Major cruise line set to charge passengers who don't show up to dinner reservations
When holidaying on a cruise it can be easy to get swept up in the entertainment options on board, or simply enjoying some quiet time relaxing.
Europe's plan to stop Putin invading: Continent floods its borders and builds new defences, with war 'closer than it's been since 1945'
Poland's prime minister condemned the violation of the country's airspace, saying: 'This situation brings us all closer to open conflict, closer than at any time since the Second World War .'
TOM LEONARD: How the savage murder of a white Ukrainian refugee by a black serial criminal has opened a new front in America's toxic race wars
Iryna Zarutska was returning home by train after a work shift when a deranged homeless man sitting right behind her pulled out a pocketknife and savagely stabbed her in the neck repeatedly.
How a dossier containing this picture of Epstein and Mandelson landed on my desk and laid bare the scandal that's now engulfing ambassador, writes GUY ADAMS
Towards the end of August 2019, a dossier containing previously unpublished images of Jeffrey Epstein landed on my desk.
Andy Carroll is a loser and Lou can do better - but she's absolutely obsessed with him: Lou Teasdale's friends tell KATIE HIND why she's really back with the footballer - and why they fear she will take this dramatic next step
This wasn't a regular couple's appearance for Andy and Lou. For it's been reported in recent weeks the pair have split twice following a series of rows - the first time after a spat at Glastonbury.
Holidaymakers left stunned after accidentally booking accommodation run by nuns
The group of friends, who go by @themidmesses on TikTok, found themselves in a hilarious holiday mix-up after booking an unconventional accommodation during a recent trip to Italy.
Revealed: How a new app can help children 'take back control' of toxic social media algorithms
According to a new survey, young people see 2,000 posts on social media every day, with 72 per cent viewing 'uncomfortable' content that makes them feel 'upset, sad or angry.'
How the 1,097 migrants who arrived on small boats last Saturday will cost British taxpayers £44million in a single year... including free dental care, legal aid and even swimming lessons
On Saturday, the new Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood's first full day in office, 17 dinghies arrived on the shores of Britain carrying a staggering total of 1,097 migrants.
Charlie Sheen had gay sex on crack and did so much cocaine a Mexican cartel refused to sell to him... and they're just two of his stunning confessions as he finally reveals the truth about his downfall: TOM LEONARD
Sheen, who had no ghost writer, admits it wasn't always easy. However, he has marshalled his thoughts and memories to provide what he claims is an 'all-access, backstage pass to the truth'.
When I found out I was pregnant, the first thing I did was phone my dealer and go on a cocaine binge for several days. My nightly habit continued after giving birth... and I've discovered there are many mothers like me
As she kissed Marshall good night and crept out of his bedroom, she made her way into her own room. There, she sat on her bed and chopped up a line of cocaine with her bank card.
Want to stop staff taking sickies in work-shy Britain? End the right to statutory sick pay: DANIEL HANNAN
The number of people claiming incapacity and invalidity benefits is forecast by the Government to go from 3.3million to 4.1million by the end of this parliament. Think about implications.
Woman 'is led into Manchester park by a stranger with a gun and raped': Man, 28, arrested
The incident reportedly took place at around 9.30pm on Tuesday, September 9, in Heaton Mersey Park, Stockport.
Urgent hunt for missing mother-of-two, 38, whose children returned home on Sunday to find her gone - as family worries 'she's been taken'
Rebecca Holdham, known as Becky, was last seen at an address in Ockley Park estate at around 10am on Sunday - and has not been seen since.
Multiple Miss France winners 'were raped after winning the title… sometimes within hours of receiving the crown'
Hubert Guérin, deputy to the contest's former president included the allegations in his new book exposing the pageant (FILE PHOTO shows 2024 competition)
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews The Rumour: Emily Atack's spiteful school mum ought to have been in Motherland
Emily Atack plays her to perfection: rude, smug, false and, underneath the facade, deeply unhappy.
Father of Ukrainian refugee who was knifed to death on North Carolina train could not attend her funeral due to ban on travel for fighting-age men: Tributes pour in for 'passionate artist'
Stanislav Zarutskyi was 'devastated' not to be able to pay his last respects after his beautiful daughter was brutally stabbed to death on a train, allegedly by career criminal Decarlos Brown Jr.
Heston Blumenthal slashes portion sizes at his flagship restaurant to cater for diners on fat jabs (...like him)
The culinary icon - who takes Wegovy himself - is looking at serving smaller meals at his Fat Duck venue and creating a slimmed-down menu for Britons on the weight-loss drugs.
BMW Says Europe's Gas Engine Ban 'Can Kill an Industry'
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motor1: BMW watched from the sidelines as Audi, Porsche, Mercedes, Volvo, and others announced lofty EV goals a few years ago, only to backtrack in recent months. Munich never vowed to go fully electric within a set timeframe, instead preferring to give customers the freedom of choice. It projects demand will be evenly split between gas and electric cars by 2030, but Bavaria hasn't committed to a combustion-free future. The company maintains its desire to give people what they want rather than artificially restricting powertrains to EVs, as the European Union plans for 2035. In an interview with Australian magazine CarExpert, Chief Technology Officer Joachim Post argued it should ultimately come down to buyers, not the EU: "Finally, the customer decides."
Provided the ban takes effect in a little over nine years, the board member fears it could have massive repercussions: "If the European Commission is going to say they have a plan to cut the combustion engine in 2035, they're not asking the customers and how [EV charging] infrastructure is coming up, how the energy prices are and all the things there. It's stupid to do that in that way. And you can kill an industry doing it that way."
His concerns are echoed by Mercedes CEO Ola Kallenius, who recently warned the European car industry is "heading at full speed against a wall" and could even "collapse" if the EU doesn't reconsider. The statement came shortly after Stuttgart's boss admitted the company had to make a "course correction" to keep combustion engines longer than initially planned. Mercedes continues to invest in conventional powertrains, and there's even a completely new V-8 from AMG on the way. The report notes that BMW continues to generate strong profits from its combustion engines, ranging from three-, four-, six-, and eight-cyclinder engines to a Rolls-Royce V-12 -- even supplying rivals like Toyota and possibly soon Mercedes.
In fact, the "M" in BMW stands for "Motoren" (German for "engine").
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Al-Qaeda terror chief who was Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Britain with links to 7/7 bombings could be freed from prison in weeks
Rangzieb Ahmed, Al-Qaeda's leader in Britain, has a fresh Parole Board hearing where he will tell officials he is a changed man and should be released.
Britain's first 'Drug-Cheat Olympics' swimmer 'blames anti-doping authorities and British swimming' for pushing him towards signing up for 'Enhanced Games' in fiery interview
Bosses at UK Sport, the government agency which invests lottery funding into Olympic and Paralympic sport, were quick to condemn the 30-year-old - and threatened to pull any financial support.