Revealed: how other people judge your house

Invest in an air freshener, brew some coffee or put a loaf of bread in the oven - it’s been revealed that British people are most likely to judge other people’s houses by their smell. A new study found that the average person takes just 38 seconds to evaluate a home they’ve walked into. Other common criteria include the temperature and whether it’s been recently vacuumed.

Woman texts dead father and receives surprising reply

A woman who texted her dead father’s number every day for four years says she eventually received an emotional reply from a grieving stranger. The man, who identified himself as “Brad”, said he had been reading her messages for years and revealed that he had lost his own daughter in a car crash.

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Man drives to his own driving test

A man has been caught driving unsupervised to his own driving test. West Midlands Police says the “stupid” man was arrested after failing his test for the tenth time. A picture of the white Mitsubishi used by the driver has been posted online.

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