MILLIONS of grandparents who look after their grand kids could be missing out on £250 a year, worrying new figures have revealed. Grandparents and other family members under state pension age who look after children under 12 while their parents are at work can claim valuable tax credits. These are known as “specified adult childcare […]
♈ ARIES March 21 to April 20 You have the drive and confidence to start making important changes at home instead of just thinking about them. The full moon makes this the most passionate day of your year, so make time to be with the one you love. Or if you’re single, a clash of […]
IT’LL be largely cloudy for most parts of the UK with spells of rain in Scotland. However, warm sunny spells will develop in southern regions. UK weather forecast for 7am on Saturday May 18 UK weather forecast for 4pm on Saturday May 18 UK outlook for Sunday May 19 to Tuesday May 21 On Sunday […]
MOTORISTS with diesel cars are paying more for fuel to subsidise for low petrol price margins for suppliers, says the AA. The motoring association has found that petrol stations charge 3p more to provide a litre of fuel to a diesel car driver than to someone with unleaded. The news comes after petrol prices rocketed […]
THE Duke of Cambridge revealed the death of his mother Diana still haunts him as the “raw emotion is still brewing” inside him. Prince William candidly spoke about his mother saying there was no “pain like no other pain”. The 36-year-old opened up in the upcoming BBC One documentary: A Royal Team Talk about losing […]
MORE than 1,300 wheelie bins have been seized from residents who put out “wrong rubbish” for recycling. The move came after Town Hall snoopers gathered evidence of repeated rule-breaking. Culprits’ bins will be held in storage for at least six months, with no guarantee that they will be returned. Residents in Huddersfield must re-apply for […]
A HOLIDAYMAKER nearly boiled over when she saw her “VIP” cottage’s hot tub. Travel companies are promoting holidays with glamorous pictures when the real accommodation is run-down, a building site or somewhere else entirely, according to consumer group Which?. It is reporting various holiday firms to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over claims the images […]
ANDREW Lloyd Webber has turned Prince Charming gay in a new politically correct musical of Cinderella. The theatre composer’s reimagining of the fairytale sees the prince run off with a duke. Instead of Cinderella falling for him, she is a “feisty” character who finds her happily-ever-after with a quirky man named Sebastian instead – as […]
CAROLINE Flack sunbathed topless and straddled an inflatable in Ibiza as she topped up her tan for Love Island. The 39-year-old is heading to Majorca in a matter of weeks but made a pit stop to Ibiza to work on her tan. The telly pro took time out ahead with pals and relaxed on the […]
A BRITISH expat leapt to his death from the roof of an office block in Australia while hallucinating on LSD and ketamine, an inquest heard. Aarron McKay, 27, plunged 50ft to the ground as police tried to talk him down on New Year’s Eve 2016 in Sydney. Sales consultant Aarron of Helsby, Cheshire, had traces […]
MEGHAN Markle’s closest friends have claimed the Duchess will be ‘hands-on’ mum who will make her own baby food. The 37-year-old welcomed baby Archie just over a week ago, and unveiled him to the world at a press conference two days later. As the Duchess and Prince Harry, 34, get to grips with parenthood, Meghan’s […]
ON Thursday, voters will go to the polls and deliver a massive wake-up call to Parliament. They will vote in their droves for a party that was launched only a month ago and has no MPs. All the polls indicate the Brexit Party will win the European elections — and it will be a sign […]
KIM Kardashian has posted the first picture of her and Kanye West’s newborn son – revealing he is called Psalm West. The 38-year-old star announced the news with a screenshot of a text from her 41-year-old husband, which read: “Beautiful Mother’s Day.” It continued: “With the arrival of our fourth child. We are blessed beyond […]
TWO British teachers have been arrested in Oman for trying to rescue a pair of dogs tied up in 95F heat. Jenny Green, 33, believed the animals were being mistreated and tried to free them. But she and an unnamed female pal were held for theft after the dogs’ furious owner called police in the […]
FREDDIE Starr’s wife has revealed she tried to kill herself after the comedian physically and mentally tortured her. Sophie Lea said turned to self-harming during her marriage in her first interview since the 76-year-old was found dead at his Costa del Sol home last week. The 38-year-old told The Mirror she had to drive herself […]
LOVE Island 2019 could be bagging a beauty queen after Kobi-Jean Cole dropped a MAJOR hint that she’s heading into the villa. Fans think they figured it out when the current Miss Great Britain was seen on Instagram with Megan Barton-Hanson’s fitness trainer Matt Fiddes. View this post on Instagram Dreamt of this photo for […]
COFFEES at the biggest chains can contain as much caffeine as five cans of Red Bull, a Sun investigation reveals. Starbucks, Costa and Caffe Nero are selling drinks with more caffeine per cup than adults should have at once. Some contain almost the entire recommended daily limit. Adults should have no more than 400mg of […]
HAPPY holidays! Our glorious getaways are back. With Sun Hols from £15, you can head off to one of 229 holiday parks across the UK and Europe. Just collect FIVE Sun Savers codes printed at the bottom of this page every day. Find out more in the 8-page pullout in the paper today. While choosing […]
DOCTORS performed keyhole surgery on an unborn baby with spina bifida — in the first op of its kind in the UK. The surgeons say it is not a cure but could enable the child to walk. Mum Sherrie Sharp, 29, had the revolutionary procedure when 27 weeks pregnant with son Jaxson. She said her […]
THE parents of a Royal Navy recruit who was killed in an early morning smash confronted the banker who struck him in court and said they’d never forgive him – moments before he was spared jailed. Wanye Davies, 31, dragged James ‘Hodge’ Edward’s body more than 100 yards after he initially believed he hit a […]
ITS walls hid the scandalous secrets of Hollywood stars – some more explosive than any big-screen blockbuster. From John Belushi’s fatal drug binge to Johnny Depp romping with Kate Moss in each of its 63 rooms, Chateau Marmont has seen it all. Now a new book about the French-styled hotel has blown open the X-rated […]
MANCHESTER CITY take on Watford in the FA Cup final on Saturday. The Premier League and League Cup champions are aiming to become the first side to win the domestic treble that will not stop underdogs Watford from trying to cause an upset. What time is kick-off? The game takes place on Saturday, May 18. […]
PEOPLE who care for grandkids could be missing out on state pension credits. Some 10,084 applications for “specified adult childcare credits” were approved in 2017-18 — up from 1,298 in 2015-16. Any family member looking after an under-12 while their parents are at work is eligible. The credits boost their National Insurance record if they […]
HMS Queen Elizabeth’s captain was sacked for “misusing” its official car after being wrongly accused of taking it on holiday, it has emerged. Sources say a probe was launched two weeks ago into the initial allegation — which turned out to be totally untrue. But it did reveal that Commodore Nick Cooke-Priest, 50, had been […]
THERESA May’s top Brexit negotiator was sent to Brussels to open discussions on a Customs Union deal – just days before cross-party talks fell apart. Olly Robbins asked Eurocrats for a lightning fast turnaround on a new temporary trading arrangement if the PM struck a pact with Jeremy Corbyn. During talks with officials on Monday […]
