10 h. ago Couple's 'idyllic' log cabin turns to 'eyesore' after order to tear it down or face prison

Andrew and Debbie Melbourne were fined £3,500 and given 56 days to remove their cabin or face potential imprisonment.

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12 h. ago Couple face prison after building 'eyesore' log cabin in treasured UK national park

After building a log cabin in a treasured UK national park, a couple were hit with a stark warning and were ordered to tear it down and restore the land to its original state or face a custodial sentence

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15 h. ago Neighbour from hell who tormented couple with headbanging rock music at 2am is spared prison

Marc Morgan, 57, blasted songs by heavy metal bands AC/ DC and Black Sabbath into the small hours amid an ongoing feud with the duo next door, Newport Crown Court heard.

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34 h. ago Couple who built illegal log cabin in a national park have a week to return it to nature... or face JAIL

Andrew and Debbie Melbourne pulled down (pictured) the £45,000 off-grid structure in June after they were slapped with a £3,500 fine and given 56 days to get rid of it or risk a custodial sentence.

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1 week ago Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough review – a candid portrait of a literary one

Paul Sng’s documentary finds the Trainspotting author as funny, sharp and unrepentant as ever – from boyhood in Leith to globetrotting fame and a hallucinogenic trip in CanadaNo one would reject the title of national treasure more fiercely, but more good-humouredly, than Irvine Welsh. The brilliant Scottish writer and creator of Trainspotting takes centre-stage in Paul Sng’s documentary with just the same unassumingly athletic ease as in all of his other public appearances. For someone who has done as much drink and drugs and as many late nights as Welsh, he looks very good.This film is a great way to round off the Edinburgh film festival; Welsh is, after all, Edinburgh’s greatest living public figure. His 60s childhood in Leith and Muirhouse was followed by a spell in London, then twentysomething years back in Edinburgh during the 80s, studying at Heriot-Watt and working for the council, during which time he began to write. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Huw Edwards' reduced life now from shock new look to vape habit and desperate salary plea

He was once a national treasure with one of the most recognisable faces in the UK - now Huw Edwards lives a very different life away from the spotlight

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2 w. ago Two bears rescued from grim concrete cage win hearts with mischievious antics

Benji and Balu, the adorable brothers are now living at Wildheart Animal Sanctuary in Sandown where they have become national treasures after a life of hell in Azerbaijan

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2 w. ago The national debt has reached a record $37 trillion, the Treasury Department reports

Donald Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ set to ramp up government borrowing even further

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2 w. ago US national debt reaches a record $37 trillion, the Treasury Department reports

The U.S. government’s gross national debt has surpassed $37 trillion, setting a new record

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3 w. ago One Show's Alex Jones on 'awful' and 'awkward' moment with national treasure

In the week she celebrated 15 years on The One Show, Alex Jones appeared on Scott Mills' Breakfast Show and had some hilarious anecdotes as usual

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3 w. ago National treasure Joanna Lumley, 79, is still raking in an astronomical figure each week as she joins the cast of Netflix's horror comedy

The hugely popular TV and film star has just snagged a role in the second series of Netflix 's horror comedy-drama Wednesday.

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