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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 Any niggling doubt inside you needs to be recognised as it can help you…

MILLIONS of workers could see their take-home pay cut under Budget plans being weighed up by the Treasury, industry experts have warned. The Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) has written to all 650 MPs urging the Government not to slash or scrap “salary sacrifice” for pension contributions. SPP says such a move would hit ordinary…

DEMOCRATIC Socialist Zohran Mamdani has been elected mayor of New York City, making history as the first Muslim to hold the position. The 34-year-old Queens assemblyman clinched the election after defeating former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in a major upset during the Democratic primary – and once again in the general election, along with…

MILLIONS of Americans have cast ballots at polling stations across the country to choose a range of local lawmakers and state governors. Tuesday’s round of national voting marks Donald Trump’s first major electoral challenge of his second term – and includes a special referendum in California. In Virginia, Democrat congresswoman Abigail Spanberger beat Republican Winsome…

A UPS cargo plane was carrying 38,000 gallons of jet fuel when it crashed into a petrol recycling plant. Police and fire crews were called to the scene, near the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, at around 5pm. Footage shows the aircraft taking off from the runway from with its left wing in flames before it…

POST Office hero Sir Alan Bates has reportedly won up to £5million compensation from the Government. It comes more than 20 years after he started campaigning for victims of the Horizon computer scandal. Sir Alan, knighted last year, revealed in the spring that he had been given a “take it or leave it” offer, and…

MORE than 13,000 members of the Armed Forces are not fit for frontline service, government figures have revealed.  Some 13,133 soldiers, sailors and aviators have sick notes that ban them from deploying to combat zones.  It means one in ten of all armed forces is classed as “medically non-deployable”.  Defence minister Louise Sandher-Jones revealed 40…

MR Blobby’s comeback is at the centre of a trademark row after a superfan bought the rights to become a tribute act. Joseph Cook, 37, does guest appearances as the pink, yellow-spotted prankster after making the costume by hand. He saw the BBC’s 1990s trademarks were dead so spent £1,000 registering new ones. Joseph, of…

HORRIFYING footage shows the Louisville jet on fire moments before it crashed – with local media reporting the explosion which killed three may have been caused by an engine issue. In the jaw-dropping clip, the UPS cargo aircraft can be seen darting across the tarmac while its left engine appears to be engulfed in a…

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 It’s not too late to turn back on a cash path, however far you…