OUR pothole-plagued roads will take 12 years and nearly £17billion to fix, a report has found. More than half of local streets have less than 15 years of life left, according to a survey by the Asphalt Industry Alliance. 1 Britain’s pothole-plagued roads will take 12 years and nearly £17billion… Fury as staggering cost of … Read more
BRIT holidaymakers returning home will be able to avoid long passport queues by using facial recognition. Families will not have to leave their cars and will instead drive a set of high-powered cameras that will scan their faces and match them to official records. The technology will be used at… Major airport change will allow … Read more
DISGRACED hedge fund tycoon Crispin Odey has been fined £1.8million and banned from working in finance for a “lack of integrity”. It comes amid his handling of multiple sexual harassment allegations against him. It was revealed for the first time yesterday by the Financial Conduct Authority… Disgraced hedge fund tycoon Crispin Odey fined £1.8m and … Read more
THE King still plans to meet the Pope next month during a State visit to Vatican City and Italy – despite his hospital stay. Pope Francis, 88, has been in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital with pneumonia for more than a month but is no longer said to be in a critical condition. 2 King Charles still … Read more
A DERELICT venue dubbed the Great Pyramid of Stockport will become the world’s largest curry house — with space for 1,500 diners. Restaurant group Royal Nawaab is transforming the 86,000 sq ft site, with a 360-seat restaurant and buffet on the ground floor. 3 A derelict venue dubbed… ‘Great Pyramid of Stockport’ set to become world’s largest … Read more
OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in 2023 but her column is being kept alive by her friend and protégée Maggie Innes. Read on to see what’s written in the stars for you today. ♈ ARIES March 21 to April 20 It can feel scary for you to unleash your inner Mars power – but … Read more
COUNCIL chiefs begged The Office director Stephen Merchant and co-writer Ricky Gervais to big up Slough. They thought the hit comedy, in which Ricky played central character David Brent, was too negative about the town in which it was set. 2 Council chiefs begged The Office director Stephen… The Office director Stephen Merchant and co-writer … Read more
FORMER 1D star Louis Tomlinson and Strictly’s Zara McDermott have been bonding on a string of dates. Louis, 33, whisked model Zara, 28, to a hotel in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, where a fellow diner snapped them enjoying a romantic meal. 10 Louis Tomlinson and Zara McDermott have enjoyed a string of… One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson dating … Read more
SIR Keir Starmer has warned Labour rebels he has a “moral” duty to cut benefits – as it emerged a million will be blocked from health and disability support. The PM is pushing ahead with £5billion in welfare cuts. 2 Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall will unveil sweeping reforms… PM says he has ‘moral’ … Read more
A BAGGAGE handler was suspended last night for hurling suitcases out of the hold of a plane in front of shocked passengers. The worker threw suitcases about 10ft from the Wizz Air jet and with such force that their contents were damaged. 3 A baggage handler was suspended for hurling suitcases out… Gatwick baggage handler … Read more