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Watching the opioid epidemic take hold was horrific… it sunk into my songs, says Willy Vlautin of The Delines on album
ON an ordinary day not so long ago, Willy Vlautin is strolling to his office in Portland, Oregon. The songwriter catches the familiar sight of “an old lady with her shopping and a mother pushing a baby carriage”. But then he encounters “a 30-year-old guy and his buddies living in tents on the street”. On...
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:46:10 +0000
ON an ordinary day not so long ago, Willy Vlautin is strolling to his office in Portland, Oregon. The songwriter catches the familiar sight of “an old lady with her shopping and a mother pushing a baby carriage”. But then he encounters “a 30-year-old guy and his buddies living in tents on the street”. On...
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:46:10 +0000
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come film review – The exploding bodies never get old in this funny and ferociously bloody sequel
READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME (15) 108mins ★★★★☆ THIS funny and ferociously bloody sequel to the excellent 2019 horror – which boomed at the box office – starts where the last film ended. Her wedding dress having been dyed red with the insides of others, Grace (Samara Weaving) lights a cigarette as her...
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:33:54 +0000
READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME (15) 108mins ★★★★☆ THIS funny and ferociously bloody sequel to the excellent 2019 horror – which boomed at the box office – starts where the last film ended. Her wedding dress having been dyed red with the insides of others, Grace (Samara Weaving) lights a cigarette as her...
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:33:54 +0000
Neil Sedaka’s cause of death revealed after iconic 60s singer who worked with Elvis and Abba died aged 86
NEIL Sedaka's cause of death has been revealed after his tragic death last month aged 85. The Breaking Up is Hard to Do singer was hospitalised in Los Angeles before his family confirmed his passing on February 27. The rock and roll star died from a form of heart disease called Atherosclerosis where fat and...
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:27:05 +0000
NEIL Sedaka's cause of death has been revealed after his tragic death last month aged 85. The Breaking Up is Hard to Do singer was hospitalised in Los Angeles before his family confirmed his passing on February 27. The rock and roll star died from a form of heart disease called Atherosclerosis where fat and...
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:27:05 +0000
How you can cash in by joining chimney sweep business as home heating trends are reviving forgotten trade
MANY of us may still associate chimney sweeps with Victorian times – but hundreds of young people are brushing up on their skills for the job. Figures from the National Association of Chimney Sweeps show that its membership has risen from 590 in 2021 to around 750 now, including 40 female sweeps. This revival of...
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:24:22 +0000
MANY of us may still associate chimney sweeps with Victorian times – but hundreds of young people are brushing up on their skills for the job. Figures from the National Association of Chimney Sweeps show that its membership has risen from 590 in 2021 to around 750 now, including 40 female sweeps. This revival of...
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:24:22 +0000
BP sells off German oil refinery in bid to trim the business and slash billions in costs
ENERGY giant BP has sold an oil refinery in Germany as it continues to trim the business and cut costs. Bosses are offloading their plant at Gelsenkirchen to independent refiner Klesch Group for an undisclosed sum. It said the deal was a “significant milestone” in its strategy to sell parts of the group to bolster...
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:12:33 +0000
ENERGY giant BP has sold an oil refinery in Germany as it continues to trim the business and cut costs. Bosses are offloading their plant at Gelsenkirchen to independent refiner Klesch Group for an undisclosed sum. It said the deal was a “significant milestone” in its strategy to sell parts of the group to bolster...
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:12:33 +0000
I’m size 16 but saved £180 by buying outfits in kids’ section… here are my finds including £21 jeans and £17 playsuit
YOU may glance at a T-shirt in the teen section of a store and think, “Could I squeeze into it?”. But unless you’re a size 8, you probably decide that despite it being cuter and cheaper than an equivalent in the adult department, no way will it fit. Size 16 Lottie Drynan, an influencer, took things a step further...
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:05:42 +0000
YOU may glance at a T-shirt in the teen section of a store and think, “Could I squeeze into it?”. But unless you’re a size 8, you probably decide that despite it being cuter and cheaper than an equivalent in the adult department, no way will it fit. Size 16 Lottie Drynan, an influencer, took things a step further...
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:05:42 +0000
Horoscope today, March 20, 2026: Daily star sign guide from Mystic Meg
OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in March 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 Celebrate the astronomical start of spring with a chart boost – the sun...
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:01:00 +0000
OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in March 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 Celebrate the astronomical start of spring with a chart boost – the sun...
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:01:00 +0000
Russian warship & sanctioned oil tanker sail through the English Channel ‘on their way to break Trump’s Cuba blockade’
A RUSSIAN warship and sanctioned oil tanker has sailed through the English channel and is potentially headed for Cuba. The Russian tanker has crossed the Atlantic with suggestions it could be attempting to break Donald Trump's oil blockade of the island. The Royal Navy confirmed on Thursday that they had completed a "48-hour operation" shadowing...
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:09 +0000
A RUSSIAN warship and sanctioned oil tanker has sailed through the English channel and is potentially headed for Cuba. The Russian tanker has crossed the Atlantic with suggestions it could be attempting to break Donald Trump's oil blockade of the island. The Royal Navy confirmed on Thursday that they had completed a "48-hour operation" shadowing...
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:09 +0000
Three budget ways to give your garden a glow-up for spring entertaining
LONGER days and better weather mean we can make more use of outdoor space if we are lucky enough to have it. Entertaining in the garden can save on socialising down the pub or in restaurants. But first of all, get your area guest-ready after winter with a few budget moves . . . FRESH FURNITURE: Seating and tables left out...
Thu, 19 Mar 2026 23:57:45 +0000
LONGER days and better weather mean we can make more use of outdoor space if we are lucky enough to have it. Entertaining in the garden can save on socialising down the pub or in restaurants. But first of all, get your area guest-ready after winter with a few budget moves . . . FRESH FURNITURE: Seating and tables left out...
Thu, 19 Mar 2026 23:57:45 +0000
Thousands more youngsters set to get meningitis jabs as infected patient may have returned to bug-hit nightclub
THOUSANDS more youngsters will get meningitis jabs after it emerged an infected patient may have returned to the nightclub at the centre of the outbreak. Health officials say one person who is now thought to have the disease went back to Club Chemistry for a second visit — potentially infecting other clubbers. Dozens of students...
Thu, 19 Mar 2026 23:52:18 +0000
THOUSANDS more youngsters will get meningitis jabs after it emerged an infected patient may have returned to the nightclub at the centre of the outbreak. Health officials say one person who is now thought to have the disease went back to Club Chemistry for a second visit — potentially infecting other clubbers. Dozens of students...
Thu, 19 Mar 2026 23:52:18 +0000