Summer is upon us and while we are all trying to scrape together the pennies for a getaway we may be overlooking the biggest expense of the season: Weddings. Research has revealed the average adult will fork out almost £800 this wedding season, attending three ceremonies at £266 a pop....
The only remaining travelling horse-drawn theatre troupe in the UK may stop touring after losing crucial Arts Council funding. Sabotage Theatre tour original plays to isolated and rural communities in Kent and Sussex, walking up to 14 miles a day, living outside and cooking with fires. The stage and set...
Brits will spend 18 months of their lives mulling over what to eat, a study has found. A poll of 2,000 adults found the nation’s love of food means an average of around 35 minutes every day is spent thinking about, choosing, or discussing what to eat. That amounts to...
Frightened residents living in a 16-floor tower block say they do not feel safe after part of its cladding failed fire safety checks. Tenants have been told it is safe to stay in their flats while the council removes the cladding from Hanover Tower in Sheffield which contains 125 flats....
A rare flower that stinks of ROTTING FLESH has bloomed at a prestigious university garden. The Titan Arum - also known as the corpse flower - at Cambridge University's Botanic Garden burst into life on Monday night. Hundreds of people gathered for the occurrence which was happening for the first...
When cellist Anna Frazer played her first concerto with a full orchestra, it was an emotional moment for both her and her family. Anna is principal cello at London's Adoramus Orchestra but 16 years ago she made the difficult decision to give up her career as a full- time professional...
A London bookshop has uncovered a shocking conspiracy about the coveted Griffin Poetry Prize, linking winners of the award to the TV drama Midsomer Murders. The thread, which starts "does anyone want to hear my conspiracy theory", links winners of the poetry prize to elements of the show dating back as...
Terminally ill Ron Flewett is involved in a dramatic race against time – to complete his mind-boggling ‘bucket list’ of visiting 50 countries before he dies. Dad-of-two Ron, 56, and wife Maxine set themselves the globe-trotting goal after he was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in 2014 and given...
Britain's biggest-ever warship, the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, made its maiden voyage last night at low tide. The 65,000-tonne giant, which cost £3.5 billion, will be the flagship of the Royal Navy equipped with 36 multi-tole Lightning II stealth fighters. Work on the carrier began in 2009 and has been dogged...