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• Lidl launches 'Dubai' chocolate bars that you can't buy in store

  18-03-2025 01:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The budget supermarket will have 6,000 bars to sell - but customers can't just get one alongside their weekly shop just yet
  
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• Victory for the British High Street as iconic department store which suddenly shut its doors after 200 years is set to reopen after major refurbishment by London chain

  18-03-2025 13:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jolly's department store in Bath suddenly put up notices announcing that it would be closing in December - to the shock of locals and devastation of its 100 staff.
  
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• Six people appear in court over 'murder' of mother-of-four, 40, who was shot dead on her doorstep 'in case of mistaken identity'

  18-03-2025 13:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Joanne Penney, 40, died after being shot in the chest at an address in Talbot Green, Rhondda Cynon Taf, on March 9.
  
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• Moment machete fight breaks out near to Premier League football stadium as youths slash at each other with huge blades

  18-03-2025 13:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The horror standoff took place just a six-minute walk from Aston Villa's Birmingham stadium on Sunday night.
  
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• Play the GTA 6 game map recreated by fan in GTA 5

  18-03-2025 13:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  You know people are desperate for GTA 6 when they’re willing to drive around an empty recreation of its map (YouTube)A fan-made map of GTA 6 recreates everything that is known about the game so far, before the debut of the second trailer.Even though Rockstar has been keeping a very tight lid on GTA 6 since the 2023 reveal trailer, the most eager of fans have pieced together a lot of info about it, thanks in part to the infamous hacking incident in 2022.In the last few months, one fan by t
  
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• Teen gunman Nicholas Prosper, 19, who murdered family and plotted to become notorious mass killer stabbed brother more than 100 times and shot sister as she tried to hide

  18-03-2025 13:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nicholas Prosper, from Luton, Bedfordshire, slaughtered his mother Juliana Falcon, 48, and his siblings Giselle Prosper, 13, and Kyle Prosper, 16, in September of last year.
  
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• Elon Musk 'salute' is carved into sand in world's largest 'Don't buy a Tesla' protest on Welsh beach

  18-03-2025 13:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  British political campaign group Led By Donkeys staged the protest on Black Rock Sands - Traeth y Greigddu - near Porthmadog, Wales.
  
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• Ryanair imposes 10-year ban on customer and demands new pre-flight drink limits after passenger went on St Patrick's Day wrecking spree through Dublin airport

  18-03-2025 13:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Footage shared online showed the man, believed to have been 'intoxicated' with a face covering pacing around Terminal 1 and launching items back and forth as bemused passengers looked on.
  
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• Why no UFC stars are daring to call out Conor McGregor over Donald Trump meeting

  18-03-2025 13:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Conor McGregor meets Donald Trump at The White House (Picture: X / @President Donald J. Trump)Conor McGregor’s summit with Donald Trump was the latest example of UFC and its stars sharing a cosy relationship with the President of the United States.McGregor, 36, visited the White House on St Patrick’s Day with the intention of voicing concerns over immigration issues in Ireland.The former world champion and Trump took turns praising the other’s ‘inspiring’ work rate
  
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• Nigel Farage's Reform recruit shared Tommy Robinson video and questioned female police

  18-03-2025 13:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Stuart Davies, one of 29 defecting councillors gleefully unveiled by Nigel Farage, sparked a backlash by sharing a Tommy Robinson video and also suggested some women should not be police officers
  
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• 'Terrifying' female teacher who plied girl, 12, with alcohol before sexual abuse learns her fate - as brave victim unleashes on her attacker in court

  18-03-2025 12:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kellie Ann-Marie Whiteside, 44, pleaded guilty in Brisbane District Court on Tuesday to one count of repeated sexual conduct with a child from 2015 to 2018.
  
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• South Park writer reveals ‘worst joke they ever told’ and it’s a shocker

  18-03-2025 12:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  The South Park writer described it as the ‘most misogynistic frat boy joke’ (Picture: Comedy C/Everett/REX/Shutterstock)A South Park creator has vowed to ‘reclaim’ what she has deemed as the long-running US cartoon’s most controversial joke.Pam Brady, who worked on the adult comedy show from its debut in 1997 for two years, described it as the ‘worst’ gag she wrote during her tenure.Speaking to Fox News Digital at SXSW Festival, she continued: ‘It
  
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• It's Tutankha-naan! Derelict Great Pyramid of Stockport building is set to become the world's largest curry house with room for 1,500 diners

  18-03-2025 12:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 86,000 sq ft site is being transformed by Royal Nawaab, and will eventually have room for up to 1,500 diners at a time.
  
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• Elon Musk’s own AI chatbot has turned on him and says he’s spreading misinformation

  18-03-2025 12:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk has touted X as a platform for truth and free speech – but his own AI has said he spreads misinformation (Pictures: Getty/X)One of Elon Musk’s own AI chatbots has identified him as being one of the largest spreaders of misinformation on X.Musk has repeatedly touted his own AI system, Grok, as the best source for information, at one point suggesting users should ‘Grok it’ rather than ‘Google it’.Grok has quickly become one of the most used AI apps in
  
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• Watching just 2 hours of TV per day could raise heart attack and stroke risk 12%

  18-03-2025 12:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A new study found that 79 per cent of Brits watch two or more hours of TV a day, prompting concerns.
  
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• Monty Don's 'crucial' lawn care tip to get 'thicker' grass in time for summer

  18-03-2025 12:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Top gardening expert Monty Don has shared the 'crucial' lawn care advice that people should be doing now in order to get a 'good' lawn just in time for summer
  
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• Britain's 'worst' shopping centre that declined into deserted ghost town with rows of boarded-up shops finally closes down for good

  18-03-2025 12:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Festival Park in Ebbw Vale, South Wales, was opened to much excitement in 1992 but suffered such a stark decline that it became known as the country's worst shopping centre.
  
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• Sandwich shop defends controversial 'fatties' post as BBC star thrown out

  18-03-2025 12:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The controversial social media post caught the attention of a BBC Radio Ulster show host who went to confront the owner of the business in East Belfast
  
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• 'Night Watcher' jewel thief's voice heard for first time in chilling recording

  18-03-2025 12:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Violent masked robber is caught on CCTV shouting at his terrified lone victim who he pistol whipped and restrained before stealing £2million worth of jewels
  
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• Inside Trump's strategy for Putin call as he demands Ukraine ceasefire deal with 'all options' on the table

  18-03-2025 12:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump expressed confidence he'll get a peace deal when he speaks with Vladimir Putin on Tuesday and he is determined to do whatever he has to do in order to get it.
  
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• Twelve dead including famous singer in plane crash off remote island

  18-03-2025 12:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At least a dozen people have been killed after an aircraft crashed into the water off the Honduran island of Roatan on Monday.
  
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• The hours you need to work afford an ‘average’ life in different UK cities revealed

  18-03-2025 12:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  Unsurprisingly, Londoners have very little work/life balance (Picture: Getty Images)If you feel like you’re working all hours without much to show for it, the maths is in proving you’re probably right.A new study has analysed the number of hours you need to work to afford a comfortable lifestyle in 45 cities around the UK — and it’s pretty depressing reading.Expenses like rent, bills, food, transport and leisure activities were compared average salaries in each city, cre
  
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• JFK files to be released by Trump today as anticipation builds around what's really inside: Live updates

  18-03-2025 12:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DAILYMAIL.COM LIVE BLOG: President Donald Trump declared that he will be releasing over 80,000 pages of secret documents related to the assassination of JFK.
  
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• Mum, 21, living on Universal Credit left 'skint' despite £2.4k a month payout

  18-03-2025 12:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Millie, a 21-year-old mum-of-three, claims that she doesn't have enough money to get by on despite receiving £2,400 a month in Universal Credit and other benefits
  
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• Kemi Badenoch says Britain must 'get real' and scrap 'impossible' Net Zero 2050 target to avoid heaping costs on struggling families

  18-03-2025 12:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dubbing herself a 'Net Zero sceptic' she argued that drastically cutting carbon emissions cannot be achieved without serious financial problems hitting living standards.
  
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• What is vabbing? Gross new TikTok trend medical experts warn against

  18-03-2025 12:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  People has been left in disbelief after learning about a new TikTok trend that women are using to try and attract men - and now doctors have warned about the side effects
  
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• Grief and anger over death of young tradie killed on drug-fuelled boys weekend after play-fight with a mate

  18-03-2025 12:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alex 'Robbo' Robinson, 20, died after his friend, Quinn McPherson, put him in a chokehold following a day out in Melbourne on May 14, 2023.
  
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• You've got eyes like a hawk if you can spot hidden mobile phone in under 60 seconds

  18-03-2025 12:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Only those with razor-sharp eyes and an unflappable personality will be able to solve this tricky brainteaser in less than one minute. So, what are you waiting for?
  
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• Expert's 'cheap' 15-minute hack will remove black spots from your patio

  18-03-2025 12:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Black spots can leave your patio looking dirty and neglected but thankfully, they can be removed with a few household items and a scrubbing brush, according to experts
  
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• Danny Jones looks ‘in his own state of misery’ while Georgia’s carefree with friends

  18-03-2025 12:33 via metro.co.uk
  
  A body language expert has debunked Danny and Georgia Jones’ recent outings (Picture: TillenDove/Splash)Danny Jones appears to be in the ‘dog house’ while wife Georgia projects resilience in new pictures of the couple.The McFly star, 38, who has been married to Georgia Horsley since 2014, appeared to kiss Love Island star Maura, 34, at a Brits afterparty on March2, and the photos quickly went viral.After days of speculation, the singer took t
  
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