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By CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 16:52 EST, 12 January 2025 British Steel looks set to abandon plans for a return to Teesside, ending hopes for hundreds of jobs to come to the North East.The loss-making company, which has been in talks over a Government-backed rescue, had planned to build a ‘green steel’ electric arc furnace in the region and another at its main site in Scunthorpe.It would have marked a return of the industry to an area devastated by Redcar’s steelworks closing in 2015.But now both furnaces will be built in Scunthorpe, The Sunday Times reported, under plans being…
Eva Longoria fought back tears in an emotional video she shared on Instagram for her 10 million followers.The Desperate Housewives star, 49, revealed she evacuated from her home after receiving a warning, and were now hosting several other friends fleeing from the fire. ‘It’s been a crazy week. Devastating for so many people. So many friends who’ve lost a lot… homes. I know it’s not things, it’s memories, things that people have worked really hard for,’ she said. ‘Anyways, we decided to evacuate ’cause we were under a warning, and then we kept getting an alarm. We have many friends at my…
By COLIN FERNANDEZ Published: 20:29 EST, 8 January 2025 | Updated: 21:30 EST, 8 January 2025 Power shortages meant households paid around £2million an hour to power up gas-fired power stations yesterday.A surge in demand from sub-zero temperatures coupled with a slump in wind power meant electricity bosses had to trigger emergency procedures to keep the lights on.The National Energy System Operator (Neso) warned power supplies would be under strain between 4pm and 7pm.Contracts for gas power stations to fire up were triggered.At one point NESO paid The Rye House power station, in Hertfordshire, the equivalent of £1.8m per hour,…
Doctors are increasingly defying NHS rules to prescribe over-the-counter items like baby formula, shampoo, toothpaste and multivitamins for patients struggling to afford basic goods.Prescriptions issued by GPs in England for these everyday products have soared by up to 80 per cent in two years, official NHS data shows.It is a reversal of a trend which had seen levels gradually declining since 2018, when GPs were warned not to ‘waste’ NHS resources on everyday items sold in high street stores and supermarkets.Now, GPs say they are having to act to protect their ‘most vulnerable’ patients from the impact of the cost-of-living…
By DANIEL JONES, CONSUMER EDITOR FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 15:16 EST, 12 January 2025 | Updated: 15:16 EST, 12 January 2025 Doritos is planning a new shape for its iconic triangle-shaped chips. A cryptic Instagram post from the brand on Saturday night hinted at a shift from triangle to square chips. The company confirmed it is ‘exploring’ the new shape.The post on its UK account features an image of a square Doritos chip with the slogan: ‘The shape of things to come.’Fans were quick to react. One joked: ‘April 1st already?,’ while another pleaded: ‘Don’t mess with my triangle!’ A third added: ‘Doritos without…
By HAMISH MCRAE Updated: 16:50 EST, 11 January 2025 When a Cabinet Minister tells people they should not be worried by what is happening on the financial markets, as Lisa Nandy did on Friday, you know the Government is really scared. It should be.As Rishi Sunak told a colleague as Chancellor, the thing that kept him awake at night was the interest payments that the country had to make on its national debt.All the headroom in Rachel Reeves’ Budget plans has been wiped out by higher debt charges.On Friday afternoon the yield on ten-year gilts – UK Government bonds –…
By JORDAN BECK FOR MAILONLINE Published: 14:16 EST, 12 January 2025 | Updated: 14:16 EST, 12 January 2025 Katie Price and Kerry Katona enjoyed a night out in Cheshire on Saturday as they told fans about the emotional reason for their reunion.The ex-glamour model, 46, and TV legend Kerry, 44, helped raise awareness of a charity drive to support the mental health of farmers with their appearance at the Crown Inn in Lower Peover.The official page of the pub wrote on Instagram: ‘Thank you to my lovely loyal friends @kerrykatona7 and @katieprice for supporting suicide in young farmers tonight both remarkable ladies.’…
Experts are warning mobile phone users to be extra vigilant over a fresh wave of SIM-swap fraud, which has doubled in the space of a year. The dodgy practice – which counts Twitter founder Jack Dorsey among its victims –is when criminals remotely transfer your phone number to their own SIM card. This gives them control of your phone number, so they can receive your calls and texts. It means they can use two-factor authentication (2FA) codes that are send by text to access your personal accounts – including bank accounts.SIM-swap fraud has doubled year-on-year, according to consumer champion Which?, citing data from Action Fraud. It…
One psychiatrist is sharing four key symptoms of ADHD in women he said are often overlooked or misdiagnosed as other conditions.Dr Ali Ajaz, a UK-based consultant psychiatrist, said on Instagram the lack of awareness about women-specific symptoms means their ADHD can go undiagnosed until well into their 30s. And recent reports have found women are more likely to live with undiagnosed ADHD, whereas ADHD in boys is more likely to be recognized, diagnosed and treated in childhood. This can lead to women suffering problems with self-esteem and relationships and can make it more difficult to navigate academic and professional goals. Dr Ajaz said:…
How many times have you arrived on a flight for a weekend break only to find it then takes for ever to reach the city centre?For example, Hahn Airport is 75 miles from central Frankfurt (more than two hours by bus), while Oslo Sandefjord Airport is 73 miles from Oslo.No one wants to spend all that time travelling when you’re away for only a couple of days – so here’s our guide to Europe’s best airport connections.STROLL INTO GIBRALTAR The runway at Gibraltar airport is just a mile from The RockFrom the runway to the centre of town is only…