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Duffy: I feel freer telling of rape

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The herd can be seen trampling through tea fields after raiding the grain alcohol store

HORRIFIC Duffy was kidnapped

BY MARK JEFFERIES DUFFY says she feels “freer” after speaking publicly about being raped and kidnapped, as she unveiled her first new music in a decade.

The star aired a new song for people in coronaviru­s self-isolation, after recently revealing that she was drugged, raped and held captive for days in the past.

Duffy, 35, also said she is unsure if she can go ahead with the interview she planned to give about her horrific ordeal, as it is “harder than I thought”. The

A PAIR of over-refreshed elephants had to sleep it off after breaking into a grain alcohol store and tanning 30 litres of corn wine between them.

The mammoth binge took place in the village of Yunnan, in south-western China.

Canny locals captured footage of the Asian beasts, which gained more than 140,000 followers on Twitter.

The drunken duo were part of a herd which later made off into nearby tea fields.

They’ll need a good few gallons of Irn-Bru to tackle elephantin­e hangovers.

TRUNK AND DISORDERLY Squiffy pachyderms at play lifts spirits. I don’t plan to release it. I just thought a little something might be nice for people if they’re on lockdown.”

Last month, the Mercy singer said her fans had wondered where she had disappeare­d to after releasing her last music in 2010.

She said of her ordeal: “Of course, I survived. The recovery took time.”

Her fans are hoping she will launch a comeback, with bookies Ladbrokes offering 10/11 odds-on that she will have a No1 single this year.

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