The Lib Dem council pleading poverty as it tries to hike taxes by 25 per cent... while one of its senior executives is 'Working From Home' 3,500 miles away in Kyrgyzstan!
It's a long way from the cobbled streets of Windsor to the Central Asian Republic of Kyrgyzstan. Three-and-a-half thousand miles, in fact.
Welsh woman fined for flatulence-fueled cyber harassment
Court said her approach to child access dispute with partner's ex really stinks
Wales has given the world many things – Tom Jones, laverbread, and the equals sign. But one woman from Caernarfon has added weaponized flatulence to the list. Her unorthodox approach to WhatsApp landed her with a community order and fines.…
Primary school's neighbours blast plan for 100 extra pupils when parents already block drives, park on zigzags or abandon their cars on school run
Maidstone Borough Council's Planning Committee voted unanimously to expand Marden Primary Academy in the village of Marden, just outside Maidstone, Kent.
The 'alien' discovered in Antarctica: Mysterious feature that looks like an extra-terrestrial's face is spotted near South Pole
The face was spotted at a remote region in the southeast of the continent.
Council orders 'noisy' pub to tear down 32ft unauthorised teepee after locals' complaints over loud music blaring all day and night
Councillors ordered the Eagle and Child pub in Ramsbottom, Lancashire, to tear the teepee down last October after rejecting a retrospective planning application for it to remain permanently.
What is wrong with Nicole Kidman's earlobes? Star's stretched 'bat ears' alarm fans - as cosmetic surgery experts reveal what can cause the condition
Australian actress' Nicole Kidman's earlobes have caused a stir online after catching the attention of fans who have declared they can't 'stop staring at them'.
The 'highly recommended' tasty Essex chippy among UK's best with 'portions to die for'
They have 'portions to die for'
Group of hospices in Essex shortlisted for top national healthcare award
Havens hospices, St Luke's Hospice, and Farleigh Hospice have been recognised for their work in helping people nearing the end of their lives choose where they are cared for.
Thug, 20, jailed for attacking and robbing Good Samaritan who had offered him a lift is found dead in prison two months into six-year sentence
Simon Kubalik, 20, was found dead in HNP Doncaster earlier this month. He had been just a few months into his six-year prison sentence for a robbery in Leeds in April.
Alison Hammond 'wants to take a whole year off of TV' after brutal backlash to new BBC travel show with teenage son
The TV star, 49, has confessed that she wants to find time in the next ten years travelling the world.
I've spent 700 days with debilitating headaches after drinking my friend's smoothie
A sip of a smoothie ended in a debilitating illness for 21-year-old Mia Ristaino who is now unable to leave the house because she is in such excruciating pain.
Locals from UK town shocked as Hollywood legend pops into their chippy only weeks after losing his LA home
Workers at Steve's Fish Bar in the south Wales industrial town of Port Talbot saw a familiar face leaning over the counter at the chippy this week as they went about their shift.
Why Brooklyn Beckham was brutally cut from Nicola Peltz's new 'poverty porn' movie... leaving him 'utterly devastated' and threatening his acting dreams, revealed by KATIE HIND
Brooklyn Beckham has already tried his hand as a photographer, influencer, model and chef. So when his wife landed her first film-directing gig, it was only a matter of time before he joined her.
From the latest smash-hit spy show on Netflix to a new...
Our critics have trawled through hundreds of the best TV shows and films to watch this on demand this weekend. So sit back and enjoy their selections...
Microplastics in Placentas Linked To Premature Births, Study Suggests
A study has found microplastic and nanoplastic pollution to be significantly higher in placentas from premature births than in those from full-term births. From a report: The levels were much higher than previously detected in blood, suggesting the tiny plastic particles were accumulating in the placenta. But the higher average levels found in the shorter pregnancies were a "big surprise" for the researchers, as longer terms could be expected to lead to more accumulation.
Preterm birth is the leading cause of infant death worldwide, and the reasons for about two-thirds of all preterm births were unknown, said Dr Enrico Barrozo, of Baylor College of Medicine in Texas, US. The established link between air pollution and millions of premature births had spurred the research team to investigate plastic pollution.
The new study only demonstrates an association between microplastics and premature births. Further research is needed in cell cultures and animal models to determine if the link is causal. Microplastics are known to cause inflammation in human cells, and inflammation is one of the factors that prompts the start of labour.
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Customers slam Nestlé as 'cruel' for axing popular chocolate bar
Nestlé confirmed they are axing a 'popular' treat due to insufficient sales. Much to the shock of customers, the chocolate behemoth said it will only be available 'until the summer'.
10 things you didn't know about The Apprentice: Thomas Skinner on what happens when the cameras stop rolling - from why they're forced to wear coats and scarves in summer to what Lord Sugar is REALLY like
Thomas became an instant fan favourite when he appeared on series 15, having made it to week nine before being brought back to help winner Carina launch her business.
Revealed: Judge who handed custody of Sara Sharif to her father before he beat her to death unmasked after Mail victory
The judge who handed custody of Sara Sharif to her father before he beat the 10-year-old to death can today be named as Judge Alison Raeside in a landmark victory for open justice.
'More painful than childbirth': Women reveal eye-watering tales of sex with men with very large penises - and what bedding men with tiny ones is like too
Women have detailed some of their worst sexual experiences of sleeping with men with sizable penises - with one left fearful it had perforated her uterus.
You're going to do <em>what</em> to the feature? Microsoft defines what it means by 'deprecation'
Self-deprecation much less fun if you're not joking... or if nobody knows what the heck you mean
Microsoft has explained what it means by "deprecation" – it doesn't mean "the end", it means "save the date."…