Fancy a bit of the commuter life?
Nicholas Gibbs was flying back to Heathrow from Las Vegas with his partner, Claire, in December 2025, when the lidless drink slid into his lap from a tray table (Picture: Hudgell Solicitors)
A holidaymaker says his manhood ‘will never be the same’ after it was badly burned when a cup of hot coffee slid off the tray table and into his lap on a Virgin Atlantic flight.
Nicholas Gibbs, 41, from…
Entertainment for the kids has landed (Picture: @aerodromecafe_elstree)
Aviation enthusiasts young and old, we’ve got your weekend plans sorted.
A little-known Hertfordshire airport has a showstopping café right by the runway, meaning you can watch planes and helicopters to your heart’s content as you sip coffee or enjoy a glass of fizz.
The Aerodrome Cafe is located within the grounds of…
Fancy staying close to home for your summer holiday?
Nearly 2,000 Londoners moved to North Herts last year (Picture: Getty Images)
Surrounded by countryside but only 37 minutes from King’s Cross by train, it’s no wonder Londoners are packing up and heading to Royston.
Close to 2,000 people moved from London boroughs to North Hertfordshire last year, according to ONS estimates, and estate agents say Royston is the jewel in the county’s crown.
The…
Farmer Alistair Pinkerton was devastated when he found the slaughtered animal in his field.
A group of travellers have transformed a wildlife hotspot into an illegal camp as a four-acre Essex site is taken over on the Bank Holiday weekend.
On Friday night, approximately 30 diggers, cars and vans ploughed their way onto the greenbelt in the heart of the quaint Essex hamlet of Willow's Green to commence the covert overnight operation.
A group of men worked overnight to rip up…
New statistics show Brits are overwhelmingly moving to Scotland and Wales (Picture: Getty Images)
When it comes to buying a home in the UK, it’s true that some areas are more affordable than others.
While London battles a housing crisis, with average rents towering above £1,000 in some cases, the overwhelming sentiment for many is simply: ‘shall we just up and move?’
Now, new statistics reveal…
Bands including Taking Back Sunday, A Day to Remember, You Me At Six, Paramore, American Football, The Used and Funeral For A Friend have been integral to the movement (Pictures: Getty/ Metro/Slam Dunk. Graphic: Myles Goode)
Picture this: it’s 2005.
You wake up, brush your hair into a side parting, covering one of your eyes so much so you can’t see. You apply eyeliner, and haul on your…
It's just under an hour away by train.
There'll be five new parks, community allotments, the full works.
A leafy Surrey village has become the latest to fall victim to a traveller invasion after a cascade of caravans rolled in over the Easter weekend.
Alford - home to just over 1,000 residents - saw "all hell" break lose after a group of travellers took over a field in what has been described as a "land grab".
It follows similar events unfolding in Kent and Hertfordshire over the bank…
A bath filled with fish was discovered by firefighers in 2024 (Picture: Watford Borough Council)
Firefighters responding to a kitchen blaze made a rather smelly discovery after a bath-load of fish was found in a businessman’s bathtub.
Stephen Akuoko from Watford, Hertfordshire, ran Tribal Foods for over three years, supplying ready meals to local shops.
Watford Council’s environmental team had…
Henri Nikolli, 19, saw his weed farm and gunshop raided by the Organised Crime Partnership
Emergency services were called to White Hill, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, around 3pm on Tuesday (Picture: Google)
A 90-year-old mum and her daughter have been killed in a car crash, with a man arrested on suspicion of drug driving.
Emergency services were called to White Hill, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, around 3pm on Tuesday.
A silver Kia Picanto and a grey BMW 118i M Sport had been…
Muriel McKay (left) was murdered 57 years ago, but her remains have never been found, despite extensive searches for her
A bone has been found near a betting shop where a woman is believed to have been buried 57 years ago.
Muriel McKay, the wealthy wife of newspaper executive Alick McKay, was kidnapped for a £1 million ransom in 1969 after being mistaken for Anna Murdoch, the then-wife of media…
The government hopes people will take advantage of wider opportunities to vote (Picture: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)
Voters in England’s upcoming local elections will get the chance to cast their ballot in a shopping centre instead of a booth, as part of a trial aiming to make the process easier.
Rather than having to make a special trip to their local polling place, residents of Milton Keynes…
This week we meet Julie Creffield (Picture: Saskia Albers)
Key Points
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- Julie Creffield shares her journey from earning £30,000 a month to facing £40,000 debt
- She rebuilt her finances using AI for advice and is now managing her income with a stable job and side business
- She prioritises experiences over material items to create memories with her…
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