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Man fined after leaving his car for one minute while he tried to pay for parking

The penalty charge notice (PCN) revealed the warden had only observed the car unattended for one minute before handing out the punishment. Despite explaining the situation in person, Zhangyu was told he had to appeal the…

I’m jealous of Aston Villa’s staggering optimism

Option two: we won a European final and things are only going to get better. Now begins a new age of Aston Villa , Unai Emery 2.0. The trophy drought has ended and left a sense of psychological freedom: everything now is…

Summer childcare made me resent my husband – then we changed one thing

My husband Mark wouldn’t dream of booking childcare if he was working: he’d tell me what he was doing and know I’d fit my work around his. Which, of course, I would. I watered those seeds by reminding myself of how…

The hidden dark side of Agatha Christie

With the dandified Poirot or the seemingly innocent Miss Marple at the helm, her stories have a veneer of bucolic English life, temporarily derailed by nefarious deeds. But Christie was never cosy. Her novels contain…

I left school with no qualifications. Now I’m a millionaire – here’s how I did it

It’s something I think about a lot at this time of year, when thousands of young people across the country are eagerly awaiting their results and wondering what comes next. And for anyone who is feeling disappointed or…

I grew up by the ‘LA of Lancashire’. It’s a wonder more people don’t visit

Ghosts always come to mind here. I was born and raised five miles north of the Cheshire market town and, for all the regeneration, memories flicker around its pubs, on the high street, at Bank Quay station. Warrington…

I want to give my money to my grandkids – but my children want it for themselves

But real families are rarely that simple. Over the years, people have told me stories about inheritances , financial help and family decisions that have left siblings feeling grateful, guilty, overlooked or resentful.…

The asylum loophole Burnham can close, by ex-Home Secretary

Straw, who served as Tony Blair’s foreign and home secretary, has endorsed a report by the ThinkLabour think-tank which says Andy Burnham must rein in judicial review and seize back powers from the courts and quangos to…

'He secretly took intimate photos then used them to control me'

On a video call, she says, he secretly took screenshots of her naked after she had undressed for him. According to Emma, he obtained more during the relationship and threatened to share them if she did not do what he…

Harry and Meghan: the key moments, conflicts and controversies since their US move

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their two children, Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five, are expected to relocate to the UK this month. The family will reportedly live at a private, non-royal residence…