54 m. ago ‘Thousands’ sent parking tickets as a result of faulty payment machines

Many people were sent demands for up to £170 from private parking companies

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74 m. ago Your clothes are shedding bits of plastic. Here’s what people are doing about it this Earth Day

Plastic is everywhere — and yet some people may be surprised at how much they actually wear

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85 m. ago Traveller reveals easy hack to get extra legroom on Ryanair flight for FREE

A travel expert has shared a Ryanair seat hack which he says can bag you extra legroom for free. Rob Adcock (@robdidatiktok) revealed the little-known hack in his video on his TikTok account.

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89 m. ago Simba Sleep is giving away up to £836 in 'freebies' when shoppers purchase a mattress

The sleep tech brand is offering luxury bedding, such as pillows and duvets, on the house

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90 m. ago ME sufferers 'feel invisible and ignored' as NHS review shows two

NHS data for England shows middle age women and white people are much more likely to develop devastating myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) - otherwise known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

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95 m. ago People can be fined £20k for building shed in their garden this spring

As the weather warms up, many homeowners are turning their attention to their gardens - but before you start building that dream summer house or home office, there's something you need to know

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98 m. ago George Clooney: ‘I don’t care’ if Trump calls me a ‘fake movie actor’

The double Oscar-winner responded to the president’s criticism of his New York Times op-ed last summer urging Joe Biden to step down for re-election, saying it was his ‘civic duty’George Clooney has said he is unconcerned about the persistent verbal abuse levelled at him by Donald Trump, after the president labelled him a “fake movie actor” on Truth Social.Speaking to Gayle King on CBS Mornings, Clooney said: “I don’t care. I’ve known Donald Trump for a long time. My job is not to please the president of the United States. My job is to try and tell the truth when I can and when I have the opportunity. I am well aware of the idea that people will not like that.” Continue reading...

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99 m. ago DWP announces nine welfare reform events across Great Britain for people to share their views

Events will be held in Glasgow, London, Cardiff, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Nottingham and Plymouth.

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1 hour ago Meghan Markle's photographer says pair have had a 'wild journey' together 

Toronto-born Jake Rosenberg said that working with Meghan is straightforward due to her creative abilities and because the work feels like 'two friends hanging out,' he told People.

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2 h. ago ‘The Red Wedding times a million’ – The Last of Us’s most shocking moment was a masterpiece

It was the biggest open secret in TV history – but even though millions knew it was coming, that death still stunned beyond belief. Now, can it really achieve the impossible and make us root for the killer?This article contains spoilers for the The Last of Us season two. Please do not read unless you have seen the first two episodes.When is a twist not a twist? This is a question many people will be asking after this week’s brutal episode of The Last of Us. Titled Through the Valley, it demonstrated more clearly than ever that the show has two types of viewer: those who primarily know it as a television series and were stunned beyond belief by the violent, unheralded death of Pedro Pascal’s Joel at the hands of Kaitlyn Dever’s vengeful Abby; and those who have played the video game on which it is based. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Experts issue urgent warning over 'horrifying' tanning method after influencer's 'embarrassing' tip for bronzed glow leaves viewers in shock

While fake tan is a popular way of bringing some colour back to our pallor, some people may be turning to more drastic measures.

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2 h. ago Playwright Asif Khan: ‘When people think about theatre, they think white people and Shakespeare’

Sisters 360, Khan’s new play for children, tells the story of two hijab-wearing skateboarding sisters in Bradford. He hopes it will upend lazy ideas around Muslim girls – and bring new audiences to the theatreAsif Khan first heard about Lena, Maysa and Ameya – the three Muslim skateboarding sisters from Hull who became social media stars in 2022 with their skills – from his mother-in-law. “She does this a lot. She’ll send me an article and say: ‘You could write a play about this,’” laughs Khan. But there was something about this particular story that piqued his interest. “They all wore the hijab, lived with their mum and had an Instagram account where they did their own raps and filmed skateboarding tricks I immediately thought: Oh OK, this is a good premise for a play.”So, he set about adapting it for the stage. He contacted the girls’ parents and had a “good, long hour’s chat”. “They were excited that someone was interested in doing a play about them,” says Kha...

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2 h. ago Nicky Henderson’s daughter slams ‘bullies’ for abusing seriously injured Nico de Boinville

Camilla Henderson called on people to leave Nico de Boinville alone while he was in hospital following his fall at Plumpton on Monday

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2 h. ago 'Hitting jackpot has ruined my sisters' lives – they swapped jobs for sleazy pool parties'

JUST JANE: Today our agony aunt Jane O'Gorman is dealing with a new issue from a concerned Daily Star reader whose sisters' cash injection has ruined their lives

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2 h. ago DWP urges women impacted by State Pension age changes to get help finding work

The DWP explains how there is tailored employment support for older workers to retrain or learn new skills.

Economics

2 h. ago George Clooney, 63, addresses THAT 'awful dye job' in new TV interview and insists 'I know it's not good!' after fans mercilessly roasted the orange

George Clooney poked fun at his awful hair dye job on CBS Mornings on Monday after fans mercilessly mocked him.

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3 h. ago Starmer says he is ‘really pleased’ supreme court has given ‘much

Prime minister says he thinks court’s decision has given a ‘much clearer position for those drawing up guidance’Keir Starmer has been under pressure for days to comment on the supreme court ruling, particularly from the rightwing papers. Yesterday the Daily Mail even splashed on a story saying he “must break his silence”. His opponents want to embarrass him over the issue because of his past comments supporting more rights for trans people, including one interview when he said it was “not right” to say only women have a cervix.This morning, in interviews during a school visit in Bath, Starmer said he was “really pleased” the supreme court had clarified the law on the definition of a woman. He told the BBC:I welcome the decision of the supreme court, which has given us clarity, much-needed clarity, and I think for those that are now drawing up guidance, it’s a much clearer position.So I’m really pleased that the court has now clarified the position.I think the supreme court has answe...

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3 h. ago People left 'mindblown' after learning how tin foil improves your Wi

Social media users have been amazed after learning a simple hack that could make slow downloads a thing of the past.

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3 h. ago ‘I hope I’ll one day be at peace’: civilians seek mental health help in war

People traumatised by conflict have queued outside the Saint Vincent de Paul neuropsychiatric hospital in Goma each day since free scheme launchedOn a sunny morning in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where fighting between the M23 rebel group and the Congolese army raged earlier this year, men and women rushed towards a line of chairs outside a medical facility.Since 24 March, the Saint Vincent de Paul neuropsychiatric hospital, a medical facility for people with mental health issues, has been offering free consultations on a first-come first-served basis for people affected by the fighting. Dozens have lined up to be seen each day. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago The extraordinary rise of bakery tourism: ‘People travel from all over the world. It’s mind

Beer crawls are out and bakery crawls are in, with people arranging whole days, weekends or even holidays around the search for the perfect loaf or croissantJust one day into a 225-mile hike across the width of Scotland last August, Dan Warren was feeling the burn, his old trail shoes wearing painfully thin. But neither sore feet nor swarms of midges would stop the librarian and his scientist wife, Dee Johnson, from reaching their goal: the promise of pastries at the Bakehouse in the west coast fishing town of Mallaig, a 14-day trek plus two ferry hops away from their home near Montrose.The pair are so-called “bakery pilgrims”, travelling significant distances in the pursuit of a fine loaf or bun. “Some of the time we were pushing through overgrown tracks, and there were lots of bogs,” Warren says of their journey. But their eventual reward was a soft brioche bun, filled with crème pâtissière and finished with crumble and berries. Continue reading...

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