Elderly couple forced to sleep in coats and stop using oven as energy bills double

Police could go back to Dixon Of Dock Green “evening all” greetings - after politically correct bosses banned them from calling people “sir” or “ma’am”.Actor Jack Warner’s “gender-neutral” phrase – which he gave in every episode of the BBC cop series from 1955 to 1976 – gets a thumbs-up from today’s PC police chiefs “Evening all” would be a suitable greeting according to guidelines for LGBT+ support officers in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.Their training advises them to “avoid making assumptions about a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity". LGBT+ friendly guidance states: “When greeting others avoid: ladies, gentlemen, ma’am, sir, girls, guys etc.”In training, officers are asked to talk about their own partners without using “gendered terminology such as husband, wife, he or she”.Instead, officers have been told to use terms such as ‘you’, ‘everyone’ and ‘all’.Insp Steve Alison, chair of Herts Police LGBT+ Network, said: “‘Our newly trained officers will now be out in their communities.

David Beckham brought the romance with his birthday wish for Victoria Beckham. The former soccer star celebrated his wife’s 48th birthday on Sunday with a sweet message on Instagram. “Happy Birthday to the most amazing wife, mummy & Business woman ❤️ Have the most amazing day because you deserve to x We all love you so much❤️ @victoriabeckham @brooklynpeltzbeckham @romeobeckham @cruzbeckham #HarperSeven ❤️.” Next to the message was a picture of David, 46, and Victoria sharing a kiss as they stood on the beach. The birthday wishes for Victoria kept coming in.

Natasha Lyonne and Fred Armisen are going their separate ways after eight years together. Lyonne confirmed the split to while discussing the highly anticipated return of her Netflix series, .Their relationship was brought up when the 43-year-old New York native was asked if she's currently living in Los Angeles. «I'm not. I had been there living with Fred [Armisen] and during COVID,» Lyonne revealed.«I honestly think we broke up because I wanted a swimming pool,» she continued.

Channel 4 show today (April 17). While the colourful language went out live on the show on Channel 4, the show's producers blocked viewers on Channel 4 +1 from hearing it. They instead cut from the show with a screen saying the programme was unavailable.

Covid wrecked their grand plans.Large venues have introduced complex contracts to counter Covid threats, and there is a backlog of waiting couples who rebooked during the lockdowns.This has driven up demand for smaller, more informal dos – and the pub trade is benefitting.Tessa Stewart, weddings events manager at The Bell in Ticehurst, East Sussex, said: “We are seeing a lot of demand for more relaxed weddings, but people are certainly not compromising on style.“We have more than 80 weddings booked so far for this year and after lockdowns, people definitely want a focus on family and friends.”And wedding singer Robbie Humphries, of trio The Cash Cows, said: “People have been scaling back on some of the flashier events.“Pub wedding bookings have gone through the roof, and with a diary full of postponed weddings, it’s hard to fit new ones in.” According to hospitality jobs site caterer.com, around 1.8million people are planning a wedding knees-up in the pub. A typical couple will spend £18,000 on their wedding including the venue and food, but this could rise to £28,000 in London.Their research also uncovered 25% of people are set to go to up to three weddings this year.It found a dramatic increase in wedding roles advertised in the first three months of 2022 compared to 2021.Stay up to date with all the latest Daily Star news by signing up to one of our free newsletters here.Although couples are willing to swap their luxurious weddings for one in the boozer, a lot of Brits are still concerned with keeping their wedding classy.One wedding planner has shared her tips on how to avoid tackiness on the big day – no matter if you’re in the pub or a traditional church.

Youngsters have been stop searched for drugs in Tameside after a spike in anti-social behaviour targeting two historic churches. Greater Manchester Police has issued a warning as 'groups of youths' have been causing a nuisance at two churches in Droylsden.

Inside the halls of power. Showtime’s new series The First Lady examines what goes on in the White House through the lens of presidential wives — and several stars underwent major transformations to play them.

Tinder when he was 40 years old and she was just 18 has been blasted with messages saying their relationship is "wrong".Sav and Mark, from Sydney, Australia, regularly post about their 22-year age gap relationship on TikTok where they joke about the difference between their generations.The couple have now been together for five years and tied the knot in an intimate ceremony at home with only their closest family and friends. In the clip, Sav reflected on how she met Mark at the age of 18 when she "thought I would die a virgin".The TikToker then shows footage of her husband sipping on a mug of coffee and comments: "This 40-year-old MF matching with me on Tinder."Since it was uploaded with the caption "don't be mad" and the hashtags #daddy and #agegaplove the post has received a mixed reaction.One user commented: "I’m not into older guys myself, but what you see in him specifically is clear as day, oh my."Another viewer suggested Sav's husband Mark was a "Colin Farrell" lookalike and someone else called him "handsome as f***"."That shouldn't legal," blasted a third TikTok user.Someone else said: "Talk to us again a couple of years after it’s over Luv.

Holly Willoughby has revealed that as a child she was so painfully shy that she used to hide behind her fringe. While she's best known for presenting This Morning, Holly was also so terrified of “saying something stupid” that she would “mumble into her sleeve” and because she is also dyslexic, never spoke up at school. Holly admitted too that early in her career she constantly failed auditions because she “can't act” and used to mess up the scripts.

Jeremy Clarkson, 62, defended Liz Hurley, 56, after she received backlash on social media for posing with two “delicate” starfish.The Clarkson’s Farm star said accusations launched by some that Liz was killing the animals by picking them up were simply “not true”, and suggested they aim their frustrations at former president Barack Obama, 60, instead. In his latest opinion column Jeremy wrote: “Liz Hurley posed this week in a bikini while carrying a couple of starfish and immediately everyone in the increasingly mad world of social media went mental, saying that if you pick up a starfish, it will die in screaming agony.“This was then picked up by the newspapers, who basically said that Liz is a star f***er.”“There’s one small problem with the story though,” he continued.

Easter is a time to catch up with loved ones, pay respects at church and feast on too much chocolate - but for some, the special holiday involves whipping women, hunting bunnies and reading murder mysteries.Each year, people look forward to carrying out the unusual traditions and stray from the more conventional events.Even the ones which may come across as sinister have a reason for holding out for the holiday.Below, the Daily Star has decided to take a look at some of the world's most craziest traditions that take place on Easter.Over in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, men and boys parade the streets in the hopes to find a woman to lightly whip.To whip the females, they use gaily willow switches, which they usually decorate with ribbons, reports Wanderlust.The act isn't meant to hurt the lady, but instead is carried out in the hopes to stir beauty and good health.However, the tradition is viewed as controversial now.To celebrate the religious holiday in Papua New Guinea, locals start their Easter by attending church before getting a peculiar gift afterwards.While most people hope to be gifted a sweet treat, residents expect something a little stronger like tobacco.The tradition sees trees decorated with cigarettes and sticks of tobacco which are placed outside of the church.They are then handed out once the service is complete.Crime authors can't wait for Easter in Norway, as the special holiday means they can finally release their long-awaited books.As part of the odd celebration, people flock to eerie cabins located on the mountains so they can focus on 'whodunnit' for the weekend.TV channels run shows in relation to the demand while detective novels are specifically commissioned just before.The tradition came about

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the Mirror.This was because her passport was issued more than 10 years ago.The confused family had to make a split second decision about whether her husband and son should still go.But, to add to the issue, they were told their hold luggage would have to remain in the UK as Ana had been the one to check it in.The baffling series of events was all because after leaving the EU Brits are now subject to more strict passport requirements by member states.Most of them require there to be more than six months from expiration and for it to have been issued no more than 10 years ago.On the gov.uk website, advice for those travelling to Portugal states: "Your passport must meet 2 requirements. It must be:The government has asked the European Commission to clarify the 10-year-rule, but it’s said that this might not be updates until the “spring of 2022”.The page noted: "Until then, for some Schengen countries your passport may need to be less than 10 years old during your whole visit, and the 3 months at the end of your visit may need to be within 10 years of your passport’s issue date."Check both the issue date and the expiry date in your passport.

imitation of Mayor Eric Adams as a cocky Casanova who was excited for spring, and glad the Brooklyn subway shooter was no longer his problem.“Don’t adjust your television set, I am this handsome, ya understand?” he boasted.“We got him. We got the shooter. Sure it took 30 hours, and the suspect turned himself in, but we got him.

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson has admitted he was expecting Ederson to start for Manchester City in Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final.

Lizzo showed off her range as a singer, flutist, actress and... twerker, pulling double duty on Saturday Night Live as the host and musical guest.She was the first to pull double duty all season, and the first since Nick Jonas pulled off the dual feat in late February 2021.The 33-year-old singer (real nameMelissa Viviane Jefferson) sang two new songs from her highly-anticipated album Special and showed off her comedy chops by performing in all of the night's sketches.

Chloe Fineman is back as Britney Spears on Saturday Night Live!

William Earl “Saturday Night Live” served up Bowen Yang in an Easter Bunny costume for a cold open that took aim at Elon Musk’s bid for Twitter, Britney Spears’ baby news, the embattled Majorie Taylor Greene and the incoherent ramblings of Donald Trump.The cold open began with a nod to the Coachella music festival that began this weekend in Indio, Calif. Yang began the sketch by assuring the audience that they really are seeing him dressed up in a pink-and-white bunny costume — “either that or you’re at Coachella and the ‘shrooms are kickin’ it.”“SNL” star Kate McKinnon donned her Dr.

On the second day of Passover, halfway through Ramadan, the second night of Coachella’s first weekend, and just hours before Easter Sunday, Saturday Night Live kicked off tonight with the Easter Bunny himself, a very timely overeager hipster reference and yet another bloated political cameo skit.

Jay Leno was 'disturbed' by Will Smith's profanity after he smacked Chris Rock at the Oscars.The 71-year-old TV host claimed that Will - who struck comedian Chris across the face after he made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's shaven head less than an hour before he picked up his Best Actor statuette for his role in King Richard at the Oscars ceremony back in March - showed 'real anger' with the expletives he yelled immediately after the assault.He said: 'To me, the thing that's most disturbing wasn't the slap, because he was kind of smirking after he slapped Chris. It was the yelling of the obscenities.

Andrew Garfield and Laura Dern were spotted stepping out for dinnerat Soho House in Malibu over the weekend.The Spider-Man star,38, and the Oscar-winning actress, 55, looked to be in good spirits and shared a laugh as they waited at the valet together.The pair are good friends and have previously worked on Ramin Bahrani's 2014 drama film, 99 Homes, together. Grabbing dinner:Andrew Garfield and Laura Dern were spotted stepping out for dinner at Soho House in Malibu over the weekendGarfield looked casual cool in a plaid jacket, grey T-shirt, black pants and white sneakers.