7 h. ago Drivers told to do 'simple 50p test' before taking car for an MOT

The MOT can be a stressful and expensive time for drivers, but there's a simple and cost-effective way to avoid unnecessary failures and fines

Transport

8 h. ago 'All drivers should do 50p test before taking their car for an MOT'

The MOT test can be a stressful and expensive time for drivers, but there's a simple trick that can help you avoid unnecessary failures and fines

Transport

10 h. ago 'I visited Tenby for first time but one simple thing put me off'

Christopher Evans visited Tenby for the first time in a bid to find the "prettiest town in Wales"; however, he admitted one thing about the popular seaside town put him off

Politics

15 h. ago Get pillows gleaming white again by adding 1 natural item to the wash

Pillows can become discoloured or stained over time, especially after a hot summer. But there is a simple way to get yours looking brand-new and pure white again using just one natural ingredient

Events

23 h. ago The Smashing Machine review – Dwayne Johnson only possible casting for crisis

Former pro wrestler Johnson takes on the role of man-mountain Kerr who goes into meltdown when the unthinkable happens – he losesBenny Safdie has written and directed a solid bro drama for the UFC fanbase and maybe a little way beyond. It is about the central crisis in the life of man-mountain Mark Kerr, America’s pioneering MMA and ultimate fighting champ, who in 1997 found himself in the ring, or maybe the cage, with his demons after the unthinkable humiliation of losing for the first time.This feature is in fact developed from a 2002 documentary about Kerr with the same title. He confronted his substance abuse, relationship anxieties and the question of what the heck life is for if you can’t simply win all the time. Kerr is played by Dwayne Johnson, a colossus of muscle topped off with a head the size of Indiana Jones’s boulder, a body on which the only visible fat is rippling at the nape of his neck. Johnson’s appearance is modified by close-cut frizzy hair and facial prosthetic...

Politics

23 h. ago The Smashing Machine review – Dwayne Johnson only possible casting as crisis

Former pro wrestler Johnson takes on the role of man-mountain Kerr who goes into meltdown when the unthinkable happens – he losesBenny Safdie has written and directed a solid bro drama for the UFC fanbase and maybe a little way beyond. It is about the central crisis in the life of man-mountain Mark Kerr, America’s pioneering MMA and ultimate fighting champ, who in 1997 found himself in the ring, or maybe the cage, with his demons after the unthinkable humiliation of losing for the first time.This feature is in fact developed from a 2002 documentary about Kerr with the same title. He confronted his substance abuse, relationship anxieties and the question of what the heck life is for if you can’t simply win all the time. Kerr is played by Dwayne Johnson, a colossus of muscle topped off with a head the size of Indiana Jones’s boulder, a body on which the only visible fat is rippling at the nape of his neck. Johnson’s appearance is modified by close-cut frizzy hair and facial prosthetic...

Politics

26 h. ago 'We'll speak to our dead via an AI app in 5 years – and nobody will visit a cemetery'

A University of Cambridge professor predicts that, in a few years' time, we'll stop going to cemeteries and simply speak to our dead on AI-generated apps - although she's worried what this might mean for humankind

Events

5 d. ago Expert says simple change can slash energy bill in time for October price cap rise

Ofgem announced that the price cap will go up from the start of October

Science

8 d. ago Stop scrubbing air fryers when alternative method melts away stubborn stains in 5 minutes

If you own an air fryer, you'll know that cleaning it can be a real pain - but one woman has shared a simple hack that will have it looking like new in no time

Politics

2 w. ago The size of a surprising body part can predict how and when you will die

Researchers say that this new measurement is 'simple, saves time, has little variability, and can reflect upper-body fat content'.

Events

2 w. ago Avoid hitting your tyre into kerb with driving expert's easy two

Whether you've been driving for a few months or years, getting out of a parking spot isn't always an easy task. Now here's a simple trick to help you master it every time

Events

2 w. ago "It's a simple change we should have implemented a long time ago”

Three charities have backed the M.E.N.'s campaign calling on Andy Burnham to implement a free bus pass for children in temporary homeless accommodation

Politics

2 w. ago Grieving mum finds body of daughter, 7, missing tongue and throat after autopsy

The girl's mother, Han, walked in to the morgue in Taiwan to find her daughter incomplete - before the medical examiner told her they simply chucked them in her chest cavity to save time

Events

2 w. ago The Magician of Tiger Castle by Louis Sachar review – whimsical fantasy in a kingdom long, long ago

In this first adult novel from the acclaimed children’s author, an immortal magician returns to tell the story of a royal court where he cast his spells some 500 years beforeThe American author Louis Sachar’s most celebrated book, 1998’s YA novel Holes, was a huge word-of-mouth success on both sides of the Atlantic. Its short, punchy chapters tell the story of plump, hapless Stanley Yelnats, sent to a summer camp for wayward boys, where a terrifying Warden has peculiar ideas about character reformation. The 5ft-deep holes the boys are required to dig turn out to have a surprising purpose. Shifts of time, register and perspective render a simple premise mesmerisingly intricate. It has peril, love, crime, wickedness, redemption and friendship in, well, spades.A quarter of a century later, Sachar has written his first supposedly adult novel, in which many of the same ingredients reappear. A man “dressed like a typical American tourist”, but with an odd habit of storing cake crumbs in t...

Politics

3 w. ago Ditch butter for other ingredient that makes scrambled eggs 'fluffy and silky'

Cooking scrambled eggs can be a challenge, but a food expert has shared a simple hack that will help you make the perfect eggs every time - and all you need is oil

Events

4 w. ago Tech expert on how to clean your phone safely – and how often you should be doing it

Cleaning your device the right way is simple, affordable, and doesn’t take much time

Science

4 w. ago Parents, don’t panic – healthy screen time for children is possible, if you follow these few simple tips | Kaitlyn Regehr

Yes, the huge firms pushing unsuitable content must be regulated. But until they are, adults can model the positive use of techDr Kaitlyn Regehr is the programme director of digital humanities at University College LondonThis summer the technology secretary, Peter Kyle, announced he was considering a two-hour “screen time” cap on children’s use of social media apps – a proposal that is not just insufficient, it’s outdated.Though appropriately placed at the start of the summer holiday – a time when kids’ screen time can increase, along with the onus on parents to ensure the safety of such engagement – Kyle’s announcement is linked to somewhat stale screen time guidance. We should indeed be thinking about moderating time on screens, but the proposed cap addresses only the quantity of consumption, not the quality. Fortunately, as someone who lectures on digital literacy (and is a mother), I can tell you there are some ways to push back and create healthier habits for children this summ...

Society

4 w. ago Your phone is covered in germs. Here’s how often you should be cleaning it

Cleaning your device the right way is simple, affordable, and doesn’t take much time

Politics

4 w. ago Bloody Awful in Different Ways by Andrev Walden review – darkly funny Swedish autofiction

In this bleak, bestselling coming-of-age debut, the author evokes life with the seven dads he had in seven yearsFor Mum (NB: not in a passive aggressive way)” reads the dedication at the beginning of this distinctive debut. It gives us a promising flavour of the voice with whom we’ll be spending the next 340 pages.The story begins with deceptive simplicity: “Once upon a time, I had seven dads in seven years. This is the story of those years.” The narrative has a section for each “dad”, charting Andrev’s tumultuous childhood and teens as his mother’s boyfriends come and go, all of them disappointing and disruptive, and several of them violent. The dads are named for their dominant trait in young Andrev’s eyes: so we get the Plant Magician, the Thief, the Murderer, the Artist, among others. Continue reading...

Events