13 h. ago Learner driver update as new DVSA changes set to cut test waiting times

Due to a significant backlog, the average waiting time for a driving test is approximately 22 weeks

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67 h. ago My search for the perfect steak frites in Paris, the staple of French brasserie cuisine

It’s on every prix fixe menu in France, but which restaurant serves up the best incarnation in the capital? I stomped and chomped my way across the city to find outI once ate seven bowls of ragù bolognese over the course of a single weekend. I was in Bologna, to be fair, and on a mission – to get to the bottom of spag bol (yes, I know it should be served with tagliatelle). A few years earlier, I did something similar with a Polish stew called bigos (a sort of hunter’s stew). I wanted to learn about its variations, its nuances, and I wondered what you could find out about a place if you dived into one dish in particular. In the case of bigos, I gleaned that the Polish are prepared to wait a long time for things to be done.My friend Tom suffers from a similar obsession (just last month he dropped a dozen scotch eggs on a bank holiday Monday) and so when he said he was heading to Paris to eat multiple steak frites, I wasn’t exactly surprised. He wasn’t just goi...

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3 d. ago Families whose potholed road hasn't been resurfaced since 1983 are told the average wait is 103 YEARS by council

Locals living in Horsham Close in Banbury reached out to their council asking if they could carry out repairs on the badly-damaged cul-de-sac road. But they were left stunned by the wait time..

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3 d. ago America’s men’s grand slam drought is not Taylor Fritz’s burden to carry

Back at the ATP finals one year after reaching the last hurdle, Fritz remains a top-five talent. It’s a reminder that a certain major-title drought is not his burden to bearI would like to have some words with ESPN broadcaster Chris Fowler about what he said after Novak Djokovic beat Taylor Fritz, for the 11th straight time, in the US Open quarter-finals. Look – Fritz is American, Fowler is American – and sports often lend themselves to nationalism. A little bit of disappointment was appropriate. Instead, Fowler invoked the continued drought of American men at the majors: none of them had lifted a trophy since Andy Roddick in 2003, and Fritz had been the last one standing in the tournament.We all love a narrative, myself included. But come on. Even if Fritz had beaten Djokovic for the first time, force of nature Carlos Alcaraz was waiting in the next round, who Fritz has yet to beat in an official match. And if he’d somehow survived that, it would have been defending champion Jannik...

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6 d. ago Rockstar Games delays Grand Theft Auto VI – again – to late 2026

The hugely anticipated sequel was due to arrive in May of next year but has been pushed back to November 2026Rockstar Games’s Grand Theft Auto VI, which was due to release on 26 May next year, has been delayed again – this time to the end of 2026. It has now been nearly two years since the game was announced, and more than 12 years since the release of Grand Theft Auto V.“Grand Theft Auto VI will now release on Thursday, November 19, 2026,” reads Rockstar Games’s statement on X. “We are sorry for adding additional time to what we realize has been a long wait, but these extra months will allow us to finish the game with the level of polish you have come to expect and deserve.” Continue reading...

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9 d. ago GPs axing up to 200,000 appointments each week due to new online booking forms

Doctors say they have had to reduce the number of consultations they offer so they have time to trawl through the influx of messages, leading to increased waits for patients.

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9 d. ago Man United hero David Beckham to finally achieve his lifelong dream today

David Beckham is set to recognised after years of work behind the scenes advancing positive causes and it's an honour the England legend has been waiting on for some time

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1 week ago 'Secret' claw machine method can help you win almost every time, says expert

A claw machine expert has shared a 'secret' trick to help you win 'almost every single' every time, and arcade-lovers can't wait to try it out themselves

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1 week ago 'Secret' claw machine trick helps you win every time, according to expert

A claw machine expert has shared a 'secret' trick, called the Diaper Grab technique, which he claims can help you win 'almost every single time', and people can't wait to try

Society

1 week ago James Forrest lifts lid on Martin O'Neill's first Celtic meeting as winger blown away by Irish veteran's aura

He's waited a long time to be able to call O'Neill boss - but the caretaker's impact after returning to Parkhead was almost instant.

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1 week ago England v Australia row deepens in public as Joe Marler refuses to speak

The latest rugby news from Wales and around the world

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2 w. ago BBC Celebrity Traitors fans overjoy as 'ruthless' star finally leaves show

The Faithful have been waiting a long time for this moment

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2 w. ago Waitrose volunteer Tom Boyd backed by vicar's 'divine intervention' in job row

Revd Mark Edwards, a mental health advocate and vicar at St Matthews, Dinnington, near Newcastle, wrote to Asda at the same time as contacting the interim managing director of Waitrose Tina Mitchell on behalf of Tom

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2 w. ago Woman devastated after accidentally making £1,000 donation to charity

Jade Stibbs had been sitting on a valuable item for 20 years waiting for the right time to use it to make an investment - but when the time came to sell, it was nowhere to be seen

Economics

2 w. ago MAFS UK stars rally around heartbroken bride after brutal exit

The Married at First Sight UK star has been supported by her co-stars following her heartbreaking exit

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2 w. ago You were asleep but swear you weren’t: what is paradoxical insomnia?

We don’t always know when we’re asleep or awake. This can affect how rested we feelIn 2018, Hannah Scott, a sleep researcher at Flinders University, waited for a woman to fall asleep.This can take time when the subject is connected to equipment measuring brain activity, eye movement, heart rate and muscle activation. But about 30 minutes after the woman closed her eyes, Scott saw the telltale signs of sleep from the electroencephalogram, or EEG: a shift to lower-frequency brainwaves. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago MAFS UK's Maeve looks totally different in throwback with famous best friend

Married At First Sight UK star Maeve Mathieson has shared a throwback snap with her famous best friend as she opened up about her time on the E4 show

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2 w. ago MAFS UK's Maeve unrecognisable as she shares throwback with very famous best pal

Maeve Mathieson is currently on the 2025 series of Married At First Sight UK

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2 w. ago MAFS UK's Maeve makes huge Joe admission as she slams 'muggy' behaviour

MAFS UK bride Maeve admitted she had not heard from Joe as she headed off to the retreat alone

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3 w. ago Will Joe return to MAFS UK as he continues to have 'no communication' with Maeve

Married At First Sight UK continues to take a turn for the worse as one member of the group is left questioning their future in the experiment

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