7 h. ago I had a midlife crisis, an affair and lost my job and mother. Then I discovered a cheap, little

It is ten years since my life imploded in my mid-40s. I wish I'd known back then what I know now: that a midlife crisis is not only a good thing, but essential for all women.

Society

11 h. ago I've lost my job over Tiktok driveway stunt: Builder admits he only has himself to blame for video that falsely claimed drive was torn up after homeowner refused to pay bill

Alex Gray told MailOnline he had 'more than learned his lesson' after sparking outrage with a stunt that was viewed almost one million times.

Society

22 h. ago Building firm posts viral TikTok of them tearing up client's driveway in 'row over £3,800 unsettled bill'

Kendall Contractors Ltd, based in Leeds, posted footage of builders demolishing the homeowners driveway with the caption: 'Can't pay? We'll take it away.'

Economics

30 h. ago South Africa’s president praised for ‘calm demeanour’ during Trump meeting

In an Oval Office encounter in which the US president made false claims of ‘white genocide’, Cyril Ramaphosa kept his coolTrump’s ‘white genocide’ claims ignore the reality of life and crime in South AfricaMany South Africans praised their president Cyril Ramaphosa for staying calm when Donald Trump ambushed him in the Oval Office with a video purporting to back up his false claims of a “genocide” against white Afrikaner farmers.Others asked why Ramaphosa, who brought ministers, golfers and a billionaire with him, chose to walk into what he knew was likely to be a trap. Continue reading...

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61 h. ago Trump ambushes South African president with video and false claims of anti

Cyril Ramaphosa responds to hectoring stunt in Oval Office and egregious claim of white genocide by suggesting calmUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump ambushed the South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, by playing him a video that he falsely claimed proved genocide was being committed against white people under “the opposite of apartheid”.The hectoring stunt on Wednesday set up the most tense Oval Office encounter since Trump’s bullying of Volodymyr Zelenskyy in February. But Ramaphosa – who earlier said that he had come to Washington to “reset” the relationship between the two countries – refused to take the bait and suggested that they “talk about it very calmly”. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Tourist is charged £1,200 for two drinks and a packet of crisps in Mexico

A hapless tourist believes he may have been scammed after paying 100 times the right amount for two drinks and a bag of chips while abroad in Mexico - and his bank is refusing to pay him back.

Economics

69 h. ago Female exec 'sacked from £220k job for getting drunk at work trip to Austria' lost her room key and showed 'concerning' behaviour after 'drinking heavily', 'tech bro' CEO tells tribunal

Shannon Burns - who was on £220,000 a year - is suing for sex discrimination after complaining of the rampant 'tech bro' culture at the 'male-dominated' firm that hired her.

Economics

3 d. ago Tourist 'beaten up by resort worker' on packed beach in Turkey after refusing to pay for sunbed

The fight broke out on Damlatas Beach in the Alanya district of Antalya

Society

3 d. ago My dog has anxiety and his treatment costs hundreds of pounds. Now my insurer is refusing to pay... what can I do? SALLY SORTS IT

My 16-month-old rescue dog, a Dutch shepherd cross called Dutch, suffers from mental illness, so I made a claim for treatment with my insurer ManyPets...

Economics

4 d. ago Assistant headteacher at top secondary school sacked after giving out award making fun of student's 'sexual assault'

Nick Barends lost his claim for unfair dismissal from The Blue Coat School in 2023 - making it the second time he lost his job at the institution in Wavertree.

Events

5 d. ago Tony Docherty sacked by Dundee as ruthless club bullet boss who kept them in the Premiership

Docherty has lost his job despite ensuring the Tayside club will be in the top-flight for another year

Politics

5 d. ago David Lammy forced to deny having a GUN with him during French ski trip visit as taxi row deepens

Lammy has been plunged into a humiliating row after taxi driver Nasim Mimun, 40, claimed Mr Lammy and his wife, Nicola Green, refused to pay the fare for a 360-mile journey from Italy to France.

Politics

8 d. ago Foreign Secretary says he and his wife are victims of theft but the French taxi driver says David Lammy refused to pay... so who's taking who for a ride? GUY ADAMS investigates

It emerged this week that David Lammy, our nation's diplomat-in-chief, became involved in a gloriously petty dispute with a local cabbie named Naseem Mimum on the evening of April 10.

Economics

8 d. ago Gary Neville thinks Dan Ashworth was right on 'decision' that lost him Man United job

Manchester United legend Gary Neville has worked closely with Ineos and Dan Ashworth in the past on the new stadium project and in the FA

Politics

9 d. ago Taxi driver in France charged with stealing from David Lammy and his wife

Driver allegedly stole luggage and cash from foreign secretary and Nicola Green after ride from Italy to French ski resort A taxi driver has been charged by French police with stealing luggage and cash from the UK’s foreign secretary, David Lammy, and his wife, Nicola Green. The driver took the couple more than 600km (370 miles) from the town of Forli in Italy to the French ski resort of Flaine, Haute-Savoie, last month. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said Lammy and his spouse were victims in the case and that the driver has been charged with theft after driving off with their luggage. It also denied that the Labour MP for Tottenham had refused to pay the driver. Whitehall sources said no sensitive material was in the pair’s holiday luggage. Prosecutors opened an investigation into a “commercial dispute” in Bonneville after the driver filed a complaint. The Bonneville prosecutor, Boris Duffau, told the BBC the taxi driver was being charged with theft. He sai...

Events

9 d. ago Foreign Office denies David Lammy refused to pay £600 fare to French taxi driver

The Foreign Office says the fare was paid in full and that Mr Lammy and his wife are named as victims in this matter.

Economics

9 d. ago David Lammy denies claim he dodged £590 taxi fare on trip to French ski resort with wife

French prosecutors probe claims Foreign Secretary and wife refused to pay taxi fare and driver sped off with luggage

Economics

9 d. ago Taxi driver says he was 'the victim of assault' when David Lammy and his wife 'refused to pay £590 fare after driving them from Italy to French ski resort'

The driver said he collected Lammy and his wife on April 10 at the town of Forli near Bologna after they had accompanied King Charles and Queen Camilla on a three-day state visit to Italy

Economics

1 week ago Real Housewives star banned from restaurant after refusing to pay for meal she ‘assumed’ was comped

Chef Max Tucci shared a statement with The Independent about the incident

Society

1 week ago 'Embarrassed' Man United boss Ruben Amorim takes the blame after defeat by West Ham and says he may QUIT if things don't improve

NATHAN SALT AT OLD TRAFFORD: 'Embarrassed' Ruben Amorim admitted that he may need to walk away from United if he cannot turn their disastrous form around next season.

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