BORIS Johnson’s bold plans to raise the minimum wage to £10.50 an hour have been backed by experts – who say the job market will cope just fine. Sajid Javid revealed his pledge to up the hourly wage by 2024 and expand it to everyone over 21, at the party’s conference last month. But companies […]
A BODY has been found after a man was swept out to sea by a wave as he walked on a beach in Dorset. The man, aged in his 20s, was on the romantic stroll with a woman when they were both dragged out in Bridport yesterday afternoon. She managed to get back to shore […]
CORONATION Street fans will have noticed that Shona Ramsey has been hiding a growing bump in recent episodes on the ITV soap. But while Shona isn’t actually pregnant, the actress who plays her – Julia Goulding – very much is. The Coronation Street star revealed back in May that she’s expecting her first child so […]
PAUL POGBA hopes to return to Manchester United first-team action by the end of this month. The France World Cup-winning midfielder has been out with an ankle injury since the 1-1 Premier League draw with Arsenal on September 30. Pogba, speaking to RMC Sport, has revealed that his right ankle will remain in plaster for […]
NIGEL Farage has said the Brexit Party hopes to do “extraordinary” harm to Labour and not the Tories in the general election. MPS will today elect John Bercow’s successor as Commons Speaker. Donald Trump has called for a pact between Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage again. And the PM has had a surprise endorsement from… […]
LIVERPOOL could lose Adam Lallana for free this summer with the midfielder emerging as a key target for clubs in both the Chinese Super League and MLS. The England star is in the last year of his contract at Anfield and is able to sign a pre-agreement with any non-Premier League suitors in January. The […]
EMMERDALE’S Aaron Dingle is left devastated after teaser clips for tonight’s ITV soap show him struggling to get his head around his ex’s prison bombshell. The character, played by Danny Miller, is dealt a huge blow after learning Ryan Hawley’s character has switched jails – to one hundreds of miles away from the Dales. Robert […]
AROUND 2,500 jobs at Mothercare and 79 stores in the UK are at risk as the retailer is expected to plunge into administration within the next 48 hours. The baby and maternity-wear seller, which was founded in 1961, has today revealed plans to line-up administrators after failing to turn around poor performance. Mothercare’s stores and […]
LIAM Payne has said he “basically shot soft core porn” after stripping off for a boozy fashion shoot. The 26-year-old went completely naked as he shot his first campaign for HUGO Boss underwear alongside Stella Maxwell and admitted things got “very raunchy very quickly”. In the ad, shot by famous photographers Mert and Marcus, the […]
MATERNITY and babywear seller Mothercare is the latest retailer to fall victim to challenging high street conditions. Here’s what we know about the chain’s changing fortunes – and which stores are set to close in the UK. Why is Mothercare going into administration? Mothercare has announced it is calling in administrators after describing the UK […]
NETFLIX is known for its gripping true crime dramas, and fans are getting their latest fix now new series The Devil Next Door has dropped on the streaming platform. But what is the creepy series about and what has happened to those involved? Here’s everything we know so far… What is The Devil Next Door […]
ANDRE GOMES will undergo surgery today following his horror broken and dislocated right ankle. Everton released a statement last night confirming the Spaniard’s devastating injury that left Spurs star Son Heung-min in floods of tears. The South Korean was sent off following his challenge and boss Mauricio Pochettino labelled Martin Atkinson’s decision as “unbelievable.” Here’s […]
ARSENAL are looking to go one better than last year in the 2019/20 Europa League. Unai Emery‘s men were beaten finalists in an all-Premier League showdown with Chelsea and will face Standard Liege, Eintracht Frankfurt and Vitoria in the group stages. Why is Arsenal’s match against Vitoria being played on a Wednesday? YOU may have […]
REAL MADRID have lined up Arsenal defender William Saliba as they hunt for the “next Raphael Varane”. Central defender Saliba is back on loan at Saint-Etienne in Ligue 1 this season, following his summer £27million switch to the Emirates from the French club. Saliba, 18, has made seven appearances this season, impressing in the Europa […]
THIS is the first picture of a millionaire oil executive killed when a construction lorry ploughed into his 116-year-old motor on the M23. Horrified eyewitnesses told how Canadian car enthusiast Ron Carey, 80, was thrown “into the air like a ragdoll” after his 1903 Knox Porcupine was struck yesterday morning. He is thought to have […]
ONE DIRECTION star Liam Payne has given Boris Johnson a boost by saying politicians need to “get time” to make a change. The PM found an unlikely fan in pop heart-throb Liam, 26, who compared changing political leaders to sacking football managers. RIGHT DIRECTION He told GQ: “I mean, in regards to Boris or Jeremy […]
WOMAN who has spent over £20,000 modifying her body reveals she went blind for three weeks after getting her eyeballs tattooed with blue ink. Amber Luke, 24, from New South Wales, Australia, underwent an excruciating and dangerous 40-minute procedure to transform her eyes. It was the latest in a string of body modifications the body […]
NIGEL Farage has claimed he can HELP Boris Johnson get an election majority by hoovering up support from betrayed Labour voters. The Brexit Party boss – who yesterday revealed he would not be standing to be an MP in the upcoming election – said today he wasn’t targeting Tory voters. He told Good Morning Britain […]
A TEENAGER has died and another has been left fighting for his life after a car crashed into a brick wall during a police chase. Police tried to stop the Ford Fusion when it ploughed into a property last night at about 9.25pm. Two men who were inside the car were rushed to hospital with […]
LEGENDARY astrologer and television personality Walter Mercado has died aged 87. The Puerto Rican, who predicted Bill Clinton would become president, suffered kidney failure, a hospital spokeswoman confirmed. Mercado also correctly forecast Madonna would land the part of Eva Peron in the 1996 film version of the Broadway musical Evita. Sofía Luquis, a spokeswoman for […]
X FACTOR viewers have claimed that the show is fixed after spotting that Louis Walsh’s autocue revealed Kevin McHale was going through – before he even hit the button. On Saturday night’s show Louis decided to give the Glee star a chair to the next round following his performance but fans now think it was […]
A STUDENT has spent thousands of pounds trying to sue his university because he didn’t get the grade he wanted. Umer Riaz, 33, is seeking £200,000 in damages from the University of South Wales after receiving a third class pass grade in a BSc chemistry degree. His claim was struck out by the county court […]
WHEN Amanda Pendergraft split from her husband of 15 years, she thought a fling would cheer her up. But the 40-year-old tree surgeon, from Missouri, became trapped in a nightmare relationship with David Tush, now 43, who stole her money and kept her prisoner in his home. When the mum-of-three tried to dump Tush, he […]
JOHN Bercow has officially stepped down as House of Commons Speaker after years of calling for order. His successor will be decided today – in the first such election in more than than ten years. Here are the eight candidates who are taking up the challenge. Who will be the next House of Commons Speaker? […]
RYANAIR has warned it will axe pilot and cabin crew jobs this winter. The budget airline has been hit with delays in the delivery of Boeing Max jets. Ryanair had initially expected 58 aircraft to be delivered before the summer next year but this was later reduced to 30. But this figure has now dropped […]
