A mum claims dental implants implants left her face with the ‘worst bruising ever’ – leaving her looking like a human ‘Rorschach inkblot test (Picture: Kennedy News and Media) A mum claims dental implants left her face with the ‘worst bruising ever’ – leaving her looking like a human ‘Rorschach inkblot test’. Jessica Macko had […]
Apparently, this is the sweetest smelling city in the world
Looks – and smells – good (Picture: Getty Images) Your boyfriend’s aftershave, freshly cut grass, a surprise bunch of flowers. Some smells are just a treat for the nose – others, not so much. And there’s nothing quite so whiffy as a busy, dirty, polluted city. In London, scents of petrichor (AKA the earthy smell […]
What is Susan Hall’s manifesto for the London mayoral election 2024?
Susan Hall, centre, is taking on the Labour mayor Sadiq Khan for the Tories (Picture: PA) The London Mayoral elections are due to take place on May 2. Londoners will get their chance to vote for who they would like be the Mayor of London for the next four years. Among the 13 candidates in the running are incumbent […]
Primary school teacher killed partner ‘in cold blood’ then buried him in garden
Fiona Beal, 50, admits she killed her 42-year-old boyfriend Nicholas Billingham (Picture: Northamptonshire Police/SWNS/PA) A primary school teacher stabbed her cheating boyfriend to death ‘in cold blood’ and buried his body in the garden while claiming they had Covid and needed to self-isolate, a court heard. Fiona Beal, 50, admits she killed her 42-year-old boyfriend […]
Woman split open McDonald’s worker’s head after hitting him with her phone
Rachel Lomax assaulted a McDonalds worker who was trying to break up a late-night fight (Picture: Cavendish Press) An Open University student used her mobile phone to viciously assault a heroic McDonald’s worker who stepped in to break up a late-night brawl. Rachel Lomax, 26, jumped on Shaun Bannon and repeatedly battered him over the […]
Opera San Jose setting sail into new waters with ‘Florencia’
When Elizabeth Caballero got the call, she says she could hardly believe it. The Havana-born, Florida-based soprano wasn’t originally scheduled to sing the title role in Opera San Jose’s new production of Daniel Catán’s “Florencia en el Amazonas.” But anything can happen in the world of opera, and when she learned that the original Florencia, […]
The Lesbian Bed Death could be plaguing thousands of women
Lesbian Bed Death is a contraversial term used to describe gay couples’ sex lives (Picture: Getty) It may be 2024, but one controversial term from the 1980s is coming back from the grave. Lesbian Bed Death is, simply put, the idea that lesbian couples have less sex. It’s a sweeping generalisation of the gay community, […]
Inside the huge pile of rubbish hiding a £1,500,000,000 Bitcoin fortune
Early crypto investor James Howells made the mistake of accidentally throwing 8,000 Bitcoins away more than ten years ago (Picture: SWNS) A landfill in South Wales is currently being guarded around the clock from Bitcoin hunters seeking their fortune. The bizarre set of circumstances has come about after James Howells, 38, an early investor in […]
I thought voice notes brought me closer to friends – until I stopped sending them
Bethan agrees voice notes have their place – she just prefers old-school phone conversations now (Picture: Bethan King) After pressing ‘send’ on the fourth voice note to my best friend that morning, I felt a pang of unease. My message was three minutes long, yet it was by far the shortest I’d sent to her that […]
Pac-12 financials: Oregon stands alone as self-sufficient operation ahead of entry into Big Ten
Oregon’s athletic department booked $150 million in revenue last year, according to a financial statement submitted to the NCAA. So did Washington. The Ducks reported an operating surplus. So did the Huskies. Oregon’s football program generated more than $35 million in profit. So did Washington’s. But that’s where the relevant fiscal similarities end as the […]
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta names two reasons for drop in performances
Arsenal’s season is on the brink of collapse after two costly losses (Picture: Getty) Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has provided two reasons for his team’s decline in performances after they lost to Aston Villa and Bayern Munich back-to-back. Two successive losses have put Arsenal’s season on the brink of collapse with their dreams of Champions […]
Erling Haaland injury: Pep Guardiola issues update ahead of Man City vs Chelsea
Erling Haaland is a doubt for the FA Cup semi-final on Saturday (Picture: Getty) Pep Guardiola confirmed that Erling Haaland is a doubt for Manchester City’s FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea on Saturday after he picked up an injury against Real Madrid. Both Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne were withdrawn in extra-time against Madrid as […]