Council tax rebates worth £150m are owed to households that paid in advance, experts say Most of the money is owed to those who paid it in advance before moving house Some owed to people who forgot to cancel payments or live in re-banded homes There are 38 councils across UK that hold more than £1million in refunds each Households […]

Male cyclists should regularly stand on pedals to avoid crushing private parts on the saddle, scientists say Researchers say it is ‘critical’ men avoid crushing private parts on the saddle There could be a link between numbness in that area and erectile dysfunction  Scientists have described the best solutions including a ‘no nose’ bicycle seat Keen cyclists have to contend […]

Vladimir Putin has been accused of killing a top Russianscientist who died just two days after being jailed for alleged treason. Dr Dmitry Kolker, 54, was in hospital with pancreatic cancer when he was whisked away by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) and locked up in one of the country's most notorious jails on suspicion of spying. He was […]

An exclusive Melbourne gentlemen’s club has rejected the idea of allowing women to join after a consultation process showed that its younger members were the most resistant to the idea. In footage of an hour-long briefing, leaked to The Age, a researcher engaged by the Athenaeum Club tells the men in the room that the results of a survey of […]

Swing… and miss! Slapstick moment ‘drunken moron’ floors himself as he tries to punch another reveller in late night street brawl The clip shows the moment one drinker tried to punch the other from behind  He totally misses his target who bends down and instead falls flat on his back  Many people have taken to Twitter to share the potential […]

‘Conservatives in government cut taxes for working families’: Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak put on show of unity ahead of National Insurance change amid calls from Tories for more action to help struggling families Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak put on a show of unity today to insisted they are tax-cutting Tories amid unrest from Tory backbenchers. The Prime Minister […]

Don’t miss a thing! Sign up to the Daily Star’s newsletter A violent brawl on a British street turned embarrassing when a man intent on inflicting maximum damage with a sucker punch swung so heartily that he lost balance and floored himself. Mobile phone footage circulating online shows a late night scrap that looks like to include several people. In […]

PRINCE Andrew and Ghislaine Maxwell had an "intimate relationship" which gave the socialite "unrestricted access" to Buckingham Palace, a former Royal cop has claimed. Maxwell and The Duke of York's relationship is coming under intense scrutiny as she was jailed this week for 20 years for her role in grooming girls for paedophile multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein. Paul Page, who served […]