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BRITS will be able to bypass GPs and go straight to pharmacies for key services from today. Women will be able to get the morning-after pill free of charge from high street pharmacies across England. It means the emergency medicine will be available on the NHS over the counter, after a short consultation with a pharmacist or pharmacy technician….

NEARLY 1,000 asylum seekers are set to be housed in two army barracks from next month as the government tries to beat the migrant hotel crisis. Plans will see the use of two barracks in Scotland and southern England that will temporarily house 900 men from next month. The Home Office confirmed on Monday that…

DONALD Trump admits he is thinking about running for a third term as president. Musing on another White House bid, he told reporters on Air Force One as they headed to Japan yesterday: “I would love to do it. I have my best numbers ever.” The 22nd Amendment of the US Constitution prohibits anyone from…

A NORTH Sea oil and gas firm filed for administration yesterday, putting thousands of British jobs at risk.  Petrofac employs about 2,000 people at its UK base in Aberdeen, including 1,200 offshore employees and a further 800 training and operational roles.  The oil services group is tumbling into insolvency after a planned restructure collapsed last…

BRITISH holidaymakers have paid emotional tribute to a beloved Magaluf hotel security guard described as a “true gentleman” after his sudden death aged 63. Tom Colin, a former Royal Navy man from Birmingham, had worked for more than a decade at the popular four-star Hotel Samos in the heart of the Majorcan party resort. He…

DUA LIPA has topped heat magazine’s annual Rich List – with a fortune of £129million. And the pop star looks like she’s going to be keeping her crown as she’s miles ahead of second place Tom Holland whose £35.7m pot looks pretty measly by comparison. Lewis Capaldi, Millie Bobby Brown and Molly-Mae Hague, and love…

OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in 2023 but her column is being 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 Not everything may go your way today, either in love or at work –…

EASYJET is turning thousands of old crew outfits into school uniforms to support families struggling with rising costs. The airline partnered with Luton-based charity Level Trust, which works across 75 local schools, providing uniforms to support the estimated 45 per cent of children living in poverty in the town. Their initiative is aiming for pilots…

SOME of Britain’s favourite products have been getting smaller but pricier, piling pressure on household grocery budgets. Shrinkflation – where manufacturers reduce product size or quantity but keep prices the same – has become a common frustration for shoppers. And household favourites like Quality Street, Cadbury’s multipacks of Freddo and Nescafe Original Instant Coffee are…