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The Brisbane Lions roster looked worse for wear but triumphant as they rolled into their Mad Monday celebrations after what has been described as an all-weekend blowout. The Lions secured back-to-back AFL premierships on Saturday, capturing their fifth title overall and becoming the most successful club of the 21st century. They thrashed Geelong by 47 points at the MCG, powered by a best-on-ground performance from Will Ashcroft, who claimed his second consecutive Norm Smith Medal. And from the siren on Saturday at the MCG to the rooftop bar in Brisbane on Monday, the Lions players have barely stopped celebrating. The players rocked up to…
By MIKE SHEEN, BUSINESS EDITOR Updated: 10:47 BST, 29 September 2025 Rachel Reeves has said official forecasts for the British economy should be published just once a year, rather than twice, to give the Government greater flexibility on fiscal policy.The Chancellor told Times Radio on Monday she agreed with the International Monetary Fund’s suggestion that the Office for Budget Responsibility should only assess the Government’s so-called fiscal rules once a year.It comes as the OBR is expected to downgrade its key productivity forecast this week, leaving Reeves on track to break her fiscal rules and making big tax rises inevitable.The…
Strictly’s Amy Dowden attended her monthly chemotherapy appointment to keep her breast cancer in remission before jumping straight back into training on Monday.The dancer, 35 was diagnosed with disease in May 2023 and underwent treatment including a mastectomy before being given the all clear by doctors in February 2024.Taking to her Instagram Stories Amy shared a snap from the Good Hope Oncology Ward in Birmingham, just hours after begging fans to be kind following her and controversial pairs Thomas Skinner’s dance floor debut. Sharing a snap of herself on the ward she wrote: ‘It’s that time again, monthly [injection] on the oncology unit then straight…
By SHIVALI BEST, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDITOR Published: 10:48 BST, 29 September 2025 | Updated: 10:54 BST, 29 September 2025 Giant hailstones could soon become the norm in Britain – with climate change to blame. That’s according to scientists from Newcastle University, the Met Office, and the University of Bristol, who have revealed how severe weather will change in Europe amid global warming. According to the experts, rising temperatures might actually lead to less frequent hail storms. However, the storms that do occur will be bigger and more devastating than usual. In fact, the storms will batter Europe with ‘very large’ hailstones measuring over…
I have numbness and painful pins and needles in my hands and am waiting to be seen by a consultant to check for carpal tunnel. But as it affects both hands, could it stem from a common neural point, i.e. the vertebrae in my neck?Gerwyn Thomas, Llantwit Major, Wales.Dr Martin Scurr replies: I can see your logic, but for symptoms in both hands to be caused by neck vertebrae would mean something pressing on the nerves – for example, a prolapsed disc pressing on both sides of the spine. But those symptoms would be more widespread than the thumb and…
For most of us, a trip to Japan is a once-in-a-lifetime getaway. And with temples to marvel at, sashimi to sample and mountains to climb, you won’t want to waste an hour – let alone a day of your time there.But as the yen continues to plummet and Japan becomes increasingly popular, the country has suffered a glut of visitors with overcrowding at the most popular spots and hiked-up prices for foreigners, many of whom are making return trips to see more of the fascinating nation.It really is good value. Five years ago, a pound fetched 135 yen, but that’s…
A former FBI agent has revealed the way a serial killer who doubled as a federal informant manipulated the agency while killing victims he was delivering information about. Scott Kimball, 58, pleaded guilty in 2009 to killing four people between 2003 and 2004, and he was sentenced to 70 years in federal prison in Colorado. The total number of his victims is likely far higher, according to former FBI Special Agent Jonny Grusing.Each of the victims he pleaded guilty to killing had been part of a ‘game’ he was playing with the FBI, offering the agency breadcrumbs of information about their murders…
Dramatic video shows the moment British stag revellers were arrested on board a Spain-bound Ryanair flight after their rowdy behaviour forced the plane to divert to France. Chaotic footage shared on social media captured the scenes on board the Alicante-bound flight on Friday which was forced to divert to Toulouse. Upon landing officers stormed on to the plane and became embroiled in violent altercations with members of the group.Flyer Tania Nichols, who uploaded the dramatic footage to TikTok on Sunday, told the Daily Mail that the group – who were seated opposite her – had been ‘loud and unruly’ and that ‘even…
We live in an age obsessed with the copy. From ‘dupe’ designer handbags on TikTok to supermarket knock-offs of luxury perfumes, the world has never been more in love with the idea of almost the same, but cheaper. Nowhere is this trend more dazzlingly on display than in the diamond market.Lab grown diamonds or ‘man-made miracles’ according to their glossy marketing, have exploded in popularity in recent years, fuelled by celebrities, influencers, and a wave of advertising telling us they’re greener, fairer, and smarter than the real thing. Meghan Markle, Emma Watson and even Lady Gaga have been spotted wearing them. The pitch is…
It was a family affair worthy of rock royalty as Duran Duran turned out in force at the weekend for bassist and founding member John Taylor’s daughter Atlanta de Cadenet’s wedding celebrations in Sicily.Model turned fashion PR guru Atlanta, 33, married Canadian musician David Macklovitch, 47, in a glamorous ceremony and party on the Italian coast, just days after the pair legally tied the knot in an intimate courthouse service in Brooklyn.The star-studded gathering saw the British pop rock band jet in for the festivities, with John’s wife, Juicy Couture co-founder Gela Nash-Taylor, 71, sharing images from the celebrations on…