WE have begun the year in the grip of bone-chilling Arctic blasts. It could not have come at a worse time for the nearly ten million UK pensioners whose Winter Fuel Payments have just been axed. It also coincides with a rise in energy bills for 26million customers on standard tariffs. Prices went up by… Continue reading Eight ways to reduce your energy bills as big freeze hits including how to get free cash & electricity-saving gadgets

HOME Office staff blew £10,000 of taxpayer cash on a dinner at a skyscraper restaurant. Civil servants racked up the bill in London’s swanky Searcys at The Gherkin. They had “exceptional permission” to pay via Government Procurement Card for the event thrown for their Italian counterparts. Campaigners said such “outrageous extravagance” on the nation could… Continue reading Home Office staff blew £10k on dinner at swanky London restaurant

ELON Musk launched a shock personal attack on Sir Keir Starmer yesterday as his war of words with the Labour leader intensified. The world’s richest man accused the PM of failing to prosecute grooming gangs during his spell as chief prosecutor. It comes as survivors of sex abuse spoke out in favour of a full… Continue reading Elon Musk launches angry attack on Sir Keir Starmer over ‘failure’ to prosecute grooming gangs

SIR CHRIS HOY will make an emotional appearance at when he presents the trophy to the winner of the Ballon d’Art at Ally Pally. The terminally-ill Scotsman, 48, has been invited by Paddy Power to the final of the 2024-25 PDC World Darts Championship on Friday, January 3. The six-time Olympic champion cyclist will hand… Continue reading Why is Chris Hoy presenting the Ballon d’Art darts trophy?

KING Charles has given JCB his seal of approval by renewing the firm’s royal warrant. The digger maker first received the right to use the prestigious mark on its products from Queen Elizabeth II more than 40 years ago. However, following her death in September 2022 all warrants granted by her became void. But the… Continue reading King Charles gives JCB his seal of approval by renewing firm’s royal warrant

MOLLY-Mae Hague’s Amazon Prime reality show has been thrown into chaos after The Sun revealed her passionate kiss with ex Tommy Fury. The Love Island star was left heartbroken during filming when she was blindsided by claims he cheated on a lads’ holiday. The shock split five months ago is documented in her new series… Continue reading Molly-Mae Hague’s big money Amazon reality show in chaos after Tommy Fury kiss

ALISON Hammond left fans in stitches after getting tipsy in the Great British Bake Off tent during a Hogmanay New Year special. Judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith, along with presenters Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding, were joined by a bevvy of Scottish bakers from across the years.   The trio of traditional Scottish bakes… Continue reading Watch the moment Alison Hammond demands water and stumbles on her words after drinking in Bake Off New Year Special

LUKE LITTLER’s unusual checkout route was questioned by Sky Sports commentators. Following an emphatic early start to the World Darts Championship final, Littler found himself 3-0 ahead in sets. However, in the first leg of the fourth set of the match, Littler took an unusual route to checkout. The Nuke needed 70 to win the… Continue reading ‘Is he doing that to rub Van Gerwen’s nose in it?’ – Sky Sports commentator questions Littler after surprise checkout

A VETERAN pilot said the South Korea airport where 179 people died in a plane crash never told them about the concrete wall. Last month, a Boeing 737-800‘s landing gear failed to lower and the jet skidded across the runway, smashed into the wall, and exploded. The wall, which was housed in a mound of dirt, sat… Continue reading Veteran pilot says South Korea airport NEVER told them deadly concrete wall existed – aviators thought it was DIRT pile

IT is almost 20 years since Clive Holland stood among the victims of Britain’s first Islamist suicide attack, and the memory still reduces the former soldier to tears. He was one of Scotland Yard’s detectives investigating the 7/7 bombings that brought carnage to London on July 7, 2005, leaving 52 commuters dead and more than… Continue reading I stood among the dead after 7/7 Tube bombs and told them: ‘We’re going to get you back to your loved ones’