4 d. ago 'It was completely free for months, then they suddenly starting charging me £25'

David Jackson has spoken out against Co-op Live charging £25 to blue badge holders to park

Economics

4 d. ago UK's 'lost Atlantis village' that vanished overnight suddenly starts to re

The Derbyshire Peak District villages of Ashopton and Derwent were lost forever when they were submerged as part of the Derwent Valley scheme to create Ladybower Reservoir

Politics

6 d. ago Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood crashes couple’s wedding in Hobbiton

‘All of a sudden Elijah Wood started to walk down the aisle,’ say newlyweds of the surprise

Events

6 d. ago 'Lost' UK village compared to Atlantis that has wild beaches and coast full of shipwrecks

The village was once a rival to London and an important medieval hub. But a series of unfortunate storms meant much of it was lost to the sea and now lies under the water

Politics

3 w. ago Brit girl, 13, dies in Abu Dhabi while watching a film at cinema with friend

Kasey-Lei Greene, 13, had moved to Abu Dhabi with her family last year to start a new life in the UAE. She died suddenly at the cinema with her friend and gave her dad one last hug

Events

3 w. ago A new start after 60: I realised I had autism – and suddenly my life made sense. I have never been so happy

After decades of loneliness and depression, Cathleen Caffrey had come to think of herself as a bad person. Then she learned about others who had struggled to fit in When she was 39, Cathleen Caffrey saw a brochure at her Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. It showed people who’d got sober in their 70s, talking about “how wonderful their lives were. That gave me a hope that I hung on to for a long time,” she says. Caffrey turned 80 this year, and is decades into her sobriety, but only now feels at peace with herself.All her life, Caffrey had assumed she was “a bad person, not a lovable person, not a likable person”. Her parents separated when she was 10, and “at that point, some voice in me said, ‘Nothing’s ever gonna work.’” Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Incredible moment hero sister jumps into action to help save brother from choking

A big sister came the rescue in Texas when her brother suddenly started choking while they were playing on a trampoline.

Politics