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THOUSANDS of households will qualify for £125 free cash this month and others will be able to apply for the payment. The help comes via the Household Support Fund (HSF) which is worth £842million. AlamyReading families could be in for a £125 payment if they qualify for the scheme[/caption] Reading Borough Council is one of the next […]

HALLOWED Christmas traditions are “at risk of dying out” as Generation Z abandon time-honoured customs for quirky alternatives. One in four adults say they are growing tired of festive traditions – with pennies in the pudding and sending Christmas cards both in danger of sliding into history. GettyMaking paper chains was found to a tradition […]

DOZENS of customers at a beloved English antique store and tea room have been left heartbroken by the news their favourite shop must close due to “extortionate” bill increases. The Cornstore Emporium and Tearoom at Pulborough will shut its doors for good at the end of February next year. GoogleThe Cornstore Emporium and Tearoom at […]

VAPES would be made prescription-only by a Labour government to stop children getting hooked on nicotine, shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said. Young e-cig users have tripled in five years, with one in five aged 11 to 17 having tried them, latest figures show. GettyLabour want to make vapes prescription only[/caption] The Government will close […]

A POLICE chief facing a criminal probe over claims he lied about his military service was a registered pub landlord when he said he was in the Royal Navy. Nick Adderley claimed he served for ten years before joining the police in 1992. Court records show that Nick Adderley was licensee at the Hooton Arms […]

AN ICONIC Scottish bookshop is set to shut its doors after nearly 150 years in business. J&G Innes in Fife has announced it will close after nearly 144 years of trading in books, art supplies, gifts and stationery. SWNSThe store is in the tourist area of St Andrews, in Fife[/caption] SWNSJude Innes, the great-great granddaughter of George Innes who […]

OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in March 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 sensitive Neptune swaps direction, it is easy to feel overwhelmed by situations. But your […]

SHOCKING footage shows a home exploding in a huge fireball after cops swarmed the house while trying to serve a search warrant. Police in Arlington, Virginia warned that a suspect inside had fired a flare gun from the house before it erupted into flames. X/@connormajA home exploded in an Arlington, Virginia neighborhood[/caption] X/@connormajPolice believe a suspect fired […]

PUT your labcoats on, or don’t, and try out this medical brainteaser to test your attention to detail and perception skills; you might have 20/20 vision. Dive into this medical test and see how you compare against the 12-second record to find a lost piece of medical equipment. SoliantTry to find the doctor’s missing stethoscope […]

A MISS Universe pageant boss has been accused of trying to overthrow her country’s dictator by rigging beauty queen contests. The extraordinary conspiracy claim – which sparked fears of a brutal new crackdown – comes two weeks after Miss Nicaragua became the country’s first-ever winner of the global title. AFPNicaragua’s ruler celebrated when Sheynnis Palacios […]