Steven Smith

1 week ago | gloucestershirelive.co.uk | Steven Smith

Heavy rain in parts of the UK could cause flooding and transport disruption on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Met Office has warned. The warm spell in early April has given way to downpours and cooler temperatures across parts of the UK. Milford Haven in Wales saw 26mm of rain on Monday night, the Met Office reported, and Eskdalemuir in Scotland had 20mm. Meanwhile, areas of Newcastle dropped below freezing overnight, while temperatures reached 1C in Scotland.

1 week ago | lancs.live | Steven Smith

Nigel Farage has said his Reform party would “reindustrialise” Britain and wants to lift the tax-free allowance on earnings to £20,000. It comes after a petition to raise the threshold from the current £12,750 passed 245,000 signatures. Launched by Alan David Frost on the Parliament website, the campaign has gained considerable backing. The petition urges the Government to hike the threshold for taxable income from the present £12,750 to £20,000 per annum.

1 week ago | hulldailymail.co.uk | Steven Smith

Almost half of Brits secretly enjoy social plans being CANCELLED - crowning the situation the top 'little win' in life. A whopping 41% of homebody Brits are embracing 'JOMO' - or the joy of missing out - with cancelled plans trumping a night out socialising. Hot on its heels are financial wins, with finding cash in your coat pocket being noted by 37% of Brits as a mini win, followed by bagging a bargain yellow sticker supermarket item (34%).

1 week ago | walesonline.co.uk | Steven Smith

A man was left 'hours from death' after a rotting wisdom tooth triggered killer sepsis - causing his infected chin to triple in size. James Alexander Thomas was suffering with toothache for five days when he noticed his cheeks and chin begin to swell up. The 40-year-old had been given antibiotics to relieve the pain from his lower left wisdom tooth - but was rushed to hospital days later when his symptoms continued to worsen.

1 week ago | liverpoolecho.co.uk | Steven Smith

Older passports, usually the burgundy-coloured ones, need to be checkedThinking of booking that dream vacation? With the holiday season just around the corner, there’s no doubt you’ll be packing those bags and jetsetting off to a warm and sunny destination in no time. However, there might be one small thing that could bring your plans to a halt and that thing is small and red - your pre-Brexit passport.