How to make sure you get care-home funding and never have to sell your house: Maria won £510,000 to look after her mum. Here are the exact steps she took
When Maria Esposito placed her mother in a care home, she knew she would need help covering fees of thousands of pounds every month. She feared she would have to sell the family home.
Embrace Mediterranean plants like olive trees and never water in the afternoon: Experts reveal how to keep your garden flourishing in a drought
From bringing scorched lawns back to life to improving soil so it holds on to more moisture, experts share their top tips for helping UK gardens recover from the relentless summer heat.
Top Russian banker is fired after warning Putin was leading country into 'social crisis' amid 'war of attrition' with Ukraine
The Kremlin has fired a top Russian banker for warning Vladimir Putin he was leading the country into 'social crisis' and a failure to gain victory in the Ukrainian conflict.
Holly Willoughby wows in a pretty gingham dress as she enjoys a day of exploring in Portugal
Holly Willoughby was soaking up the sun in her favourite holiday destination over the weekend as she enjoyed the summer holiday in Portugal.
Maya Jama's secret heartbreak: for first time, friends tell MOLLY CLAYTON how 'devastated' Love Island host was forced to 'smile for the cameras' during bitter Ruben Dias split: 'You couldn't make it up'
In June, Love Island host Maya Jama sashayed into the Majorcan villa for the opening episode of the hit ITV show to the squeals and cheers of its assembled contestants.
US Commander brushes off complaints about USS Abraham Lincoln as 'old news' after reports of alarming conditions
The aircraft carrier has been deployed for nearly nine months amid the war with Iran, and there have been widespread reports of sailors trying to jump overboard.
Boy, 12, drowns in River Lea near east London's Hackney Marshes
Emergency services were called after the youngster was seen entering the water on Saturday at about 6pm.
Nit pickers ban litter pickers: Council jobsworths forbid volunteers from cleaning streets because they bought the wrong red bin bags
Volunteers in Newport, Gwent, have been trawling their streets armed with bin bags to tidy their neighbourhood for years but have now been blocked by 'petty' council orders.
Moment fisherman, 31, is rescued alive after 15 days trapped in an underwater cave
Erasto Crisanto Valdez disappeared in July while fishing with his father in a cenote, a natural sinkhole, in San Francisco La Paz, Mexico.
Two British women, 18, 'are raped by tourism worker' on Greek holiday island
Police are investigation allegations that a tourism worker raped two British women on the Greek holiday island of Zakynthos.
Schoolboy appears in court to deny murder of 12-year-old boy who died after being hit by a car
The 15-year-old suspect was at the wheel of the car, a previous hearing was told. A passenger, William Lunnon, 43, entered no plea to the same charge.
Furious Brit delays Ryanair flight for an hour after his wife is prevented from joining him on overbooked jet - before he is fined £2,500 over the disruption
A furious British man delayed a Ryanair flight for an hour after his wife was prevented from joining him on an overbooked at Treviso Airport in Italy.
Manager behind Titanic-themed ride at family farm defies criticism from 'wokes' who branded it 'disrespectful'
Families visiting Graveley Farm in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, claimed it was 'sickening' that a children's ride had been based on the ill-fated ship.
I started doing cocaine at 17 and would drink so much that l'd black out. This is the hard truth about drugs and alcohol... and the addiction that struck me and so many others after getting sober, by model KAREN THOMSON
Looking at my life from the outside, it appears almost idyllic. I live with my 17-year-old son, while my eldest is 19 and away at college for most of the year. I love spending time with them.
Revealed: All the times Emergency Alerts have gone WRONG - and how to turn them off on your phone once and for all
Over the last few years, there have been several incidents in which emergency alert systems have gone wrong.
Cabinet Office report warned against overusing emergency alert system - as Burnham is accused of 'crying wolf' with 'needless' wildfire notification
Sirens blared out unexpectedly on millions of mobile phones across the country at 7pm on Friday, warning the public against lighting anything that could cause a wildfire.
I thought I'd hurt my foot - but the odd sensation was a sign of deadly brain cancer - now, at 40, I have months to live
A 40-year-old mother has warned the public never to dismiss worrying symptoms - after her 'tendonitis' turned out to be terminal brain cancer.
From £70,000 first-class cabins to yoga in the aisles: The outrageous demands celebrities make when flying - from Madonna to Amanda Holden
From private chefs and ice-cold rosé to martinis, tinned meat pies and lavish airport lounges, discover the unusual requests and indulgences.
Scrolling on your phone in front of a child is worse for their brain than giving them a screen, study finds
Just an hour of scrolling on your phone can wreck a child's language skills, research has suggested.
Quarter of hospital referrals are sent straight back to GPs, survey finds
Around a quarter of patient referrals to hospitals are being rejected and returned to GPs, a poll has found. One London GP said they felt the system was 'getting more risky and unsafe'
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