WHAT’S it like? For a hotel next to an airport, this new venue comes up trumps. Beaming smiles at reception, a lovely bar and restaurant area and the location is fantastic – whether walking 50 metres to bag a flight or as a base to explore the best of Birmingham. Rooms any good? Big, dreamy beds, […]
DANNY Dyer has set his sight on stealing Ant and Dec’s crown to become the King of Saturday night TV. The EastEnders actor’s new BBC gameshow The Wall will go head to head with the X Factor: Celebrity in the ratings war and Danny is relishing establishing himself as a host. Danny, 42, appeared on […]
PEOPLE who walk slowly in middle age face a greater risk of dying early and developing serious illness, a study says. Those who dawdle at the age of 45 also have worse memory, weaker hands and immune systems, poorer lungs and smaller brains. Scientists warned slow walkers — less than 4.5mph or 2m per second […]
A HOSPITAL worker who fell ill during her shift has slammed the NHS for fining her hundreds of pounds while she was in surgery. Claire Maloney, 23, was rushed for an emergency op after falling ill during a late shift at Medway Maritime Hospital, in Kent, where she works in A&E. Mrs Maloney, who started […]
I AM sitting outside our holiday villa watching my toddler and husband play in the pool, feeling very much in the doldrums. No, not depressed. In fact, I had never felt so zen. The doldrums are the name for the trade winds that cool Lanzarote. Combined with a glass of chilled local wine, those cool […]
KNITWEAR is perfect for a chilly day out – but it can also raise temperatures in the bedroom. This week Jennifer Aniston posed on the cover of Variety magazine wearing nothing but a white jumper and hat. The 50-year-old actress oozed sex appeal in the oversized knit for its Power of Women issue, proving you […]
BREAKNECK negotiations for a last-minute Brexit deal began last night after Boris Johnson seemed to have talked the DUP into a major climbdown. The Ulster unionist party — whose votes prop up the PM’s minority government — previously refused to accept any new customs checks down the Irish Sea. But in what looked like a […]
♈ ARIES March 21 to April 20 The planets are preparing a passion-packed weekend. Even if it was the last thing you expected, you could make daring plans fuelled by love. But find time to show, in a tactful way, you expect financial promises to be kept. Your name could be read out as the […]
RACY images show inside the world’s most elite sex club, where Hollywood stars and the super-rich take part in wild orgies. The Sntcm is a members-only organisation that has hosted private sex parties in cities from Los Angeles to Moscow. Hopeful applicants must submit a headshot as well as their full names, date of births, […]
CELEB chef Heston Blumenthal has been blasted for saying women are held back in top kitchens — because they struggle to lift heavy pots and pans after giving birth. The dad-of-four, 53, says “evolution” prevents females from reaching the same level as men in his industry. Blumenthal made the comments when asked why women aren’t […]
FURIOUS Chloe Sims warns Harry Lee “don’t f**k with my sister” after he flirts with Ella Rae Wise on The Only Way is Essex. Chloe’s younger sister Frankie, 24, has embarked on a romance with Lee, but after receiving mixed signals, she doesn’t seem to know where she stands. Speaking to her pals Pete Wicks […]
ALL cat owners could be forced to pay to microchip their pets under plans being proposed by ministers. Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers said the gadgets will help reunite strays and stolen moggies with their worried owners. It is already compulsory to microchip dogs, and owners that flout the law can be stung with a £500 […]
WORLD War Two pilot Ken Souter met the Queen at the opening of homes for veterans and chatted about the card she sent for his 100th birthday. But ex-Flight Lieutenant Ken, who flew RAF combat missions against Rommel in North Africa and later in the Malayan Emergency, forgot to mention his place in cinema history. […]
COLEEN Rooney let her hair down tonight after her social media clash with Rebekah Vardy as she partied at footballer Wes Brown’s surprise 40th birthday party in Manchester. The WAG, 33, ignored the drama surrounding her bitter fallout with Rebekah, 37, who she has accused of selling stories about her to The Sun – something […]
A TEACHER has revealed how she broke down in tears after one of her pupils asked an innocent question about food. Brooke Goins, who works at Jacksboro Elementary School in Tennessee, US, was caught off guard when a boy asked when the “lady that puts food in his backpack is coming”. She recalled her shock […]
A MOTHER who watched as her boyfriend whip and kill her infant daughter could walk free from jail as early as next year. Donna Deaves was convicted of manslaughter after failing to act as Warren James Ross, 30, beat two-year-old Tanilla Warrick-Deaves to death in 2011. It later emerged that Family and Community Services in […]
HOLLYWOOD legend Jane Fonda was arrested today as she took part in a climate change protest in Washington DC. The 81-year-old double Oscar winner was handcuffed on the steps of the Capitol Building after addressing her fellow protesters and holding up a “No new fossil fuels” placard. Dressed in a bright red coat, Fonda was […]
IT is probably a good job England have not qualified for a major tournament with three games to spare. We have only managed that once before — against San Marino in September 2015 — and we all remember what happened in the south of France nine months later. This thoroughly deserved defeat was, of course, […]
INCREDIBLE images show the largest ever ship to passing through the Corinth Canal in Greece this week. Passengers on the 22.52-metre-wide MS Braemar cruise ship could reach out and touch the sides of canal – which is 24 meters wide at its narrowest point. Carrying more than 1,200 passengers and crew on board, the 196 […]
THIS WagGate Instagram spat between two footballers’ wives is a very strange tale of modern-day “friendship”. In the red corner there’s a fuming Coleen Rooney, who turned supersleuth to uncover who was apparently leaking stories about her. In the blue corner there’s Rebekah Vardy, who stands accused of “betrayal” but has tearfully and vehemently denied […]
FOR more than 50 years millions of women across the world have relied on the convenience of the contraceptive Pill. As well as protecting from pregnancy, it can make periods more regular, keep skin clear and reduce symptoms of PMS. But is there a darker side to the hormone-based drug? In new book How The […]
A TEENAGER visiting Manchester for a “girly weekend” from Northern Ireland has been revealed as one of four victims stabbed in the Arndale Centre rampage. Shocked witnesses told how a terror suspect armed with a machete yelled: “I’m going to f*** you up” as he randomly lunged at shoppers on Friday morning. The 41-year-old man […]
SUPERMARKET shelves are already filled with mince pies and chocs to get shoppers in the mood for a festive spending spree. But there are cunning ways of slashing costs, including manipulating retailers’ seasonal savings schemes, designed to encourage families to save for Christmas all year. But if you wait until the last minute to pay […]
AN historic Battle of Britain radar station has emerged for sale for almost £1million after it was converted into an ultra-modern holiday home. The Old Radar Station is located on St Boniface Down, near Ventnor, on the highest point of the Isle of Wight. It was built in 1938 in the southernmost location of the […]
CRISTIANO RONALDO is one away from 700 career goals after Portugal cruised past Luxembourg 3-0. The 34-year-old’s sublime 65th-minute lob made it 699 goals in 973 appearances for club and country. Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva put the Portuguese ahead in the first half, before Ronaldo scored with Goncalo Guedes netting the third in the 89th […]