‘Loving, generous, witty and wise’ - Essex teacher dies after inspiring generations
Paula Mathews, beloved Clacton County High School English and Drama teacher, has died. Her funeral will take place in Frinton at 1pm on November 5.
‘Loving, generous, witty and wise’ - Essex teacher dies after inspiring generations
Paula Mathews, beloved Clacton County High School English and Drama teacher, has died. Her funeral will take place in Frinton at 1pm on November 5.
The agony of not being a mother: At 55 and childless, why I'm so sick of apparently 'cool', smug women boasting about their well-off, child-free lives and ignoring the grief of others, like me: SAMANTHA BRICK
To many of us, not becoming a mother feels undeniably like a bereavement. Perhaps it is even worse for those who go through failed IVF.
Get HMRC to pay YOU! One phone call could get you a refund, says RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS
Every year we are handing over more of our cash to the taxman - so it's particularly sweet when the situation reverses.
Overflowing booze and raucous nightclubs: The Canary Islands resorts rated the WORST by tourists
While long popular with British tourists, the reality of holidaying in a destination such as Tenerife may not be quite the idyll one would imagine... We take a closer look.
Primark rival brand to open second UK store in Essex TODAY with freebies
Inditex-owned Lefties opens its second UK store at Lakeside Shopping Centre, West Thurrock, on October 29, offering budget fashion, homeware and new jobs.
Primark rival brand to open second UK store in Essex TODAY with freebies
Inditex-owned Lefties opens its second UK store at Lakeside Shopping Centre, West Thurrock, on October 29, offering budget fashion, homeware and new jobs.
Man spends 35 years collecting corporatespeak, turns it into an app
Why waste time thinking of something useful to say when an app can leverage synergies for you?
Elton John and David Furnish are accused of 'siding' with Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz after 'mediating' ugly family feud: 'I thought they were Victoria and David's friends?'
Fans fear Elton has taken sides Brooklyn and Nicola after they flew over to Venice to celebrate his husband David's 64th birthday.
I own half of the house my ex and his partner live in: How can I make sure my children inherit my share?
I bought a house with my now ex-husband in 1978. In the 1990s we separated and I eventually remarried. He said he would buy me out when his parents died but now refuses.
Arsenal fans in MELTDOWN after greatest League Cup upset ever: Piers Morgan hits out at 'thuggish' Fleetwood star's 'career-ending' tackle on Max Dowman while one fan claims the pitch was too SHORT
Arsenal fans have expressed their anger at the manner of their shock Carabao Cup exit, with fans venting their frustration at how Max Dowman was sent off to the pitch dimensions.
Meet the world's first 'psycho boss': Scientists say 17th century mutinous merchant Jeronimus Cornelisz displayed all the traits of a corporate psychopath
A merchant who oversaw the murders of 100 men, women and children after a shipwreck 400 years ago may have been the world's first corporate psychopath, scientists say.
What Russell Brand said to detectives after rape and sexual assault arrests
He was quizzed by police four times between November 2023 and July 2025
Husband who helped his family murder his pregnant wife believing she was possessed by an evil spirit is released from prison
Mohammed Tauseef Mumtaz was handed a life sentence in 2012 for killing 21-year-old Naila Mumtaz at the Birmingham home they shared with his parents.
Neocloud thinks AI agents - not meatbags - will be its main customers
Quake AI is developing APIs to let autonomous agents access its services more efficiently
A new brand selling £50 cashmere jumpers has just launched in the UK -and it's proven to be better quality than Cos and Reiss
There are two things guaranteed to make a woman feel instantly richer: a healthy bank balance and a cashmere jumper that looks as though it cost considerably more than it did.
QUENTIN LETTS: 'Strengthening resilience' with gherkins and beans? In a nuclear shelter... is this wise, Mr Jarvis?
The day began with terrific news for gherkin-eaters, writes QUENTIN LETTS. The Trade Secretary disclosed that the Government would ease tariffs on baked beans, chocolate and... gherkins.
Thomas Markle's granddaughter says 'something was off' about him... and 'she recalls her grandmother writing a letter' as she speaks out in wake of child sex image allegations
Thomas Markle's granddaughter Noelle Rasmussen said the child sex allegations he faces are 'not a surprise', adding that she always felt there was 'something off' about him.
Should YOU just give up on finding love? It's the advice no woman wants to hear, but there comes a point when you MUST stay single. Here's how to tell if you're in the danger zone: TRACEY COX
Hollywood is littered with serial romantics who go from one relationship to the next. It's easy to dismiss it as a celebrity thing but plenty of us mere mortals do the same, just minus the paparazzi.
Britain signs landmark deal with Poland to develop new missiles to combat Russian drones
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting revealed the deal following a trip to Warsaw on Tuesday to meet his Polish counterpart, Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz.