Author: Sarah McBride

Your dentist has probably nagged you a million times to floss. But have they ever told you it could save your life? Keeping your mouth healthy reduces the risk of gum disease and tooth decay, and studies have shown these issues are linked to stroke, diabetes, heart disease and dementia.  Now, scientists are starting to… Continue reading How your MOUTH can predict your risk of dementia – and 9 ways to combat it

SHOE fetish killer Christopher Farrow will not be moved to an open prison after an intervention by the Justice Secretary.  Farrow, 64, got life with a minimum of 18 years in 2000 for the 1994 murder of Wendy Speakes, 51.  He also raped the mum and took her shoes as a trophy from the scene… Continue reading Shoe fetish killer Christopher Farrow blocked from move to open prison after intervention by Justice Secretary

THE Hyundai motor group makes cars and tanks. Like, proper 16-wheel battle tanks with self-loading cannons and armour that’s 850mm thick. So it knows how to do off-road. And it knows how to do luxury. So we’re pretty sure this Genesis will have the minerals to take on Range Rover and Mercedes when it hits… Continue reading Genesis unveils tank-tough X Gran Equator SUV with off-road muscle & posh interior – I can’t wait to drive it

BBC bosses say a report on a workplace practices review ordered after the Huw Edwards scandal is an “important moment” for the corporation.  Staff have been called to a meeting next week to learn its findings before they are made public.  In an email to staff, BBC Chair Samir Shah said: “Thanks to all of… Continue reading BBC bosses say report on workplace practices review after Huw Edwards scandal is ‘important moment’

BRAIN fog, an anxious feeling in my chest and getting stressed at the smallest of things – I thought I was just experiencing symptoms of long Covid. Then I found I had to write down everything I didn’t want to forget, and things that had always come so easily to me, such as remembering people’s… Continue reading Menopause hit me at 46 and HRT didn’t work – these every day hacks did, says PT

THE only thing better than a luxury holiday in the sun, is winning a luxury holiday in The Sun.  More than 20 families have just returned from an all-expenses-paid trip to the Algarve in Portugal courtesy of Jet2. We teamed up with them for the competition last month to offer the fabulous prize for a… Continue reading We went to Portugal on free holiday thanks to Sun’s Jet2 competition… it was all expenses paid with extra freebies

AS Jim Kerr readily admits: “There’s a bit of a moment going on with Simple Minds just now.”  We’re chatting in the bar of a central London hotel, along with guitarist Charlie Burchill as the singer enthuses about their stellar live shows.  He adds: “It feels like this wave and we are on the top… Continue reading The band are so good, we just get on the wave and surf, says Simple Minds’ Jim Kerr

BIN workers in Birmingham are threatening to continue striking for months — leaving fed-up locals to face a summer of stench.  Refuse staff are understood to have signed a ballot to carry on industrial action until September unless demands are met, with some believing it may be ongoing at Christmas.  Locals fear growing mountains of… Continue reading Birmingham bin workers threaten to strike until September with some fearing walkouts could go onto CHRISTMAS

BEFORE you even think about reporting me, the fish isn’t real.  It’s battery-powered.  The ducks aren’t real, either.  They’re plastic.  Now I need to explain why I’ve filled the boot of a Ford Puma with water.  Other motors would have soggy seats for months.  Whereas a Puma is built for it.  It has a deep,… Continue reading Ford Puma Gen E is £30k EV that’s a copy & paste of Britain’s best selling motor except for its most useful feature

MARCUS Rashford’s £700,000 Rolls-Royce had to be towed AGAIN after a second tyre blowout in three weeks — just ten yards from the last.  The same tyre – on the driver’s rear side – burst on Monday morning, resulting in the Mansory Wraith being towed for a second time in 24 days.  A source said:… Continue reading Marcus Rashford’s £700k Rolls-Royce towed AGAIN after second tyre blowout in three weeks – just 10 yards from the first