The longest home run

AN author has resorted to using wheelie bins to save a parking space outside her house. Helen Barrell claims her road in Sandwell, West Midlands , is constantly clogged up by parents on the school run, leaving her nowhere to pull up. The 43-year-old said the nearby primary has no parking facilities meaning mums, dads and teachers block her street instead. Helen, who has lived in her home for 12 years, said things have become so bad she has reserved a spot outside with her bins. She told BirminghamLive : "The road I live in is right by a primary school which doesn't have any parking for staff, so they all park on my road and other roads nearby. "And at school dropping-off and picking-up time, parents all try to park in the road too. READ MORE PARKING ROWS PARKING MAD 'Idiot' driver BLOCKS front door as he is mocked online for 'terrible' parking TOW TO TOW My neighbour kept parking over my driveway blocking my car - … [Read more...] about I’m forced to use wheelie bins to save parking space outside my house after my road is blocked by mums on school run

It seemed as if he was a good as gone, and as a result there was a sense of shock among the Eintracht Frankfurt fans. Last summer Filip Kostic looked to be on his way to Serie A side Lazio – away from Germany and away from Eintracht. For several days this caused a good deal of turmoil at the club. In the end though, dissatisfied with the money offered by the Italian club, Eintracht refused to let him leave. So Kostic stayed put and the Serbian international got down to the business of playing himself back into the hearts of the Eintracht faithful – especially with his performances in the Europa League . Never to be forgotten by the fans is his brace against Barcelona in the Camp Nou in the quarterfinals, a game he described as "the best game of my career." Now Eintracht are in the final. Better than the legendary Uwe Bein Filip Kostic is the heart of Frankfurt's game . He provides the impetus, hits pinpoint crosses, more than almost anyone else in the Bundesliga. He put the … [Read more...] about Europa League: Filip Kostic and Frankfurt’s fairytale run

Hollyoaks fans find it hard to keep up with all of the drama between the families, so it comes as no surprise that the soap's real-life siblings may have passed them by. Despite the revenge plots and feuds between the village residents and their loved ones, in the end, families like the McQueens and Hutchinsons remember that blood is always thicker than water. But amidst the drama, viewers of the Channel 4 soap might be shocked to discover just how many of their favourite stars share the small screen with their real-life siblings. From Hannah and Kara Tointon to Greg Wood and Matt Milburn, plenty of the actors have followed the same soap path as their relatives. Daily Star takes a look at the Hollyoaks cast and their family members who have also made it onto a beloved soap. Nick and John Pickard Hollyoaks actors Nick and John Pickard played half brothers in the Channel 4 soap but they're, in fact, brothers in real life. Nick, 45, has played fan favourite Tony … [Read more...] about Hollyoaks’ real-life soap siblings as stars’ secret family connections exposed

MEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry are “still pushing for royal life” despite not wanting to be "associated" with them, a royal expert has claimed. PR expert Lina Citreon discussed the Sussexes ’ lifestyle choices with Christina Garibaldi on the latest episode of Royally Us. Speaking on Royally Us, host Christina Garibaldi said: “They [ Harry and Meghan] are one of the most recognisable couples in the world but they also wanted to straddle that royal life. “You know, when they were told they couldn’t, they’re still using their HRH titles and things, so it seems like they’re still pushing the royal life but don’t really want to be associated with it either”. PR expert Lida said: “One of the things we’ve learnt is you sometimes don’t get to have it both ways. “When you think about royal life and pageantry of the institution, there’s lots of rules that come with that and there’s protocols and there’s rewards. “But celebrity also has rules and protocols and rewards, it … [Read more...] about Royal Family news- Prince Harry & Meghan ‘still pushing for royal life’ despite not wanting the ‘association’ with them

As the four-year anniversary of the Santa Fe High School shooting approaches, one local animal shelter has dedicated an entire new room to its youngest victim. Kimberly Vaughan was just 14 when she became one of 10 people shot and killed at her high school. Her mom has worked with Bayou Animal Services to keep her memory alive in the form of two of her favorite things: cats and Harry Potter . The room has been in the making for over two years but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, it's finally set to open in the year Kimberly would have turned 19. "Kim's Cat Haven" is a new facility at Bayou Animal Services in Dickinson. and combines her love for the Wizarding World and cats, with a Harry Potter theme throughout. "It all started in 2019. Kimberly would have been 16 that year. Every year folks ask what they can do in her memory and that year I said donate to Bayou Animal Services. It started a snowball effect and donations came pouring in. It just kind of grew … [Read more...] about Shelter honors Santa Fe shooting’s youngest victim with “cat haven”

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee is undoubtedly a time for joy and celebration. But Royal Family fans also know that this year, celebrating Her Majesty’s 70-year reign, is a historic occasion. Therefore, buying a piece of Platinum Jubilee merchandise – whether it be a decorative biscuit tin or a fancy piece of commemorative china – makes a lot of sense. It could be a keepsake, or something to pass down through the generations, like a coin. Or something fun, or even edible, to mark the occasion during the four-day bank holiday weekend . There are plenty of Platinum Jubilee-themed items to choose from, including mugs, coins, china, tea towels, prints, corgi-themed decorations and even a (sold out) Barbie doll of The Queen . Here, we round up some of the best Platinum Jubilee merchandise you can still buy, and where to purchase it. The Royal Mint’s Platinum Jubilee £5 coin Coin collectors will want to purchase this uncirculated, silver £5 coin, devoted to the … [Read more...] about Best Platinum Jubilee merchandise and where to buy

Published 3 May Share close Share page Copy link About sharing A football fan has completed his challenge to cycle to every away game of his "beloved" football team. Mark Crowther, from Milton Keynes, rode more than 2,800 miles (4,500km) to every Championship ground during Luton Town's current season. He said it was an "incredible experience" that he was never going to give up on, despite getting Covid-19. He raised more than £12,000 for Keech Hospice Care, mental health charity CALM and Prostate Cancer UK. "I started off on a sunny August night going to Stevenage, not really knowing what I was going to expect," said Mr Crowther. "As well as following my beloved Luton, it's about raising money for charities." He had been left "overwhelmed" by the donations and "smashed" his target of £10,000. "I've got lost, I've got cold, I've got wet, tired, but what I'm going … [Read more...] about Luton Town fan completes away game cycle challenge

Late on a fall afternoon, a skeleton crew staffed the cafeteria at New Canaan High School, in Connecticut. Custodial workers cleaned up the day’s remains while one of the cooks prepped for the evening’s athletic banquet. To hear more feature stories, see our full list or get the Audm iPhone app. A woman entered quietly through the back door, the one designated for deliveries and employees. She wore a jacket over a loose gown. She clutched something to her chest that appeared to be a bag connected to an IV. “What are you doing here?” one of the workers asked. The woman said nothing. She shuffled to her small office. The door clicked shut. The workers exchanged looks. They’d heard that Marie Wilson had been undergoing treatment for breast cancer. She had every right to stay home and rest. Yet here she was, hobbling into the kitchen near sunset, reporting for duty. There would be more days like this one. Days when Wilson endured life’s worst moments—a grandson’s leukemia … [Read more...] about Secrets and Lies in the School Cafeteria

Maxine Brady is proof that you don’t need Gordon Ramsay around to suffer a kitchen nightmare. Maxine is an interior stylist from Brighton and shares her immaculate peppermint Victorian terrace house with her white fluffy dog, Teddy. But it wasn’t always so pretty. When she moved in, the house had been empty for seven years and came complete with an overgrown garden, leaking roof, horrible 1970s staircase and orange pine floorboards. Then there was the kitchen… ‘The kitchen was awful. There was a bank of 1990s beige wall and base units, an awkward corner sink and drafty back door,’ Maxine says. ‘The fridge was positioned in a corner cupboard. It was so cold in the winter you couldn’t spend much time in here. In the summer, it wasn’t much better as snails would trail across the floor. ‘When I ripped out the kitchen, I could see that water had been running down the back wall from the bathroom above into the plug socket. It was lucky I didn’t electrocute myself when … [Read more...] about Get the look: Maxine Brady’s amazing New York coffee shop inspired kitchen

Faced with hundreds of thousands of refugees arriving in EU countries in 2015, policymakers from member states felt the pressure to show a quick reaction. Convening with the leaders of several African countries in the Maltese capital, Valletta, they decided to fill a pot of money. This money was not dedicated to helping integrate the thousands of people who had arrived in the European Union. Instead, the so-called EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF) was supposed to "address the root causes of irregular migration" so that fewer Africans might try to make their — often dangerous — way to Europe. Was this goal reached six years and €5 billion later? Together with partner newsrooms within the European Data Journalism Network, DW is taking stock of the EUTF. More than 250 projects were initiated through to the official end of the project assignment phase in December 2021, and many of them are still up and running, with the peak disbursement of EUTF funds in summer 2020. With the … [Read more...] about How the EU spent billions to halt migration from Africa