Spending just nine minutes together per day can stop friendships wasting away, says Oxford professor Nine minutes of interaction per day with close friends can sustain the friendship Alongside the hustle and bustle of everyday life, it can be hard to maintain those really close friendships. But just nine minutes a day could be the key to preventing people drifting […]

By Anne Hyland Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Mike Baird is talking about monsters. The kind that are huge, green and terrifying, and which curl up and then roar. “Look at that one!” he says, swiping to a photo on his phone, as he tilts the screen towards […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Visit the Police Academy these days and it strikes you as a little like a tertiary campus blended with the carefully curated regalia of old school police culture. The new breed walk past the framed photos of stern looking former chief commissioners (one […]

Storm clouds gather for Rishi Sunak as polls show Labour is set to romp to victory in crunch by-elections in Boris Johnson’s old Uxbridge seat and Selby & Ainsty Storm clouds are gathering for Rishi Sunak with polls showing the Tories on track to lose crunch by-elections. The grim situation confronting the PM was underlined as research by JL Partners […]

LEAKED photos have revealed the interior of Vladimir Putin’s luxury armoured “ghost” train – complete with an onboard mobile hospital. The paranoid dictator, who is thought to be moving from bunker to bunker, is travelling more and more by rail during his war against Ukraine due to fears of assassination. The armoured train – currently undergoing a £60 million upgrade […]

HEARTBREAKING tributes have been paid after a mum. 24, was fatally hit by a car. Hollie Hodgkinson tragically died on Tuesday night after being run down by the vehicle in Harlow, Essex on Sunday morning. Officers responded to calls at around 10.30am and the young mum was rushed to the hospital where she sadly passed away from her injuries two […]

DENTISTS prevent and treat problems affecting the mouth and teeth. Here we take a look at everything you need to know about dentistry in the NHS. What is a dentist's salary in the UK? Salaried dentists employed by the NHS earn a basic salary of between £44,955 and £96,154. However, this varies according to your location. Salaries will increase over […]

A BODY has been found in the River Trent this morning and cops are treating the tragedy as "unexplained". The body was pulled from the Gainsborough river in Lincolnshire just after 8.am and the area has been cordoned off by officers. Lincolnshire Police have confirmed the death is being treated as "unexplained" as their investigation continues. A spokesperson from the […]

CAPTAIN Tom's daughter is fighting to keep the pool and spa complex she built in her dad's name after she was ordered to tear it down. Hannah Ingram-Moore, 52, and husband Colin have been accused of using the hero fundraiser's name to build the 50ft by 20ft pool house equipped with changing rooms, toilets and showers. The couple told planners they wanted an […]

What is responsible for Britain’s insect invasion? Furious residents blame #NoMowMay for uptick in flies and ticks… but could it be bin collections or hot summer? Residents blame the high temperatures and eco-campaign ‘No Mow May’ Have YOU been affected? Email [email protected]  A green-fingered project which pushes homeowners to leave their grass unmowed during the month of May may be […]