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A Florida man who breached the US Senate chamber carrying a 'Trump 2020' campaign flag was sentenced on Monday to eight months in prison, making him the first among hundreds of accused rioters facing prosecution to be incarcerated. Tampa crane operator Paul Allard Hodgkins, 38, apologized and said he was ashamed of his actions on January 6.  Speaking calmly from a prepared statement, he described being caught up in the euphoria as he walked down Washington’s most famous avenue, then followed a crowd of hundreds up Capitol Hill and into the Capitol building. 'If I had any idea that the protest ... would escalate the it did ... I would never have ventured farther than the sidewalk of Pennsylvania Avenue,' Hodgkins told the judge. He added: 'This was a foolish decision on my part.' In this file image from US Capitol Police video, Paul Allard Hodgkins, 38, of Tampa, Florida, front, stands in the well on the floor of the US Senate on January 6. Hodgkins was sentence

A victim of Germany's flooding crisis has told how her daughter comforted her while their home was destroyed by a torrent of water - telling her 'don't cry, we're going to die together.'  The woman, who spoke anonymously from the hard-hit town of Schuld, ultimately escaped the flooding unharmed along with her family but they lost all of their possessions and their home.   Speaking amidst the ruins of the town on Sunday, the woman said: 'I say to myself, I should be happy we're alive… but my children don't have a home any more. What will I do now? I don't know. I don't.' Meanwhile an undertaker in the nearby city of Bonn spoke about his own struggles in dealing with the number of bodies coming in, as the death toll from the disaster topped 180 with many still missing. Ferdinand Pfahl, 62, told newspaper Bild that he has been an undertaker since he was 14 but has 'never seen anything like this,' adding: 'The extent is terrible, you

Motorbikes have always been Rich Woolgar's passion - from the moment he rode pillion on the back of his dad's bike when he was just 10 years old. So when the opportunity arose to buy a motorbike training school in 2016, he quit his full-time job and leapt at the chance. Rich, 44, from Hornchurch, Essex, spent four years working hard to build up Art Rider Training, in Laindon, Basildon, into a highly regarded facility, offering training courses for everyone, from beginners to advanced. Rich Woolgar turned his childhood dream into a career with his motorbike training school With a dedicated team, the five-star reviews from customers poured in, and Rich made the decision to invest in transforming his unit, introducing a motorbike accessories and clothing store, and stocking some of the UK's biggest brands. However, when coronavirus hit in March 2020, Rich - just like thousands of other SMEs that were deemed 'non-essential' - had to close his doors and walk away, not kn

A bestselling finance author is urging parents to be wary of acting as a guarantor for their adult children when they buy a home. Scott Pape, better known as the Barefoot Investor, said family relations would be strained if a parent was held financially responsible for a loan their son or daughter couldn't pay off. 'It can cause a rift in the family,' he said in a News Corp column. 'I know you think that'll never happen, but what if your princess's prince turns into a frog and leaps off with half your deposit? Ribbit!' A bestselling finance author is urging parents to be wary of acting as a guarantor for their adult children when they buy a home. Scott Pape, better known as the Barefoot Investor, said family relations would be strained if a parent was held financially responsible for a loan their son or daughter couldn't pay Pape said parents struggling to pay off their own debt were in no position to be legally responsible for their offspring. 'If y

A million doses of the Pfizer vaccine have landed in Australia, with the government needing to claim another 15 million doses to get everyone jabbed by the end of the year and eradicate lockdowns forever. The much-needed shipment arrived in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth from Singapore overnight on Monday in what was the largest jab delivery to enter the country in a single week. The nation's two largest cities are currently in lockdown due to fresh outbreaks - NSW recorded 98 new cases on Monday, and Victoria recorded a further 14.  A DHL plane landed at Sydney Airport on Sunday night containing Pfizer vaccines Airport staff unload the Pfizer vaccines after they arrived at Sydney Airport on Sunday night Another million doses will arrive every week between now and August, injecting about 4.5 million doses into the arms of willing Australians. So far, only 13 per cent of the national population have been fully vaccinated. AstraZeneca is approved for people over the age of 16 is being