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1 week ago | 
inews.co.uk | Rhys Thomas
Singer Olly Murs recently showed off photos of his body transformation, going from a bulked muscular physique to a lean shredded one. An online discussion about whether he looked better before or after the transformation has since snowballed into one about attractiveness – namely which version of Murs women seem to find more appealing.
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2 weeks ago | 
gaytimes.com | Rhys Thomas
The south coast of England has clusters of quaint villages, queer landmarks, and welcoming locals. Here, we’ve curated a guide for how to explore this lovely pocket of the UK, the GAY (TIMES) way. Essential for: those who like some seaside with their queer city (so everyone really…) The obvious starting point. Many queer men were initially drawn to Brighton to visit the enormous numbers of soldiers garrisoned in the town during the Napoleonic Wars.
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3 weeks ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Rhys Thomas
Ffynhonnell y llun, Richard ReesDisgrifiad o’r llun, Fe wnaeth Richard gwblhau'r daith gyda'i ffrind a chyn-cydweithiwr Alun ProtheroeMae cyflwynydd Radio Cymru wedi cwblhau taith seiclo 450km dros bum diwrnod yn Seland Newydd i nodi ei ben-blwydd yn 70 oed. Fe wnaeth Richard Rees, ynghyd â'i ffrind a chyn-gydweithiwr yn y BBC, Alun Protheroe, gwblhau'r Tour of New Zealand ddechrau Ebrill.
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4 weeks ago | 
ca.style.yahoo.com | Rhys Thomas
Book subscription services are magic. A few clicks of a form and a bunch of new books , selected by talented curators, turn up at your door – often with collectible perks such as special cover designs and art. In a world saturated by choice and trends, not only is the choosing done for you, but you’ll often have a less conventional, better rounded and precious bookshelf collection to show for it.
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4 weeks ago | 
msn.com | Rhys Thomas
Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
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1 month ago | 
energycouncil.com.au | Rhys Thomas
Retailer certificate schemes (RCS) have been growing in popularity in recent years as a policy mechanism to help deliver the energy transition. There are legitimate economic reasons to use certificate schemes: retailers competing against each other can drive innovation and more efficient price discovery. But quite often their existence (and expansion) is for a less principled basis: it allows governments to pursue policies without committing funding in the budget.
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1 month ago | 
birminghamworld.uk | Rhys Thomas
Birmingham's bin strikes are continuing, with fears of a risk to public health. Reports suggest that the army could be deployed to Birmingham to help tackle the mounting piles of rubbish left by the bin strikes. Uncollected rubbish presents a risk of widespread rodent infestations, with many in Birmingham fearing that rats and mice could enter their property. However, there are steps that can be taken to fight back against rodents seeking to enter your home.
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1 month ago | 
nationalworld.com | Rhys Thomas
Garage and shed burglaries rose a staggering 110% last year, according to latest official data. Whilst home burglaries went down by 4% in 2024 according to police data, garage and shed burglaries skyrocketed nationwide last year. Several police forces responded to an Freedom Of Information request for data on local garage break-ins, and not only are garage burglary numbers increasing, but they’re also happening more commonly at unexpected times of the year.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Jack Silver |Rhys Thomas
Image caption, Aaron White said 90% of the team were returningBBC News, Channel IslandsVolunteer lifeguards for Jersey's RNLI have been talking about how important the role is to them. Last year RNLI Lifeguards responded to 332 incidents on Jersey beaches, helping 434 people and saving two lives, the charity said. Aaron White, seasonal lifeguard supervisor, said he was "really proud of our team".
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2 months ago | 
inews.co.uk | Rhys Thomas
Sam Fender is one of the lucky ones. Having won two Brit Awards in 2019 and 2022, performed to a packed Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury 2023 and reached the top of the UK charts with his 2021 album Seventeen Going Under, the 30-year-old – whose third album, People Watching, was released on Friday – is now a household name. But, as anyone from an ordinary, working-class place in the UK knows (Fender grew up in North Shields, just outside Newcastle), you make your own luck.
