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British holidaymakers heading to Spain over the summer could risk hefty fines if they are caught violating strict new sunbed rules. Tourists who lay out their towels for extended periods of time face potential fines of up to €250 (£210), as a number of popular holiday hotspots begin implementing the so-called ‘sunbed tax.’ These rules, aimed at preventing sunbed reserving and overcrowding, vary by location but generally prohibit placing personal belongings on sunbeds before a certain time or leaving them unattended for prolonged periods. It comes as ‘sunbed wars’ at European resorts and hotels continue to hot up over the summer, with guests arriving…
Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff inspected a food distribution centre in war-torn Gaza today amid an escalating war of words over ‘starvation’ claims.The UN has warned that widespread famine is a looming threat in the besieged strip and claims hundreds of Palestinians have been shot while trying to collect aid near distribution sites. But Israel insists that Gaza is not facing starvation and says Hamas is responsible for the looting of aid.The US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, posted on X that he and Witkoff had gone to Gaza ‘to learn the truth’ about the private aid sites run by the Gaza…
By SPENCER MORGAN Published: 14:44 BST, 1 August 2025 | Updated: 14:56 BST, 1 August 2025 Legendary boxing cutman Frank Hopkins has sadly passed away with Tyson Fury and other renowned names of the sport paying their respects.Hopkins, known to many as Frankie, cornered Fury and a number of other successful British fighters during his long career.He died on Friday at the age of 78 and will be fondly remembered as ‘one of boxing’s good guys’.The tributes came flooding in on social media after the news was announced with Fury leading the way. Former world champion Fury posted a video on his…
Rolls-Royce shareholders are reaping the rewards of the British engineering giant’s quite remarkable recovery.Less than three years ago boss Tufan Erginbilgic declared that the 119-year-old firm was a ‘burning platform’ – and vowed to turn its fortunes around.The shares have since soared, rising another 10pc to a record high above 1,100p following a bumper update today. That gave the Derby-based group a value of £93.5billion – making it one of the five biggest companies listed on the London stock market.The rise is extraordinary by any standards.Rolls is up 85pc this year and more than 1,000pc – or 11-fold – since…
Musician Mickey Madden, a one-time bassist for the Adam Levine-fronted band Maroon 5, is accused of physically attacking his wife after she confronted him about sending inappropriate text messages to teenagers.’He physically abused me,’ Madden‘s spouse Kate Bowman said in court documents filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, in regard to a series of events which unfolded on July 21. ‘I’m now terrified of him.’Bowman said the bass player went ‘insane’ after she asked him about the alleged messages with the teenage girls – which allegedly centered around a rape fantasy.Madden went ‘insane’ when Bowman asked him about the situation,…
By STACY LIBERATORE Published: 14:08 BST, 1 August 2025 | Updated: 14:30 BST, 1 August 2025 PayPal and Venmo are experiencing major outages, preventing millions of users from sending or receiving payments. Downdetector, a site that monitors online outage, shows issues hit the digital payment apps at around 8:00am ET.PayPal has around 434 million active users worldwide, while Venmo has nearly 90 million users in the US.Users have reported difficulties accessing payments, transferring funds, and logging into their accounts. ‘I sent someone $200, and the money was withdrawn from my account, but the other person didn’t receive it,’ one PayPal user shared on…
Justin Timberlake is the latest star to reveal he has been diagnosed with Lyme disease—and the former N*Sync singer is in good company. The 44-year-old joins the likes of Comedian Miranda Hart, model Bella Hadid, singer Justin Bieber, actor Ben Stiller and TV personality Kelly Osbourne in having the tick-borne condition.He revealed in an Instagram post: ‘I’ve been battling some health issues, and was diagnosed with Lyme disease—which I don’t say so you feel bad for me—but to shed some light on what I’ve been up against behind the scenes.’ Lyme disease is a serious bacterial infection usually contracted after being bitten by a…
By ADAM POGRUND Published: 09:05 BST, 1 August 2025 | Updated: 09:06 BST, 1 August 2025 A determined passenger avoided a £180 fine for oversized baggage on her flight to London by hammering her luggage into a bag size checker.The woman, named Arina, was flying from Paris on budget Spanish airline Vueling and faced a hefty charge for her apparently oversized bag, before she fit it into the baggage measurer.She at first struggles with sliding in her bright yellow suitcase but eventually manages to shove it into the measurer, aptly labelled ‘does your cabin luggage fit in here’.The frustrated looking…
A woman was raped two times by NCIS actor Gabriel Olds at his Hollywood Hills home during a terrifying first date ordeal, a court was told. During searing, gut-wrenching testimony, she described being choked and falling unconscious and that she feared the NCIS star was going to kill her before she managed to flee.The alleged victim, known as Jane Doe #2 (JD2), was visibly distressed and could be heard panicking and breathing deeply before entering Department 82 at the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles on Wednesday.Eight of her supporters sat in the public gallery clutching stuffed toys – including a fluffy…
Diagnosed a quadriplegic after 2023 incidentCrashed into a goalpost, shattered C4 and C5 discsNow employed by the Titans as a video analystBy ANDREW PRENTICE FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 09:01 BST, 1 August 2025 | Updated: 09:01 BST, 1 August 2025 Paralysed teenager Joseph Pouniu has returned to the Gold Coast Titans after suffering ‘catastrophic’ spinal injuries when representing the NRL club during a trial match in 2023.Pouniu, 19, has started a role with the football department as a video analyst – and wants to eventually play wheelchair rugby league.In February of 2023, his life was turned upside down aged 16…