Brits face 'July mega heatwave' with 'very high' risk of temperatures above 35C

New figures from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) indicate that the number of people of State Pension age or over paying income tax has soared in recent years due to frozen tax thresholds and successive significant increases to the State Pension. The data shows that some 6.7 million people of State Pension age or over were paying income tax as of 2021/22, but that is projected to have risen to 7.1m in 2022/23, 7.9m in 2023/24 and 8.5m in 2024/25 as more pensioners fall into the income tax bracket.

Megan Thee Stallion was the opening act for the 2024 BET Awards held at Peacock Theater on Sunday night (June 30) in Los Angeles.

A friend of Jay Slater has said the two British men he was last seen with actually met the teenager three days prior.

A former Royal Air Force pilot running the length of the country for charity in a gruelling 35-day challenge has reached a Highland city.

A drug used to treat a common health condition may increase the risk of dementia by a third, experts have warned.

Megan McKenna left shocked fans with her latest Instagram video, as she unveiled another of her unusual food combinations.The former TOWIE star has become known for her food-related content on Instagram, as she regularly shares what she's eating and cooking with fans online.The 31 year old, who is six months pregnant with her first child, is no stranger to odd food combinations, having previously revealed she enjoys sweet and savoury food mixed together among other unusual habits. In her latest Reel, she explained that she has a simple but unordinary breakfast choice. "I've been up since 04:30.

Lawyers acting for two people who fell ill in the E.coli outbreak linked to salad leaves - including a girl from the North West - have started legal action against Tesco and Asda for compensation.

Megan thee Stallion has said she tweaked her new single ‘Otaku Hot Girl’ days before releasing her new album so she could keep the anime references.While getting ready for the Dallas stop of her Hot Girl Summer tour, the rapper spoke to fans on an Instagram Live broadcast ahead of her third album, ‘Megan’ – which is out today (June 28).The artist – real name Megan Pete – explained how stressful it was to make ‘Otaku Hot Girl’, which samples the tune from the commercial bumps from the highly-acclaimed anime series, Jujutsu Kaisen.The song also kicks off with the English voice actor for the series protagonist Yuji Itadori, Adam McArthur, saying: “I like a tall woman with a nice big ass (Haha) / Just sayin’ / Like Grammy winner, Megan Thee Stallion.”Pete said she had to “jump through eight million hoops” to appease MAPPA – the production company that made the legendary anime.“So I sent them the song and they told me, ‘OK, you gotta change some words’,” Thee Stallion explained. “So, I said, ‘OK, cool’ [and] I changed some words.

A major supplier of holiday hotels has announced that all bookings will be cancelled up to and including 26 July. Youtravel is owned by German company FTI Group, whose tour operator brand FTI Touristik filed for insolvency earlier this month.

A leading travel firm has declared that all reservations up to and including July 26 are to be axed after going bust.

Fans were gutted following the news that Megan Thee Stallion's Glasgow show had been cancelled just one week before she was due to perform, with the venue now speaking out.

A facial reconstruction of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has sparked a wave of funny on X (formerly Twitter) posts, with users drawing comparisons between the classical composer and a Coronation Street legend.

The amount holidaymakers spend at airports before they fly off has soared, a survey has revealed. With Scots getting ready to fly off to summer sun destinations there has been a surge in airport spending. In research by Holiday Extras, it was found that British holidaymakers are spending 37% more during their time at airports than they did in 2022.

A rare and uncorrected proof of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone that spelled J.R Rowling's name wrong is set to go under the hammer at an action in the US.

compiled a report on the world’s most badly behaved celebrities. To come up with the naughty list, the UK gaming company used stats from Google searches.

There's promising news for Brits as hot weather maps predict an end to the cold spell, with a two-day blast of 26C heat.The UK could see a heatwave by the end of June, with temperatures expected to rise into the mid-twenties, nearing the 30C mark. According to WX Charts maps and charts that use Met Desk data, we could see the temperature peaking at around 26C.

Placebo have announced details of a second feature-length documentary, This Search For Meaning. Check out the trailer below.The project is an intimate and enlightening portrait of the band, which explores both the meaning and subject matter behind their songs, while also diving into their evolution as a group and as human beings.Created by Scottish award-winning filmmaker Oscar Sansom, the documentary won’t simply present a narrative about the origins of the band, it’ll instead take a deep dive into the legacy they created through their themes of surveillance, culture, scrutiny, sexuality, gender identity, addiction, trauma and more.It’ll also include informal conversations with both vocalist-guitarist Brian Molko and bassist–guitarist Stefan Olsdal, as well as contributions from artists who either admire or have been inspired by Placebo.

After Michelle Keegan landed back in the UK after filming her latest series of BBC’s Ten Pound Poms in Australia, some fans were quick to point out how “different” she looked.The 37-year-old actress, who is still riding high on the success of her Netflix smash Fool Me Once, channelled her inner Kim Kardashian as she showed off her sculpted cheekbones and deliciously full lips. The former Corrie star’s fans couldn’t get enough - with her social media flooded with comments about how “stunning” and “beautiful” she looked, as well as 'likes' from a number of her celeb pals including Chloe Madeley, Dermot O’Leary and her sister-in-law Jess Wright. Some followers also told the star she looked "different", with one saying they "thought it was Kim K", and another mistaking her for former Geordie Shore star Vicky Pattison.

Paddington in Peru.” The third installment in the series — which lands some seven years after “Paddington 2” — is set to release on Jan. 17, 2025, in the U.S. by Sony under its Columbia Pictures label, about two months after it releases in the United Kingdom on Nov.

The BBC and PBS are stomping back to Walking with Dinosaurs after 25 years.