The couple, named locally as Peter and Dora Leese, had lived at the address for 30 years.

John Ward, who devoted his life to hunting the brutal killers of his daughter Julie Ward in Kenya, has died without seeing them brought to justice – but his sons say they will continue his quest.

Frank Pavone, who has spent years battling the Catholic hierarchy and been condemned for his virulently pro-Trump tweets, was removed as a priest by the Vatican last month.

A suspected gas blast yesterday destroyed the Applegreen service station in Creeslough, a village in Co Donegal, tore through the convenience store and laid waste to nearby buildings yesterday.

Peter White, 72, and his wife Diana, 74, from Trafford, Greater Manchester, were found dead in their flat at the sheltered housing scheme in Altrincham in January this year.

Sean O’Sallaigh, 44, decided to take his mum Mary O’Niel away from Ireland for the winter, but the pair ended up travelling across the globe to South Africa, Italy and even Nepal.

JAN MOIR: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex still want to enjoy the prestige that ancient crowns of privilege bring to their celebrity status.