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Budget airlines including Ryanair and Easyjet have been fined £150m by Spanish authorities for charging their passengers extra to choose seats and bring bigger bags on board.Irish carrier Ryanair, fined £90m, said that banning charging for extras would ‘destroy’ its ability to offer cheap tickets.Spain’s consumer ministry said five airlines had violated customers’ rights when charging for larger carry-on bags, picking seats and for boarding pass print-outs. British Airways owner IAG’s low-cost unit Vueling was fined £32.5m, Easyjet £24m, Norwegian £1.3m and Spanish carrier Volotea £1m. Taking a hit: Irish carrier Ryanair said that banning charging for extras would ‘destroy’ its ability…

A therapist has revealed five hidden signs that a person suffered childhood trauma – even if they don’t know it.Licensed marriage and family therapist Logan Cohen said struggling to speak up for yourself, feeling awkward when people ask how you are, and imposter syndrome are all indicators of having experienced emotional neglect in childhood. Difficulty opening up about your emotions and feeling lonely but struggling to connect with others can also stem from early trauma.  He explained that in childhood, emotional neglect is often called the ‘invisible trauma’ because the effects are so hard to recognize. Emotional neglect occurs when caregivers fail to…

Lizzo shared stunning new photos of herself on Friday, showing off her dramatic weight loss.The hitmaker, 36, who recently declared ‘I hate the internet,’ posted selfies on social media as she sat in her car headed for a night out while wearing a sheer white off-the-shoulder peasant top, with skirt made of denim and more sheer white material.’Last night I wore milkmaid braids,’ she wrote next to the carousel of snaps on Instagram.The Grammy winner kept her makeup simple, looking natural with a bright pink cheek and sheer pink lip. ‘Baby that face card ain’t ever declining. EVER!!!!’ wrote one enthusiastic…

Russell Crowe looks set to part ways with his spectacular harbourside apartment in Sydney.The 60-year-old Hollywood actor purchased the lavish property for $14.35 million in 2003 and considered listing it for $25million eight years ago.Now, sources indicate that the Gladiator star has listed the apartment off-market with a price guide ranging from $42million to $50million.Situated on Finger Wharf in the upscale Woolloomooloo area, just 2km from Sydney’s CBD, Crowe’s apartment occupies an entire floor of an exclusive building.According to reports from Domain, the actor has associates managing offers for the expansive waterfront home.One source revealed that Crowe’s apartment has been listed ‘off-market’…

Sydney Thomas’ has now revealed what her biggest dream in sports would be a week after she went viral as one of the ring girls during the Jake Paul versus Mike Tyson fight. Thomas wants to continue her modeling career by appearing in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Plenty of females from the sports world will be appearing in the 2025 edition of the magazine.  Those gracing the magazine’s pages in swimwear will include Cameron Brink, Jordan Chiles, Suni Lee, Gabby Thomas, and Eileen Gu. Thomas’ desire to join them one day comes with her admission that she has ‘contacts over there,’ per TMZ.Thomas…

This is the moment a bomb squad robot trundled through an eerily empty street towards a cordoned off double-decker bus.Footage shows the robot rolling towards the bus before it detonated a ‘suspicious’ package in a controlled explosion at Chester railway station last night. The empty station building can be seen in the video, as well as the double-decker bus, whose hazard lights were flashing.  Cheshire Police said in a statement last night: ‘At 5.09pm today, Friday November 22, police received a report of suspicious activity on two buses in Chester city centre. ‘One near the train station and one near bus interchange. As a…

Two car wash bosses in Wales have been convicted of running a people smuggling ring moving thousands of migrants across Europe.Dilshad Shamo, 41, and Ali Khdir, 40, pleaded guilty today at Cardiff Crown Court to facilitating the movement of migrants through Europe.The pair were found to be part of a larger organised crime group moving thousands of migrants from Iraq, Iran and Syria through multiple European countries.Money for the smuggling operations was handled through Hawala bankers in Iraq and Istanbul, who managed deposits from migrants seeking specific routes.Dilshad Shamo was one of two men found to be part of a…

Following the success of last year, Aldi has released a set of alcohol-free wines.The selection of wines follows the trend of “Dryer December,” with Aldi aiming to add festivities to it through their drinks.The first of the three drinks is the retailer’s release of the zero per cent Mulled Wine, which has a series of fruity flavours, including the spices; cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Further to the Mulled Wine, Aldi has released two drinks in what they are calling their, “Zerozecco range.”Aldi collection of non-alcoholic winesAldiThe first drink in their Zerozecco range is the Zerozecco Sparkling White. The fizzy wine…

/Simon ThakeSustainability-conscious Flo Patterson found a Versace bag for £15 in one charity shop visitGail Wragg stands and surveys the scene unfolding around her.She’s at the centre of a sea of bin bags, shelving units packed with electrical equipment and also has the small matter of 800 artificial Christmas trees to sort.Like other retail workers, Gail’s shop store room is deep in the throes of getting stock ready for the festive rush.But rather than a retailer looking to make big profits to satisfy shareholders, Gail runs a Barnardo’s charity shop aimed at raising cash to fund the organisation’s work.She’s been…

Helen Flanagan hinted at a potential return to the Cobbles as she admitted she ‘misses the excitement’ of working on the soap.The actress, 34, who is best known for playing Rosie Webster in the ITV programme, quit the show in 2018 when she welcomed her third child with her ex-partner Scott Sinclair.And now, speaking of her time on screen, she told The Sun: ‘It really was such an incredible experience and it really shaped me as well.”I think I’ll always kind of miss it, and I think it’s almost having that excitement in your life, I’ve had that from such a…