Revealed: British minimum wage soars to the second highest in Europe as businesses sound alarm over impact on the UK job market
The National Living Wage - which is the minimum for anyone aged 21 and over - increased by 6.7 per cent to £12.21 an hour this April.
Busy roads on Essex border to shut for months after man fell through bridge
The last bridge was removed after a pedestrian fell through it in 2022
Story behind 28 Years Later's terrifying 'Boots' poem: How 110-year-old recording of Rudyard Kipling verses that scared viewers is used in US military training
When the first trailer for 28 Years Later was released last year, fans were struck by the theme of terror that ran through it. And part of what made it so scary was its use of a 1915 recording of a Rudyard Kipling poem
'Terrorist' protest group Palestine Action clash with police as government tries to ban them after they broke into RAF base and vandalised plane
Hundreds of activists waving Palestinian flags and holding placards gathered at Trafalgar Square today.
At 35, I knew I was drinking too much. Then a miracle treatment finally helped me stop at 'just one or two' - and women are hailing it as a 'game-changer'
There's a saying about alcohol: you know it's a problem when it takes more from you than it gives. But not everyone who reaches that point is an alcoholic - far from it.
Jay Z takes a subtle swipe at Kanye West after his 'vulgar and offensive' tweets about their family - as he performs with wife Beyonce for the first time in seven years
The husband and wife duo sent fans wild as they performed at Stade de France during Beyonce's third Cowboy Carter Tour show in the city.
Beyonce smokes a cigarette onstage during final stadium concert in Paris
On Sunday, the superstar pulled out a cigarette mid-performance and started pretending to puff on the prop during her show.
Apple Pulls 'Convince Your Parents To Get You a Mac' Ad From YouTube
Apple has quietly removed its day-old "The Parent Presentation" video from YouTube. From a report: The Parent Presentation is a customizable slideshow that explains why a Mac is a useful tool in college. [...] Students can customize the presentation slides, and then show it to their parents to convince them to buy them a Mac. In an accompanying YouTube video shared by Apple, comedian Martin Herlihy showed a group of high school students how to effectively use The Parent Presentation. Some users described the ad as "cringe" and "gross."
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Man abandoned as a baby in a Co-Op plastic bag inside a public toilet with placenta still attached to him finally meets his birth siblings after 40 years
This week's Long Lost Family: Born Without a Trace follows 40-year-old Jon Scarlett-Phillips, who was found in the toilet of a leisure centre car park in Bletchley, Milton Keynes, in September, 1984.
A13 shuts after crash with man injured – recap
One person was injured
Moment shameless conman who posed as a fraud investigator counts £30,000 he scammed from pensioners - as he is jailed for a year
Leicester crook Rohith-Reddy Kananala, 28, posed as a fraud investigator to prey on vulnerable people across the UK. He swindled £30,000 from eight pensioners in a few days,
Woman who went viral for breastfeeding her husband reveals how she feels about it since she stopped nursing
Rachel Bailey, 32, used to breastfeed her husband Alexander, also 32, 'three to four times' a day but it has now been over a year since they stopped.
Brit tourist dies on his sun lounger on Greek paradise island beach
The 73-year-old man was found by sunseekers at the spot, in Agia Paraskevi, Skiathos, on Friday.
Major car maker issues 'stop drive' recall on popular older models after lethal issue killed woman in France
The immediate 'stop drive' notice has been issued for all examples across Europe with outstanding recall notices for a well-documented fault.
Cocaine-crazed postman who became the 'personification of evil': He beheaded his girlfriend - then sank to new depths of depravity while her body lay cold in his flat
Twisted porn-obsessed postman Ewan Methven strangled his girlfriend, popular waitress Phoenix Spencer-Horn then spent two days behaving as if nothing had happened
Nato summit shambles? US and Spain 'opt out' of new 3.5% spending target with fears of Trump no-show - and questions over how UK will find an extra $40bn a year
Nato is due to gather in The Hague tomorrow evening amid chaos in the Middle East and the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Private equity types to snap up NoSQL biz Couchbase
$1.5 billion offered for database company valued at $1.2 billion four years ago
Document database company Couchbase is set to be bought by a private equity biz in all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.5 billion.…
Gallows Corner that connects A12 and A127 to be shut for over 2 months from this evening
There will be significant delays throughout the construction works as the flyover is strengthened
Heartstopping moment panicked dad saves daughter after plunging into lake during fishing trip
This is the heart stopping moment a panicked dad saves his daughter after she plunges into lake during a fishing trip.
Martin Odegaard's wedding descends into chaos as photographer is dragged AWAY by security guards - while Arsenal star marries Helene Spilling
The photojournalist was hauled away towards the end of Odegaard's ceremony with Helene Spilling as guests were leaving and his magazine have threatened police action.