A drugs raid on the Welsh Guard's barracks has uncovered traces of cocaine and ecstasy. A stop-and-search operation was conducted by 30 Royal Military and civilian police officers on as many as 200 guardsmen from 1st Battalion The Welsh Guards. The joint team, who were accompanied by a drug detection …...Read More

The container is being redesigned after criticism that it was too difficult to recycle They are best known for their ‘once you pop you can’t stop’ slogan. But the Pringles tube and lid which makes for the distinctive sound could be in for a change. The container is being redesigned …...Read More

The Great British September Clean got off to a flying start yesterday as an army of volunteers turned out across Britain to clear their areas of litter. With rubbish piling up in town centres and all over the countryside during lockdown, community-spirited champions have begun a mass tidy-up. Children led …...Read More

A woman who deliberately sawed off her hand has been jailed for insurance fraud. Julija Adlesic, 22, from Slovenia, agreed with her boyfriend to sever her left hand above the wrist to claim £700,000. But investigators found they had signed contracts with five insurance companies a year earlier. Julija Adlesic, …...Read More

Good news can sometimes feel in short supply at the moment — but not today. I am delighted to be unveiling a weight-loss challenge to Shape Up Britain with the results of a unique experiment — and they really are impressive. More than 39 st lost between 30 men and …...Read More

Frail and weak after completing three gruelling courses of chemotherapy for breast cancer, Anne Nolan was triumphant as she rang the bell at Blackpool Victoria Hospital to mark the end of her treatment. ‘Thank God, it’s over,’ she thought, as — two weeks ago — younger sister Linda proudly captured …...Read More

The speed limit on motorways will be cut to 60mph to reduce emissions in badly-polluted areas. The trial project, introduced by Highways England, will be implemented across four areas of the UK by the end of the month in order to assess the impact of slower moving traffic on roadside …...Read More

A suspended nurse who has compared public health restrictions to the Holocaust has become the new face of the anti-vaccination movement in Britain. Kate Shemirani, who is due to host a rally in Trafalgar Square next Saturday, has promoted bogus claims on social media that vaccines are poisonous. On Twitter …...Read More

He’s the millionaire author of the Jack Reacher thrillers — made into Hollywood movies starring Tom Cruise and now heading to Amazon Prime with actor Alan Ritchson taking on the role. But before global success (he spent lockdown at his 35-acre ranch in Wyoming), Lee Child spent years battling a …...Read More

A 23-year-old Ibiza clubber is suspected to be behind Bolton's coronavirus case spike after he failed to isolate when he returned from a lengthy holiday on the Spanish island and then threw a party for his friends. Layton Migas, 23, spent six weeks sunning himself on the Balearic island of …...Read More