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A study of 2,000 UK adults showed as many as three quarters of Brits (72%) claim they need a regular holiday abroad to feel happy and positive, while 82% say going abroad is the highlight of their yearA whopping 72% of Brits reckon they need a regular overseas holiday to keep their spirits high, with a staggering 82% declaring that jetting off is the highlight of their year.

1 week ago | dailystar.co.uk | Andy Gilpin |Andrew Gilpin

Slow speeds, unstable connections, and bad Wi-Fi coverage in the home among the top complaints many of us are driven to weird and wacky methods to improve connectivityBrits are resorting to bizarre tactics to speed up flagging broadband speeds and improve unreliable Wi-Fi connections. According to a new study by mobile network giffgaff, 79% of us say that they couldn’t live without broadband and 70% admit connectivity issues affect their daily routine.

1 week ago | dailystar.co.uk | Andy Gilpin |Andrew Gilpin

This is the moment an ex-security guard sucker punched a stranger - after trying to chat up his girlfriend in a Wetherspoons. Danny Williams unleashed the cowardly attack on Philip Hackett in a street in Dover last August, after Mr Hackett's partner snubbed his advances in The Eight Bells. Williams, 59, was on a drinking binge when he approached the woman, whom he claimed to recognise, once Mr Hackett visited the toilet.

1 week ago | dailystar.co.uk | Andy Gilpin |Andrew Gilpin

Pop star Katy Perry is blasting off into space today on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin. The E.T. singer is part of an all-female crew, alongside Jeff's fiancée Lauren Sanchez, TV presenter Gayle King, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, former rocket scientist Aisha Bowe and filmmaker Kieranne Flynn on the rocket. It is the first time in 60 years that a woman has gone into space without a man. There will be no pilots on the fully autonomous flight.

1 week ago | dailystar.co.uk | Andy Gilpin |Emily Wright |Andrew Gilpin

The pilot of a helicopter that crashed in New York's Hudson River on Thursday, killing five members of a family of tourists and the pilot, reportedly told the base that he "needed fuel" moments before the fatal crash News Andy Gilpin Deputy Editor in Chief and Emily Wright 14:05, 12 Apr 2025Updated 14:05, 12 Apr 2025 Helicopter crashes into Hudson River in New York City.(Image: (Image: Anadolu via Getty Images)) A helicopter pilot who plunged into the Hudson River in New York said two words...