Andrew Gatt's insanely simple hack for preventing kitchen spills goes viral

Amateur home cooks who are tired of kitchen messes may be relieved to learn a seriously simple kitchen hack that keeps leftover liquid from spilling onto the counter. TikTok user Andrew Gatt shared the trick on the video-sharing app last week while frying up some scrambled eggs on the stove. …...Read More

Father-of-three loses 220lbs after his weight made him stop breathing in his sleep

A father-of-three has revealed how he lost 220lbs after his weight caused him to stop breathing more than 150 times a night – leaving him terrified he'd die in his sleep. Commercial driver Kedric Barrett, 46, from Atlanta, Georgia, always struggled with his weight growing up and has been classified …...Read More

Trustees flogging portrait of Opera House hero immortalised by David Hockney

When David Webster first cast a canny eye over the Royal Opera House in August 1944, the seats had been removed and the auditorium was a dance floor for soldiers on leave after the D-Day landings and their sweethearts. Webster, a store manager from Liverpool, looked beyond the cuddling couples …...Read More

Controversial vegan blogger Freelee the Banana Girl, 40, shares her 'insane' daily diet with fans

Outspoken vegan blogger Freelee the Banana Girl has shared her unique daily diet - which includes devouring half a watermelon for breakfast and eating vegan ice cream for lunch. The controversial Australian raw vegan - whose real name is Leanne Ratcliffe - shared a video of her meal times on …...Read More

Nurse and mother-of-two, 44, died of cancer, after delay in treatment due to Covid, friend claims

A 'hardworking and generous' nurse died of cancer, aged 44, after her treatment was delayed due to Covid-19, her friend has claimed. Mother-of-two Anna Fernandez died peacefully at her Solihull home last month after battling colon cancer. The trained nurse was in remission for almost five years, having originally been …...Read More

Fortune in bounce-back handouts intended to help small firms during lockdown swiped by fraudsters

Taxpayers are facing losses of up to £26billion from fast-track coronavirus loans to small businesses that are stolen by fraudsters or never repaid. The staggering potential bill has been revealed after an investigation into bounce- back loans by the Government spending watchdog, the National Audit Office. The scheme was rushed …...Read More

HENRY DEEDES watches Boris Johnson's speech to the Tory party conference

We got vim. We got vision. We got vava-VOOM!!! And goodness how we’ve needed a bit of that lately. These past weeks have been a bleak, boosterism-free zone. So the soaring, sweeping epic that was Boris Johnson’s ‘virtual’ conference speech yesterday was welcome. An escapist fantasy, transporting us from the …...Read More

Britney Spears' great escape... from her own father

From saucy school uniform to midriff-baring outfits, Britney Spears is used to sending her fans into a frenzy. But yesterday the pop star showed fans the 'real her', sharing images of herself in a check shirt, rolled-up jeans, sandals and glasses as she attempted to change a light bulb. However, …...Read More

ASK TONY: Why couldn't Barclays help my grieving brother?

Could you help me retrieve more than £100,000 of my brother's money from a dormant account with Barclays? The money was in a joint account held with his wife, who died last October. Barclays initially said it had located it. He sent the documentation requested but then received a letter …...Read More

The silver splitter women who don't get their pension share

Legions of older women who divorced later in life could be missing out on thousands of pounds in extra state pension cash. There has been a surge in so-called 'silver splitters' since the turn of the century, but many may not know they can claim a better pension when single. …...Read More