Month: April 2025

A POLICE officer hero of the bloody 1980 Iranian Embassy siege has died at the age of 85. PC Trevor Lock was guarding the building in London’s South Kensington when terrorists took him and 25 others hostage. A six-day stand-off ended live on TV when the SAS stormed the embassy, killing five of the six… Continue reading Trevor Lock dead: Hero Iranian Embassy siege cop who wrestled terrorist leader when building was stormed dies aged 85

MAN United icon Paul Scholes has been honoured with a mural in his hometown — backed by rival City fans. A 15ft painting of the midfielder’s face can be seen in Middleton, Gtr Manchester, after he won a public poll to decide which local to celebrate. Street artist Akse  P19, behind the work, noted that Scholesy… Continue reading Man Utd legend Paul Scholes honoured with mural in his hometown after gaining surprise backing

PUNTERS are likely to avoid backing horses with French names in this weekend’s Grand National, analysis has shown. A betting company said Brits love placing bets on runners with simple monikers — which means Gallic gallopers fall at the first hurdle. Its research found horses which sound like they come from across the Channel are… Continue reading Horse names Brit punters shun – and the reason why – revealed ahead of Grand National

THERE are many ways to transport a family of four. Thailand, tuk tuk. Sweden, sledge. Morocco, moped. I’m not even kidding. Look at this photo from the other day. Never going to end well, is it? At home in Great Britainland, we’re more sensible. We like to ferry the kids around in SUVs. Big, safe,… Continue reading I drove the Audi Q5 Sport – it’s sophisticated, comfy and a hugely satisfying family motor

I DON’T know why you’re reading this. You know what I’m going to say. It’s a baby Transit. It’s beyond brilliant. Now get back to work. Time is money. Still with me? OK. Let’s price up the multi-talented Courier. Petrol from £18k. Diesel from £19k. Pure electric nudging £29k. All excluding vodka and tonic. Your… Continue reading The Ford E-Transit Courier is beyond brilliant and balances comfort with practicality a van driver needs

HAVE you ever heard of an “under- seat cabin bag”? Because I hadn’t until I looked at the ticket for my upcoming family holiday and discovered easyJet has conjured up yet another wheeze to extract more of our cash. Now, instead of taking your usual cabin bag on board for free and shoving it in… Continue reading I thought Britain was skint – so why is Labour’s shameless David Lammy spending MILLIONS of our cash on private jets?

DEAR DEIDRE: MY desire to be dominated during sex has led to me obsessing about wearing a male chastity belt. But my wife is shy and conventional in the bedroom, and I fear my kink will ultimately destroy our marriage. I’m 47 and she’s 44. We have two young children. I have a high-powered and… Continue reading My passion for being dominated during sex will destroy our marriage – my wife is just too shy

MARRIED At First Sight’s Nathan Campbell has made a huge gesture to Love Island star Abi Moores. The pair have been dating for the past few weeks and Nathan has now gone all out to impress the blonde beauty with a romantic ‘proposal’ and a huge diamond ring. Putting on a lavish display for Abi’s… Continue reading MAFS star surprises Love Islander with HUGE diamond ring in lavish romantic ‘proposal’ after just weeks of dating

TWO-TIME Masters champion Bernhard Langer claims he’s finding it “difficult to walk” after sharing a worrying health update. The 67-year-old German secured victory at Augusta in 1985 and 1993. And Langer is preparing for his final Masters next week after continuing to shine on the PGA Tour. However, the fan favourite has now revealed he… Continue reading Masters champion finding it ‘difficult to walk’ as he shares worrying health update ahead of his final Augusta

THE NATIONAL Lottery results are in and it’s time to find out who has won a life-changing amount of money tonight (April 2, 2025). Could tonight’s £5.3million jackpot see you handing in your notice, jetting off to the Bahamas or driving a new Porsche off a garage forecourt? You can find out by checking your… Continue reading Lottery results and numbers: Lotto and Thunderball draw tonight, April 2, 2025