A drink that went viral when it was launched in McDonald’s branches across the UK this summer returns to the menu today – but only for two weeks. The Grimace Shake is back for the festive season and today, December 11, is the day it officially launches in restaurants. Inspired by Grimace’s signature purple shade, … Read more
That’s lush that is! As TV fans across the nation eagerly anticipate the return of the country’s favourite Welsh/Essex sitcom this Christmas, Lidl has announced an absolutely crackin’ limited-time coupon for shoppers – but there’s a catch. With only 14 days to go until the show’s return, the supermarket has announced that Lidl Plus users … Read more
-Credit: (Image: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire) The rugby union community has rallied around the family of missing former England wing Tom Voyce, who is believed to have died after apparently trying to cross a flood-swollen river in his car during Storm Darragh. Northumbria Police said the 43-year-old is believed to have gone into the River Aln … Read more
Luigi Mangione allegedly considered using a bomb in Manhattan in an murder plot against the UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, he reportedly scribed in his notebook. A so-called “to-do list” was apparently found inside a spiral notebook that was gleaned along with the shooting suspect’s 262-page manifesto, a ghost gun and false ID cards upon his arrest at an Altoona, Pennsylvania … Read more
The Chase star Anne Hegerty has revealed she had a new role written for her in an upcoming sitcom. The quiz icon, who is also known as The Governess, said: “I’d love to be on a TV show or a film. “I know various people who are trying to get things off the ground. “One of them is … Read more
Hundreds of tractors will descend on central London on Wednesday afternoon in the second Westminster rally against Labour’s so-called “tractor tax”. Farmers are expected to travel into the capital from across the country, including from Exmoor, Shropshire, Somerset and the home counties, for the latest protest. The vehicles will line up on Whitehall from 10am, … Read more
People will “have to accept” a new prison being built in their neighbourhood, says Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood given the scale of the jail crisis. She also signalled that punishments for offenders, such as home curfew, could be increasingly used to stop so many of them going to prison. Fewer criminal cases are also set … Read more
A Croydon man has been fined over £800 after dropping a cigarette butt in public. The resident of New Addington was in court after failing to pay a fine for littering in Bromley town centre. Court documents stated Carl Smith dropped a cigarette butt in Market Square, Bromley, on May 23 this year. The resident … Read more
A painter has won hearts across the UK by leaving a thoughtful ‘pay packet’ for a customer’s three-year-old son who helped him on the job. James Noll of Expressions, a tradesperson on Checkatrade, met an unexpected helper – 3-year-old, Bobi Williams – while decorating a client’s home. Bobi’s mother, Michelle Williams, who had hired James, … Read more
-Credit: (Image: (Photo by Ryan Hiscott/Getty Images)) Former Wales scrum-half Mike Phillips has taken another dig at Warren Gatland as he responded to Ronan O’Gara’s comments about coaching Wales. The former Ireland fly-half was asked about whether he would want to coach the Wales national team after La Rochelle’s Champions Cup win over Bath, given … Read more