89 m. ago TOM UTLEY: Mrs U's £55 parking fine meant that, for once, SHE looked silly. I paid up

The other day my darling wife, and fellow technophobe, finally joined the brave new world of the smartphone parking app. It was to prove a costly experience.

Economics

2 h. ago Mark Zuckerberg says don’t worry about loneliness epidemic because he can just recreate all your friends in AI

Meta boss said AI relationships will grow more powerful as ‘personalization loop’ kicks in

Politics

8 h. ago Steven Gerrard lands next Rangers boss pitch as takeover kings gifted blueprint with Muscat and Rose stance clear

The Ibrox side are on the hunt for their next permanent manager with the campaign rapidly drawing to a close

Politics

9 h. ago Bee Gees: Secrets behind the one band to ever come close to being 'bigger than The Beatles'

The Bee Gees and The Beatles are going head-to-head in a battle of the biopics, as RJ Gibb reveals a Spielberg-backed film about the Gibb brothers starts filming in September - just as Sam Mendes prepares four Beatles movies starring Paul Mescal and Barry Keoghan

Politics

9 h. ago SNP warned of 'catastrophic consequences' for Scottish economy if Rosebank oil plans shelved

Concerns have been raised about the financial impact of two key North Sea oil and gas developments not proceeding.

Events

10 h. ago Gardeners urged to leave one item in garden to help wildlife

As birds use lots of energy to build their nests and feed their young at this time of year, you can give them a much-needed helping hand this spring by leaving out one particular kitchen scrap

Politics

10 h. ago White vinegar and salt need one other item to kill gravel weeds 'for good'

Gardeners have shared how to utilise white vinegar and salt to kill gravel weeds, but they claim that one other kitchen item is "essential" when using the homemade treatment

Events

10 h. ago Gardeners urged to plant 5 flowers that stop weeds from taking over

These are five gorgeous flowers that do well in British gardens and which will prevent unwanted weed growth - even better they will grow back year after year so you only have to plant them once

Politics

10 h. ago Cucumbers won't rot and will stay fresh for a week if stored alongside kitchen utensil

Cucumbers are a popular and refreshing addition to a wide variety of dishes but they can turn mushy quickly if they are not stored correctly.

Politics

11 h. ago Lisa Eldridge’s Seamless Skin Enhancing Tint: is this the best tinted moisturiser ever?

Tinted-moisturiser devotee Rose Beer sees if Lisa Eldridge’s Seamless Skin Enhancing Tint lives up to the hype...

Politics

11 h. ago Roses and hydrangeas bloom brilliantly when two kitchen scraps are put in soil

A gardening expert has shared a simple hack to help roses and hydrangeas produce larger and more abundant flowers by adding two common kitchen scraps to the soil

Politics

11 h. ago Football Daily | Is Lamine Yamal already the best male player on the planet?

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!In a world of hyperbole, recency bias and superlatives that are more exhausted than Casemiro on a counterattack, it is still not a stretch to call Lamine Yamal the best male footballer on the planet. Some particularly cantankerous individuals in Madrid might object to that, and while their annual boycott of Football Daily’s Bank Holiday Barbecue continues to be a point of consternation across the footballing world, there is no denying that the Barcelona boy is bit special. We say boy, because that is legally what he is. Akin to mentioning Frank Lampard whenever anyone talks about Coventry City or helicopter rides whenever brings up Michael Owen, we are contractually obliged to remind you of Lamine Yamal’s age whenever we write about him. HE IS JUST 17, FOLKS.It’s easy to mock Ange Postecoglou as Spurs have had a difficult season and are 16th in the Premier League (scroll down). But at least he’s in the semi-finals of Bigger Vase and...

Sport

12 h. ago Question 7 by Richard Flanagan audiobook review – a bold memoir of life and near

History and autobiography are brilliantly intertwined as the Booker-winning author explores the choices and chance connections that shape our existenceAt the start of this boldly experimental memoir, the Booker prize-winning author Richard Flanagan visits the site of a Japanese labour camp where his late father was interned during the second world war and where he ends up awkwardly having his photo taken with a former guard, Mr Sato. The war ended weeks after the US launched an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, killing 60,000 people in less than a minute. That bomb also led to Flanagan’s father, then days from death, being freed, which in turn allowed him to father a child who would grow up to become a writer. “How many people need to die in order that you might read this book?” Flanagan asks.Question 7, named after a riddle posed by Chekhov, is a book about the connections and choices that shape our lives, for better or worse. Flanagan is the narrator, his reading by turns mournful, reflec...

Politics

12 h. ago Hackney Council accused of ‘endangering women and girls’ with plans to scrap single

Campaigners have urged the local authority to keep the Clapton leisure centre’s women-only changing spaces as part of its redevelopment

Politics

12 h. ago The simple 'DIY aircon' trick that will keep you cool during mini heatwave

This super cheap hack will make you feel like you have air con installed in your home

Society

13 h. ago Best oven and hob deals for May 2025: Cheap offers on electric and gas models

Oven or hob not working as it should? Deals to make a new purchase easier on your wallet

Economics

13 h. ago Britain must pay a 'fee' for firms to bid for EU defence contracts from €150bn fund after France demands restrictions

The Security Action for Europe (SAFE) initiative has been set up by Brussels following Donald Trump's threats to scrap American security guarantees for the continent.

Economics

13 h. ago 'Spit it out' – Mark Williams reacts to Rob Walker interview after John Higgins win

Mark Williams was in a playful mood after he scraped past John Higgins to seal a place in the World Snooker Championship on Wednesday, with broadcaster Rob Walker taking the brunt

Politics

14 h. ago Why we shouldn’t turn up our noses at New Zealand sauvignon blanc

Wine snobs can be a bit sniffy about it, but New Zealand sauvignon blanc is one of the most widely drunk whites in the UKBesides Provençal rosé (a column for another day), New Zealand sauvignon blanc has to be one of the most successfully marketed wines of the past century. This grape is, of course, planted around the world, and originally French, but it has become so wrapped up in the identity of New Zealand wine, and so at the forefront of our minds, that several people I know who have heard of New Zealand’s take didn’t know that sauvignon blanc also constitutes many appellation wines from the Loire and Bordeaux.It was 1973 when the first sauvignon blanc vines were planted in Marlborough, and were initially intended to be blended with müller-thurgau, which at the time was one of the region’s more popular grape varieties. That’s almost unthinkable now, when Marlborough is by far the most famed region for sauvignon blanc, with about 25,000 hectares of vines, low rainfall and long, s...

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14 h. ago Best glasses deals: Where to buy cheap glasses and contact lenses online

Eye spy great deals ahead

Economics