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AS my fiancé’s coffin was carried from the church, the song By Your Side by Sade played. Jon and I had actually chosen it for our wedding day, but instead I was hearing it at his funeral – the week before we were due to become husband and wife. Michelle Jackson’s fiancé Jon died just […]

A HUGE coffee chain with more than 1,300 UK branches has shuttered one of its high street shops. Starbucks abruptly pulled the plug on its coffee house in Headington, Oxford. Google mapsStarbucks has pulled down the shutters on its store in Headington[/caption] The location on the town’s London Road notified punters that the “shop is now […]

Alamy THE draw for tonight’s National Lottery EuroMillions (May 23, 2025) has taken place, with life-changing cash prizes at stake. Check the results to see if you have just won a fortune and bagged enough to start that jet-set lifestyle you always dreamed of. Have you got the winning EuroMillions ticket? Every EuroMillions ticket also […]

MO SALAH and Arne Slot made the secret pact that took Liverpool to the title and made him Player of the Year. The campaign began with Anfield shrouded in doubts – especially over whether Salah would sign a new deal and how Slot might handle the strain of being Jurgen Klopp’s successor. EPAMo Salah and […]

YOU have probably heard of Sutton Hoo, the Suffolk site where a huge Anglo-Saxon ship was discovered under ancient grassy mounds. Excitement around the medieval treasure trove grew in 2021 when Carey Mulligan starred in a Netflix movie about the discovery, The Dig. AlamyEnjoy Woodbridge harbour with its sail boats[/caption] SuppliedDouble rooms at The Crown […]

“ISN’T this where the dinosaurs come and eat us?” I joke.  We’re ten minutes into our hiking tour of O’ahu — one of the eight main islands in the US state of Hawaii — when our buggy tyre goes flat.  SuppliedThe stunning Waikiki landscape with its golden beaches[/caption] GettyWhen temperatures soared past 30C, I headed […]

I PUSHED the order button on my phone and then 10 minutes later my groceries were at my door.  I often find I’m missing an ingredient for a recipe and with two kids at home it’s easier to get the items delivered.  Oliver DixonTrial of supermarket deliveries with Lana Clements, photographed by Oliver Dixon for […]

OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in 2023 but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégée Maggie Innes. Read on to see what’s written in the stars for you today.  ARIES March 21 to April 20 As Saturn is poised to enter your own sign tonight for the next three years, […]

TEMPLEGATE takes on Saturday’s racing confident of banging in some winners. Back a horse by clicking their odds below. AMERICAN AFFAIR (3.30 Haydock, nap) Has found huge improvement over the last 12 months. This time last year the Jim Goldie-trained sprinter was rated just 80 and given his progression the handicapper now has him on […]