25 h. ago Locals' fury after council paves over lush green roundabout with giant stones

A once plant-filled roundabout has been dubbed a c**p Stonehnge' by residents in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, after a council spent £8,000 redesigning it to feature stone and rocks.

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3 d. ago 'Alcoholic' who spent £4,000 in one year on 'hangover takeaways' reveals the simple change she made to lose nine stone without Ozempic

Beck Lowe, 33, from St John's, Worcestershire, who spent £4.2k in one year on 'hangover takeaways' lost 9st without jabs by making two changes.

Economics

7 d. ago Ontario premier Doug Ford’s party spent nearly $300,000 on novelty ‘Canada is not for sale’ hats

The Progressive Conservative party of Ontario reportedly paid C$278,910.71 on the viral hats during the province’s election campaignDealing with the unprecedented threats from Donald Trump’s threats to Canada’s economy and sovereignty have required unconventional strategies from federal and provincial leaders, including barring liquor sales and cancelling contracts with Tesla.But among the more unorthodox strategies to hit back against the US is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on novelty hats. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Lawyer who spent £60,000 on 'brutal' leg lengthening surgery reveals the shocking reason he wants to go under the knife again to add another three inches

Hugo Ramirez insisted his motivation for wanting to be taller wasn't about attracting the opposite sex.

Economics

1 week ago Father who spent £20,000 building his own sports bar in his back garden scoops Britain's Best Pub Shed

Glen Gandy, 51, spent around two years constructing the 'man-cave' at his home in Willenhall, West Mids.

Economics

2 w. ago SNP spent over £100,000 on luxury motorhome seized by police

The vehicle is now estimated to be worth less than half of the purchase price.

Economics

2 w. ago New Zealand to spend $3bn upgrading helicopters and ‘embarrassing’ defence planes

Government says country will buy five Seahawk helicopters and two Airbus A321XLR aircraftNew Zealand will spend nearly NZ$3bn ($1.7bn) upgrading its ageing defence fleet, including replacing its “embarrassing” planes that have left multiple prime ministers grounded during international travel, the government has announced.The defence minister, Judith Collins, said NZ$2bn would be spent buying five MH-60R Seahawk helicopters and another $700,000 to buy two Airbus A321XLR aircraft. Continue reading...

Economics

2 w. ago 'We spent £16k on dream cruise across Europe – it was a huge mistake'

John and Rosemary Kaasa spent the sum of $22,000 (just over £16k) on what should have been an idyllic 15-day European river cruise but were ultimately left "beyond angry"

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2 w. ago Woman with 'world's biggest lips' puts on red lipstick and the results are astonishing

A woman has spent £20,000 on her lips over the years, with the Bulgarian assistant nurse recently deciding to highlight her pout even more – this time with red lippy

Politics

2 w. ago BBC spends £61,000 on 10,000 pin badges, 7,000 mugs and 6,000 lanyards for its 'Call It Out' campaign

The BBC has spent £61,000 on office accessories to encourage staff to call out bad behavior in the wake of recent scandals.

Economics

2 w. ago ‘Being short is a curse’: the men paying thousands to get their legs broken – and lengthened

It looks like medieval torture, from the metal rods inserted into sawn bones to the months of agonising recovery. But to some, travelling to Turkey to gain a few inches is a (very high) price worth payingIt was on his honeymoon in Kuala Lumpur, looking out of his hotel window at the silvery points of the world’s tallest twin skyscrapers, that Frank decided it was time to become taller. He had recently confessed to his new wife how much his height had bothered him since he was a teenager. As a man dedicated to self-improvement, Frank wanted to take action. He picked up the phone, called a clinic in Turkey that specialises in leg lengthening surgery – and made a booking.“I had a lot of second thoughts – at the end of the day, someone’s going to break your legs,” he says, propped up on a hotel bed in Istanbul, his legs splayed in front of him, bracketed by a brace on each thigh. His wife, Emilia, tends to him, fetching painkillers and ice packs for the wound sites where the braces punc...

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2 w. ago Katie Price left struggling to smile after near disaster during surgery

Former glamour model Katie Price has spoken out on her latest cosmetic surgery adventure in Turkey, with the star almost undergoing a procedure she hadn't even asked for

Events

2 w. ago £171,000 taxpayer cash spent on “vanity project” app that just 0.3% of Southwark population use

£171,000 taxpayer cash spent on “vanity project” app that just 0.3% of Southwark population use  London Post

Economics

2 w. ago Katie Price reaches out to Peter Andre as daughter Princess is 'unfairly' caught up in their feud

Growing rumours of a 'rift' between Katie and Princess have been growing in recent weeks after Katie didn't appear at Princess' 18th birthday party.

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3 w. ago 'I spent £38,000 on Turkey surgery and couldn't sit down for months'

Alanna Pow has spent £38,000 on different cosmetic surgery procedures and is set to undergo her third BBL after claiming a surgeon in Turkey botched her previous one

Economics

3 w. ago Horrified plane passenger realises he is sat behind Katie Price during a flight as star jets to Turkey with boyfriend JJ Slater for MORE surgery

The hilarious moment a horrified plane passenger realises he's sat behind Katie Price has been captured on film.

Politics

3 w. ago Katie Price, 47, seen for the first time since tweaking SIXTH face lift

In January, the mother-of-five jetted to Istanbul for 'tweaks' on her sixth facelift - having carried out the procedure last year.

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3 w. ago Katie Price shares first look at brand new face as she gets more surgery in Turkey

Former glamour model Katie Price has jetted off to Turkey to get more cosmetic work done and has given fans a glimpse at the results with a pic of her bandaged face

Economics

3 w. ago Dad who's spent £215k inking entire body shares 'most painful' tattoo

Remy, who's known as the world's most tattooed dad, has spent over £215,000 on inkings. He's spent decades transforming his body and has spent a lot of time under the needle

Economics

3 w. ago Katie Price poses in hospital gown as she undergoes more cosmetic surgery in Turkey

The former glamour model, 47, has jetted off to Turkey with her boyfriend JJ Slater

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