RECORD numbers of teenagers are opting to become nurses — and most were inspired to join by the Covid crisis. Applications by 18-year-olds in England have surged 38 per cent to 7,105 since 2019, university admission figures show. Overall, a record 28,815 students of all ages made a nursing course their first choice when applying […]
IT would be cruel to judge Fred on just one touch… But the Manchester United midfielder’s incredible fluffed bicycle-kick clearance nearly gifted Brentford a goal and DID gift his critics ammunition. The calamitous overhead suggested it could be over, Fred – but he then bounced back with an assist when United hit a quick second-half […]
CORONATION Street fans are disgusted after Bernie Winter took half of the reward money after Joseph Brown’s disappearance. The cafe worker – who is played by actress Jayne Hazlegrove in the ITV soap – discovered that Joseph going missing wasn’t an accident this week. Residents raised more than £32,000 for a reward for the schoolboy’s […]
THE National Lottery results are in and it’s time to find out who has won a life-changing amount of money tonight (January 19, 2022). Could tonight’s jackpot of £2million see you handing in your notice, jetting off to the Bahamas or driving a new Porsche off a garage forecourt? You can find out by checking […]
TRIBUTES have been paid to a man who was killed in a bridge collapse that left 10 others injured. Brian Harwood, 73, died after a Polaris Ranger vehicle pulling a trailer fell into a river when a wooden bridge, supported by scaffolding, collapsed. In a statement today his partner said: “Brian meant so much to […]
DANCING On Ice fans are convinced that the infamous curse has returned again after Rachel Stevens is forced to miss this weekend’s show. The 43-year-old was due to skate alongside Brendyn Hatfield but has been forced to pull out after falling on the ice during training and fracturing her wrist. Rachel, who has two daughters with […]
KATIE Price’s ex-husband Kieran Hayler is to be quizzed over historic rape allegations after the model made a claim to police in relation to another woman. Ex-stripper Kieran has voluntarily agreed to answer detectives’ questions over three alleged incidents with a woman who was known to the couple while they were still married in 2016. […]
THREE-TIMES married Trisha Goddard has never been bought an engagement ring. But that changed when her secret lover of four years proposed by hiding a sparkler inside a bag of mandarins. Showing off her dazzling ring in a soppy Instagram post, accompanied by CeCe Peniston’s hit Finally, she surprised fans with the news earlier this […]
NOVAK Djokovic is in talks with lawyers about suing the Australian government for £3.2million for “ill treatment”. The unvaccinated tennis ace, 34, claimed he had a visa exemption but was deported before the Australian Open. Insiders say the damages figure includes the £2.3million prize money the world No 1 expected to have won. A source close […]
BRIGHT pink eyeshadow, winged eyeliner and false lashes – like most 18-year-old girls, Isabelle Weall loves getting glammed up. The only difference is Isabelle created her flawless look without hands, after an attack of meningitis aged seven left her a quadruple amputee. The Derby-born teen is now a make-up influencer whose tutorials are shared by […]
HE holds the record for the most Brit Awards, with five gongs as a member of Take That and 13 as a solo artist. But it turns out Robbie Williams also holds a record for the amount of food scoffed while snoozing. The Rock DJ singer has admitted to eating £23 worth of chocolate while […]
YOU won’t have heard of Christian Wakeford until today. And likely as not you’ll never hear about him again, either. Wakeford’s the bloke who was elected as a Conservative MP for Bury South in 2019. Yesterday he defected to the Labour Party. Walked across the floor of the House of Commons with a very pompous […]
A KATE Bush lookalike says she has received marriage proposals from the pop superstar’s fans. Sydney Golding, 21, is a hit on video site TikTok for her resemblance to the Wuthering Heights singer and impressions of her. She became a fan herself after hearing the music icon’s 1985 hit Running Up That Hill. And her […]
CELEBRITY vicar Richard Coles was told off by Facebook for offensive language after writing about faggots and peas. The gay Church of England priest, 59, said his post about the Black Country delicacy was removed by the tech giant which mistook it for homophobic hate speech. The dish dates back centuries and gained new popularity […]
COMEDIAN Stewart Lee angrily smashed an audience member’s phone on the stage floor and put it between his bum cheeks. Stewart leapt from the stage and ordered the device to be handed over. He had warned him to put his phone away in a rant over how a filmed joke could be taken out of […]
“ANNOYING and repetitive” Tannoy announcements on trains are to be silenced. Passengers have complained for years about the constant announcements, calling them “pure noise pollution”. One commuter said they were “very irritating, repetitive, silly, sometimes painfully loud”. Another said security statements such as “See it, say it, sorted” were “inane and over-frequent”. And another said: […]