jungle to live with his uncle Jan Ghazi.

Syrian forces launched a counteroffensive under the cover of airstrikes in an attempt to regain control of areas they had lost.

"No one can separate what is true from what's not, because Director Comey has not been forthcoming with the facts," Podesta said.

The Department of Justice warned the FBI director about going public with an investigation into new Hillary Clinton emails.

Lists of a wider range of offenders are growing nationwide, but studies suggest they aren't helpful in reducing crime.

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Everything in moderation, including moderation, as the great Buddha taught us all. Sometimes the concept of skepticism can be taken to extremes, even among forteans. Calling everyone out on their shenanigans, EsoterX urges caution when approaching mysteries lest they lose that je ne sais quois which caught our fancy in the first place. Can’t get […]