Brexit: It’s time to give the public the chance to slam on the brakes
With the EU and UK making "sufficient progress" to move Brexit negotiations on to the next stage a clear picture of life outside the union is starting to emerge. So far Britain has conceded on the cost of the Brexit divorce bill, the Irish border, European Court of Justice rulings, a free trade deal, EU payments and many other terms of the break-up with little coming back in return. With the election pledges of the Leave campaign such as the NHS fallacy and...
Government publishes full list of compromises obtained from EU
A full list of compromises obtained from the European Union has been published on social media today. After pulling an all-nighter, European Commission President Jean-Claude Junker today announced that enough progress has been made in the first phase of Brexit talks to progress to talks about a trade deal. With the UK conceding on the cost of the Brexit divorce bill, the Irish border, European Court of Justice rulings, a free trade deal, EU payments and many other terms of the break-up,...
Premier League Predictions: Including Liverpool vs Everton and Man Utd vs Man City
The match every Premier League fans has been waiting for takes place this Sunday – as the two Manchester clubs face off at Old Trafford in a hugely important game, after the Merseyside Derby where Liverpool take on Everton under new manager Sam Allardyce. Meanwhile champions Chelsea travel across London to take on West Ham, Spurs have a must win game at home to Stoke, while the Gunners will be looking to bounce back away to the Saints. At the...
Fantasy Football Blog week 15 – the slow and steady climb up the table
Miles Reucroft is undertaking a different way of playing the ever popular Fantasy Football this season. To understand his methodology, read part one here. The Week 1 review is here, Week 2 transfers & preview here, Week 3 preview here, Week 4 preview here, Week 5 preview here, Week 6 preview here, Week 7 preview here, Week 8 preview here, Week 9 preview here, Week 10 preview here, Week 11 preview here. Week 12 preview here. Week 13 preview here. Week 14 preview here. Well, that was more like it. Week 14 saw a return to something approaching our...
Mum-of-two who ‘gained weight using FitBit’ lost eight stone after she stopped using it
A mum-of-two says she GAINED weight using a fitness tracker - but has now lost eight stone after ditching it. Fiona Benbow, 39, rewarded herself with huge sugary cakes and family-sized choc bars if the FitBit told her she had burned lots of calories. And in just a month her weight went up a stone to 19 and a half stone and her waistline expanded from a size 20 to 22. Fed-up Fiona stopped using the device and turned to...
A mum-of-three pretended to have CANCER to con her husband’s family out of almost £50,000
A mum-of-three pretended to have CANCER to con her husband's family out of almost £50,000, a court heard. Claire Bain, 36, even made relatives take her to fake chemotherapy appointments. She stole most of the money from her father-in-law over a four-year period after she 'cruelly abused' trust he had placed in her while he was grieving for his own wife, who had died from cancer. Bain even made her husband and father-in-law take her to the Christie cancer treatment...
PHILLIP SCHOFIELD TAKES DELIVERY OF 14FT MARBLE STATUE OF HIMSELF
Phillip Schofield has received the ultimate piece of fan mail - a 14ft tall marble statue of himself. Christmas came early for the popular This Morning presenter as he signed for the topless replica of himself - complete with rippling muscles. The much-loved TV personality accepted delivery of the unique doppelganger with typical grace. It was tagged with an accompanying note which read "Hope you like your statue - and aren't too weirded out by it". The giant marble...
Veteran dairy farmer killed by his own cattle
A veteran dairy farmer was killed by his own cattle as he tended to them - something he had done "thousands of times", an inquest heard. Brian Swales, 67, went to check on his 17 Friesian heifers and one bull like any other day after one was described as "acting lame". But mystery remains over what happened as the grandad-of-two was alone and no-one saw how he came to die. North Yorkshire Coroner's Court heard he suffered broken ribs and...
This is no damp squid: It’s the 30 most commonly used “eggcorns”
‘To be pacific, ‘an escape goat’ and ‘damp squid’ are the most misused phrases or sayings, according to new research. Commonly known as ‘eggcorns’, the phrases often mean something different to the original yet make some kind of sense. Someone may claim to be ‘lack toast and tolerant’ when they are lactose intolerant - rather than breadless and open-minded. Passing mustard rather than muster might lead to some odd glances, while a doggie-dog world sounds like a much friendlier place...