Council punch-up star tells HENRY DEEDES how she won a very parochial Game Of Thrones

There was shouting, lewd language and more boisterous behaviour than a rugby club on a Saturday night: a scene of such squabbling it was like the Bash Street Kids rather than a meeting of upstanding members of a local community. We may think of parish councillors as benign folk concerned with little more than the … Read more

Hundreds of BP customers wrongly given receipts showing they had won points worth £2,000

Check those receipts! Hundreds of BP customers wrongly told they’d won £2,000 of points after blunder – but petrol giant WILL pay out Many BP customers received a receipt saying they’d won 400,000 points  This equates to £2,000 – but BP said there was a third party error  Now the firm has agreed to honour … Read more

Derby set to pay Richard Keogh £2million after he won an appeal over his dismissal

Derby must pay sacked captain Richard Keogh £2MILLION after he won an appeal over his dismissal following career-threatening knee injury suffered in drink-driving crash with team-mates in October 2019 Derby could have to pay their sacked former captain Richard Keogh around £2m The defender won an appeal at a tribunal over his dismissal following a car … Read more

Trump is STILL ranting that he won the election with less than 48 hours left in office

Donald Trump is STILL ranting that he won the election with less than 48 hours left in office – and calling GOP House leader Kevin McCarthy a ‘p***y’ because 10 of his caucus voted to impeach President Donald Trump is still ranting that he won the election with less than 48 hours to go before … Read more

Sir Alex Ferguson has won his latest planning war helping block a two-house development

Sir Alex Ferguson has won his latest planning war with his neighbours over their bid to build two luxury mansions across the road from his £2.3million home in Cheshire. The former Manchester United manager, 79, objected to a proposal for two five-bedroom properties to be built on his street in Wilmslow, describing the plans as ‘astonishing’ … Read more

Bricklayer, 21, who won National Lottery Set for Life draw finally tells his friends

A bricklayer who won a life-changing prize on the lottery has finally told his friends after he was left in disbelief for weeks. James Evans, 21, scooped the top ‘Set For Life’ prize of £10,000 a month for 30 years on the National Lottery back in December. But when he bumped into a friend just hours … Read more

Joiner who won £58millon on the Lottery treats his friend to a ‘lads holiday in Dubai’ 

Joiner who won £58millon on the Lottery treats his friends to a ‘seven-day booze fuelled lads holiday in Dubai’ Ryan Hoyle, 38, won £58,366,487 on the EuroMillions draw in April 2020 He and seven friends flew to the United Arab Emirates city for a luxurious holiday They stayed at a five-star penthouse and drank £1,700 … Read more

Democrats declare they have won the Senate by winning BOTH Georgia runoffs 

Jon Ossoff declared victory in his Senate race on Wednesday morning – despite the contest not being officially called – a move that gives Democrats control of the upper chamber of Congress. ‘It is with humility that I thank the people of Georgia for electing me to serve you in the United States senate. Thank … Read more

Contestant who Beat the Chasers and won £50,000 reveals she did NO preparation ahead of quiz show

A Beat the Chasers contestant who managed to bag £50,000 against all five quiz experts revealed she did zero preparation ahead of the ITV quiz show.  The hit spin-off show sees hopefuls given the option of playing between two and five Chasers for increasing amounts of money, but with a decreasing time advantage against them.    … Read more

Who wants to BEAT a millionaire? You do? Tackle this quiz set by the man who won on the hit show

For the first time in 14 years, a contestant on ITV’s Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? clinched victory and secured the top prize in September.  Host Jeremy Clarkson fought back tears as he announced that Donald Fear, from Shropshire, had joined the £1 million club, becoming only the sixth champion in the show’s 22-year … Read more