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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3 d. ago Canary Islands airport horror as Brit man, 53, plunges 30ft to death

A 53-year-old British man has tragically died after falling more than 30 feet from a multi-storey car park at Gran Canaria’s airport in Spain this morning with police investigating

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4 d. ago Failure to tackle dependence on food banks in UK driving public discontent

One in six households went hungry last year, says Trussell, with Britain facing ‘new normal’ of severe hardshipDowning Street’s failure to tackle child poverty and reduce food bank use is helping to drive public discontent with falling living standards and fuelling a desire for political alternatives, the UK’s biggest charity food provider has warned.Trussell said one in six UK households went hungry last year and, without ambitious policies to tackle deepening poverty, Britain faces the prospect of locking in a “new normal” of increasingly severe hardship across society. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Billionaire husband of Heineken heiress reached the speeds that other drivers cannot reach... as he's banned from driving his modest £30k VW Golf

Michel de Carvalho whose wife Charlene Heineken inherited a £3billion fortune was caught by speed cameras exceeding the limit in his modest £30,000 VW Golf.

Economics

9 d. ago Justin Bieber teases another album as 'SWAG II' billboards appear across London

Following the release of Justin Bieber's new album SWAG and its success, bright pink billboards have appeared across East London and fans believe part two could be on its way

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9 d. ago Jason Momoa disguises his 'ugly' feet with bright pink nail polish at In the Hand of Dante premiere

The US actor, 46, wore a light pink suit on the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday

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1 week ago How one little girl's gesture helped save the 'badly damaged' Royal Family: Royal author on the heartfelt moment that helped pull the monarchy back from the brink after Diana's death

The news that Princess Diana had died in a car crash in Paris broke in the early hours of the morning on August 31, 1997 - five days before the Queen came down to London.

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1 week ago Trump admin accused of ‘attack’ on immigrants after banning voter recruitment drives at naturalization events

A voter advocacy group said the Trump administration is ‘making it harder for new citizens to register to vote, which is yet another intimidation tactic and attack on the immigrant community’

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1 week ago ‘Cosmic’ bioluminescent algae lights up Melbourne’s St Kilda beach

First observed in Sydney in 1860, the ‘magical’ phenomenon has become more common in Australia’s warming waters since the 1990sFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBeachgoers in Melbourne have been treated to the “cosmic and magical” sight of bioluminescent algae off St Kilda beach this week.Richard Pensak, a marine biologist at local environment group Earthcare St Kilda, spotted the bright pink-coloured cloud in the water on Sunday, and immediately knew what it was. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Four in five drivers want pavement parking banned across the country

Labour has promised to take action on pavement parking in England after years of heel dragging by the previous regime. Do you want to see it banned? Let us know in our poll.

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2 w. ago Pierce Brosnan: ‘Pink Floyd were my landscape. I was a hippy’

The former 007 and current star of The Thursday Murder Club revisits his old haunts in London’s Camden Town and Primrose Hill. Can he get past the security guard at the Roundhouse, where he once walked a tipsy Tennessee Williams to his car?It is a weekday morning and I am standing beside Pierce Brosnan on a deserted backstreet, watching a woman in a hairnet and white wellies hosing down the entrance to a fishmarket. The former James Bond is in full flow. “You know the scene in MobLand where I’ve got my foot on that guy’s throat and Tom Hardy is shooting the shit out of everyone?” He is talking in his rich, buttery burr about the recent series in which he and Helen Mirren play the heads of an Irish crime family. “We shot that right here!” He waves at the woman, who silences her hose temporarily. “Hi, hello,” he calls out. “I shot a television show here called MobLand.” She smiles back at him. “Yes,” she replies sweetly, as though indulging a confused uncle. “No idea, has she?” he chu...

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2 w. ago ‘Pink Floyd were my landscape. I was a hippy’ Pierce Brosnan revisits his old London haunts

The former 007 and current star of The Thursday Murder Club goes for a stroll in London’s Camden Town and Primrose Hill. Can he get past the security guard at the Roundhouse, where he once walked a tipsy Tennessee Williams to his car?It is a weekday morning and I am standing beside Pierce Brosnan on a deserted backstreet, watching a woman in a hairnet and white wellies hosing down the entrance to a fishmarket. The former James Bond is in full flow. “You know the scene in MobLand where I’ve got my foot on that guy’s throat and Tom Hardy is shooting the shit out of everyone?” He is talking in his rich, buttery burr about the recent series in which he and Helen Mirren play the heads of an Irish crime family. “We shot that right here!” He waves at the woman, who silences her hose temporarily. “Hi, hello,” he calls out. “I shot a television show here called MobLand.” She smiles back at him. “Yes,” she replies sweetly, as though indulging a confused uncle. “No idea, has she?” he chuckles....

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2 w. ago Shocking moment rickshaw crashes headfirst into bus in crash that put three in hospital with one fighting for life

The bright pink pedicab ploughed straight into the driver's side of a new Routemaster at 1am on Bank Holiday Monday in the heart of the West End.

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2 w. ago Footballer dies after 'falling asleep at wheel' as three killed in horror crash

A 26-year-old footballer who played in the Libertadores Cup has died in a head-on car crash on Sunday morning, along with two other men, in a horrific two vehicle smash

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2 w. ago Tractor driver banned from the road after pallets flew across the carriageway

Mr Hesketh said he was "traffic dodging" when interviewed about his dangerous driving

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2 w. ago Walkers stunned after discovering bright PINK lake on their travels

The incredible sight was first spotted by Barry Knight, 61, while he was walking the King Charles III England coast path, near Queenborough, in Sheppey, Kent.

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2 w. ago Urgent warning to drivers not to fall for sneaky parking fine text that's actually a scam

Drivers across the UK are being warned to be careful this bank holiday weekend as a new scam involving fake parking fine texts is on the rise - here's how to make sure you don't fall foul

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2 w. ago Britain to sizzle in final throes of summer as Bank Holiday Monday predicted to be hotter than Morocco with 29C high

In what could be the hottest August Bank Holiday in 60 years, drivers have been warned to expect traffic jams as sun-seekers travel to beaches and beauty spots.

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3 w. ago Bank Holiday warning over car mistake that could cost drivers £400

Overall expenses can even rise even higher once emergency callout fees, taxis or even overnight accommodation are added in, so be sure to make these simple checks before your bank holiday road trip

Economics

3 w. ago Military vehicle crashes into car in DC as states send more national guard troops

Incident comes as six states pledge to send at least 1,200 troops to Washington DC despite falling crime rateA military vehicle crashed into a car in Washington DC on Wednesday morning, an incident that comes as more than six Republican-led states have all pledged to send more national guard troops to DC.The city’s local CBS station first reported on the accident, which happened in Washington’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, and cited confirmation from the DC fire and emergency services. On social media, the department said that one person was extricated and transported with “minor injuries”. Continue reading...

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