In with the fin crowd

We have the beach to ourselves, but at times it feels like this whole island is ours.

'It's one of a thousand stories worth telling... even 2,000 years on'

The morning after Claudius died, Lucius was ready to be declared Emperor.

JD's sporting chance to meet profit expectations

JD SPORTS breathed a sigh of relief last week as full-year organic sales growth landed in line with market expectations.

GUNNER HAVE

Arteta must deliver when he

£7m paid out as vandals disrupt 25 trains a week

VANDALS are making train journeys a misery for millions and costing a fortune in compensation for hold-ups and cancellations.

Failure to act on spending 'will put us on road to bankruptcy'

BRITAIN is on the “road to bankruptcy”, a think tank is warning as ministers brace for Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s announcement on spending cuts.

Defence is now a shared concern... we all have a role

TOMORROW, the long-awaited Strategic Defence Review is presented to Parliament, marking the most consequential rethink of national defence policy in a generation.

Body found in hunt for Thames girl

A BODY has been found in the search for a girl missing in the River Thames.

DRAWING INSPIRATION

The orchestra will create a special show

Two adults and teen killed in M5 car horror

TWO adults and a teenager died, while a second child was left fighting for their life, after a car careered off the M5.

WHAT'S CAUSING YOUR HEADACHE?

With Migraine & Headache Awareness Month approaching, we look at the main triggers behind them - and the best remedies

Bee escape creates a huge buzz

THE escape of 250 million bees from an overturned lorry has led to a police warning for people to avoid a county in Washington state.

Norris rues errors

LANDO NORRIS was left to rue a scruffy final lap which allowed title rival Oscar Piastri to snatch Spanish Grand Prix pole from his grasp.

CHEIKA'S CHUFFED AT SPOT IN SEMIS

LEICESTER head coach Michael Cheika was delighted to book a Gallagher Premiership semi-final in front of his club's fans with a 42-20 victory over Newcastle.

Doctors strike 'will risk patients' lives'

PATIENTS on record waiting lists will die unnecessarily or suffer for longer if junior doctors go back on strike, experts warn.

FLOWER POWER

As the UK's biggest killer, dementia is something that affects so many of us.

HAIL CAESAR! (and the other ones...)

ANCIENT Rome produced the long-est-lasting empire in human history.

Asian hornet invaders hit Garden of England

THE epicentre for an Asian hornet invasion of the UK has been revealed.

Keaton leads Lancs' T20 revival after four-day flop

KEATON JENNINGS scored 95 as Lancashire secured a 47-run victory over Nottinghamshire to make it two wins from two in the men’s Vitality Blast.

Why did harmless OAP cop a Taser?

IT WAS the most shameful mismatch imaginable. In the (boys in) blue corner we had 51-year-old stocky PC Stephen Smith, armed with a form of pepper spray and an extendable police baton, and 36-year-old PC Rachel Comotto, complete with a Taser. Both were also wearing stab vests.

SWEET STUFF

There's something about 4pm on a weekday that makes us crave a sweet snack. Lunch was a few hours ago, dinner still seems a long way off and while we do occasionally manage to nibble on healthy apples and nuts, mostly we just want biscuits.

Revuelto a revolution with bullish charm

Lamborghini and V12 engines have always been linked, and the Italian firm's first car - the 350 GT of the 60s - used one, and it still remains at the brand's core.

'BOTOX HAS HELPED MANAGE MY MIGRAINES'

\"I started suffering from migraines around puberty. I remember telling my mum my head felt really heavy when I was about nine years old. For me, they feel like a vice is crushing my head, and I feel sick and dizzy at the same time. I get brain fog and memory loss, both during and after.

Deadly cost of missed maternity care targets

Damning study claims 2,500 babies could have been saved since 2018

Lioness Lauren's back with a banger

INJURY DOUBTS: Hemp

Will bigger be better?

FIVE-MINUTE GUIDE TO... PENSION MEGA-FUNDS

FIFA's 'insane' format not the Ron for Saha

LOUIS SAHA has branded FIFA's new Club World Cup format as “insane”, “crazy” and “a circus”, while saying it is obvious clubs and football's governing body “simply don’t care” about players.

Golden era blasts off with the Nuke

TEEN STAR: Littler is the pied piper of the oche

From Slough to Hollywood...

RICKY Gervais looked overjoyed as he celebrated getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Snooze just in: camping aids health

ALMOST half of campers claim they get a health boost from sleeping under the stars.