Travelodge changes policy after attacker given key to victim's room by staff
Travelodge CEO Jo Boydell has issued an apology to the victim, adding that the chain 'got things wrong'. The hotel company has now changed its policy.
Driver, 18, who filmed her boyfriend hanging out of the passenger window of her car on Snapchat before crashing and killing him is jailed
Alfie Lovett, 17, who had become a father only 12 weeks earlier, died when Mia Howarth, then 18, crashed near Brimham Rocks in North Yorkshire,
Rise of the spa-den! Celebrities spark increase in backyard 'wellness suites' amongst middle classes (but inflatable hot tubs are banned)
The sauna, ice bath and hot tub are replacing the garden room that the middle classes have been so fond of - fuelled by famous faces showing off their own spa-dens.
'Meg-stock' PR boss hits financial trouble: Talent agency run by organiser of Meghan Markle's £1,700-a-ticket 'girls' weekend' in Australia 'goes bust owing nearly $550,000'
Gemma O'Neill has been busily promoting a three-day event in Sydney where women pay £1,705 for a 'VIP experience' including a picture with the Duchess of Sussex over dinner.
Spring arrives at last! Parts of Britain will bask in five days of wall-to-wall sunshine as temperatures hit 20C from tomorrow - making country hotter than Ibiza and Corfu
Each day of the week will be progressively warmer in the UK after highs of 13C (55F) yesterday, with 15C (59F) expected today then 19C (66F) or 20C (68F) tomorrow and Thursday.
Primark's Coleen Rooney collection with items from £7 fans say is 'the best'
The collection is absolutely adored by fans!
More than £1m of flood investment given to Maldon, Chelmsford, and Witham areas
In the Maldon district, the Heybridge Flood Alleviation Scheme, at risk of river flooding, has been given £507,000.
More than £1m of flood investment given to Maldon, Chelmsford, and Witham areas
In the Maldon district, the Heybridge Flood Alleviation Scheme, at risk of river flooding, has been given £507,000.
Happy St Patrick's Day! I've been to 1,000 pubs to find the best pint of Guinness. Here's the definitive, meticulously researched guide to the top 50 pints across the country
While living in Dublin, I discovered that there is one measure, above all else, by which most Irish judge a pub: the Guinness. After ten years of searching for Britain's best pint, here's my list.
Climate change is fuelling deadly disease outbreaks: Shocking study reveals how dengue fever cases surge by more than 10-fold following extreme weather
An international team of researchers traced the connection between a massive surge of dengue fever in Peru in 2023 and a cyclone which hit the region that year.
Cherry blossom chaos: Picturesque crescent in Notting Hill is overrun by influencers climbing up garden walls and queueing down the street to take pictures under their blooming trees
Noting the nuisance to residents, one Londoner wrote on Threads: 'Every spring, this cherry blossom house in London goes viral.'
POLL OF THE DAY: Is a 'deeper relationship' with Europe one of the UK's biggest economic opportunities, as Rachel Reeves claims?
The Chancellor will rank closer ties with Brussels alongside artificial intelligence and regional growth as the three best ways to boost the economy over the next decade.
Inside the multimillion pound estate that used to belong to the Earls of Essex
Historic Grade II* Stebbing Park manor house for sale in Essex with 12 acres, seven bedrooms, barns, cottage, and Norman motte castle
Inside the multimillion pound estate that used to belong to the Earls of Essex
Historic Grade II* Stebbing Park manor house for sale in Essex with 12 acres, seven bedrooms, barns, cottage, and Norman motte castle
Asteroid Ryugu Has All of the Main Ingredients For Life
Samples from the asteroid Ryugu contain all five nucleobases -- the key building blocks of DNA and RNA. "This strengthens the idea that asteroids may have brought the ingredients for the first living organisms to Earth long ago," reports New Scientist. From the report: Japan's Hayabusa 2 spacecraft visited Ryugu in 2018, where it shot two projectiles -- one small and one large -- into the surface of the asteroid and collected the resulting debris. It arrived back at Earth with the samples in 2020 and researchers have been analyzing these in detail ever since. Yasuhiro Oba at Hokkaido University in Japan and his colleagues examined two samples, one from the asteroid's surface and one comprised of subsurface materials excavated by the projectiles. In both, the team found all five primary nucleobases, which are the compounds that make up the nucleic acids DNA and RNA when combined with sugars and phosphoric acid.
This isn't the first time that nucleobases have been found in asteroid samples: they have been seen in meteorites, too, and in samples from the asteroid Bennu. The researchers did find different abundances of the various nucleobases among the various samples, though, which hints that these compounds might be useful for tracing asteroids and meteorites back to the parent bodies that they broke off from in the distant past, as well as understanding the evolution of those parent bodies over time. The findings have been published in the journal Nature Astronomy.
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Eyesore derelict cinema to be bought by Harlow Council in 'big moment' for town
The empty cinema building has marked the town centre's decline for years
Archie Battersbee's mother 'ran man off road in 'revenge' attack' weeks after schoolboy died, court hears
Hollie Dance, 50, and Thomas Summers, 26, are accused of chasing a man for 13 miles between Southend and Basildon, Essex, in two cars in October 2022.
Gardens of Easton Lodge to reopen for Easter fun this spring
The Gardens of Easton Lodge are reopening over Easter, with blossom and daffodils on display and a range of children's activities.
Shabana Mahmood's plan to move migrant English language tests online will boost cheating and compromise border controls, experts warn
A leading provider of English tests said Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's bid to roll-out fully remote exams could 'create more opportunities for malpractice'.
Ulrika Jonsson hits out at 'entitled' Nadiya Hussain as she reveals 'disappointing' encounter with the Bake Off winner after her blistering attacks on the BBC
Ulrika Jonsson has hit out at 'entitled' Nadiya Hussain as she revealed her 'disappointing' encounter with the Bake Off winner following her attacks on the BBC.