Our roads are so blighted by potholes that a FIFTH of them will need re-laying in next five years

A hole lot of trouble: Our roads are so blighted by potholes that a FIFTH of them will need re-laying in the next five years, report shows Some 35,000 miles of high streets across the UK need resurfacing by 2026    18,500 miles of roads have such bad surfaces that might need work in 12 months  … Read more

Residents are blighted by leaks and floods in what was the tallest residential building in the world

Fly into New York nowadays and you can’t miss it — unless its loftiest floors are wreathed in cloud. Like a giant stake driven into the heart of Manhattan, 432 Park Avenue is intended to stand out and is perhaps the Big Apple’s most ostentatious skyscraper. When it was completed in 2015, at nearly 1,400 … Read more

Cure hope for patients suffering same genetic illness that blighted life of Keir Starmer’s mother

Patients suffering the same genetic illness that blighted the life of Sir Keir Starmer’s mother now have hope of a cure, thanks to new breakthrough drugs. The Labour Party leader spoke movingly on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs last week of the illness she suffered, Still’s disease. As a young teenager, he was once … Read more

Doctors say thousands of keen women cyclists are being blighted by genital injuries 

The launch of Boris Johnson‘s bike scheme designed to get the nation moving has sparked fresh discussion over the physical benefits of cycling.  But the reality is time in the saddle can also leave riders with painful injuries ‘down there’. One study found 91 per cent of cyclists experience urogenital problems.  This is partly due … Read more

Couple hits out after their rural home is blighted by huge farm building put up by neighbour 

Barnageddon! Couple hits out after their rural home is blighted by huge farm building put up by neighbour Couple horrified by corrugated steel building yards from living room window  Dave and Di Jesinger have lived in house in West Willow, Hampshire for 50 years The barn-like building was built by neighbour using loophole in planning rules  … Read more