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TAKING the NHS mid-life health MOT could help you live longer, according to a study. Millions of Brits are eligible for the free check-up every five years after the age of 40. AlamyThe health MOTs check blood pressure and cholesterol[/caption] Research by Oxford University found people who take up the offer are 23 per cent […]

BE careful what you’re paying for, learned one Temu shopper. He was shocked when the blanket he ordered off the site looked nothing like what he was expecting. Mr. Burgies, a TikToker, shared his disappointing shopping experience at Temutiktok/@mrburgies The TikToker (@mrburgies) shared the shopping experience with his viewers. He showed the blanket he was […]

AN avid budget shopper has revealed the steal she discovered at her local thrift store. She was thrilled to find kitchenware that she wanted to surprise her husband with. tiktok/@gabgrabsthriftGabby, a professional thrifter, took viewers on a shopping trip[/caption] Gabby (@gabgrabsthrift), an experienced thrifter, shared the find in a video with over 10,000 TikTok followers. […]

AT LEAST 27 people are feared dead after a deadly blast struck a market in the Russia-controlled Ukrainian city of Donetsk. Around 25 more are also thought to have been injured after a shell struck the city in eastern Ukraine. EPAAt least 27 people were killed during a strike on a market place in the […]

THIS is the terrifying moment a British Airways flight aborts an attempt to land at Heathrow Airport as it battles Storm Isha. The plane can be seen briefly touching down on the runway before abandoning the landing and taking back to the skies. YouTubeA British Airways flight was unable to land due to the strong […]

OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died earlier this year 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 Being a good friend does not always mean giving people an easy time. And […]

DEAR DEIDRE: WATCHING my best friend get married was the most difficult thing I’ve ever done – I’m madly in love with her. Now, just a few months on, she’s confided in me that she’s made the biggest mistake because she realises she is in love with me. She feels torn, though, and feels she should stay […]

DEAR DEIDRE: I NO longer want to be Best Man at my friend’s wedding, after a stupid disagreement over a suit. I’m 34 and have known him since college. He’s also 34. We’ve always got on and I even introduced him to his fiancée. But he stresses over trivia and has fallen out with other […]

DEAR DEIDRE: AS the first anniversary of my mum’s death approaches, I feel like I’m disappearing down a dark hole. The sadness I feel is overwhelming. I coped well with my first Christmas after her passing so don’t understand why this anniversary has knocked me sideways like this. I am a 56-year-old single parent. I […]

DEAR DEIDRE: LIVING with the guilt of having had a one-night stand was getting me down – until I discovered my boyfriend had also cheated, with the same man. Now I lurch from feeling bad to curious. What kind of person plays a couple off against each other by having sex with them both? It’s […]