HALF a million drivers face being priced off the roads by new eco-taxes in big cities, the AA claims. Hard-up families who rely on cars will be worst hit by ultra low emission zones, it says. AA president Edmund King said everyone agreed on the need to tackle air pollution. But he said: “It is […]
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AN Amazon customer asked for his delivery driver to wear a pretty hat — and was left in stitches when the courier turned up in a bright red fez. Mark McManus, 28, put the cheeky request under “additional instructions” on his order form but then forgot all about it. He was astonished when his parcel […]
THE perks of waiting until mid-September to take a summer hol are obvious — no school-age children, cheaper flights and lower hotel rates. But in doing so, you run the risk of questionable weather, as even Italy and southern Spain can suffer storms and low temperatures. This is where Gran Canaria and the rest of […]
WHAT is shamefully lacking right now in our divisive, toxic world of politics is MPs who are decent human beings. We appear to be surrounded by a majority of mendacious, greedy careerists with all the warmth and humanity of an Antarctic winter. There are scant few exceptions. One is the extremely likeable Ruth Davidson, who […]
YOU know how it is. You wait years to see a whale then three come along at once . . . and each of them puts on a spectacular show. Watching these giants leap from the water and splash down just yards away is one of those bucket-list moments. We weren’t even ON a whale-watching trip. We spotted the […]
