Hero schoolboy, 11, jumped off pier and rescued toddler 30 yards off shore

A hero schoolboy leapt off a seaside pier into the sea when he saw a toddler floating 30 yards off shore. Eli Harrison, 11, didn't hesitate to jump into the water when his family saw the youngster off the coast of Staithes in North Yorkshire. His mother Kayleigh said Eli …...Read More

Hanging out at fast food joints is GOOD for elderly people's brains, study finds

Socializing at fast food joints is actually beneficial for elderly people's brains, a new study suggests. Previous research has shown that social interaction is key to protecting the cognitive development and function of seniors. As it turns out, meeting up at a McDonald's or a Burger King serves as a …...Read More

Flight prices to Portugal rocket SIXFOLD just hours after country is taken off quarantine list

Flight prices from the UK to Portugal have gone up SIXFOLD just hours after the government announced it was bringing in an air bridge with the popular holiday destination. Average fare prices to Faro - the airport used by holidaymakers heading to the Algarve - rocketed from just £35 to …...Read More

5,000 migrants will have already crossed the Channel this year

More than 5,000 migrants will have crossed the Channel in small boats this year by this weekend. Undeterred by the tragic death of a young Sudanese man earlier this week, hundreds more are expected to attempt to reach Britain in the coming days. Yesterday the Home Office announced 164 migrants …...Read More

Would we all boogie to Boogaloo? That's what ABBA's Dancing Queen was originally called

There is a moment — at every wedding, bar mitzvah, 18th, 21st, 40th, 50th, 60th, and occasionally 70th birthday, and even Tory Party Conference — when the opening piano riff of ABBA’s 1976 hit Dancing Queen triggers a stampede to the dance floor. Drinks are abandoned. Chats are aborted mid-flow. …...Read More

BRIAN VINER has picked his most erotic sex scenes

There may yet be a baby boom as a result of lockdown and couples quarantining together, but in cinematic terms, sex and the pandemic are not happy bedfellows. Film production has started again, but under new guidelines, directors are being urged to promote safe The on-set working practices and that …...Read More

Meghan Markle tells female voters: 'If you are complacent, you're complicit'

Meghan Markle made a bold plea to women across the US to take part in the upcoming presidential election, speaking out about the need for 'change' at an online voter summit, while telling participants: 'If we aren't part of the solution, we are part of the problem.' The 39-year-old made …...Read More

Harry Kane misses Tottenham pre-season training due to being in quarantine after holiday return

Harry Kane has missed the start of Tottenham’s pre-season because he is in quarantine after his return from holiday. The prolific goalscorer went on a family break to the Bahamas following Tottenham’s final game of the season against Crystal Palace on July 26. The Bahamas were not on the UK’s …...Read More

Park resorts are now allowed to open all year

Hearing the rustle of autumn leaves underfoot on a woodland walk, or sitting round a roaring fire in a cosy pub are some of the pleasures park home owners are looking forward to now councils are allowing resorts to stay open for longer. More than a third of holiday home …...Read More

Living in the middle of nowhere has renewed appeal

No one is pretending that the property market is back in full bloom but, equally, no one can deny that there are green shoots of recovery. And one of the growing demands is the wish to get away from it all. So, where to find such a haven? Rural West …...Read More