A woman travelled to Lithuania for a hip replacement after waiting more than two years on the NHS – and being quoted £20k to go private. Karen Rogers, 65, has degenerative arthritis and was suffering with severe hip pain. In July 2022,
A dad earns £85k-a-year renting out the swimming pool in his garden. Steve Crum, 65, was struggling with the expensive upkeep costs of his large Victorian family home which came with a pool. He looked into replacing it with an Airbnb but
Police officers have slammed an ‘unacceptable’ driver who didn’t wear a seatbelt and let a one-year-old child lay on the passenger’s lap. Cops say they were waiting at a red light in Blackburn, Lancs,. when a vehicle, whose driver and passenger wasn’t
India summoned the Canadian Deputy High Commissioner on Monday and expressed “deep concern and strong protest” after separatist slogans in support of a Sikh homeland were raised at an event addressed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Bilateral diplomatic relations soured last year
Pothole-plagued roads cost £14.4 billion a year in economic damage, new analysis reveals. Damage, accidents, time wasted and higher emissions have driven up the bill, according to leading economists. The Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) says the problem is now
We’re all too used to complaining about the weather in Britain. Britain’s position between cold polar air in the north and warmer tropical air in the south which push against each other creates a seriously unpredictable environment. Almost as unpredictable is how
Work-shy civil servants appear to finally be returning to their offices, after sparking fury with their love of working from home since the end of the pandemic. New data published by the Government today revealed that the number of civil servants working
There is more than just a place in the second round of the World Championship at stake for Kyren Wilson when he takes on Dominic Dale tomorrow. Wilson, 32, will also be out to put what has essentially been a year from
Transgender woman Glenique Frank has admitted she’s ‘scared’ to race in this Sunday’s London Marathon following controversy over her competing in the female category in 2023. Having previously entered marathon events in New York and Tokyo as a man, the 55-year-old was
Losing your belongings on the go can be irritating – especially if they’re valuable or sentimental. Uber drivers are accustomed to items being left behind in their rides, some more unique than others. The rideshare’s eighth annual Lost & Found Index, released