29 h. ago Our wine expert reveals the best bottles of Grenache, including a 'crowd

Charlotte's Garnacha gems

Politics

47 h. ago Consultant anaesthetist, 55, who downed bottle of wine for breakfast then drove away from her £1m home is handed driving ban

Dr Helen Butterfield, of the village of Thelwall, Cheshire, only got her licence back eight weeks ago after receiving a two-year driving ban in May 2023, also for drink driving.

Economics

49 h. ago Top doctor, 55, downed bottle of wine for breakfast then drove Nissan Qashqai into a ditch

A court heard how Dr Helen Butterfield turned to alcohol after losing her father and working 12-hour back to back shifts during the height of the pandemic

Politics

66 h. ago Kairos Wine Aerator review: This gadget made my cheap supermarket bottles taste expensive

A finer finish to your bottle - and at the touch of a button

Politics

3 d. ago Primary school teacher who sued after colleague imitated famous Lilt catchphrase in Caribbean accent loses race discrimination claim

The tribunal in south London heard a case brought by Ikhals Yousif after her dismissal from Ashley Church of England Primary School in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey.

Sport

3 d. ago I downed a bottle of wine as my husband was having a heart attack... then I drank vodka at his hospital bedside: My secret life as a high

Nicky, 51, from Manchester, said she was so dependent on alcohol to 'numb' the pain that she downed a whole bottle of wine as her husband was being rushed into hospital.

Events

4 d. ago Taxi driver's nose broken as passenger smashes him in face with wine bottle

Anthony Griffiths, 49, attacked a taxi driver then destroyed a police van after being arrested

Politics

4 d. ago Joey Barton spared jail after found guilty of assaulting his wife at their family home

The former Manchester City midfielder, 42, was accused of pushing his wife to the ground before kicking her in the head after the pair drunk 'four or five' bottle of wine, a court previously heard

Events

5 d. ago Store owner losing £26,000 a year to shoplifters spat at by boy who stole alcohol

'I was so angry. I told him I’d seen exactly what he’d done and I demanded he give the wine back. He then proceeded to take the cap off one of the bottles, swig some wine in his mouth and spit it out at me'

Economics

5 d. ago This shop is losing £26,000 a year to shoplifters so brazen you won't believe what they do

'I was so angry. I told him I’d seen exactly what he’d done and I demanded he give the wine back. He then proceeded to take the cap off one of the bottles, swig some wine in his mouth and spit it out at me'

Economics

5 d. ago Experts reveals where to travel for the cheapest booze as wine is less than £4

This surprising destination is touted as the cheapest in Europe, with bottles of wine for under £4 , and flights from just £15 a day – holidaymakers can enjoy the sun on a budget

Economics

5 d. ago Drunk primary school teacher didn't know which child she was giving class award to

'I felt [children] weren't safe with her'

Society

6 d. ago Teacher who downed bottle of wine and turned up to primary school assembly drunk is banned from classroom

Ashley Atkin came to Horn’s Mill Primary School in Cheshire with a ‘pungent’ smell of alcohol on her

Events

6 d. ago Primary teacher downed bottle of wine and showed up to school assembly drunk

Primary school teacher Ashley Atkin, 38, was so intoxicated that she was unable to present an award to a pupil during an assembly.

Culture

6 d. ago School teacher, 38, banned after she 'staggered' into school assembly reeking of booze

A tipsy teacher has been banned from teacher after showing drunk up to a school assembly with her pupils – after the incident the drunk Year One teacher was sent home by her colleagues

Events

6 d. ago Teacher downed bottle of wine and showed up to school so drunk she couldn't walk

Ashley Atkin, 38, had only been employed to teach Year One for a month when colleagues noticed her 'unsteady' on her feet and stinking of alcohol during a star-of-the-week awards assembly at Horn's Mill Primary in Helsby, Cheshire

Culture

6 d. ago Primary school teacher who turned up to class so drunk she struggled to walk and forgot who won star prize is banned from classroom

Ashley Atkin (pictured), 38, was just weeks into a new job at Horn's Mill primary school in Helsby, Cheshire, when colleagues noticed that she smelled of alcohol.

Events

9 d. ago Primary school teacher banned from classroom after sick chats with '14

The PSHE teacher was snared by undercover cops posing as a teenager.

Events

1 week ago Primary school teacher barred for life after sick sex chats with children

Alan Harbottle has been barred from teaching for life after being caught in a police sting operation

Society

1 week ago I moved to Texas to be with a world famous musician I'd only met twice: Here's how my surreal life came crashing down

It sounds like a far-fetched Hollywood romcom. Impoverished primary school teacher from Hampshire, England, marries a handsome-yet-humble, world-famous musician...

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