The ULEZ scrappage loophole: Drivers face paying hundreds to repair old cars to make them roadworthy so they are eligible for £2,000 grant Cars eligible for a £2,000 grant if scrapped need to have valid MOT and road tax Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) expansion will be implemented next Tuesday ** Will you have to pay for an MOT to […]

Could it be YOU? Lucky ticket-holder scoops £5.1m National Lottery jackpot – check your tickets now A single ticket-holder has won £5.1million on Wednesday’s Lotto draw. The winning Lotto numbers were 13, 16, 23, 32, 37 and 57. The bonus ball was 15.  Saturday’s estimated jackpot is £3.8million. Set of balls one was used with draw machine Merlin. Andy Carter, senior winners’ […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Johannesburg: President Xi Jinping failed to attend a meeting in South Africa where he was expected to deliver a speech defending China’s economy and its support for emerging markets, as fears mount that the Asian nation’s struggles could cause global turbulence. According to […]

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Killer’s ex-fiancée fears he will want revenge as he is jailed for 12 years – after she used a Red Bull can to mark shallow grave of cyclist he mowed down and buried Alexander ‘Sandy’ McKellar, 33, mowed down and killed cyclist Tony Parsons, 63 McKellar’s fiancée Caroline Muirhead gave police a clue to find Mr Parsons’ body A woman who […]

Top crime writer admits to using AI to help construct his latest novel and reveals the technology even provided the inspiration to save his hero Ajay Chowdhury has admitted using ChatGPT to help write his latest novel  The author says he uses AI to generate story ideas and ‘jazz’ up his prose  The world’s best-loved authors will be using AI […]

Donald Trump’s FIRST mugshot expected TODAY after his surrender on election fraud charges: The former president prepares to turn himself in at Georgia jail and plans legal team shake up Trump will be the first former president in history to have a mugshot taken His bail was set at $200,000 and authorities ordered him not to send threatening social media […]

JANE FRYER: How a dinghy bought on eBay launched a truly unique group of pupils from Tottenham and their inspiring teacher to a haul of trophies at this year’s Regatta Greig City Academy won prize after prize at the Cowes Week sailing regatta There was quite a stir at Cowes Yacht Haven marina, the crisply turned-out epicentre of British sailing […]

RUSSIA has extended the pretrial detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich who was arrested on bogus spy charges. The 31-year-old journalist has now spent nearly 150 days behind bars. The US citizen was arrested by Vladimir Putin's secret police in March while on a reporting trip in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg. He was locked up after being accused […]

OFFICIALS have been forced to reassure residents of a landlocked state that there are no sharks in their area. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game received a flood of phone calls and emails on August 15 about sightings of a shark. In a press release, the department said: "Calls and e-mails came pouring in yesterday claiming they found a […]