16 h. ago Holidaymakers issued 'overcharging' warning in popular holiday spot as restaurant staff share secret

Brits heading abroad have been urged to double-check their bills when dining out - after a former restaurant employee revealed an 'industry secret'.

Events

21 h. ago A Short History of Stupidity by Stuart Jeffries review – comfortably dumb?

From Shakespeare’s fools to Donald Trump, this exhilarating read considers stupidity in its many formsStupidity, no question, can be just as rich and subtle as its opposite. Three and a half decades on, I still sometimes meditate on what a school friend of mine said in a here’s-a-profound-thought tone of voice: “I’d rather be stupid than happy”.In this clever book, Stuart Jeffries starts out at a double disadvantage, though. First: he has an excellently snappy title but it’s open to question whether stupidity can be said to have a history in any meaningful sense. The quality of stupidity is just, sort of, there; and there’s lots of it. Could you write a history of happiness, or bad luck, or knees? You’d be on firmer ground, as he recognises, historicising the concept of stupidity: a short history, in other words, of “stupidity” – how successive societies and thinkers have defined and responded to reason’s derr-brained secret sharer. As an intellectual historian w...

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43 h. ago Thursday Murder Club's Tom Ellis admits 'dread' as he shares filming secret for Dancing on Ice scene

The Thursday Murder Club is available to stream on Netflix, and the film boasts a number of high-profile cameos

Culture

47 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing's Gorka Marquez secret habit shared by Gemma Atkinson as fans stunned

Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Marquez are fast approaching a milestone with their son Thiago's first birthday next month and the former Emmerdale actress has shared a sweet update

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4 d. ago Costco shopper shares 'secret' behind price tags and how to save money

A Costco shopper has shared the 'secret' behind the price tags in the wholesale store, and how you can use it to save money on your next shop—- but not everyone is convinced

Economics

5 d. ago Music icon dies after secret health battle as band shares sad statement

A well-loved heavy metal musician has sadly passed away and fans have rushed online to share tributes, thanks and anecdotes about his life and career

Events

6 d. ago Dear Coleen: 'My family has pushed me away since I've shared our dark secret'

Coleen Nolan speaks to a reader who was sexually abused as a child, and Coleen opens up about how her own family coped when her big sister, Anne, revealed she had been abused by their father.

Society

7 d. ago Meghan Markle shares secret Prince Harry wedding photo after Prince Phillip's 'seething' comment

Meghan Markle has shared unseen snaps from her and Prince Harry's wedding reception in the new series of her Netflix show, With Love, which debuts today

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7 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing's Johannes Radebe shares secret senior royal let slip

Strictly Come Dancing professional Johannes Radebe has shared a conversation that he previously had with the Duchess of Edinburgh, Sophie, 59

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8 d. ago UK's oldest woman, 116, shares secret to long life – 'I listen and do what I like'

Ethel May Caterham, the UK's oldest living person and the world's officially recognised oldest woman, celebrated her 116th birthday on August 21, 2025.

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1 week ago What name is shared by members of the Famous Five and Secret Seven? The Saturday quiz

From Queen Mary and Welsh Harp to Caladrius and Garuda, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 Which sporting projectile has been recorded at 351mph?2 Which part of the atmosphere is named after an allotrope of oxygen?3 What name is shared by members of the Famous Five and Secret Seven?4 Which M6 service station invites visitors to “scrum on in”?5 Whose D’eux is the bestselling French language album ever?6 Ben Macdui is the highest peak in which national park?7 Which animals have aggressive episodes known as musth?8 In 1525, who wrote Against the Murderous, Thieving Hordes of Peasants?What links: 9 Cambodia genocide memorials; Carnac megaliths; Ludwig II of Bavaria’s palaces; Port Royal, Jamaica?10 Aelfgyva; Queen Edith; person fleeing a burning building?11 King George V; Queen Mary; Queen Mother; Welsh Harp; William Girling; Wraysbury?12 d’If; du Diable; Rikers; Robben; Solovetsky?13 Ouse tributary; Madagascar’s largest carnivore; links Exeter and Lincoln; Cabaret director?14 ...

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1 week ago Savvy shopper reveals how to crack the 'secret code' at supermarkets to find the freshest fruit and vegetables 

A savvy shopper has revealed that the meaning behind the code printed on fresh produce packaging at Aldi. Cracking the code could help shoppers nab the freshest fruit and vegetables.

Economics

1 week ago What 3.8% rise in inflation means for your supermarket bills

The level of inflation for the 12 months to July was 3.8% - this is higher than the 3.6% that was recorded in June. The majority of economists forecast inflation would hit 3.7% in July.

Economics

1 week ago Strictly Come Dancing's Kai Widdrington brutal demand to BBC bosses and they agreed

Strictly Come Dancing star Angela Rippon has opened up about her time on the BBC dance show and shared a secret that she wants to keep under wraps

Politics

1 week ago Naomi Campbell, 55, shares the unlikely secret to her toned physique as she slips into an electric stimulation suit for a gruelling Pilates session

The fashion favourite, 55, sported an Electric Muscle Stimulation (EMS) suit for a session of Reformer Pilates, posting a video of her workout on Instagram Stories.

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1 week ago Tommy Fury shares secret addiction alongside alcohol that makes him 'feel guilty'

Tommy Fury has opened up about his "many addictions" in his BBC Three documentary Tommy: The Good, The Bad, The Fury, with the 26-year-old admitting he "can't do things by halves"

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2 w. ago Primark shopper shares 'hidden secret' to getting free items

People were impressed to find out about this hidden Primark hack which you can ask about when checking out

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2 w. ago Wetherspoons worker claims there's £7 food item that rivals Wagamama's

A Wetherspoons worker has shared a 'secret' dish that everyone should order when they visit the pub chain and she claims it's better than one of the UK's favourite restaurants

Economics

2 w. ago Barbara Palvin shares secret health battle after undergoing surgery

31-year-old model said she’d been ‘dealing with the difficulties that can come with my periods’ for years before her diagnosis

Society

2 w. ago Thursday Murder Club's Daniel Mays shares 'uncomfortable' behind the scenes secret

Daniel Mays plays DCI Chris Hudson in The Thursday Murder Club film.

Society