The Best for News, Sport, Showbiz, Celebrities
How to future proof your career by making the most of new eco-energy jobs – and 5 tips to get you started
POWER up your job prospects – by jumping on the eco-energy bandwagon. The Government estimates that 400,000 new jobs will be created in the sector by the year 2030. With the latest inflation figures up, on the back of increased gas prices — solar, wind and hydro-electric power, as well as low-carbon energy sources such...
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 01:16:35 +0100
POWER up your job prospects – by jumping on the eco-energy bandwagon. The Government estimates that 400,000 new jobs will be created in the sector by the year 2030. With the latest inflation figures up, on the back of increased gas prices — solar, wind and hydro-electric power, as well as low-carbon energy sources such...
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 01:16:35 +0100
These don’t feel like Killers songs… they’re quite personal, says Brandon Flowers on the inspiration behind solo album
WHEN Brandon Flowers was a kid, his dad tried to teach him how to fight. The lad had been picked on at school, so his father Terry talked him through what to do if it happened again. Decades later, a memory of that time helped inspire the title of Flowers’ third solo album, Thrasher. The...
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 01:09:08 +0100
WHEN Brandon Flowers was a kid, his dad tried to teach him how to fight. The lad had been picked on at school, so his father Terry talked him through what to do if it happened again. Decades later, a memory of that time helped inspire the title of Flowers’ third solo album, Thrasher. The...
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 01:09:08 +0100
Surrogate mum reveals why she refused to abort ‘precious’ baby with heart defect after biological parents sued her
A SURROGATE mum who refused to abort the baby of the couple who hired her has broken her silence for the first time. McKenna West, 28, gave birth to the child - who has a rare heart defect - against the wishes of biological parents Nasheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed. The baby boy, who West...
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 01:07:48 +0100
A SURROGATE mum who refused to abort the baby of the couple who hired her has broken her silence for the first time. McKenna West, 28, gave birth to the child - who has a rare heart defect - against the wishes of biological parents Nasheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed. The baby boy, who West...
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 01:07:48 +0100
More than 350k teens facing GCSE resits as Labour moves to overhaul English and maths system
MORE than 350,000 teens face having to resit English or maths GCSEs next year — as Labour moves to overhaul the system. The scale of the resit crisis emerged as exam results also showed more older pupils are taking the subjects again, but a smaller proportion are passing. Some 178,270 16-year-olds in England missed the...
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:56:13 +0100
MORE than 350,000 teens face having to resit English or maths GCSEs next year — as Labour moves to overhaul the system. The scale of the resit crisis emerged as exam results also showed more older pupils are taking the subjects again, but a smaller proportion are passing. Some 178,270 16-year-olds in England missed the...
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:56:13 +0100
Kylie Minogue, 58, stuns with curly hairdo as she marks 25th anniversary of her album Fever
CURLY Kylie Minogue goes retro with her hairstyle — as she celebrates the 25th anniversary of her album Fever. The 2001 release featured some of the Australian star’s biggest hits, including Can’t Get You Out Of My Head. Her latest look, for Perfect magazine echoes her ex-Neighbours character Charlene’s blonde perm. In another shot, Kylie,...
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:49:59 +0100
CURLY Kylie Minogue goes retro with her hairstyle — as she celebrates the 25th anniversary of her album Fever. The 2001 release featured some of the Australian star’s biggest hits, including Can’t Get You Out Of My Head. Her latest look, for Perfect magazine echoes her ex-Neighbours character Charlene’s blonde perm. In another shot, Kylie,...
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:49:59 +0100
Hayden Panettiere’s grieving mother blames daughter’s tragic death on ‘toxic individual’ after slamming boyfriend
HAYDEN Panettiere’s grieving mother has blamed her daughter's tragic death and their estrangement on a "toxic individual". The Nashville star, 36, was found dead in a South Carolina apartment on Sunday afternoon from a suspected overdose. Her mum Lesley Vogel, 70, revealed the reason she and Hayden were estranged, just days after she slammed her...
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:45:23 +0100
HAYDEN Panettiere’s grieving mother has blamed her daughter's tragic death and their estrangement on a "toxic individual". The Nashville star, 36, was found dead in a South Carolina apartment on Sunday afternoon from a suspected overdose. Her mum Lesley Vogel, 70, revealed the reason she and Hayden were estranged, just days after she slammed her...
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:45:23 +0100
Pubs could hike price of a pint over controversial recycling rules, warn industry bosses
PUBS could be forced to hike the cost of a pint because of controversial recycling rules, industry bosses have warned. Boozers are effectively being charged twice to get rid of the same glass bottles under the scheme, industry chiefs claim. Landlords already pay private waste contractors to recycle empties but are also saddled with extra...
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:30:43 +0100
PUBS could be forced to hike the cost of a pint because of controversial recycling rules, industry bosses have warned. Boozers are effectively being charged twice to get rid of the same glass bottles under the scheme, industry chiefs claim. Landlords already pay private waste contractors to recycle empties but are also saddled with extra...
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:30:43 +0100
Exactly how much your favourite chocolate bars have shrunk over the years after pic of Mars bar from 1991 goes viral
FOR many, tucking into a Snickers or Twix bar is a favourite treat – but as we all know, there is a lot less to them now than there used to be. While sweets still come in a familiar wrapper, the products inside these days are a very different size to the ones we grew...
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:24:53 +0100
FOR many, tucking into a Snickers or Twix bar is a favourite treat – but as we all know, there is a lot less to them now than there used to be. While sweets still come in a familiar wrapper, the products inside these days are a very different size to the ones we grew...
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:24:53 +0100
Stop! That! Train film review: This silly, camp comedy asks very little of your brain cells and the last third drags
STOP! THAT! TRAIN! (15) 90mins ★★★☆☆ IT seems strange to think of a time when RuPaul’s Drag Race was not part of popular culture. The US drag queen competition has variations all around the world, and guest judges including Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus. Now producers from the TV show, which has run for 17...
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:11:19 +0100
STOP! THAT! TRAIN! (15) 90mins ★★★☆☆ IT seems strange to think of a time when RuPaul’s Drag Race was not part of popular culture. The US drag queen competition has variations all around the world, and guest judges including Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus. Now producers from the TV show, which has run for 17...
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:11:19 +0100
Horoscope today, August 21, 2026: Daily star sign guide from Mystic Meg with Maggie Hyde
THE Sun's world famous Mystic Meg horoscope column has entertained readers for decades with predictions for their love lives, money and careers. Read on to see what Mystic Meg with Maggie Hyde has written in the stars for you today. ♈ ARIES March 21 to April 20 If it’s the end of your working week,...
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:01:00 +0100
THE Sun's world famous Mystic Meg horoscope column has entertained readers for decades with predictions for their love lives, money and careers. Read on to see what Mystic Meg with Maggie Hyde has written in the stars for you today. ♈ ARIES March 21 to April 20 If it’s the end of your working week,...
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:01:00 +0100