4 h. ago Man banned from driving after using bright pink toy Barbie car in morning commute

A man has been banned from driving after using a bright pink toy car belonging to his friend's daughter during the morning commute and will have to appear in court later in the year

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5 h. ago I’m ashamed of my daughter’s messy garden. Should I say something?

Your concern may be an expression of care for your daughter – but you need to dig down into why you feel like thisMy daughter, aged nearly 50, lives in a pleasant cul-de-sac of privately owned houses. Her front garden is the only one in it that, frankly, looks a mess. The grass is never cut because she says it’s eco-friendly and has wild flowers. (Mainly dandelions and three prized wild orchids.) It’s a very small garden and is crammed with untended bushes, fruit trees and a central tree that takes all the light from her sitting room. Recently, she’s been given five large fruit bushes in pots, which straggle over the path. I would be very disappointed if I had such an eyesore next door to me.She’s a single mum with two sons who have recently left school, but she won’t let them tidy up her garden. We live three hours away, but always feel ashamed when we visit and push our way up the overgrown path. Does it matter or are we just pernickety old folk with outdated views? I’d ...

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5 h. ago I’m ashamed of my daughter’s messy garden. Should I say something? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

Your concern may be an expression of care for your daughter – but you need to dig down into why you feel like thisMy daughter, aged nearly 50, lives in a pleasant cul-de-sac of privately owned houses. Her front garden is the only one in it that, frankly, looks a mess. The grass is never cut because she says it’s eco-friendly and has wild flowers. (Mainly dandelions and three prized wild orchids.) It’s a very small garden and is crammed with untended bushes, fruit trees and a central tree that takes all the light from her sitting room. Recently, she’s been given five large fruit bushes in pots, which straggle over the path. I would be very disappointed if I had such an eyesore next door to me.She’s a single mum with two sons who have recently left school, but she won’t let them tidy up her garden. We live three hours away, but always feel ashamed when we visit and push our way up the overgrown path. Does it matter or are we just pernickety old folk with outdated views? I’d ...

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6 h. ago Mum told health board is too skint to fund child's autism assessment after three year wait

Charmaine Lacock’s daughter Sarah has been on a listing waiting with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) since 2022.

Society

6 h. ago Emma Caldwell's mum fears she'll die before inquiry into daughter's murder case is held

Speaking exclusively to the Sunday Mail Margaret Caldwell has demanded the Solicitor General remove all barricades that stand in the way of truth and justice.

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10 h. ago Why my friend Christopher Robin grew to despise his father A.A. Milne for 'filching his good name'... but transformed his £500million Winnie

Once upon a time I knew Christopher Robin - the real Christopher Robin, the boy in the poems and story books written by his father, A. A. Milne. I knew Christopher in the 1980s when he was in his 60s.

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10 h. ago TALK OF THE TOWN: Billionaires' Row anger at fashion show in Kate's back garden

Affluent neighbours fear chaos at Perks Field - part of the Prince and Princess of Wales's private garden at Kensington Palace - where Burberry aims to put on a show in London Fashion Week this month.

Culture

11 h. ago Strictly star Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink so competitive he won't let daughter win games

Strictly Come Dancing is set to hit our screens in just a matter of days, but new star Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has revealed he is determined to secure the glitterball trophy

Sport

14 h. ago Army called in after hand grenade found in unsuspecting Coventry homeowner's garden

Officers responded to reports of a hand grenade in a garden on Beake Avenue. Traffic was diverted as a major cordon was erected near Chesholme Road in Radford after the discovery

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17 h. ago Stacey Dooley says 'it's tiresome' as she talks shift in love life with Kevin Clifton

Strictly Come Dancing’s Stacey Dooley shared an update on life with her partner Kevin Clifton, and their two-year-old daughter Minnie, amid a new project together

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18 h. ago 'I had a stroke days after giving birth, years later I buried my son'

Just days after giving birth to her second child, Funmi Lawal, who was just 35 years old at the time, had a stroke that left her unable to speak. Years later she was struck with another tragedy

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18 h. ago Stacey Dooley talks shift in relationship with Kevin Clifton after 'rough' admission

Stacey Dooley issued an update about life with the former Strictly Come Dancing professional Kevin Clifton and their daughter Minnie, amid the couple's new exciting project together

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19 h. ago My evacuation from Gaza City: ‘I told my terrified toddler we’re going camping’

As he and his family are forced by the Israelis to flee Gaza City, Nedal Hamdouna describes in searing detail the reality of what that means on the ground – and how he is trying to protect his daughter from the reality of all-out war

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20 h. ago Parents raised £100k for son who died of cancer can't use it for terminal sister

Craig Evison and Victoria Morrison's son Kyle died in October 2020 from a rare childhood brain cancer, in 2022 their daughter Ruby-Rose was diagnosed with a genetic metabolic disease

Economics

20 h. ago Parents raised £100k for son who died of cancer but can't use it for terminal sister

Craig Evison and Victoria Morrison's son Kyle died in October 2020 from a rare childhood brain cancer, in 2022 their daughter Ruby-Rose was diagnosed with a genetic metabolic disease

Economics

21 h. ago Neighbours reveal the true story behind the home mocked for looking like the 'saddest bungalow in Britain'

Many of those living in the vicinity of the 'funny bungalow' remember with fondness the kindly, old man who lived inside and was often seen working lovingly in his garden.

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22 h. ago Gillian McKeith's daughter Afton sets her sights on the spotlight as she competes for Miss England crown

To date, 28 countries have announced competitors, and current Miss England semi-finalist Afton McKeith is hoping her already familiar name will soon join the growing list.

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22 h. ago Our beautiful, healthy daughter died in agony at 29 – we don't want any family to go through the same heartache

Rachel Day went from sipping cocktails to screaming in pain, ten days later she died. To mark World Sepsis Day her parents have spoken out

Society

23 h. ago 'I'm not defending what he did': New Match Of The Day presenter KELLY CATES opens up on replacing Gary Lineker, BBC neutrality... and why she's not dating after her split from her husband

She's the daughter of a Liverpool legend, was at Hillsborough aged 13, and now is stepping into the shoes of a certain Mr Lineker. Kelly Cates tells Tanya Gold about making it big in a man's world.

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24 h. ago ‘Extreme nausea’: Are EVs causing car sickness – and what can be done?

Phil Bellamy’s daughters refuse to ride in his electric car without travel sickness tablets. Are there other solutions?It was a year in to driving his daughter to school in his new electric vehicle that Phil Bellamy discovered she dreaded the 10-minute daily ride – it made her feel sick in a way no other car did.As the driver, Bellamy had no problems with the car but his teenage daughters struggled with sickness every time they entered the vehicle. Research has shown this is an issue – people who did not usually have motion sickness in a conventional car found that they did in EVs. Continue reading...

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