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I managed to completely mess up my wife's birthday celebrations this week, but I'll come to that in a moment. About a month before her big day, I asked if she fancied a little escape . She opted for Rye in East Sussex, wanting something different from last year's trip to Margate, lovingly dubbed Shoreditch -on-Sea thanks to its hip cafés and buzzing art scene. This time around, we brought my mother's dogs along: Lola, the elderly pointer, and Wilf, the rather rotund chihuahua. My wife is absolutely mad about dogs , and after trawling through the collective knowledge of AI-generated blog summaries online, we discovered that Rye and neighbouring Camber Sands are hailed as dog-friendly destinations. The journey from St Pancras via Ashford International takes just over an hour, making it a tolerable trek for the pups in the July heat. Our initial stop was Paws n Claws, a pet shop with a sideline in British wildlife funeral services. "It's all quite macabre,...

EastEnders has been a staple on British telly for over four decades. The soap has seen a constant stream of actors come and go, with some going on to enjoy massive Hollywood careers, while others have become permanent fixtures, having been on the show almost since its inception. The biggest stars on the show are rumoured to pocket a six-figure salary. Before his shock exit from the soap in 2022, Danny Dyer (Mick Carter) was rumoured to be one of the highest earners, reportedly taking home between £200,000-£249,000 annually. In 2006, some EastEnders salaries were leaked, including Steve McFadden's (Phil Mitchell), who was reported to be earning a salary of £360,000. It's no surprise that two of the show's biggest stars earn hefty salaries, but what about the lesser-known actors? Rory Jennings played the troubled Craig (Image: BBC) Rory Jennings, who portrayed Craig Dixon in 2007, once disclosed his own salary on The Fellas podcast. Rory's character ...

A £20,000 reward is on offer for information that could help police lock up a killer. Imran Maroof was just 20 years old when he was stabbed to death in Newham's Plashet Park on July 27 last year. Despite a quick police response, his killer got away. Police had first been called to reports of a fight, and when they got there found Imran. The best efforts of paramedics weren't enough to save him, however, and he died at the scene. "The murder has had a profound impact," DCI Samantha Townsend said, "Imran's family and friends continue to live with the trauma. If you have any information at all, get in touch with police (Image: James Maloney/Lancs Live) "One year has passed since this senseless killing, and the Met remains committed to bringing those who killed Imran to justice. If you were in the vicinity of Plashet Park on the day of the stabbing or know anything that could help us, we need you to contact us." Alexa Loukas, Lond...

A woman from Lewisham with a history of paranoid schizophrenia has been jailed after killing her landlord - who was also her close friend - along with their cat. Habiba Naveed, 34, described after her arrest being told by a voice to kill him, and believing that Christopher Brown, 72, was evil. On Tuesday (July 24), she was given a hospital order under Section 37 of the Mental Health Act and a restriction order under Section 41, meaning she can be kept behind bars indefinitely. This followed her previous guilty plea to manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility. An investigation was first launched after neighbours' attention was drawn to the house on Polsted Road in August last year, apparently by the sounds of a woman screaming. When police arrived, they found Mr Brown's body, as well as that of his and Ms Naveed's cat, Snow. Ms Naveed, who rented a room in the house owned by Mr Brown, was arrested later that same day. The day after, she was charged with murder...

A distraught mum has been left in a state of ‘emotional turmoil’ following the ‘brutal daylight shooting’ of her son last year. Jesse Lloyd-Smith, 20, was found bleeding out by his mum after she heard gunshots ring out in East Surrey Grove, Peckham, on Wednesday, July 10, last year. Jesse was raced to hospital where he died the next day. A man, also from Southwark has been found guilty of murder. Gabriel Charles, 19, was found to have driven towards a Peckham alleyway in a silver Ford S-Max. It passed the Damilola Taylor Centre, turned the corner and stopped before he leapt out and pelted towards Jesse. Ben Nguyen, 20, was found guilty of perverting the course of justice (Image: Met Police) He fired a gun five times, with one of the bullets causing fatal wounds. Charles fled the country after the killing, but was arrested and charged with murder in November 2024 when he returned. ‘A vibrant young man’ Enver Francis, 22, was found guilty of perverting ...

This summer has been a bit of a whirlwind, and successive heatwaves have yielded to grim drizzle and even a handful of thunderstorms. But there's hope on the horizon - all's not lost for July. Indeed, we're set to see the return of the sun next week. Monday, July 28 through to Tuesday, August 5 will all be sunny, with the exception of Sunday, August 3, which is just going to be a bit cloudy. This isn't without getting a bit wetter first, though, unfortunately. While today (Wednesday, July 23), Thursday (July 24) and Friday (July 25) should all be dry, the heavens will open come the weekend. Great. It will only be light rain with light winds, but still, it's not really what you want from this time of the year. We'll have to put up with more rain before we see the sun again (Image: zoranm/Getty Images) The interesting thing is that temperatures will remain pretty steady throughout this period, from late July into early August. Sunny skies don...