VIRGIN Mobile customers are to see their bills leap 3.3 per cent this summer in a price rise that will affect 1.6million Brits. The mobile giant has become the latest firm to confirm a price rise in line with the latest Retail Prices Index (RPI) figure. It means customers paying £30 per month will see their […]
LAVA has been pouring out of the Mount Kilauea volcano in Hawaii after it started spewing ash earlier this month. The volcano showed more signs of life on May 9 with officials ordering the immediate evacuation of everyone from Lanipuna Gardens. Has Kilauea lava flow worsened? Kilauea is the biggest and most active of the […]
HE was the cocky conductor on the Knight Bus and the father of unwilling time-traveller Sam Tyler in Life On Mars. And now Lee Ingleby is back on our screens as David Coller in Innocent. But who exactly is he? Here’s the lowdown… Who is Lee Ingleby? He was born Lee David Ingleby on January 28 […]
WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO’S USB stick fight prediction has finally been revealed – by the man who sent him into retirement, Anthony Joshua. At the final press conference for the heavyweight unification fight between the pair in April last year, the Ukrainian unveiled a memory stick that he said contained a video of him predicting how the […]
MEGHAN Markle is related to Jack the Ripper serial killer suspect H.H. Holmes, her family has claimed. The US actress’ ancestor could be the American medic, who confessed to 27 murders in the 19th century and has been linked to the grisly murders in 1888 London. Serial killer H.H. Holmes murdered at least nine known victims, […]
MEGHAN Markle is related to Jack the Ripper serial killer suspect H.H. Holmes, her family has claimed. The US actress’ ancestor could be the American medic, who confessed to 27 murders in the 19th century and has been linked to the grisly murders in 1888 London. Serial killer H.H. Holmes murdered at least nine known victims, […]
CARLA Connor is going to clash with Alya Nazir in the wake of Aidan Connor’s suicide in Coronation Street. The former owner of Underworld – who is played by actress Alison King in the ITV soap – signed over her majority share of the business to Aidan after he donated a kidney to her, but […]
WITHOUT the Bargain Hunt experts helping teams to separate the treasures from the trash the show would not be the same. So here’s what you need to know about the pros who watch over the contestants, study their work and hopefully guide them to profit… Who are the experts? David Harper David has been […]
JAMIE Oliver has been on a mission to tackle childhood obesity with his easy, quick and healthy recipes. Here’s everything you need to know about the TV chef… Who is Jamie Oliver? Jamie Oliver, 42, is a celebrity chef and restaurateur from Clavering, Essex. He left school at 16 to go and study at Westminster […]
DELICIOUS Ella is known for her yummy, healthy recipes. But what is her background? And when did she marry her husband? Here’s what we know… Who is Deliciously Ella? What is her background? Eleanor Laura Davan (‘Ella’) Mills (née Woodward) was born May 31, 1991. She is an English food writer and entrepreneur under the […]
AN alarming explosion of cultural appropriation rows could signal an increasing global awareness of different traditions – but some insist the rise highlights a growing problem. We look at a series of accusations including those aimed at Israeli Netta Barzilai’s Japanese Kimono to explore the issue. What is cultural appropriation? Cultural appropriation is when someone […]
THE Chase is on as the latest group of challengers take on a quiz mastermind intent on blocking their path to big bucks. Here is everything you need to know about the popular ITV teatime show, host Bradley Walsh and of course, the infamous Chasers… When is the Chase on ITV? The Chase is a […]
ROBERTO MANCINI has agreed a deal in principle to become the next manager of Italy. Zenit St Petersburg officially announced they had terminated the ex-Manchester City boss’ contract yesterday, freeing him up to take over the Azzurri. And he will put pen-to-paper on a two-year contract tomorrow. More to follow… For the latest news on […]
WHEN you buy booze differs in Scotland and England and even among its major supermarkets. Here is a handy brief on the opening hours across your bevvy loving country. What time can you buy alcohol in Scotland and England? In Scotland alcohol can be sold between the hours of 10am and 10pm. Pubs and […]
IT’S never too early to start planning to make the most of your time off from work. To help your diary fill up with long weekends away we have pulled together all of 2018’s bank holidays in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. When are the bank holiday dates for 2018? Across the UK there are […]
IF you thought bank holidays were the same across the UK in 2018 you’d be wrong. Each of the nations in the union has different dates of significance to them. Here’s how the Scottish and Northern Irish ones differ from the English and Welsh… What are bank holidays? Technically bank holidays are when banks, government […]
BARGAIN Hunt is a daytime TV regular which asks contestants to find valuable items at antique fairs before selling them on for the biggest profit they can. The long running show has four presenters – Eric Knowles, Charlie Ross, Anita Manning and Natasha Raskin Sharp. Here is all you need to know about the awesome foursome… […]
IT CAN be tempting to feed our dogs leftovers, but remember their bodies deal with food very differently to ours, and your dinner could even be poisonous to them. We give the lowdown on the foods to avoid giving you pet… What food are safe for your dog? Aside from the obvious, there are some […]
HUNDREDS of people have already begun to line the streets to bid a final farewell to Alfie Evans today. The 23-month-old, who had a degenerative neurological condition, has today been remembered as “The Boy Who Brought The World Together” as he is laid to rest. While the family has requested that the tot’s funeral be private, […]
AARON LENNON has opened up about his struggle with depression and how his move to Burnley has helped him love football again. Just over a year ago the England international winger was detained under the Mental Health Act. Police were called to the M602 motorway on the outskirts of Manchester after receiving reports about a […]
ZANELE Ndlovu’s dream trip turned into a nightmare after her arm was bitten by a crocodile just days before her wedding. Here’s what we know about the battling bride who refused to let her big day be put off despite the horror attack. Who is Zanele Ndlovu? Zanele Ndlovu is a former Zimbabwean national tennis […]
ROUGH sleepers from the EU are set to get hundreds of thousands of pounds in tax payer-funded compensation after they were illegally booted out of the UK. The Government will make payments to dozens of European citizens after courts ruled it was unlawful for immigration enforcement teams to target those living on the streets but […]
ROUGH sleepers from the EU are set to get hundreds of thousands of pounds in tax payer-funded compensation after they were illegally booted out of the UK. The Government will make payments to dozens of European citizens after courts ruled it was unlawful for immigration enforcement teams to target those living on the streets but […]
YOU might think that you know everything about Meghan Markle, who marries Prince Harry this weekend – but did you know that she’s partial to a self-help book or two? When the former Suits actress, 36, edited her now-defunct website The Tig she often shared details of her favourite books. Website Meghan’s Mirror recently revealed the future […]
AS Ramadan starts later in May you might hear two phrases used a lot – Ramadan Kareem and Ramadan Mubarak. The phrases have slightly different meanings. Here’s all you should know about why they are different. What is Ramadan? Ramadan, the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, is a period of fasting observed by Muslims […]
