Idyllic village DUCK PONDS across Britain are DISAPPEARING due to drought after England had the driest July since 1911.

Pretty ponds, which have been at the heart of English villages for centuries, are quickly drying up after weeks of hot weather and exceptional 40C temperatures.

The parched ponds have turned into bowls of dust following days of blazing temperatures and hardly any rain.

Pop singer Pixie Lott has tied the knot at majestic Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire.

The Voice Kids judge finally married model Oliver Cheshire, 34, after having to postpone the wedding multiple times due to work commitments and the Covid pandemic.

The Cry Me Out singer, 31, looked stunning as she was pictured outside the Gothic cathedral, which is known as the Ship of the Fens.

A teenage amputee, who has become the first model with a disability to appear in a campaign by iconic British fashion brand Burberry, has gained an incredible 38,000 likes on their Instagram page in just one day.

Iona Hay, who had her leg amputated when she was just six, shot for luxury brand Burberry earlier this year after signing to inclusive talent agency, Zebedee.

The 19-year-old fashion student was photographed wearing £490 motif sliders in one photo and a long black dress in another, with the pictures appear on Burberry’s website and Instagram.

The photos have already attracted thousands of likes and positive comments from Burberry fans.

Supermarkets across the UK are running out of CRISPS as the country’s supply of sunflower oil dries up.

There were empty shelves in the crisp aisles at Tesco and Asda in Cambridge this morning as shoppers rush to stock up on products made with sunflower oil.

Panic buying has kicked in after the biggest cooking oil bottler for UK shops said it only has a few week’s supply of sunflower oil left.

Edible Oils said Ukraine and Russia produce most of the world’s sunflower oil and the war has disrupted exports.

The Queen has launched her own brand of posh WASHING UP LIQUID at a whopping £14.99 a bottle – after it was revealed she loves doing the dishes. Her Majesty has started selling bottles of washing up liquid at her Sandringham estate in Norfolk – for almost TEN TIMES the cost of Fairy Liquid.

The Natural Dish Wash, which has the scent of “coastal walks,” has the Royal Sandringham Estate logo on the front of the 500ml bottle.

A man has spent months HAND digging an incredible THREE METRE deep and TWELVE METRE long tunnel under his garden to connect his shed to his house.

Inventor and YouTuber Colin Furze has worked on the remarkable back-breaking project for around two years – removing an astonishing three-and-a-half tonnes of rubble a day.

The 42-year-old, whose digging videos have each attracted more than six million views, has now finally connected the tunnel to his house in Lincolnshire and says it one of the “most enjoyable” projects he has ever done.

The Queen has launched her own brand of posh TOMATO KETCHUP and BROWN SAUCE which is on sale at her Sandringham estate in Norfolk. Her Majesty has created her own condiments to add flavour to her fries – but they cost FOUR TIMES as much as regular sauces.





The Queen’s Tomato Sauce, which is “ideal for breakfast or any time of the day” costs an eye-watering £6.99 for 295g, compared to Sainsbury’s own ketchup, which costs just 60p for 460 grammes.

Ed Sheeran has applied for permission to build a BURIAL CHAMBER under the floor of his new place of worship which is under construction on his sprawling estate in East Suffolk.

The pop star could be BURIED in the grounds of his Framlingham home if the burial zone is given the go ahead by officers at east Suffolk District Council.

Plans show the burial area would be “accessed through a slab” in the floor of Sheeran’s private place of retreat which has been “carefully modelled with curved walls on plan and in elevation, which give it a sweeping boat shaped feel.”

The glamorous new receptionist who stole the show in the first episode of BBC1’s The Apprentice has been revealed as arm amputee Ashley Young.

The 26-year-old brunette, who was born with the lower part of her right arm missing, surprised viewers when she appeared behind the desk in Lord Sugar’s office last week.

Ashley, who filmed the show in London last summer, was booked via Zebedee Management, a specialist talent agency created to increase the representation of people who have until now been excluded in the media, including people with disabilities or alternative appearances.