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From bedwetting to constipation, all the ‘treatable’ minor ailments seeing shock rise in benefit claims
BRITAIN'S disability benefit bill has crossed a landmark threshold - with more than four million people now claiming Personal Independence Payments (PIP) for the first time in the scheme's history. But buried within the record-breaking figures is a striking detail. More than 71,000 people are drawing the tax-free cash for conditions that NHS doctors can...
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:56:00 +0100
BRITAIN'S disability benefit bill has crossed a landmark threshold - with more than four million people now claiming Personal Independence Payments (PIP) for the first time in the scheme's history. But buried within the record-breaking figures is a striking detail. More than 71,000 people are drawing the tax-free cash for conditions that NHS doctors can...
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:56:00 +0100
Luxury pad inside Victorian jail that housed EastEnders star Leslie Grantham and serial killer hits market for £180k
A LUXURY flat inside a Victorian jail that housed EastEnders star Leslie Grantham and a serial killer has hit the market for £180,000. The one-bedroom apartment in Portsmouth’s former Kingston Prison housed infamous inmates including serial killer Archibald Hall, known as the “Killer Butler”. After being closed for 13 years, the sought-after pad has been...
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:53:19 +0100
A LUXURY flat inside a Victorian jail that housed EastEnders star Leslie Grantham and a serial killer has hit the market for £180,000. The one-bedroom apartment in Portsmouth’s former Kingston Prison housed infamous inmates including serial killer Archibald Hall, known as the “Killer Butler”. After being closed for 13 years, the sought-after pad has been...
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:53:19 +0100
Roberto Martinez ‘to LEAVE Portugal after World Cup and is open to Premier League return’
ROBERTO MARTINEZ has decided to LEAVE his job as Portugal boss after the World Cup. The Spaniard will not renew his contract, even if Cristiano Ronaldo and Co go on to win the tournament. Martinez, 52, has been in charge of Portugal since 2023. According to talkSPORT, the former Everton and Wigan boss has mulled...
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:41:28 +0100
ROBERTO MARTINEZ has decided to LEAVE his job as Portugal boss after the World Cup. The Spaniard will not renew his contract, even if Cristiano Ronaldo and Co go on to win the tournament. Martinez, 52, has been in charge of Portugal since 2023. According to talkSPORT, the former Everton and Wigan boss has mulled...
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:41:28 +0100
John Alford’s cause of death revealed after paedo London’s Burning star was found dead in prison cell
DISGRACED actor John Alford's cause of death has been revealed after he died just weeks after being caged for sexually abusing two young girls. Alford, 54, made his mark on BBC school drama Grange Hill in the 1980s and found fame as fireman Billy Ray in London’s Burning in the 1990s before his fall from grace and...
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:31:03 +0100
DISGRACED actor John Alford's cause of death has been revealed after he died just weeks after being caged for sexually abusing two young girls. Alford, 54, made his mark on BBC school drama Grange Hill in the 1980s and found fame as fireman Billy Ray in London’s Burning in the 1990s before his fall from grace and...
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:31:03 +0100
The 2026 summer solstice falls in days – here’s everything you need to know about the longest day of the year
THE longest day of the year is almost upon us, with the 2026 solstice arriving on June 21. It marks the official start of astronomical summer, with the season coming to an end on the autumn equinox on September 23. When is the summer solstice 2026? According to the Royal Observatory Greenwich, the precise moment...
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:30:02 +0100
THE longest day of the year is almost upon us, with the 2026 solstice arriving on June 21. It marks the official start of astronomical summer, with the season coming to an end on the autumn equinox on September 23. When is the summer solstice 2026? According to the Royal Observatory Greenwich, the precise moment...
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:30:02 +0100
Royal Ascot 2026 betting preview: Day two betting predictions
DAY two of Royal Ascot sets up one of the most anticipated clashes of the Royal meeting as multiple Group 1 winner Ombudsman locks horns with the reigning Arc heroine Daryz in the Group 1 Prince Of Wales's Stakes. Can the younger legs of Daryz be enough to take down the proven class of Ombudsman?...
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:30:00 +0100
DAY two of Royal Ascot sets up one of the most anticipated clashes of the Royal meeting as multiple Group 1 winner Ombudsman locks horns with the reigning Arc heroine Daryz in the Group 1 Prince Of Wales's Stakes. Can the younger legs of Daryz be enough to take down the proven class of Ombudsman?...
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:30:00 +0100
King Charles suffers Royal Ascot heartache for second straight year after huge favourite Reaching High finishes last
KING Charles suffered Royal Ascot heartache for the second straight year after a huge gamble on his horse Reaching High went up in smoke. Bred by his late man Queen Elizabeth II, the superstar runner was the tough luck story of last year's Ascot Stakes. Repeatedly denied a clear run in the closing stages under...
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:25:16 +0100
KING Charles suffered Royal Ascot heartache for the second straight year after a huge gamble on his horse Reaching High went up in smoke. Bred by his late man Queen Elizabeth II, the superstar runner was the tough luck story of last year's Ascot Stakes. Repeatedly denied a clear run in the closing stages under...
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:25:16 +0100
Teen who ‘stabbed tragic Aria Thorpe, 9, to death claimed they were “playfighting” when he plunged blade into her chest’
A TEEN who stabbed a nine-year-old girl to death later claimed he was "playfighting" when he thrust the knife through her chest, a court heard. The 16-year-old, who can't be named, is accused of murdering Aria Thorpe in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, in December last year. Bristol Crown Court heard he admitted "he had hold of...
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:17:59 +0100
A TEEN who stabbed a nine-year-old girl to death later claimed he was "playfighting" when he thrust the knife through her chest, a court heard. The 16-year-old, who can't be named, is accused of murdering Aria Thorpe in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, in December last year. Bristol Crown Court heard he admitted "he had hold of...
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:17:59 +0100
Katie Price’s hubby Lee Andrews claims he was ‘captured at gunpoint’ & ‘slapped around’ for SPYING before she saved him
KATIE Price's husband Lee Andrews has broken his social media silence since going missing weeks ago. The 43-year-old has claimed he was "captured at gunpoint" and "slapped around" before being accused of spying. He then praised his wife Katie, 48, for her help in getting British authorities involved in his release. Posting a video of...
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:16:57 +0100
KATIE Price's husband Lee Andrews has broken his social media silence since going missing weeks ago. The 43-year-old has claimed he was "captured at gunpoint" and "slapped around" before being accused of spying. He then praised his wife Katie, 48, for her help in getting British authorities involved in his release. Posting a video of...
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:16:57 +0100
UK supermarket chain is selling large Toblerone bars for just £3.47 across ALL flavours – it’s perfect for Father’s Day
CHOCOLATE fans can get their hands on a bar of Toblerone for just £3.47 this week. It’s available across all the different flavours and makes the perfect gift ahead of Father’s Day. There is nothing like tucking into an extra special chocolate bar as a treat, but a bar of Toblerone will usually set you...
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:15:21 +0100
CHOCOLATE fans can get their hands on a bar of Toblerone for just £3.47 this week. It’s available across all the different flavours and makes the perfect gift ahead of Father’s Day. There is nothing like tucking into an extra special chocolate bar as a treat, but a bar of Toblerone will usually set you...
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:15:21 +0100