An elderly couple were found dead after an explosion at their country cottage. Fire crews were called out to reports of an explosion shortly after 10am on August 15, and a couple, named locally as Sue and Paul, were found dead in a garage at the property in Cranberry, Staffordshire. …...Read More

children in the UK are allowed to consume alcohol at home from the age of five When Clare Matthews and her family sit down for a celebratory meal, they always make sure there is a bottle or two of their favourite wine on the table. Glasses are poured and raised …...Read More

Our approach to cellulite has become 'much too narrow and negative', says Kate Shapland, a woman who should know because she boasts she has been 'fascinated by legs for 25 years'. I confess that, having been afflicted with these unsightly dimples on my thighs since my 20s, I tend to …...Read More

The Sudanese young man who drowned trying to paddle a ‘toy blow-up boat’ to England with a shovel as an oar was following a dream shared by hundreds of African boys living in Calais. They believe the fantasy peddled by cruel human-trafficking gangs that the UK will offer everyone a …...Read More

Camilla Ridley-Day talks this season's 'it' dress, oversized, relaxed and blowsy STYLE OF THE SUMMER For a while it looked as though Summer 2020 wouldn’t have an ‘It’ dress. Remember last year’s polka-dot frock from Zara that was so popular, it spawned its own Instagram account? With dresses consigned to …...Read More

With modern medicine finally confirming the long-held healing power of honey, which has been found to be more effective than antibiotics or over-the-counter medications in treating coughs and colds, it is a great time to plunder your kitchen cupboards and rummage through your fridge. From easing eczema with porridge oats …...Read More

When Khafi Kareem received the call on a June morning urgently summoning her to the family home, her first instinct was that there had been an accident. 'My brother said it was about Alex, but he couldn't tell me over the phone,' she recalls. 'The worst thing I could think …...Read More

Say hello to Finn, the sprocker spaniel whose owner styles his uncannily human-like locks to look like the rich and famous. Belinda Rae has transformed her furry friend into everyone from Tina Turner to Strictly star Claudia Winkleman. The 49-year-old NHS worker from Cumbria says: 'People seem to love his …...Read More

In 1952, she attended her first convention, in Chicago, as a member of the Democratic youth leadership from California. The following year, as a 22-year-old senior at the University of Southern California, she ran for a seat on the Los Angeles City Council. With friends, she went door to door …...Read More

Former President Barack Obama will deliver a harsh assessment of President Donald Trump and pledge that Joe Biden will lead the country 'out of dark times' in an address set at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia Wednesday night. There, he'll vouch for his 'friend' and 'brother,' former …...Read More