42 h. ago Brits pull bogus sickies to stay at home and have sex, shock research reveals

Brits are going to great lengths to have sex with their partner when they’re both in the mood, even calling in sick to slip between the sheets when the moment arises

Events

42 h. ago Shocking moment Brit tourist collapses on Rio beach after woman's drugs cocktail

Investigators are searching for three women after the group allegedly conspired to drug a British tourist to steal tens of thousands of pounds from him during his holiday

Events

45 h. ago Shocking moment British tourist collapses on Rio de Janeiro beach after being DRUGGED by women who gave him a laced cocktail then stole £16,000 from his bank accounts

This is the moment a British tourist collapses unconscious on the sands of a beach in Brazil after being drugged and robbed of £16,000 by three women. 

Economics

3 d. ago Shocking number of Brits 'cannot identify foreign road signs when driving'

It can be hard to read up on all of the local laws when going on holidays, but road experts are urging Brits to learn the meanings behind local road signs to avoid accidents and fines

Events

3 d. ago People baffled to learn all football stadium road signs have huge error

All road signs pointing to football stadiums contain one massive mistake, but the government has previously said they won't be changing it

Politics

3 d. ago People just realising all football stadium road signs contain glaring mistake

Many of us drive past road signs pointing us in the direction of a local football stadium every single day, but did you know that all of them have something wrong with them?

Sport

5 d. ago Tourist convinced she's found 'world's best Primark' that's way better than UK

A Brit who loves to travel was shocked after finding what she declares is 'the world's best' Primark while on a city break abroad recently - it boasts five floors and has plenty of sizes in stock

Politics

6 d. ago Nazi bunker from WWII found underneath home on British soil by shocked couple

The discovery shows the extent of the Nazi's occupation of the island, although the family have plans to turn it into something a little more modern and fun than its original function

Events

6 d. ago 'I moved from the UK to Australia and five life changes took me aback'

If you're thinking of ditching the UK for Australia, you should prepare yourself for these culture shocks that have been outlined by a British expat. She even talked spiders!

Politics

6 d. ago British woman moves to Australia and experiences five major culture shocks

A young British woman has been loving life since moving to Australia - but there have been a number of things that have surprised her, which are totally different from home

Events

6 d. ago Shocking moment British tourist, 66, is left with a broken arm when he is thrown to the floor after getting into a fight with Thai bar girl and punching her in the face

George Lilley, 66, punched the 39-year-old woman in the face when she refused to have drinks with him at a bar in Pattaya, Thailand.

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7 d. ago Do you know what this new French road sign means? Holidaymakers warned they'll be fined £118 if they break its rule

Failing to adhere to the rule notified by the new road sign - which displays a white diamond on a blue background - carries a €135 penalty, approximately £117.50.

Events

7 d. ago Transport Scotland hail success of A77 safety improvements that were £200,000 over budget

Roadworks on the A77 at Doonholm Road in Ayr have been hailed a "significant improvement" by Transport Scotland despite being more than £200,000 over budget.

Economics

3 w. ago Map reveals areas of Britain with the most smokers,  as new study finds Britons puff over 78 MILLION cigarettes every day

Researchers in London , who assessed the smoking habits of almost 80,000 Britons, found smokers still had 10 cigarettes per day on average in 2024.

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3 w. ago Shock as new signs appear on major road cutting speed limit to 30mph

The speed limit on Kingsway is being reduced from 40mph to 30mph

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3 w. ago Britons puff over 78 MILLION cigarettes every day, shock study finds

Researchers in London , who assessed the smoking habits of almost 80,000 Britons, found smokers still had 10 cigarettes per day on average in 2024.

Events

3 w. ago The Sleep Room by Jon Stock review – the psychiatrist who abused female patients

This harrowing account of a British doctor and his shocking experiments on young women includes a testimony from the actor Celia Imrie, who was one of his patientsIn a hospital in Waterloo, London, in the mid-1960s was a psychiatric ward full of sleeping women. Suffering from disorders ranging from post-partum depression to chronic anxiety to anorexia, the residents of the “sleep room” were sedated and woken only to be washed, fed or subjected to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). All were under the supervision of psychiatrist William Sargant, who at the time was hailed as a pioneer. Sargant claimed that a combination of enforced narcosis and ECT could fix disturbed minds. Failing that, the treatment would be surgical lobotomy.The Sleep Room is author Jon Stock’s gripping account of a scandal in which female patients were denied dignity and agency by a man who wielded absolute power over their bodies. The book is ably narrated by actors Richard Armitage, Antonia Beamish and Celia Imri...

Science

3 w. ago West Lothian gym 'raided by youths who defecated on floor' as police investigate

Anytime Fitness in Bathgate said four individuals caused ‘significant damage’ at their gym on Menzies Road. They allegedly sprayed coffee throughout the space and then ‘defecated on the floor’.

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4 w. ago UK’s cavalier attitude leaves Afghans facing yet more fear and uncertainty

Leaked details of those who worked with British lets down Afghans who made mistake of believing the basic principles Britain claims for itselfThis week’s revelations about the UK’s dangerously cavalier treatment of Afghans who worked with British forces are shocking but not surprising.The carelessness with which Britain went to war in Afghanistan was matched by the carelessness with which it left the country and its people to Taliban rule two decades later. Continue reading...

Politics

4 w. ago Canadian living in Scotland questions how UK is a 'developed country' over 'disgusting British habit'

The expat has moved to Glasgow and now calls the Scottish city 'home'. But despite his love for the area, he said there is one 'absolutely shocking' aspect of British life which he abhors.

Politics