WHAT’S IT LIKE? Pleasing mix of friendly local pub and stylish boutique hotel situated opposite Brook Green park, just ten minutes’ walk from Hammersmith Tube station in West London. It’s been a hotel on and off since 1886 but has just been given a massive makeover by owners Young’s and it is ace. We stayed […]
BY Toutatis! Parc Asterix turned 30 last week. The loveable comic book Gaul, who sticks it to the Romans with his magic potion and pal Obelix, also celebrates his 60th birthday later this year. But the parc is showing no signs of ageing. Just north of Paris, Parc Asterix has been supercharged with new 4D […]
“GET down, you idiot!” shouts our no-nonsense guide, shooing away a tourist taking a selfie on top of a wall at Lindos Acropolis. Peer over and it is a sheer drop hundreds of feet to the Aegean’s azure waters below, with only the jagged stone of this fortress ruin to break your fall. We opt […]
EVERTON blew Burnley away inside 20 minutes to maintain a late Europa League push. Richarlison’s deflected strike off Ben Mee sent the Toffees on their way before Seamus Coleman’s header put the game beyond the visitors. It was Everton’s fourth straight home win to move them one point adrift of Wolves who occupy seventh. More […]
REAL MADRID have reportedly agreed a £51million fee to sign wonderkid Luka Jovic from Eintracht Frankfurt. It will come as a bitter blow to Chelsea who were believed to be planning a summer swoop. Spanish newspaper AS is reporting that Frankfurt will bag £41m of the fee, with £10m going to his previous club Benfica […]
THE mother of Madeleine McCann tonight joined friends and well wishers to remember her daughter on the painful 12th anniversary of her disappearance as Portuguese police reveal they could be closing in on her kidnapper. Brave Kate and her twins were warmly welcomed by their community during a poignant prayer service in their home village […]
SUPER-shagger spy James Bond is certainly going through some uncertain times. In the wake of Generation Woke and #MeToo, even the term Bond Girls is ridiculously under threat. Likely departing Bond Daniel Craig felt he couldn’t rule out the character morphing into Jane Bond, while producer Barbara Broccoli said female roles will become more complex […]
A COUPLE whose 16-year-old daughter ran off to Gretna Green to marry an older man have had letters from the Child Maintenance Service demanding they pay her upkeep. The teen, who is preparing to sit GCSEs, met Thomas Arnold, 27, on an online dating site. Claire Milliner, 42, and Martin Chambers, 47, were heartbroken when […]
HE’S back on the market for the first time in 15 years, but Hollyoaks star Gary Lucy seems to be terrified, rather than flattered by his rabid admirers on The Full Monty tour. The soap legend revealed fans have been whipped into such a frenzy watching him strip naked that they’ve begged him for private […]
EVERY Saturday, The Consumer Crew are here to solve your problems. Mel Hunter will take on readers’ consumer issues, Amanda Cable will give you the best advice for buying your dream home, Maddy Tooke rounds up the best coupons to save you money and Judge Rinder will tackle your legal woes. Jane Hamilton, property expert […]
A CAMBRIDGE student has been arrested on suspicion of raping a female undergraduate. The 27-year-old is alleged to have forced himself on the fellow-student, in her 20s, at his college room. The man, believed to come from a wealthy overseas family and who is taking a masters course, is understood to deny the allegation. It […]
LINE of Duty’s AC-12 star Martin Compston had a lucky escape as a recovery truck ploughed into his taxi. The HGV smashed into the side where passenger Martin, 34, was sitting, completely wrecking it. The star — DS Steve Arnott, in the BBC1 cop drama’s AC-12 unit — was “very shaken” but unhurt in the […]
LAST November, when explaining why she had decided not to join the Spice Girls reunion, Victoria Beckham blamed Elton John. She told Vogue Magazine in Australia: “I was with Elton John this weekend and I told him, ‘You’re the reason why I stopped the Spice Girls.’ “I went to see him in Vegas doing The […]
WITH DARCEY BUSSELL having waltzed off because Strictly Come Dancing has become too sleazy, it’s no wonder the BBC wants to keep its remaining three judges on board. Originals Bruno Tonioli and Craig Revel Horwood, and head judge Shirley Ballas, are now so imperative to the celeb dance series that they’ll get a say in […]
I’VE heard a lot recently that tactics are secondary to winning the ball, that they only become important when in possession and on the front foot. But, to put it simply, you need tactics to get the ball in the first place. And no two teams prove this more than Manchester City and Liverpool. In […]
A BOOZED-UP punter was chucked out of the Crucible tonight after heckling the referee. At the start of the evening session of the David Gilbert v John Higgins semi-final clash, a mobile phone started ringing during the break-off shot. The German ref Marcel Eckardt, 29, asked for it to be turned off immediately but the […]
CORONATION Street fans feared Norris Cole was dead tonight as Freda returned with an urn and a picture of him – but there was still no sign of him. At the end of tonight’s episode Freda (Ali Briggs) was seen looking at the container with unknown ashes inside after returning without him. She is seen […]
A FORMER Miss Universe winner has revealed her agency labelled her “plus size” after she gained a meagre two pounds in the 18 months after her win. Paulina Vega – who won the competition in 2014 – said that her “plus size” status forced her to reevaluate her priorities and think seriously about her future […]
SHERIDAN Smith has backtracked over her bizarre claim her fiance Jamie Horn’s mum killed her dog – insisting it was an accident. The 37-year-old actress wrote on Twitter last night: “FYI if I ever go missing look at Jamie and his nut job mum x she killed my dog so this woman is capable of […]
STARGAZERS take note – another spectacular event is about to take place. So grab a blanket, turn your eyes to the sky at night and get cosy, as we guide you through the space rock calendar for 2019 . When are the next meteor showers coming to the UK? A show-stopping display known as an […]
NEED help with a hiccup on hols? In Travel Challenge, we aim to solve your problems. Send holiday hang-ups to travelchallenge@thesun.co.uk. Q: I’M looking to travel to South East Asia later this year and am struggling to decide whether to book myself on to a group trip or travel on my own – what would […]
A SEX fiend who speaks English and wears a surgical mask is understood to be the kidnapper Portuguese police now fear may have snatched Madeleine McCann. In one attack he broke into a British family’s home and loomed over a seven-year-old girl who woke up and asked “Is that you Daddy?” and he replied “Yes” in […]
CORONATION Street’s Lucy Fallon quit as Bethany Platt so she could sign a deal for this year’s Strictly. Lucy, 23, was tapped up by the BBC last year — but soap bosses ban cast members from signing lucrative offers to take part. A source said: “Lucy is a huge fan of Strictly and was invited […]
THE nation is holding its breath ahead of tomorrow night’s series finale of gripping cop drama Line Of Duty. But fans of the thriller are still no closer to answering the big questions that have kept eight million viewers glued to BBC1 every Sunday night – including who is the corrupt police mastermind known as […]
A PLAYER in Brazil has come under fire for launching a punch at a supporter in an airport scuffle. Vasco da Gama star Yago Pikachu completely lost his cool after his team touched down in Manaus ahead of their clash with Corinthians. The incident was reminiscent of Neymar who lashed out at a Rennes fan […]
