Drivers' fury in UK car parking fine capital after 216% surge in penalties - and with more price hikes on the way within days
Motorists in Royal Tunbridge Wells (pictured), Kent, instead of enjoying the supposed peace and quiet of the garden of England, are 'at war' over what they dub a 'car parking crisis'.
So many middle-class dads take ketamine and cocaine in my very affluent suburb. I'm shocked by what they REALLY get up to at the weekend - the damage they cause is appalling...
'I can see from his phone that he's somewhere in east London, near Brick Lane,' she types. 'He was supposed to come home straight from work. I'm praying he's not gone out clubbing again.'
Are your friends richer than you? These are the 12 secret signs they're hiding their wealth, by SHRUTI ADVANI
The real clues to who has serious money are subtler these days, from the butter they buy to their children's hobbies. Here's your cheat sheet for spotting the secret millionaires around you.
Appeal to find sailor who vanished in his boat while off the Cornish coast amid fears for his safety
Guy Nelson (pictured), 57, from Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, was last known to be sailing near Drake's Island on September 8.
Liam Gallagher faces New York court showdown after Wembley farewells - in cash battle over 'love child' and demands to hand over £500K a year
The frontman, 53, is set for a showdown with Liza Ghorbani, 51, just hours after coming off stage at Wembley in Oasis's final UK show of their reunion tour.
Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie left 'in very difficult' position and 'may feel it would be unfair' to attend King's Christmas if Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson are unwelcome, claims royal author
Journalist Phil Dampier told The Daily Mail that the sisters 'may feel it would be unfair' of them to join the King and Queen and other members of the Royal Family at Sandringham.
The death of Britain's pubs laid bare: Warnings six inns could close every day with generational threat to thousands of bars under Labour's watch
Squeezing between punters' shoulders to get to the bar, sharing stories around beer-stained tables and packing out gardens, the Great British Pub has been at the very heart of our culture for centuries.
JK Rowling praises clip poking fun at Emma Watson after the Harry Potter star insisted she 'still treasures' the author despite their differing views on trans rights
The famed author, 60, confessed that she wouldn't 'forgive' the stars of the iconic franchise - Emma, Rupert Grint and Daniel Radcliffe - after they shared their views on transgender women.
Oasis' Liam Gallagher 'parties with brother Noel for the first time in years after relenting on booze ban to celebrate end of the UK leg of their reunion tour'
Liam previously said he was avoiding alcohol and working to get fit when the reunion tour was announced.
The best European city for a one-night-only stay revealed - with rooms for £69
If you're craving an impromptu European escape and only have 24 hours to spare, these cities might just be the perfect pick.
The world's longest flights revealed - from a 19-hour New York to Singapore 'endurance test' to Qantas' non-stop journey to London from Perth
Qantas has a raft of ultra-long haul services coming in 2026 and China Eastern Airlines starts a 29-hour route to Argentina in December. But which are the current longest flights?
Wall Street Journal Decries 'The Rise of Conspiracy Physics'
"The internet is full of people claiming to uncover conspiracies in politics and business..." reports the Wall Street Journal.
"Now an unlikely new villain has been added to the list: theoretical physicists," they write, saygin resentment of scientific authority figures "is the major attraction of what might be called 'conspiracy physics'."
In recent years, a group of YouTubers and podcasters have attracted millions of viewers by proclaiming that physics is in crisis. The field, they argue, has discovered little of importance in the last 50 years, because it is dominated by groupthink and silences anyone who dares to dissent from mainstream ideas, like string theory... Most fringe theories are too arcane for listeners to understand, but anyone can grasp the idea that academic physics is just one more corrupt and self-serving establishment... In this corner of the internet, the scientist Scott Aaronson has written, "Anyone perceived as the 'mainstream establishment' faces a near-insurmountable burden of proof, while anyone perceived as 'renegade' wins by default if they identify any hole whatsoever in mainstream understanding...
As with other kinds of authorities, there are reasonable criticisms to be made of academic physics. By some metrics, scientific productivity has slowed since the 1970s. String theory has not fulfilled physicists' early dreams that it would become the ultimate explanation of all forces and matter in our universe. The Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest particle accelerator, has delivered fewer breakthroughs than scientists expected when it turned on in 2010. But even reasonable points become hard to recognize when expressed in the ways YouTube incentivizes. Conspiracy physics videos with titles like "They Just Keep Lying" are full of sour sarcasm, outraged facial expressions and spooky music...
Leonard Susskind, director of the Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics, says physicists need to be both more sober and more forceful when addressing the public. The limits of string theory should be acknowledged, he says, but the idea that progress has slowed isn't right. In the last few decades, he and other physicists have figured out how to make progress on the vast project of integrating general relativity and quantum mechanics, the century-old pillars of physics, into a single explanation of the universe.
The bitter attacks on leading physicists get a succinct summary in the article from Chris Williamson, a "Love Island" contestant turned podcast host. "This is like 'The Kardashians' for physicists — I love it."
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Influencer dad reacts to social media outrage over viral video showing him tossing son into lake
Garrett Gee, the patriarch behind a well-known influencer family, has responded to intense online criticism after a video of him throwing his 7-year-old son off a cliff went viral.
Newly divorced UK couples reveal what they blame for marriage breakdowns - including 'culture war' rows over Brexit, trans rights and immigration
Arguments over Brexit, transgender rights and immigration are some of the top reasons British couples have divorced, a study has revealed.
Taliban commander's nephew granted asylum in UK can be joined by SEVEN family members even though none can speak English, judge rules
None of them speak English, and a tribunal accepted they would place 'a significant burden upon the public purse' if they were allowed to move to the UK.
This common but 'silent' pregnancy complication increases babies' autism risk by 60 per cent - but it CAN be easily treated if caught early
Scientists say while it is unclear whether paracetamol causes autism something is clearly driving the increase in cases, with one in 100 now affected.
Selena Gomez hired Hollywood wedding planners who once orchestrated ex Justin Bieber's big day
For the star-studded, weekend-long wedding ceremony, the lovebirds hired the same event planners who did one of Gomez's ex-boyfriend's wedding as well as her former BFF's.
One Direction choreographer Paul Roberts dies age 52 after cancer battle as 'heartbroken' Sam Smith leads tributes alongside Emma Bunton, Nicola Roberts and Sophie Ellis Bextor
The news was shared across social media by his long-term partner Phil Griffin, who confirmed the talented dancer had passed away the previous evening.
Wu-Tang Clan legend Ghostface Killah's son says they've been estranged for 10-years because of his sexuality - as emerging queer artist recalls childhood sadness over dad's 'homophobic' rap music
Openly gay, Infinite says his lifestyle drove a wedge between him and his father, with whom he has not spoken in more than a decade, and provided the creative spark that inspired his imminent release.
Bryson DeChambeau reduced to Ryder Cup collateral damage with Captain America's final stand all in vain
DANIEL MATTHEWS AT BETHPAGE BLACK: Bryson DeChambeau watched the ball drop and then turned towards the grandstand that climbed into the sky as dusk closed in over New York.