The Sun on Sunday

Shabana needs to be tough like Arnie

NEW Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has no time to lose.

She has built a reputation as an immigration hardliner from the right wing of the Labour Party and is nicknamed The Terminator.

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So her appointment, in the reshuffle forced on Sir Keir Starmer by Angela Rayner’s resignation, was a clear sign of intent.

But she has been parachuted into the middle of the Government’s biggest political crisis zone.

A chaotic year of ineffective posturing saw an astonishing 111,000 asylum applications pile up after Sir Keir ditched the Rwanda deterrent.

Nigel Farage’s Reform have swept into this policy vacuum and seized the initiative.

Little wonder that a new poll puts them on course for Number Ten.

The new Home Secretary says she has no choice but to deliver.

She is right to call for legal migrants to put more into society if they want to have leave to remain here.

But voters want fast action on stopping the boats and kicking out those who should not be here.

Ms Mahmood has ordered reviews of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Modern Slavery Act.

Now she must bang heads together to deliver them early.

Thousands have dodged deportation because of these two legal millstones around the Government’s neck.

If Ms Mahmood wants to succeed, she needs to quickly live up to her Terminator reputation.

By saying Hasta La Vista to those here illegally.

Air Miles Miliband

ED MILIBAND’S reckless rush to Net Zero is already costing households dear.

This month, regulator Ofgem said Labour’s obsession with wind and solar power will see electricity prices hiked by almost £100 by 2031.

Now, as we reveal today, the Energy Secretary has himself clocked up 50,000 miles on globe-trotting flights since Labour came to power.

Forget his Red Ed nickname. It should now be Air Miles Miliband after he enjoyed carbon-busting jollies to India, China, Brazil and the US.

All this from a politician who in opposition urged voters to cut their use of flights.

To offset hypocrite Miliband’s globe-trotting would require 1,200 trees to be planted.

And that’s before you deal with the hot air he spouts.

EX-I’m A Celebrity winner Vicky Pattison is finding Strictly rehearsals difficult and admits: “I’d take kangaroo balls over glitter balls any day. I’m really done in.”

The 2015 jungle queen added: “I’m not a dancer or an athlete at all.

“I’m struggling with that.

“But, more than anything, the nerves are just getting the better of me already.

“I’m getting frustrated and finding it hard to pick it up.

“I’m worried about being rubbish, going out first and falling over.

“When I went in the jungle I felt, ‘I can do this, I’m ready’.

“This is the opposite — I’m living on my nerves.”

Vicky says she understood why Pete Wicks smoked so much in the last series.

She said: “I swear to God now I don’t have enough fingers to hold all the fags I want. I am so nervous.”

Vicky credited her husband, TV presenter Ercan Ramadan, for being “supportive, kind and excited”.

She added: “I wish I could be more like him. Nothing fazes him.

“He takes things head on. That’s why we work so well. I am neurotic, I am nervous and a million miles per hour.”

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HEALTH Secretary Wes Streeting has told wasteful NHS bosses there is “nowhere to hide”.

It comes after league tables revealed three quarters of hospitals are in debt.

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Mr Streeting vowed a crackdown after rankings showed 99 out of 134 major NHS trusts in England are blowing budgets.

At least 38 fell to the sub-standard third or bottom fourth tier due to financial mismanagement.

They were relegated even if their medical care was good. In all 80 per cent of NHS hospitals were rated below standard.

Mr Streeting has refused to increase the £200billion health budget without tough reform.

Hospitals are estimated to have gone into the red by more than £600million last year.

That is while a record 2,600 bosses are paid over £110,000 a year, and some over £300,000.

Even chief executives at the ten worst-ranked hospitals are earning more than PM Sir Keir Starmer’s £172,000 salary.

Mr Streeting said: “Any football supporter will tell you the table doesn’t lie.

“Now there is nowhere for wasteful spenders to hide.”

He ordered hospitals to slash spending on agency staff and stop sending letters by post.

The NHS’s costly London HQ will close.

Bosses who cannot balance their books will also be denied pay rises and bonuses.

NHS England boss Sir Jim Mackey said tough measures are beginning to stem losses.

Think tank Policy Exchange said: “NHS bosses need to turn hospitals around, with their own jobs and bonuses on the line if they fail.”

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BLOKES taking sex pills including Viagra have complained of side effects including going deaf, blind and bald.

More than 900 people reported experiencing problems they believed were linked to the medications between 2000 and 2024.

Among them, six men reckoned Viagra-style pills caused them to lose their hearing — just like Hugh Hefner.

The Playboy boss claimed he went deaf from using too much Viagra before he died aged 91 in 2017.

There were also 41 sight problems reported to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, including two claims of blindness and another two of blurred vision.

Four men said they suffered cyanopsia — where everything appears to be covered in a blue sheen.

Another user linked the blue pills to getting the hair-loss condition alopecia.

Four people said they caused changes in their sweat glands and six said they caused rashes.

There were 926 reports of side-effects to the MHRA, with three fellas reporting they suffered priapism — a condition that leaves men standing to attention for four or more hours — while two reported suffering fractured manhoods.

One man said his lips started to swell, another complained of a swollen tongue.

Other reports included dizziness, confusion, anxiety and flatulence.

Reports of suspected side effects are recorded under the MHRA’s yellow card scheme which allows health professionals to monitor any potential dangers.

The watchdog logs cases but says not all were definitely caused by the drugs.

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MILLIONS of phones will sound a siren next week in one of the largest public safety exercises.

The national emergency alert test will take place at around 3pm on ­Sunday, September 7.

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Pat McFadden, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, said: “It will be one of the UK’s largest public safety exercises in history.”

“It is a vital tool for keeping the nation safe when lives are on the line – and every minute matters.”

Phones will vibrate and emit a siren-like tone for ten seconds, with a test message appearing on screens to make clear the alert is only a drill.

Only 4G and 5G-enabled phones and tablets will receive the alert.

The Government has used the system to issue real warnings five times, including in January during Storm Eowyn to warn people in Scotland and Northern Ireland about severe weather.

Approximately 3.5 million people across Wales and south-west England received an alert during Storm Darragh last December.

A 500kg unexploded Second World War bomb found in a Plymouth back garden triggered a warning to some 50,000 phones in February last year.

Messages can be targeted to relatively small areas to pinpoint those at risk.

Some 15,000 phones were alerted during flooding in Cumbria in May 2024, and 10,000 received a warning during flooding in Leicestershire in January this year.

The system is designed for use during the most likely emergencies to affect the UK and warnings would also be transmitted on television, radio and locally by knocking on doors.

A BABY whose mother was not vaccinated against whooping cough has died after contracting the infection.

The UK Health Security Agency said the tot, thought to be under the age of one, died between March and June.

It is the first whooping cough death in the UK this year and comes after a child died of measles in Liverpool last month.

The agency’s Dr Gayatri Amirthalingam said: “Sadly, we are again reminded how severe whooping cough can be for very young babies.

“Vaccination is the best defence.

“It is vital pregnant women and infants receive their vaccines at the right time, ideally between 20 and 32 weeks.

“This passes protection to their baby in the womb so that they are protected from birth.”

Overall vaccination rates for primary school pupils are at the lowest for 15 years — with almost one in five not fully protected from diseases.

Over the coming weeks, millions of children will be flooding into classrooms across the UK.

And there’s a real risk they will return home with more than a few new friends and knowledge.

Pharmacist Thorrun Govind tells Sun on Sunday Health: “There’s often lots of hugging and playing between friends they haven’t seen all summer — and all that close contact means germs can easily spread.

“They also tend to cough and sneeze without covering their mouths and don’t always wash their hands without supervision.

“With early wake-ups, hard work in lessons and sports clubs, children can also get tired, which weakens their immune systems, leaving them prone to picking up illnesses.”

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CHRONIC shortages of builders, plumbers and plasterers are making it ever harder to build the homes, schools and hospitals we need.

But today we publish a Government-backed list of construction apprenticeships to help YOU learn a trade, whatever your age or background.

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It is part of The Sun on Sunday’s Builder Better Britain campaign, praised recently by Women and Equalities Minister Bridget Phillipson.

With thousands of young people out of work as shops and pubs stop hiring, the Government is pumping £100million into courses to help train the 12.8 per cent of 16 to 24-year-olds currently not in education, employment or training – NEETs.

So now is the time to build YOUR career.

After we ran a similar pullout last year, scores applied for placements and the success stories included 18-year-old Brooke Knight.

She said: ‘It gives a skill for life, there are no college fees and you can earn thousands a week after tax.”

Check out our pullout for 110 jobs in all areas of the construction industry . . . 

TO APPLY GO TO gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship using company name and postcode

North West

Business Administrator Apprentice

Watson Construction Ltd

Motivated individual to join our small, supportive team to help us deliver a great service to our clients and their homeowners.

You will support the team with enquiries, admin tasks and aftercare, whilst learning on the job.

If you’re organised, friendly and ready to grow with a leader homebuilder we want to hear from you.

£18,000 a year.

Salford (M7 2ZS). Closes Sep 19, start Sep 29.

Apprentice Construction Maintenance Operative

Edward Anthony Ltd

Enthusiastic individual who wants to learn and train.

Role requires physical labour such as lifting, carrying materials, assisting set-up/close down of work areas, ability to take direction to ensure safe working standards, and ability to work as a team.

Role is predominantly a labouring position.

£11,778 for first year, then could rise depending on your age.

Birkenhead, Wirral (CH41 9AH).

Closes Sep 12, start Sep 15.

Building Materials Apprenticeship

Joseph Parr (Alco) Ltd

Designed for supply-chain warehouse operative who wants to be upskilled to understand and get involved in the entire distribution operation, including picking, loading, unloading, booking in, safety and recycling and virtual learning. £17,667 a year.

Manchester (M27 8SN).

Closes tomorrow, start Sep 2.

Bench Joiner

A J & D Chapelhow (Cliburn) Ltd

Seeking a motivated, detail-oriented apprentice to join our team specialising in manufacture of high-quality timber windows and doors.

Will have a strong interest in woodworking, basic understanding of joinery tools and technique, and commitment to developing practical skills in a workshop environment.

£15,704 a year.

Penrith, Cumbria (CA10 3AL).

Closes tomorrow, start Sep 2.

Apprentice Bricklayer

MSP Projects Ltd

Enthusiastic individual to join our growing team and learn from industry experts.

Work toward your Level 2 bricklayer apprenticeship qualification, in a close team.

Wage, £11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age.

Knutsford, Cheshire (WA16 8RW).

Closes Sep 23, start Sep 29.

Apprentice Landscaper

Ashbourne Garden and Property Maintenance

Motivated, hardworking apprentice to join our team.

Role involves cutting grass, trimming hedges, and weeding.

Candidate should have a passion for outdoor work, a keen eye for detail, and a desire to learn and grow in the landscaping industry.

£14,526.20 a year.

Stockport (SK7 6DW).

Closes Oct 1, start Oct 6.

Apprentice Landscape Gardener

Distinctive Gardens Ltd

Learn how to design, build and maintain outdoor spaces, combining practical skills with creative design to create gardens, driveways and landscaped areas.

£15,600 a year.

Lancaster (LA2 0RD).

Closes Sept 28, start Oct 13.

Business Administration Apprentice

Construction Resources

Specialist recruitment company within the built environment sector seeks a motivated, organised apprentice to support our team with a variety of administrative and operational tasks.

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age.

Liverpool (L22 0PJ).

Closes Sep 30, start Oct 4.

Apprentice Fenestration Installer (Level 2)

Everglaze Ltd

Installers here often work as part of small teams, on jobs for small shop owners, landlords, tenants and home owners, or on large-scale projects for developers.

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age.

Wigan (WN5 8QJ).

Closes Sep 5, start Sep 15.

Business Administrator Apprentice

Watson Construction Ltd

Motivated individual to join our small, supportive team to help us deliver a great service to our clients and their homeowners.

Support the team with handling enquiries, admin tasks and aftercare – all while learning on the job.

If you’re an organised person, friendly and ready to grow with a leader homebuilder, we want to hear from you.

£18,000 a year.

Salford (M7 2ZS).

Closes Sep 19, start Sep 29.

Apprentice Stonemason

Bullen Conservation Ltd

Excellent opportunity for an apprentice with a conservation business specialising in heritage skills.

£15,311.40 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age.

Oldham (OL1 3NN).

Closes Sep 21. Start to be determined.

B&Q Customer Advisor Apprenticeship

Bamber Bridge

Become an expert advisor, who gets to know each customer and their home-improvement project.

Sales is important, of course, as is managing stock, setting up displays and keeping a shop looking great.

£10,575 a year.

Preston (PR5 6BZ).

Closes Sept 2, start Sep 9.

Grounds & Garden Apprentice

Sedbergh School, Cumbria

The gardening team here provide pupils, staff and visitors with gardens commensurate with Sedbergh’s long- standing reputation as a leading independent school.

Tasks will vary daily, determined by the assistant grounds manager or head gardener and will include use of hand tools and light machinery to maintain the gardens.

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age.

Sedbergh (LA10 5HG).

Closes Sep 7, start Sep 22.

‘Opening for military vets and ex-offenders’

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TO match the Government’s £100million for training courses, the National House Building Council is injecting the same.

They are looking to get more young people into construction, but also other groups including ex-military and people who have been in prison.

Roger Morton, Director of Business Change at the NHBC, said: “The industry needs more than 250,000 construction workers by 2028 to meet demand and build the 10,000 new homes we need. We need 2,500 brickies, 2,500 groundworkers and 1,000 carpenters and that’s why we’re investing £100million. We’re investing in 12 new NHBC multi-skilled training hubs across the country, to support 3,000 apprenticeships each year. We are targeting young people but also career changers, veterans, ex-offenders. We provide a unique, immersive facility where we can train people in 14 to 18 months, many with distinctions. That’s nearly twice as fast as traditional routes.

“We need to change perception so people see that being a trade is a great career. The average bricklayer earns £50,000, and they might progress to management, senior management, director. A colleague began as an apprentice and runs a 230-strong department.”

North East

Groundworker Apprentice

WL Straughan & Son

Seeking a keen, willing-to-learn apprentice to learn all aspects of the trade.

£15,311.40 a year.

Bedlington Lane Farm, Northumberland (NE22 6AA).

Closes Sep 5, start Sep 15.

Property Maintenance Apprentice

Simpson & Hill Construction Ltd

Be part of a well-established and highly recommended building company based in Stokesley, North Yorks that covers all aspects of construction throughout Co Durham & North Yorks.

Looking for an apprentice to a busy team.

£15,311.40 a year.

Closes Sep 15, start Sep 22.

Machining/Tool Room Apprentice

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies Ltd

Earn as you learn with this major employer.

Training is underpinned by practical experience.

£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age.

North Shields, Tyne and Wear (NE27 0QH).

Closes tomorrow, start Sep 22.

Apprentice Joiner

Andy Dunbar Joinery

Work for a premium company, experts in bespoke design and manufacture of handmade architectural joinery.

Looking for an apprentice to join a busy team.

£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age.

Middlesbrough (TS2 1DY).

Closes Sep 8, start Sep 15.

Conventional Machining Apprentice

Clifton Engineering (NE) Ltd

Fantastic opportunity for a manual machining apprentice to join this fantastic team based in Morpeth, and earn while you learn.

Your training will be underpinned with practical experience which will prepare you for an exciting career.

Wage, £14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age.

Northumberland (NE61 6JN).

Closes tomorrow, start Sep 13.

Signage Apprentice Technician

Alan Rowe Signs and Graphics

Offering a route into a potential full-time career within a family-run business.

We specialise in creating signs and custom graphics for vehicles, with over 40 years’ experience.

Offering the opportunity to work in a hands-on role within the business and achieve a qualification in the process.

£17,550 a year.

Tyne and Wear (NE6 4QL).

Closes Sep 12, Start Sep 15.

Groundwork Apprentice

Meldrum Group

Northern Skills are recruiting for Meldrum Group.

This will allow you to gain on-the-job experience while studying toward a Level 2 property maintenance apprenticeship qualification.

£15,311.40 a year.

Stockton-on-Tees (TS18 3TX).

Closes tomorrow, start Sep 9.

Apprentice Design & Development Engineer

Elfab Ltd

Learn and develop skills within a range of engineering, technical and design expertise.

Duties include concept feasibility, design, development, launch and production.

Additional activities include rapid prototyping, assembly, testing, validating and performance analysis.

£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age.

North Shields, Tyne and Wear (NE29 8SD).

Closes Sep 13, start Sep 22.

Administrative Apprentice

In Charge Construction Ltd

Northern Skills are recruiting on behalf of In Charge Construction Limited who are looking for a motivated candidate to join their team.

Learn the role of a business administrator while also gaining a qualification.

£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age.

Darlington (DL1 4FA).

Closes Sep 29, start Oct 6.

Wood Product Manufacturing Apprentice

Balmoral Joinery

Passionate about working with your hands to create quality wood products?

Join our Wood Product Manufacturing Apprenticeship at Balmoral Joinery and gain experience in a dynamic environment.

Grow your skills, master your craft, and become part of a team that values tradition, precision and innovation.

£15,311.40 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age.

Swalwell, Tyne and Wear (NE16 3AD).

Closes Sep 5, start Sep 15.

Welder Fabricator Apprentice

Shell Engineering

Work with metals including steel and aluminium, learning welding, fabrication and use of precision tools.

£14,918.80 a year.

Chester-le-Street, Co Durham (DH2 1AJ).

Closes Sep 6, start Sep 15.

Apprentice Welder/Fabricator

Bulkhaul Ltd

Looking for an enthusiastic, reliable, punctual candidate, ideally in their second year of college.

This role requires a strong work ethic, attention to detail, and to be able to follow safety protocols.

There is the opportunity of a full-time role upon completion, pending a review of progress/performance while on the apprenticeship.

£17,680 a year.

Middlesbrough (TS2 1PS).

Closes Sep 3, start Sep 15.

Apprentice Welding and Workshop Technician

Aliweld Ltd

Be responsible for supporting fabrication and assembly of aluminium tipper and waggon bodies under the supervision of experienced welders.

Ideal for someone with a keen interest in engineering, a strong work ethic and desire to learn and grow in a skilled trade.

£17,926.96 a year.

Newcastle upon Tyne (NE40 3DG). Closes Sep 2, start Sep 15.

Apprentice Sheet Metal Worker

Boyd Ductwork Ltd

Learn from sheet-metal workers and fabricators, and about how to read drawings, select steel and prepare materials for ductwork projects.

Given the start times, this would suit a local candidate or one with access to their own transport.

£14,918.80 a year.

Blaydon on Tyne (NE21 5SD). Closes Sep 12, start Sep 16.

Business Administration Apprentice

In Charge Construction Ltd

A great opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join a busy office team.

The apprentice will help with a broad range of administrative tasks covering many aspects of the business.

£13,741 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age.

Darlington (DL1 4FA).

Closes Sep 12, start Oct 1.

‘I love to learn and earn’

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SHE is sleight of figure, so many think Tegan Pryor is joking when she tells them she’s a builder.

But having ditched a leisure-centre job to study bricklaying at college, the hard grafter is now backing our Build A Better Britain campaign to urge more young people to take up a trade.

Tegan, 23, from Shefford, Beds, said: “I started training as a bricklayer three years ago and honestly, I’ve never looked back.

“It is 100 per cent the right career for me. I was a lifeguard and receptionist at a leisure centre before but there wasn’t much career opportunity, it felt like a dead end.

“Now, I get to work outdoors and have a laugh with my colleagues – and I’m not treated any differently because I’m a woman.

“There is respect, and I learn something new every day.

“I’m on about £130 a day for an eight-and-a-half hour shift and some days it’s hard, but it’s also satisfying when you look back on what you achieved.

“The average wage for a bricklayer is about £50,000 a year and that’s what I’m heading towards.”

Yorkshire & The Humber

Apprentice Construction Quantity Surveyor

Sum ADR Limited

Join this independent consultancy adjudication/Q/S firm.

Role combines on-the-job training with structured learning to gain job-specific skills.

Earn a wage and receive holiday pay, while working alongside experienced staff and dedicating time to relevant study.

£15,704 to £25,396.80 a year.

Wetherby, West Yorks (LS23 6FJ). Closes Sep 11, start Oct 30.

Apprentice Assistant Site (Level 3) Manager

Greenchurch Developments

Apprenticeship agency EN:Able Futures has teamed up with Greenchurch Developments to offer this exciting opportunity.

If you want to work with a company that values quality, whilst gaining a nationally recognised qualification, apply today.

£15,704 a year.

Doncaster (DN6 8QA).

Closes Sep 11, start Sep 15.

Building Services Design Engineer Apprentice

Hoare Lea LLP

Collaborate with the industry’s best, working with a wide range of specialists.

Be part of progressive and exciting projects, able to experience innovative schemes across all sectors.

Advance your career, your way, thanks to our structured career paths framework.

Wage £24,250 a year. Leeds (LS2 8LY). Closes Oct 31, start Jan 3.

Apprentice Construction Site Supervisor

Greenchurch Developments

Apprenticeship agency EN:Able Futures has partnered with Greenchurch Developments to offer this opportunity to work for their company.

If you are wanting to work with a company that values quality, whilst working towards a nationally recognised qualification. £16,881.80 a year.

Doncaster (DN6 8QA).

Closes Sep 11, start Sep 15.

Construction Management Apprenticeship

Lovell Regen

Partnered with Lovell Regen, EN:Able Futures is offering an exciting opportunity to earn while you learn, whilst working toward a Level 3 construction support technician qualification.

£15,410 a year.

Doncaster (DN6 8QA).

Closes Sep 4, start Sep 8.

Business Administration Apprentice

Dutton FM

Exciting opportunity to work for Dutton Group, specifically facility managers Dutton FM, as a business administrator within a small team, friendly team.

£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age.

Wakefield, West Yorks (WF1 2ED).

Closes Sep 6, start Sep 8.

Engineering Fitter Apprentice

Trivent

Long-standing manufacturer of kitchen ventilation systems is looking for the newest engineering talent to join its operation in Leeds.

This apprenticeship leads you to become a skilled engineer within the company’s mechanical fitting department.

Candidates must be 18-plus, due to the nature of work.

£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age.

Leeds (LS11 0EF).

Closes Sep 2, start Sep 8.

Apprentice Assistant Site Manager (Level 3)

Huber Parking

Apprenticeship agency EN:Able Futures are partnering with Huber Parking to look for an apprentice manager to join their busy team.

Working on the Calderdale Royal Hospital site, you will learn everything to get you through your nationally recognised qualification. £16,588 a year.

Halifax, West Yorks (HX3 0PW).

Closes Sep 11, start Sep 15.

Apprentice Construction Site Supervisor

GS Kelsey Construction

Apprenticeship employer EN:Able Futures are partnering with GS Kelsey to support the delivery of new-build housing.

Fantastic opportunity for an apprentice to become part of a growing team.

£16,784 a year.

Rotherham, South Yorks (S66 8DW).

Closes Sep 26, start Sep 29.

‘You can make £300 a day’

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HE was toying with going to university but the prospect of three more years’ book study, and the debt, swung Lucas Robinson to learn a trade.

Lucas, 25, from Nottingham, did a two-and-a-half year bricklaying course at Derby College, while working on sites for his employer at £170 a week.

He said of bricklaying: “I’ve been doing this for four years and the company I work for is all over the country. Bricklaying is what you make of it. You can start at 8am, finish at 3pm and make £300 a day, depending on the deal. I’ve been doing ‘price bricklaying’ for a while, paid 65p a brick and about £150 a day, but I hear you can make £1 a brick in London.

“Eight hours is a long day carrying bricks and it can be stressful when things are not going right, but I love my job. My dad’s a bricklayer too.

“My mum wanted to push me down the uni route, but I decided on a different path and I’m so happy.

“Looking at a house and thinking, I built that and people are going to live in it, it’s a good feeling.”

East Midlands

Estimator

FP McCann

Undertake the tasks involved within the estimating process, from measuring and doing take-offs, to producing quotations for external customers.

An estimator creates quotations based on drawings, listing products and costs for customer orders.

£14,722.50 to £23,809.50, depending on your age.

Derbyshire (DE6 4PH).

Closes Sep 10, start Sep 30.

Apprentice Fabricator/Welder Metal Fabricator

James Engineering

We pride ourselves on family values – the company was founded by the grandfather of the current owner.

Our mission is simple: to provide high-quality services without compromising on quality.

We are seeking an apprentice fabricator/welder to join our team.

Learn all aspects of steel- welding including MIG, TIG and MMA.

Wage £17,238 a year.

Alfreton (DE55 7JR).

Closes Sep 12, start Sep 15.

Maintenance Apprentice Engineer

Gordon Ellis & Co

Opportunity for an enthusiastic apprentice to join our maintenance team.

The successful candidate will work alongside our skilled maintenance engineers to develop a broad range of practical engineering skills.

£17,550 a year.

Derby (DE74 2PY).

Closes tomorrow, start Sep 2.

Warehouse Operative Apprentice

International Abrasives Ltd

Join our growing business where hard work is recognised and development encouraged.

Pick, pack and ship orders, unload and restock deliveries, keep the warehouse organised and support stock control.

A strong work ethic is essential.

£14,133.60 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age.

Leicester (LE9 6TJ).

Closes Sep 16, start Sep 22.

Apprentice Estimator

James Engineering Constructions Ltd

Opportunity to join this family business.

You will be part of the estimating team, working in a busy office, supporting the supervisor and sales director.

£17,162.60 a year.

Alfreton (DE55 7JR).

Closes Sep 15, start Sep 22.

Apprentice Cabinet Maker

Alias Industries Ltd

Enrol on a furniture- manufacturing apprenticeship with Leicester College.

You will be trained as a cabinet maker/bench joiner, working in a modern workshop environment to produce high-end, bespoke furniture and displays for domestic and retail sectors.

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase.

Peckleton, Leicester (LE9 7RN).

Closes Sep 5, start Sep 8.

Hardware Engineer Apprentice

Brick Ltd

You will help construction colleagues to get the most value from their tech tools, rectifying any faults and providing advice about a wide range of hardware and related software.

We are looking for someone who has great hardware knowledge as well as impressive customer service skills.

£20,000 a year. Leicestershire (LE67 6HS).

Closes Sep 23, start Oct 1.

Health, Safety and Environment Apprentice

Mecc Alte (UK) Ltd

Exciting opportunity for a motivated apprentice to work within our Quality, Health, Safety and Environment (GHSE) department to help ensure that compliance measures are adhered to within the company.

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age.

Oakham, East Mids (LE15 6RF).

Closes Sep 5, start Oct 1.

Machinist – Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Apprentice

Metrol Springs Ltd

Full-time employment, with day-release training, offering a competitive salary and 21 days’ paid holiday as well as bank holidays.

Based in Northampton, Metrol Springs is the UK’s largest manufacturer of gas springs.

Metrol is part of the PLC Lesjofors Group.

Our group includes almost 40 manufacturing and sales companies in many countries.

£19,760 a year.

Northampton (NN3 6QF).

Closes Sep 5, start Sep 8.

Apprentice Construction Site Supervisor

GS Kelsey Construction

Apprenticeship employer EN:Able Futures is partnering with GS Kelsey Construction to support delivery of new-build housing.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an apprentice to become part of a dynamic and growing team.

£16,784 a year.

Scunthorpe, Lincs (DN16 2HF).

Closes Sep 26, start Sep 29.

‘I’m problem solving daily’

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DILIGENT Dan Smoker has been a builder for 18 years and reckons the trade is going from strength to strength so there’s good money to be made for those with the right skills.

Dan, 34, from Epsom, Surrey, said: “I did bricklaying at college and after that went into being a multi-trader.

“Now I run my own company and business is good. If someone needs a new kitchen or bathroom, they call me.

“I work on word-of-mouth so don’t have to advertise, and my niche is the maintenance side of things. It’s been a fantastic career for me because you rarely work for the same person and you’re dealing with a range of issues and problems.

“You are problem-solving every day and the bit I like is when you do the work, stand back and see the customer is happy. You feel really proud of what you’ve done. It’s a feeling of immense satisfaction.

“You’ve got to turn up, want to learn the craft then do it properly, and it will come – all the trades are on the up right now.”

West Midlands

Apprentice Joiner Carpenter (Level 2)

Middleton Traditional Joinery Ltd

Looking to recruit a motivated apprentice to support our growing business needs.

Your role will allow you to gain hands-on experience working alongside skilled professionals, learning the craft of carpentry and the processes involved in producing precision-manufactured components.

We are seeking someone who takes pride in their work.

£15,704 a year. West Coppice Road,

Walsall (WS8 7HB).

Closes tomorrow, start Sep 8.

Plumbing & Heating Apprentice (Level 3)

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

A great opportunity to work alongside our existing Trades staff, getting hand-on experience and travelling across Sandwell.

You will be trained in all aspects of plumbing and domestic heating work, such as installing bathrooms and kitchens, replacing pipework and fixing leaks and repairs – all whilst undertaking a Level 3 qualification.

Wage £14,526.20 a year.

Oldbury (B69 3ES).

Closes Sep 12, start Nov 3.

Apprentice Construction Site Supervisor

GS Kelsey Construction

Partnering with award-winning apprenticeship employer EN:Able Futures, this new-build housing provider is offering a fantastic opportunity for you to become part of their growing team.

£16,784 a year.

Gainsborough, Lincs (DN21 1SJ).

Closes Sep 26, start Sep 29.

Apprentice Grounds Maintenance Operative

Brass Facilities

Seeking an apprentice to join our hardworking mobile gardening department that works on our various contracts in the Midlands Area.

The successful candidate will be cutting grass and hedges and dealing with maintenance duties.

£16,640 a year.

Wednesbury (WS10 0PD).

Closes Sep 5, start date Sep 8.

Bricklayer Apprentice (Level 2)

All Britain Construction Ltd

Join a driven construction team with an impressive client portfolio.

This is a full-time position, in an environment that will allow the right person to unlock their potential.

If you have the right attitude – either with the experience or determination to learn how to perform and grow with a winning team – then this is the role for you.

£15,704 a year.

Worcester (WR5 2PT).

Closes tomorrow, start Oct 1.

Apprentice Production Technician.

Narros Aisle Ltd

Looking for an apprentice to work as part of a skilled team, in a dynamic and growing company.

Narros Aisle Ltd are recruiting for our team at our production facility in the West Midlands.

You will play a crucial role within the production unit, ensuring that products meet our high-quality standards.

The role will involve you in learning about assembly, maintenance and repair of our forklift trucks.

£15,311.40 a year.

Tipton (DY4 7AU).

Closes Sep 4, start Sep 18.

Apprentice Carpenter

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

This is a fantastic opportunity to work alongside our existing trades staff, getting hands-on carpentry experience while travelling across the Sandwell Borough.

You will be trained in all aspects of carpentry work while undertaking a Level 2 apprenticeship qualification.

£14,526.20 a year.

Oldbury (B69 3ES).

Closes Sep 12, start Nov 3.

Apprentice Painter & Decorator (Level 2)

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Great opportunity to work alongside our existing trades staff, getting hands-on experience and travelling across the Sandwell borough.

You will be trained in all aspects of painting and decorating, whilst undertaking a Level 2 qualification.

Wage £14,526.20 a year.

Oldbury (B69 3ES).

Closes Sep 12, start Nov 3.

Engineering and Manufacturing Support Technician Apprentice (Level 3)

Hadley Group

Looking for a metal-forming manufacturing technician apprentice to gain the knowledge and competence required to effectively operate at semi-skilled or skilled operator status.

You will carry out a range of engineering and manufacturing processes within the cold-rolling environment.

£15,743 a year.

West Midlands (B66 2PA).

Closes Sep 2, start Sep 15.

Production Operative Apprentice

Frederick Cooper

Looking for someone excited to start their successful career in the manufacturing sector, with opportunity to specialise in several different roles including wet-paint spraying, powder-coating, polishing, business administration and more.

£15,392 a year.

Birmingham (B9 4TS).

Closes Sep 8, start Sep 29.

Landscaping Apprentice

Flagstone and Flora Ltd

Experience all aspects of landscaping, including laying slabs, setting levels and installing decking.

Learn about paving, fencing, and woodwork, and brick and block work to build retaining walls, garden walls and raised beds.

£15,704 for the first year, then could increase depending on age.

Evesham, Worcs (WR11 8PR).

Closes Sep 2, start Sep 9.

East of England

Apprentice Electrical Draughtsman

Nordson Test & Inspection

The company has a strong portfolio of award-winning products for destructive and non-destructive mechanical testing, as well as the inspection of electronic components.

If you are keen on building your knowledge of mechanical and electrical engineering, then join our research and development team in Colchester and experience product innovation first hand.

£14,820.65 to £23,968.23 a year.

Essex (CO4 9AS).

Closes tomorrow, start Sep 8.

Apprentice Fitter (Level 3)

DXB Pump & Power Ltd

We are a leading pump-manufacturing company focusing on their customers.

Our main objective is to design and manufacture high-quality pump sets that offer outstanding reliability.

We have a reputation for exceptional customer service, backed by a large selection of quality pump products.

£19,500 a year.

Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk (IP30 9HR).

Closes tomorrow, start Sep 15.

Apprentice Sheet Metal Worker

Fine Line Sheet Metal Engineering Ltd

Start your career with a well-established sheet-metal engineering company.

As an apprentice, you’ll receive hands-on training, develop a wide range of practical skills, and gain a solid understanding of the industry.

With guidance from experienced professionals, you’ll build the foundations for a rewarding and long-term career in engineering.

£15,704 to £25,396.80 a year.

Essex (CM7 2YN).

Closes Sep 3, start Sep 4.

Multi-Skilled Engineering Apprentice

Trivium Packaging

Swarm Group is working with Trivium Packaging in their search for a Level 3 maintenance and operations engineering technician apprentice.

This is an excellent opportunity to work within a robust work environment and gain valuable skills to become a multi-skilled engineer.

£20,000 a year.

Norwich (NR7 9AZ).

Closes Sep 10, start Sep 15.

Apprenticeship in CNC Machining (four years)

NE Engineering

Fast-growing manufacturing facility that offers the ideal environment for candidates to learn the required skills in Computer Numerical Control (CNC) manufacturing.

The successful candidate will be trained to set, operate and programme the latest technology.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone to get into engineering.

Competitive wage.

Norwich (NR13 6LJ).

Closes Sep 5, start Sep 8.

Engineering Technician Apprenticeship (Level 3)

TML Precision Engineering Ltd

You will become integral to an already established team, and be exposed to all areas of the business to grow and develop knowledge and expertise.

£15,311.40 to £24,761.88, depending on your age.

Hethel, Norfolk (NR14 8QR). Closes Sep 12, start Jan 1.

Apprentice Plumbing and Domestic Heating Technician

SA Tooley Ltd

Shadowing/assisting qualified engineers, to develop your skills and knowledge in all aspects of the plumbing and domestic heating work carried out by the company.

£15,704 to £25,396.80, depending on your age.

Scratby, Norfolk (NR29 3LW).

Closes Sep 12, start Jan 1.

Estimating Apprentice

Loughton Contracts PLC

Seeking a motivated and detail-orientated individual to support our fit-out estimating and sales team in preparing accurate, cost-effective bids for commercial flooring projects.

This is an exciting entry-level opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced, high-performing environment, working within the construction industry.

£15,500 a year.

Loughton, Essex (IG10 3FL).

Closes Sep 5, start Sep 15.

Apprentice Plasterer

Training and Apprenticeships in Construction Ltd.

This is a full plastering course, not just skimming.

The apprentice will be learning the following: mixing techniques, material- estimation handling and stick-management, defect repair, floating and beading techniques, rendering, base-coat application and scratch coats, dry-lining, jointing, levelling compounds, screeds and much more.

£14,526.20 to £23,492.04, depending on your age.

King’s Lynn, Norfolk (PE34 3AH).

Closes Sep 30, start Oct 1.

Apprentice Construction Landscaper

Training and Apprenticeships in Construction Ltd.

If you love the outdoors and are interested in developing hands-on skills in landscaping, then this Essex-based business, in Chelmsford, is looking to recruit enthusiastic individuals to be part of their team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to learn about a trade while also gaining hands-on, practical experience in the construction industry.

£17,667 for your first year, and then could increase depending on your age.

Closes Sep 30, start October 5.

Apprentice Carpenter and Joiner

Training & Apprenticeships in Construction Ltd.

Successful apprentice candidates will join our first fix joinery team in putting together our proprietary timber frame.

This frame has been developed by our design team over a number of years and forms a key component of our house types.

£17,680 a year.

Epping, Essex (CM16 6LT).

Closes Sep 30, start Oct 1.

Fencing Installer Apprentice

Training & Apprenticeships in Construction Ltd

Looking for motivated individuals to gain hands-on, practical experience and build toward a career within a growing and dynamic field.

£17,667 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age.

Essex (CM1 3AA).

Closes Sep 30, start Oct 1.

London & The South East

Apprenticeship

Brenbar Electrical Services Ltd

Seeking an enthusiastic Level 4 quantity surveyor apprentice to join our team, supporting the quantity surveying team through various stages of a project.

£11,778 to £19,047.60, depending on your age.

Romford (RM3 8UR).

Closes Sep 10, start Sep 15.

Site Supervisor Apprentice

Brenbar Electrical Services Ltd

Looking for a motivated and hardworking individual to join our team as a construction site supervisor apprentice, to assist the site manager with daily tasks.

Wage £11,778 to £19,047.60, depending on your age.

Romford (RM3 8UR).

Closes Sep 15, start Sep 22.

Bricklaying Apprenticeship (Level 2)

Roberts Brothers Construction Ltd

Our bricklayers lay bricks, blocks and other types of building components in mortar to construct and repair walls, foundations, partitions, arches and other structures.

£14,722.50 to £23,809.50 a year.

Reading (RG31 6HF).

Closes tomorrow, start Sep 2.

Groundworks Apprenticeship (Level 2)

Kilnbridge Construction Services Ltd

Opportunity to lay the foundations of a career within construction, as part of a recognised company working on showpiece jobs such as London’s Canary Wharf.

As an apprentice, you will be on a development plan, and a career mentor will help your progression throughout your apprenticeship.

We offer a competitive salary, 20 days’ annual leave and more.

CSCS card required. £31,000 a year. London (NW10 6DZ).

Closes Sep 5, start Nov 10.

Formworker Apprenticeship

Kilnbridge Construction Services Ltd

Opportunity to start a career within construction, with a recognised company working on prestige jobs such as London’s Canary Wharf.

As an apprentice, you will be on a development plan and a career mentor will support your progression.

We offer a competitive salary, 20 days’ annual leave and more. CSCS card required. £31,000 a year.

London (NW10 6DZ).

Closes Sep 5, start Oct 5.

Apprentice Quantity Surveyor

Byoot Construction Ltd

Great opportunity to join our team. £16,672.50 a year.

London (W3 0TE).

Closes Sep 15, start Sep 22.

Associate Project Manager

Apprentice Byoot Construction Ltd

Learn the ropes of project management, including site programs, progress reports, site inspections, cost reporting, tender analysis and monthly valuations.

£22,500 a year.

London (W3 0TE).

Closes Sep 15, start Sep 22.

Construction Site Supervisor Apprentice

Byoot Construction Ltd

A great opportunity in the construction industry, to play an integral role within a dynamic team at Byroot.

£21,000 a year.

London (W3 0TE).

Closes Sep 8, start Sep 15.

Quantity Surveyor Apprentice

Trinity Surfacing Ltd

Seeking a motivated and detail-orientated apprentice who will be part of our commercial team.

Role offers hands-on, practical experience working in the areas of cost management, contract administration, and project delivery, while also studying towards achieving a recognised qualification in quantity surveying or construction management.

£22,000 a year.

Rochester, Kent (ME3 9ND).

Closes Sep 15, start Sep 22.

Apprentice Business Administrator

Sunninghill Construction Co Ltd

Exciting opportunity for an apprentice to develop foundation knowledge as an apprentice, by providing administrative support to a leading marketing and business development team, whilst also studying for a business administrator Level 3 apprenticeship qualification.

£14,133.60 a year.

Haywards Heath, West Sussex (RH16 1BP).

Closes Sep 22, start date Oct 26.

Apprentice Construction Site Supervisor

Kori Construction

Award-winning contractor, and one of the fastest-growing construction companies in the UK, is offering an exciting opportunity for an apprentice to work on our Hampton project in Kingston upon Thames, South West London.

£28,812 a year.

Hampton, South West London (TW12 2AX).

Closes Sep 8, start Sep 22.

Construction Apprentice

Kori Construction

You will be working with a strong team of highly knowledgeable individuals to develop your skill set and progress your career.

In exchange for your hard work and commitment, we will provide you with a competitive salary and support you with a top-quality apprenticeship training programme.

£21,000 a year.

Hampton, South West London (TW12 2AX).

Closes Sep 15, start Sep 22.

Apprentice Landscaper

Bobby Brown Garden Construction Ltd

We are a small, high-end local business.

With increased demand, we are excited to provide a valuable opportunity for a young person to learn, develop skills and build a rewarding career with us.

Working typically within Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, specifically around Thame and Chinnor.

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age.

Aylesbury, Bucks (HP17 8QZ).

Closes Sep 5, start Sep 15.

Apprentice Construction Materials Technician

BAM Construct UK

Learn all about construction materials testing – no experience needed, just a great work ethic and willingness to get stuck in.

You’ll split your time between site and lab, working on the HS2 Project – the UK’s biggest-ever rail infrastructure development, stretching from London to the North West.

£20,000 a year.

Aylesbury, Bucks (HP18 0BX).

Closes Sep 5, start Sep 8.

South West

Bricklaying Apprenticeship (Level 2)

Liam Quick Construction Ltd

You will be working alongside other builders so will also pick up experience in other home-improvement activities.

£15,704 a year.

Plymouth (PL3 5SF).

Closes tomorrow, start Sep 15

Carpentry Apprenticeship – Carpentry and Joinery (Level 2)

AC Construction and Carpentry Ltd

Looking for a hard-working, reliable and passionate apprentice to join an experienced team in and around Plymouth.

We are a very experienced company that has taken on many apprentices throughout the years.

We work to teach them new skills and develop the ones they already have.

£15,704 a year.

Langage Business Park, Plympton, Devon (PL7 5BG).

Closes tomorrow, start Sep 15.

Plumbing and Domestic Heating Technician Apprenticeship (Level 3)

Pathfinder Park Homes Ltd

Work under the direction and guidance of a team leader to assist in installing all aspects of plumbing and heating into new-build luxury lodges, whilst upholding safety guidelines and complying with codes and regulations.

You will be required to undertake work throughout the site.

£15,311.40 a year.

Devon (TQ12 6FJ).

Closes Sep 10, start Sep 20.

Customer Advisor

Apprenticeship B&Q – Torquay

Join our team, and you’ll become an expert advisor – an inspiration as well as a guide, the person who gets to know every customer and their home improvement projects.

Sales will be important, of course, as will things such as managing stock, setting up displays, and making sure your store looks great at all times.

£11,897 a year.

Woodland Business Park, Torquay (TQ2 8AS).

Closes Sep 18, start Sep 25.

Maintenance Apprentice (Level 2)

Rowcroft House Foundation Ltd

Our Vision is to make every day the best day possible for our patients and their families in South Devon.

Working as part of a small estates team, you will help deliver our vision by participating in the maintenance of the fabric and structure of all the hospice buildings, as well as contributing to various ongoing grounds maintenance work.

£14,918.80 a year.

Torquay (TQ2 5LS).

Closes Sep 3, start Sep 15.

Bricklaying Apprenticeship (Level 2)

JMP Bricklaying & Building Services Ltd

Looking for an apprentice to join their team in Saltash, Cornwall.

Main duties will include applying and sealing foundations with materials that are damp- resistant, spreading and removing excess mortar, inspecting vertical and horizontal brick alignment.

£15,704 a year.

Buckfastleigh, Devon (TQ11 0LL).

Closes Oct 31, start Nov 3.

Apprentice Bricklayer

Crestmoor Construction

Seeks an energetic apprentice to join its construction team.

Projects include bridges, retaining walls, commercial builds, and domestic works.

You’ll learn from experienced professionals and gain valuable skills to build a lasting career in the construction and civil- engineering industry.

£15,704 a year.

Wincanton, Somerset (BA9 8AP).

Closes Sep 3, start Sep 10.

Business Administration Apprentice

Planning Inspectorate

Whether you’re starting your first job, returning to work, or seeking a fresh challenge, our Level 3 apprenticeship offers hands-on experience, with support from City of Bristol College, and a welcoming team at the Planning Inspectorate.

£22,728 a year.

Bristol (BS1 6PN).

Closes Sep 7, start date Nov 3.

Roofing Apprenticeship

Heritage Building & Roofing Ltd

Learn to install, repair and maintain slate and tile roofs while working safely at height.

Earn as you learn, gain hands-on experience, and build skills for a career in a high-demand trade with excellent progression and opportunities for self-employment.

£15,704 a year.

Bristol (BS1 5AR) and two other locations.

Closes Sep 19, start Sep 25.

Drylining Apprenticeship

Lumini Developments Ltd

Learn to install partition walls, ceilings, and interior fittings to a high standard.

Gain hands-on experience, work with a skilled team, and start a career in a growing trade with strong demand and excellent progression opportunities.

Wage £15,704 a year. Bristol (BS3 1HT) and two other locations.

Closes Sep 19, start Sep 25.

Apprentice Groundworker

C&R Construction

Learn to prepare sites, dig foundations, lay drainage and handle materials safely.

Gain hands-on experience, work as part of a skilled team and build a career in a high-demand trade with progression opportunities.

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age.

Crediton, Devon (EX17 6AX).

Closes Sep 19, start Sep 25.

Apprentice Roofer

Deelis Roofing Ltd

You will learn about how to install, repair and maintain slate and tile roofs while working safely at height.

Earn while you learn, gain hands-on experience, and build skills for a career in a high-demand trade that offers excellent career progression opportunities.

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age.

Taunton, Somerset (TA1 5NF).

Closes Sep 19, start Sep 25.

Apprentice Quantity Surveyor

CoTrain

This apprenticeship is a springboard for anyone wishing to progress into construction quantity surveying.

Assisting senior managers with the budgeting of construction projects, as well as control of costs.

£15,311.40 to £24,761.88, depending on your age.

Gosport (PO12 2HE).

Closes Sep 4, star Sep 15.

Apprentice Groundworker

Morcom Construction Ltd

Morcom are offering an exciting opportunity to join their dynamic team as an apprentice Gain the knowledge, skills and behaviours to kick-start your career as a groundworker.

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age.

Sites across Cornwall. (TR15 3RD).

Closes Sep 12, start Sep 15.

Apprentice Roofer

Greenlight Group

Established in 2009, Greenlight Group has been in operation for more than 15 years, supplying safety consultancy and safety assessment services to an ever-growing roster of clients.

Your apprenticeship would be based in Bristol, and you should apply for this role if you are interested in a long-term career as a roofing specialist.

£13,741 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age.

(BS3 2EB)

Closes Sep 19, start Sep 25.

Wales

Apprentice Electrical Engineer

Kaisaian Electrical Ltd

Work for a company offering a range of services from electrical installations and maintenance (reactive and planned), electrical inspection and condition reports (EICR), to fire and emergency lighting installation and maintenance, UPS and generator installation, thermo-graphic surveys and lightning and surge protection.

Pay will be at apprenticeship rates.

Cardiff.

Closes Sep 15, possible start Sep 22.

Apprentice Electrical Engineer

Jones & Jones Electrical

Work for a company offering a range of services from electrical installations and maintenance (reactive & planned) electrical inspection and condition reports (EICR), to fire and emergency lighting installation and maintenance, UPS and generator installation, thermographic surveys, and lightning and surge protection.

Pay is at apprenticeship rates.

Trebanos, Neath Port Talbot (SA8 4DW).

Closes Sep 15, start Sep 22.

Apprentice Electrical Engineer

Oasis Software Solutions (OSS)

Work for a company offering a range of services from electrical installations, electrical maintenance (reactive and planned), electrical inspection and condition reports (EICR), to fire and emergency lighting installation and maintenance, UPS and generator installation, thermographic surveys and lightning and surge protection.

Wage, apprenticeship rates.

Cwmbach, Rhondda CF44 0AE.

Closes Sep 8, possible start Sep 22.

Refrigeration Engineer Trainee

UK Refrigeration Services Ltd

Work involves the installation of mechanical services to sites and supermarkets.

Pay is national minimum wage.

Swansea, SA6 8QW.

Closes Dec 1, possible start Dec 2.

Scaffolding Apprentice

MAC Scaffolding (Cardiff) Ltd

Join one of the largest and most trusted independent scaffolding companies in Wales.

For 40 years, MAC Scaffolding has been a leading supplier of access scaffolding solutions across the UK.

Career-path progression from Part One trainee to Part Two scaffolder and advanced scaffolder.

You will be working on projects of varying sizes and complexities.

Wage, national minimum wage.

Cardiff (CF11 8TY).

Closes Sep 30, possible start Oct 10.

Scotland

Freight Logistics Apprentice

Microcom Training

We are expanding our team and have created a junior role suited to a recent school or college leaver.

This is an Apprentice Warehouse Operative role where you will be trained to pick computer generated orders and maintain high levels of health and safety; working across different areas of the business to enhance your knowledge and skills whilst providing excellent customer service and operating within a safe working environment, ensuring complete legal compliance.

£14,723 per year.

Newbridge, near Edinburgh (EH28 8LQ).

Closes Sep 19, start date to be determined.

Warehousing and Trade Counter Apprentice

Microcom Training

We are a well-known and established Builders Merchants.

We are growing our team and have an opportunity to recruit an apprentice to support our warehouse and counter staff.

Work involves receiving and checking in of goods, checking and loading a delivery van, putting goods into stock and generally keeping the store tidy, recording stock, recording missing/damaged items, counter service at peak times, laying out customer orders, and keeping an eye on stock levels. £14,134 per year.

Dalry, North Ayrs (KA24 5DZ).

Closes Sep 19, start to be determined.

Health, Safety and Environmental

Apprentice/Trainee

JB Management Ltd

Gain hands-on experience in creating a safe, compliant and proactive workplace.

You’ll be involved in risk assessments, safety checks and incident investigations, while learning from experienced professionals in a fast-paced industry.

Perfect for someone with a keen eye for detail, strong communication skills, and a passion for safety.

£20,800 to £25,397 per year.

Kilmarnock, East Ayrs (KA12 8AS).

Closes Sep 2, start to be determined.

Apprentice Panel Technician

FMG Repair Services

Earn while you learn with an apprenticeship that will see you work full-time in a garage workshop and gain a SCQF in vehicle body repair.

In this role, you will be trained to repair vehicle damage to an exacting standard.

£15,311 to £16,224 a year.

Dundee (DD5 3RU).

Closes Sep 19, start immediate.

Service Engineer Apprentice

JWF Process Solutions Ltd

During this apprenticeship you will attend college part-time, while also gaining experience from working closely with experienced engineers.

You will undertake calibration, servicing, testing, maintenance and repair work covering a wide range of instrumentation equipment.

£13,800 to £15,800 per year.

Glasgow (G41 1HJ).

Closes Sep 30, start to be determined.

Light Vehicle Mechanic

Armit’s Autos

Work toward achieving a Level 7 Scottish Vocational Qualification in vehicle maintenance and repair.

Learn the skills you need to be a fully qualified light vehicle diagnostic technician.

£15,312.

Broxburn, near Edinburgh (EH52 5NN).

Closes Sep 12, start to be determined.

IF you use a hair dryer, or heated styling tools, you should also be using heat protectant to keep your hair healthy.

Without it, strands will become dry, brittle and harder to manage.

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Try these three . . . 

BUDGET

E45 Protection Lip Balm SPF30, £7.99 for 10ml, boots.com

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Arkive The Prologue hair primer, £14 for 200ml, boots.com

You really can’t go wrong with this product.

Not only does it protect hair from heat, it also de-tangles, adds shine, reduces frizz and smells delicious, thanks to the rhubarb, tomato leaf, honeysuckle and vetiver.

So it doubles up as a hair perfume.

It makes my hair feel like silk, and I really notice on the days I don’t use it, which is always the sign of a brilliant product.

It’s also nearly impossible to apply too much, as it doesn’t weigh hair down or leave it looking greasy.

MID-RANGE

Ghd Bodyguard heat protect spray, £23.95 for 120ml, boots.com

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Ghd Bodyguard heat protect spray, £23.95 for 120ml, boots.com

As the original heat-straightener brand, it will come as no surprise that ghd knows how to protect hair from styling.

This spray isn’t at all sticky and does not leave a residue behind, despite conditioning ingredients such as castor oil and glycerin.

It also helps maintain my style for longer, so curls don’t drop out by the end of the day, which is usually the case.

Plus, it smells like a fancy hair salon, so every time I use it I feel like I have had a professional treatment.

LUXURY

Dyson Omega leave-in conditioning spray, £59.99 for 165ml, dyson.co.uk

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Dyson Omega leave-in conditioning spray, £59.99 for 165ml, dyson.co.uk

This is the newest heat protectant in my arsenal, and its almost milky formula is thicker than the others.

That is great for dull, brittle lengths or hair that gets dry between washes, as it immediately softens strands.

I have very fine hair, and if I apply too much to my roots it can make them feel dirty, so that’s something to be aware of.

But as long as I keep the spray away from my scalp, it’s not an issue.

This one feels super luxe, and is refillable, so better for the planet too.

IT’S 3am at The Red Lion pub in Gatwick Airport and British Gas field engineer Sam Singleton is in a French maid’s outfit, waving a feather duster and clutching a pint of Guinness.

His 17-strong stag group is having the typical pre-flight drinks that have become a rite of passage for Brits jetting off abroad.

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While many pubs are struggling to survive during the cost-of-living crisis, those operating at UK airports are reporting that business is on the up and up.

And it’s not just plentiful food offerings and the sociable atmosphere that are bringing in travellers in droves — terminal pubs remain one of the only places where it is socially acceptable to have a pint at 5am.

Sam, 34, from Crawley, West Sussex, says: “I’m dressed like this because I’m getting married in four weeks to my beautiful fiancee, Erin.

“We’ve had a few drinks and a really good laugh. I couldn’t imagine starting a stag in any other way, to be honest.”

The Sun on Sunday spent 24 hours at JD Wetherspoon’s The Red Lion in Gatwick’s North Terminal to see why Britain’s airside bars are hitting new heights.

This is what we found . . . 

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Nicole Briggs, 29, from    Essex, is heading to the Greek island of Mykonos to celebrate her birthday, wearing a pink cowboy hat and matching sash.

Her pal Danielle Grimes, 30, also from Essex, tells us: “Having drinks at this time is just the law of the airport. It’s the only way to do it.”

On the other side of the pub, siblings Alicia, Adan, 17, and Heart Evanelio, 20, from Medway, Kent, are tucking into an early-morning breakfast before they fly to Basel, Switzerland, with 20 family members.

Alicia, 27, says: “We come here because the food is always good. It’s affordable, comfortable, welcoming and the staff are fantastic.”

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 Another stag party has    arrived. Robert, James, Jay, Jimmy and John are in their 30s and from different parts of the UK, but they are all flying to Benidorm.

Robert says: “There will be 28 altogether and we’ve had a fantastic day and night already.”

Jay adds: “We came to Wetherspoons because it’s better value and you know exactly what you are getting.”

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 Actor David Green, 58,    from Brighton, and Sam Peters, 52, from Croydon, South London, clink pint glasses, having only just met.

Sam says: “The Red Lion is very different to the average pub where people are scared to strike up a conversation with strangers. No-one bats an eyelid here.”

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Factory worker Jay Law,    34, and Sasha Cross, 35, from the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, are going to Malta for the weekend.

They eat eggs Benedict and drink coffee with Guinness and a bourbon. Jay says: “It is the rule at airports — have a proper drink with your brew.”

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 Broker Lorna Stevens, 42,    and special educational needs worker Amanda Sargent, 38, from Tunbridge Wells, Kent, met in their local pub 20 years ago.

They are drinking pink gin and tonic before flying to Marrakech, and Amanda says: “We always take a photo of ourselves at The Red Lion — the start of the holiday, the obligatory picture.”

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Team   leader and    mum- of-two Megan Gardner, 23, from Crawley, West Sussex, does four seven-hour shifts a week at The Red Lion.

She says: “I haven’t a bad word to say about working here — that’s why I’ve been here seven years.”

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Tasha Clements, 28, from    Horsham, West Sussex, has been a bar worker at The Red Lion for two years.

She says: “Every day someone makes the same joke — ‘It’s five o’clock somewhere!’. And it is.”

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 Jhonny Da Corte has  been    the pub’s kitchen chief leader for five years. He is overseeing 13 people today.

Venezuelan Jhonny, 30, from West London, says: “We go through around 20,000 eggs per week.

“Our most popular dish in the morning will be our traditional breakfast and, at lunch, burgers take over as the top sellers.”

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  Spandau Ballet star Steve Norman has popped into The Red Lion ahead of a gig in Leipzig, Germany, with his new band, The Sleevz.

Over a pint of Doom Bar, he opens up about his ambition to reunite the band.

Steve, 65, says: “It would be great, before one of us pops our clogs, to be in a room together at the very least — and maybe, who knows, do a last farewell tour.”

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 Dad Zesh Sadique,    46, and    his wife Sadia are en route to Bodrum, Turkey, for four days with their children, Zidane, eight, and Arya, three.

Tucking into fish and chips, Sadia, 37, from London, says: “We came here because there is a great range of food. We’ll be back.”

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Electrician John    Penny, 38,    and his wife Lucy, who live near Crowborough, East Sussex, are celebrating their first child-free holiday in 12 years.

They’re off to sunny Palma, Majorca, and John is celebrating with a pint, while community helper Lucy, 35, is content with a Pepsi.

She says: “We always come here with the kids, too. You order on an app, so it’s easy.”

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Beccie    Simms, 47, and her    nine-year-old neurodivergent twins Poppy and Ethan are having pizza and chips before flying to Crete.

Maternity ward worker Beccie, from Surrey, says: “This suits the twins. It is relaxed and has a great choice of food. The twins are very picky!”

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Portsmouth students    Poppy Davinport, Hannah Wilson and Alice Richardson, all 21, together with Millie Parker, 20, are heading to Majorca.

They are drinking Proseccos, gin and tonics and apple juices. Millie says: “The plan is to get tanned, drink and eat lots of paella.”

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Londoners Olivia Moris-Brown, 19, who works for M&S, and her partner Jason Pham, a 20-year-old insurance broker, are off to Pisa in Italy to celebrate their sixth anniversary.

Tucking into chips and curry sauce, a spicy Korean chicken bowl and fish and chips, Jason says: “We love Spoons, we are fans. The food is always banging.”

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Guinness-drinking Leon    Ojukwu, 43, from East London, and his wife Abbie, 40, are primary school teachers.

They’re celebrating their tenth anniversary in Majorca with kids Esme, eight, and Zac, five. Abbie, who has had a Prosecco, says: “We always come here before a flight.

“Everyone has a smile on their face, the drinks come quickly and you don’t need to dress up.”

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Ian Gordon, 62, is waiting    for the Inverness flight, heading home to Lhanbryde, Moray, after a work trip.

Tucking into a ham and mushroom pizza, the salmon fisherman says: “The Guinness is good at Wetherspoons.

“I just came back from Iceland — you’re paying at least double for a pint there.”

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Wearing a sparkly hat,    facilities manager Nicola Sandhu is heading to Vilamoura, Portugal, with nine friends for her 40th.

Nicola, from Bexleyheath, Kent, says: “We’ve got wines, Prosecco and lemon spritzes, nachos, fish and chips and an ultimate burger to set our trip off on the right note.”

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Five pint-sipping friends    from Selsey, West Sussex, are en route to party capital Prague in the Czech Republic.

Yet NHS service manager Mike Brooks, chef Ryan O’Hara, builder Riley Evans, all 25, carpenter Jenson Holden, 20, and carer Will Jenkinson, 26, insist they are “going to see the local sights”.

Riley says: “We will be in bed by 10pm, reading our Kindles.”

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Teaching assistant Millie Horner and HR worker Bella Caesar, both 21, from Hedge End, Hampshire, are eating chicken strips and are on their third round of vodka lemonade and rum and Coke.

They got here early for their Ibiza flight and Millie says: “It’s a debrief before the main event begins.”

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The passengers have all  gone, and now The Red Lion worker Holly Taplin, 19, from Burgess Hill, West Sussex, is mopping up after a long shift.

She says: “I am a bar associate, which means I host, clean, serve, make drinks — the whole lot.”

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Ollie Wilcox, 29, from    Crawley, West Sussex, is a shift manager at the pub.

He says: “We stay open until the last flight goes, then we get ready for the morning shift.

“Passengers start coming through at 2am, and by 4am, the pub’s chock-a-block — there is a queue all the way down to WHSmith.”

THERE is a reckoning coming. The people of Britain have had enough.

A new poll by Find Out Now has Reform UK winning a majority of 140 seats at the next general election. The big poll-of-polls gives us a 10-point lead. People are fed up. And one thing they are fed up with the most is illegal immigration.

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I went along to watch a protest outside the Britannia Hotel in London’s Canary Wharf, now a luxury hostel for asylum seekers, and felt for myself how high feelings are running.

Protesters like the famous Pink Ladies don’t want these illegal immigrants in their communities. Does anybody? Who voted for this madness?

That’s why our party, Reform UK, is backing more peaceful protests and asking people to demand that their local councils take action to empty the migrant hotels. But we can’t stop there.

We need to detain and deport illegal immigrants. Then I think they’re going to stop coming, and we can get back to some sort of peace and normality.

It’s no wonder people are angry. Just look at the shocking numbers that came out this past week.

We learned that, in the year up to June 2025, 110,000 more migrants applied for asylum in Britain –that’s the highest number since records began. More than 50,000 illegal immigrants have landed on our beaches since Labour were elected last July.

At the end of June, 32,100 asylum seekers were housed in hotels at taxpayers’ expense – up another 8 per cent since Keir Starmer moved into 10 Downing Street.

Over that same year, the Labour government spent £4.76 billion managing the asylum mess that they and their Tory predecessors have created.

This outrageous sum is the equivalent of hiring 86,500 more police officers, or 16 million winter fuel payments for British pensioners at the higher rate.

If I were a young male over the Channel in a migrant camp, I’d be thinking to myself it doesn’t matter where I’m from or what I’ve done in the past, get on a small boat to Britain and within 24 hours I could be in a four-star hotel, three meals a day, wifi, mobile phone, free to roam the streets and do pretty much whatever you want, because the authorities haven’t got the foggiest who you are.

What have we done as a nation? We see it in the news every week now, that an asylum seeker has been either charged or found guilty of disgusting attacks on women and girls.

The door’s open, we’ve invited these people in, some of them serious wrong ‘uns, and treated them like honoured guests.

But the tide is starting to turn. Last week the decent people of Epping in Essex won a big victory for us all, when the high court ruled that asylum seekers must leave the town’s Bell Hotel.

Parents and concerned residents had been protesting outside the hotel since an illegal migrant housed there was charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl.

They were slandered as “far-right” lunatics by Labour and the BBC, and attacked by leftie “Antifa” thugs who we saw being bussed in by the police! But they bravely stood up and won, despite home secretary Yvette Cooper shamefully hiring expensive lawyers to attack them in court.

People around the country are now protesting outside migrant hotels and telling their councils to take action. Nigel Farage was the first to call for more peaceful protests, and the councils that Reform won in the May elections will do everything in their power to follow Epping’s lead.

Now we need to go further. Next week, Reform UK will announce our proposals for mass deportations that will finally stop the boats and tackle the crisis.

And we are very clear that, to make this happen, the UK will need to quit the European Convention on Human Rights, which lets liberal foreign judges override the sovereignty of our parliament on immigration law.

National emergency

This is a national emergency. Labour’s latest scheme, to move migrants from hotels into homes into our communities, can only make matters worse.

But let’s not forget that the last Conservative government started the problem. So it’s a bit rich for them to start attacking migrant hotels now.

When I was a Tory MP, I spoke up asking the government to detain illegal immigrants in secure camps ready for deportation. Instead, they housed them in hotels.

I was constantly told to shut up by the “One Nation” lot of Conservative MPs. This is of their making, and they should all apologise right now.

Reform Uk stands foursquare with the people protesting peacefully across Britain. And we will defend free speech against the authorities that want to lock up anybody who speaks out.

On a protest in my constituency of Ashfield in Nottinghamshire, some women in their sixties and seventies came up to me and said Lee, are we really far-right? And I said no, you’re just right.

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A JUDGE who controversially allowed a knife-wielding drug dealer to stay in the UK was on the board of a pro-asylum charity.

Fiona Beach declared Christian Quadjovie, 26, was not a threat to the public.

The French-born crook had been locked up for a total of 963 days since arriving here aged ten in 2009.

But he was granted a reprieve by Judge Beach, an ex-director at Asylum Aid who represented migrants for free on behalf of the Bail for Immigration Detainees charity.

The decision has since been overturned after Government lawyers claimed her judgment was “made against the weight of evidence”.

Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick said Judge Beach’s apparent conflict of interest “undermines confidence” in the courts.

He added: “This is the latest example of an immigration judge with open borders views.

“The similarity between her decisions and the political views she has broadcast totally undermines confidence in the system. Judges must be independent.”

Last night, in a letter seen by The Sun on Sunday, Mr Jenrick made a formal request to the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office to probe whether Judge Beach, 54, had declared her previous roles.

In 2005 and 2007, she was listed in a “thank you” section of the Bail in Immigration annual report, and named as a barrister volunteering to represent its clients in court.

Records show she was a director of Asylum Aid between September 2004 and February 2007.

Judicial sources insisted she stepped back from the group in December 2006 when appointed as a part-time judge.

In 2018 she was made a salaried tribunal judge. She first heard Quadjovie’s case in April 2024.

He was first convicted as a boy of 12 after sexually assaulting a girl under 13.

In 2016, he was given a nine-month referral order for carrying a knife in public.

Later that year, he was convicted of drug offences. He was detained for 30 months and caught with more drugs after his release.

The Home Office tried to deport him but he argued he would not be able to reintegrate in France.

A judiciary spokesman said all judges took an oath to remain impartial.

He added: “In each case, judges make decisions based on the evidence and arguments presented, and apply the law as it stands.”

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STRICKEN Ukraine will be forced to surrender large swathes of its eastern territory and forget about ever joining Nato under peace terms haggled by Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.

The war-torn country’s desire to join the European Union is also in doubt after the two superpower presidents held controversial talks in Alaska on Friday.

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Ukraine would be outlawed from joining the Western defence alliance, but have its redrawn borders underwritten by its US and European allies in the terms suggested by the White House.

Allies have offered “ironclad” security assurances to protect Ukraine from future Russian aggression if a peace deal can be forged.

But it would stop short of Nato Article 5 status, which sees members of the alliance leap to the aid of any member that is attacked.

Ukraine’s desire to join Nato has been blamed as a root cause of President Putin’s invasion.

He has insisted “Nyet” — Russian for “No” — over the proposal.

But the future security of Ukraine is the number one condition of its president, Volodymyr Zelensky.

British and other European troops could be committed to police the peace, with President Trump finally conceding the Americans would play a vital role in the future defence of Ukraine.

Last night, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz publicly stated: “The good news is that America is ready to participate in such security guarantees and is not leaving it to the Europeans alone.”

And PM Sir Keir Starmer said Mr Trump’s “leadership in pursuit of an end to the killing” should be commended.

Calls for an immediate ceasefire were dropped by world leaders yesterday, after Mr Trump announced he was instead pursuing a more stable and lasting “peace deal”.

Plans haggled at Friday’s face-to-face summit are being circulated by the Americans after the US President and the Kremlin tyrant met each other in Anchorage, Alaska, for more than three hours.

The Sun has been told a surrender deal would see Ukraine forced to reject Nato membership and other “multinational deals”.

Negotiations would also begin about ceding control of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Eastern Ukraine which are, in part, heavily occupied by Russian troops.

There was confusion last night over whether the talks would focus on territory currently held by the Kremlin invaders, or whether the wider regions were on the table.

Yesterday, EU leaders insisted: “Russia cannot have a veto against Ukraine’s pathway to EU and Nato.”

However, that does not rule out Mr Zelensky deciding to withdraw Ukraine’s stated aim to join both alliances as part of the wider deal.

He will fly to Washington DC on Monday to meet with President Trump at the White House — six months after their disastrous Oval Office bust up, which saw the leader of the free world savage Mr Zelensky live on TV.

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Russia has long claimed Donetsk and Luhansk are more loyal to Moscow than Kyiv, while Mr Zelensky has publicly ruled out giving up the land.

However, he is under massive pressure to concede and end the bloody three-and-a-half year conflict, which has seen more than a million deaths.

European leaders were locked in talks with the White House this weekend, as the world scrambled to catch up with what Mr Trump had offered Mr Putin to end the war.

Last night, UK government sources said the PM was playing a key role in selling the terms of the deal to wider Western allies in a series of calls following the talks between the Americans and Russians.

I welcome the openness of the United States, alongside Europe, to provide robust security guarantees to Ukraine as part of any deal. This is important progress and will be crucial in deterring Putin from coming back for more

Sir Keir Starmer’s statement

President Trump yesterday insisted it is time for Mr Zelensky to choose whether to agree with the terms of the deal — as the pair prepared to meet tomorrow.

The White House has also offered to play host to a trilateral summit between the Russians and Ukrainians if the deal is within reach.

Speaking following Friday’s talks, where he met with his Russian counterpart for the first time in six years, President Trump insisted it was “a great and very successful day in Alaska!”

He wrote on his Truth Social website: “The meeting with President Vladimir Putin of Russia went very well, as did a late night phone call with President Zelensky of Ukraine, and various European Leaders, including the highly respected Secretary General of Nato.

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“It was determined by all that the best way to end the horrific war between Russia and Ukraine is to go directly to a Peace Agreement, which would end the war, and not a mere Ceasefire Agreement, which often times do not hold up. President Zelensky will be coming to D.C., the Oval Office, on Monday afternoon. If all works out, we will then schedule a meeting with President Putin.

“Potentially, millions of people’s lives will be saved. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”

Last night, President Putin also welcomed progress made at the talks, after leaving the summit without taking questions from hundreds of assembled journalists.

In a televised address released by the Kremlin, he said: “The conversation was very frank, substantive, and, in my opinion, brings us closer to the necessary decisions.”

He added: “We have not had direct negotiations of this kind at this level for a long time. We had the opportunity to calmly and in detail reiterate our position.”

We are clear that Ukraine must have ironclad security guarantees to effectively defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity. No limitations should be placed on Ukraine’s armed forces or on its cooperation with third countries. Russia cannot have a veto against Ukraine‘s pathway to EU and NATO

European statement

In a long statement, President Zelensky welcomed the offer of security guarantees outlined by Mr Trump, in a tentative sign he may be willing to sign up to the terms.

He wrote: “A real peace must be achieved, one that will be lasting, not just another pause between Russian invasions. Killings must stop as soon as possible, the fire must cease both on the battlefield and in the sky, as well as against our port infrastructure.

“All Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilians must be released, and the children abducted by Russia must be returned.

“Thousands of our people remain in captivity — they all must be brought home. Pressure on Russia must be maintained while the aggression and occupation continue.”

He went on: “In my conversation with President Trump, I said that sanctions should be strengthened if there is no trilateral meeting or if Russia tries to evade an honest end to the war. Sanctions are an effective tool.

“Security must be guaranteed reliably and in the long term, with involvement of Europe and the US.

“All issues important to Ukraine must be discussed with Ukraine’s participation, and no issue, particularly territorial ones, can be decided without Ukraine. I thank our partners who are helping.”

Yesterday the PM was taking part in a round of behind the scenes diplomacy, speaking to the White House and European capitals.

He heaped praise on Mr Trump, saying his “efforts have brought us closer than ever before to ending Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine”.

He went on: “His leadership in pursuit of an end to the killing should be commended.”

But the PM warned: “While progress has been made, the next step must be further talks involving President Zelensky.

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The path to peace in Ukraine cannot be decided without him. I spoke to President Zelensky, President Trump and other European partners, and we all stand ready to support this next phase.

“I welcome the openness of the United States, alongside Europe, to provide robust security guarantees to Ukraine as part of any deal.

“This is important progress and will be crucial in deterring Putin from coming back for more.

“In the meantime, until he stops his barbaric assault, we will keep tightening the screws on his war machine with even more sanctions, which have already had a punishing impact on the Russian economy and its people. Our unwavering support for Ukraine will continue as long as it takes.”

In a joint statement, Sir Keir and European leaders including France’s Emmanuel Macron and Italy’s Giorgia Meloni, said: “We are clear Ukraine must have ironclad security guarantees to effectively defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity.

“No limitations should be placed on Ukraine’s armed forces or on its cooperation with third countries.

Russia cannot have a veto against Ukraine‘s pathway to EU and Nato.

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EX-England footie ace Andy Carroll has revealed he is back with girlfriend Lou Teasdale after a stormy split — and vowed to cut down on booze to save their relationship.

Opening up about his feelings for stylist Lou in an exclusive interview with the Sun on Sunday, Andy said: “I love Lou and I love her family. We row like any couple.”

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The pair have been dating since his split last summer from ex-wife and former Towie star Billi Mucklow, 37. They are currently divorcing.

The 36-year-old former Premier League star said: “Things have been difficult for me and I’m going through a divorce.

“Some of our rows have been about alcohol, as Lou has been teetotal for 14 years and I have a beer or wine at dinner and a drink after the game, but it’s not a problem in my life.

“I’m a professional footballer and that’s not the case. I play sport every single day so my level of fitness is really good. I play football every day so I’m fit.”

The Sun revealed on Wednesday the couple had split, with Andy unfollowing celebrity make-up artist Lou, 41, on social media.

But now he has told The Sun on Sunday that after a misunderstanding in Spain, he and Lou have patched things up.

Former Liverpool and Newcastle striker Andy, who now plays for non-league Dagenham & Redbridge FC, said: “We’re better off together and we’re trying to work through our difficulties.”

In June, we reported Carroll was twice quizzed by police over bust-ups with Lou during a break on Greek party island Mykonos.

He was questioned about rows with her at a packed beachside restaurant and then at their hotel.

He was taken to the police station after the second incident.

Speaking about the restaurant incident now, Andy — pictured with Lou, above, as he signed for his new club last month — insisted: “There was no alcohol involved. We argued about me having three coffees in the morning. She was worried I was addicted to coffee and it went from there.”

A joint statement from them at the time said: “Whilst having a private dinner in a restaurant on a quiet holiday in Mykonos, we had a heated discussion of the sort that most couples have had on occasion.

“It quickly became apparent to the police that there was no reason for them to be there.”

It added: “As far as we are concerned, the situation has been blown out of all proportion by an interested member of the public.

“No one was arrested and no one was charged with anything.

“We are very happy, in love and looking forward to our future together and we are disappointed that a private disagreement has become a public matter.”

I don’t want to be with Lou anymore… she gives me ultimatums about everything

What Andy told us last week

Andy returned to England last month, having left French fourth-tier side Bordeaux to play for Dagenham & Redbridge and to be close to his children, who live in Essex.

He said: “I just want to focus on my kids. They’re more important than anything. I’m loving life back in England.

“Obviously when I was working in France, I was there alone, and I was out with the lads a lot. Now I’m back home with the kids and it’s just a different way of life.”

Last September, the Sun on Sunday reported Andy and Billi, who have three children, were divorcing after two years of marriage.

The couple started dating in 2013, soon after he joined West Ham.
And he popped the question during a romantic holiday in Rome in 2014.

That year Billi said: “He is one of the most genuine and caring people I have ever met.”

Gateshead-born Carroll, who has two children from a previous relationship, has often been in the news over his romps, brawls and court cases.

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He said meeting Billi turned his life around.

Carroll’s boyhood dreams came true when he began his professional football career with Newcastle United in 2006.

The big centre-forward was soon a hit with Toon fans, following in the footsteps of another local idol Alan Shearer.

In 2009-10, Carroll scored 17 goals in 39 games, and 11 in nine games the following season.

In 2011, he earned a £35million transfer to Liverpool, a then record fee for a British player.

At his peak he was picked for England in nine games between 2010-2012, including scoring against Sweden at Euro 2012.

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What he told us this week

He was sold by Liverpool to West Ham but struggled with a series of injuries.

His career saw him moving on to a succession of clubs including back to Newcastle, later to Reading and then West Brom.

Carroll’s career, although full of ups and downs, has brought him enormous sums of money.

In May 2019, he was listed as the 14th wealthiest sports person aged 30 or under in The Sunday Times Rich List.

His fortune at the time was said to have increased to £19million.

DEAR DEIDRE: THE inappropriately close relationship I had with my brother is now ruining my experience of motherhood.

I’m so scared that history will repeat itself that I can’t leave my young children alone together, and I panic when they touch each other.

When I was 17 and my brother was 18, we had a secret relationship — which I instigated.

What started as naive, teenage experimentation turned into an incestuously sexual relationship, which lasted until I left home.

I’ve never told a soul about it, and neither has he.

It wasn’t abusive but we are both aware it was socially unacceptable and against the law, and feel ashamed of what happened.

I can’t explain it, except to say that we were brought up in a strictly religious household where sex was considered to be a sin.

Neither of us was allowed to date or go out to parties and the like.

We were also exceptionally close, perhaps because we were so near to each other in age, without many friends.

I’m now 39 and married with two young children — a boy and a girl who are six and four.

He’s still single. We’re still in touch but we don’t talk about the past.

I didn’t dwell on it until my daughter became a toddler, and began to interact with her brother.

Suddenly, I felt terrified of what might occur if I didn’t prevent it.

I started keeping my kids apart, making them play alone in their rooms.

If I see them play-fighting, I pull them apart.

My husband is starting to notice. I know this isn’t normal, and I worry it’s harming their development.

Please help. All I want is for my children to have a happy, ordinary childhood.

DEIDRE SAYS: You’re brave to admit what happened and to ask for help. You’re not a bad person.

Clearly you love your children and don’t want to damage them.

But, as you’re aware, it’s important they are allowed to interact normally.

What occurred between you and your brother was unusual – though not unheard of – and it’s very unlikely history will repeat itself, especially if your children aren’t brought up in the strictly religious way you were.

It sounds like you may be more traumatised by what happened – and more guilty about it – than you’d allowed yourself to believe.

Speaking about this to people who understand and won’t judge will help you. You can talk in confidence to nspcc.org.uk (0808 800 5000).

You would also benefit from counselling. Read my support pack, How Counselling Can Help.

PAL HAS CROSSED THE LINE

DEAR DEIDRE: MY boyfriend never liked how close I was to my male mate, but I told him it was platonic.

Now I’m worried his fear was well-founded, after my friend crossed a line.

I’m 29, my partner is 30 and we’ve been together two years. My pal and I have known each other since uni. We’d meet for drinks or text about music and life – nothing flirty.

My boyfriend didn’t love it but I told him there he had nothing to fear.

Yet a few nights ago, when my friend walked me home after a gig, without warning he grabbed me and kissed me on the mouth.

I pushed him away and told him he was out of order. He just shrugged and said he “had to try”.

I told my boyfriend immediately – but instead of supporting me, he called me a cheat and stormed out.

I’m upset at how they’ve both behaved. How can I get life back on track?

DEIDRE SAYS: What your friend did was a serious violation of your trust and consent.

You can contact victimsupport.org.uk (0808 168 9111), who can offer free, confidential help.

You did the right thing by being honest with your boyfriend, but his reaction isn’t fair or helpful.

Jealousy can be painful, but it shouldn’t lead to unfair accusations.

Consider having a calm conversation when he’s ready, explaining how his response to this situation has made you feel.

WIFE’S DOGS ARE RUINING MY LIFE

DEAR DEIDRE: MY wife has just bought another dog after we had to have two rehomed a year ago because the neighbours complained about the noise they made.

They wouldn’t stop barking if we left them on their own and were still pretty noisy even when one of us was there.

I am 44 and my wife is 39. We have been together for ten years.

We both work full time and are often out in the evening, so the dogs were left alone for quite long periods on our work days.

One of our neighbours became very aggressive when he complained about the noise.

He swore at me and my wife and threatened us.

It was a very stressful time and in the end it really got to me – the constant barking of the dogs, the rows I was having with my wife about it and then this neighbour having a go at me every time I went outside.

One day I ended up in a fight with this guy when he saw me in the nearby pub – all because of the dogs. The police were called to break it up.

After that, the only option I could see was that the dogs had to be rehomed.

My wife was very much against it and still resents me for making it happen. I thought that was the end of it, but she has now spent money which we can’t afford on a puppy.

She didn’t even ask my opinion. I arrived home one evening to find the dog in our kitchen.

Worse still, even though it cries all night she is talking about getting another one.

I wish she could see what it’s doing to me.

DEIDRE SAYS: She is disregarding your feelings. You need to talk to her and explain how hurtful her behaviour is.

Things can be different this time but your wife needs to understand the puppy needs proper training.

You can talk to the vet for advice on classes. Your puppy also needs plenty of exercise once it is old enough.

The result will be a happier, more settled dog and your neighbours will benefit, too.

ACTRESS Zendaya stretches out to show off her new sneaker range — but doesn’t lose her trainer thought.

She teamed up with Swiss sportswear brand On for her Cloudzone Moon footwear with fashion guru Law Roach.

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The 28-year-old also showed off her abs as she posed in a track jacket and matching shorts.

The new shoes are said to be about “balancing standout style with all-day comfort”.

Zendaya, who is engaged to British Spider-Man big screen hero Tom Holland, 29, say: “Movement has always been a part of how I connect with myself, and movement looks different for everyone.”

Meanwhile the apparel collection, features lightweight, breathable materials designed for everyday versatility.

They include a bomber jacket, a bodysuit and a track jacket with matching shorts.

Zendaya is currently in Glasgow, doubling as New York, to shoot Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

It’s amazing her head isn’t spinning.

The blockbuster film, due to be released next year, has generated excitement amongst locals over the last few months.

The eagerly awaited sequel will see Tom reprise his iconic role.

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KEMI Badenoch has thrown down the gauntlet to Keir Starmer on the economy demanding no stealth taxes on Brits.

The Tory leader has written to the Prime Minister saying “tax rises are a choice”.

She has challenged him to repeat Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ promise at the Budget last year not to extend the freeze on income tax and National Insurance thresholds.

Failing to end the freeze as planned in 2028 would mean millions more Brits are forced into paying a higher rate of tax under fiscal drag.

This is when people are pulled into higher income tax brackets as inflation pushes their wages up.

It comes after a bombshell report said the Chancellor must find £50billion in her autumn Budget to keep the country’s finances in check.

She will have to raise taxes or cut spending to maintain her stated financial cushion of £9.9billion by the end of the decade, according to the National Institute of Economic and Social Research.

At the Budget, Ms Reeves said: “Extending the threshold freeze would hurt working people.

“It would take more money out of their payslips.

“I am keeping every single promise on tax that I made in our manifesto, so there will be no extension of the freeze in income tax and national insurance thresholds.”

Ms Badenoch asked the PM: “I am writing to you to ask: does this remain government policy?”

A Labour spokesperson said: “We’ll take no lectures from this failed Tory Party.

“They crashed the economy which sent bills and mortgages rocketing, and left a £22 billion blackhole.

“Kemi Badenoch’s next letter should be an apology to hard-pressed households for the Conservatives’ role in hammering their family finances.

“Labour is the only party focused on creating a fairer Britain.”

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SHE has always loved experimenting with her image and has debuted some dramatic looks over the years.

But I have heard that Little Mix star Perrie Edwards is set to show off her natural beauty after landing a lucrative deal with beauty giant L’Oreal.

The Black Magic hitmaker has secured an agreement, understood to be worth £300,000, with its skincare brand CeraVe, which prides itself on working with dermatologists and developing products for sensitive skin.

A source said: “Perrie wants to show that taking care of your skin can be affordable and people don’t need to break the bank with fancy creams.

“She has always loved testing different make- up looks, but knows that taking care of her skin is a priority. Perrie will also be able to show off her edgy side with the advert.”

The singer, who has a three-year-old son, Axel, with former Premier League footballer Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, told Fabulous magazine in 2018: “I have very sensitive skin, and I used to use loads of products on my face because I thought that was best.”

She added: “The worst thing I used to do was go out partying and drinking and just sleep with my make-up on.

“You think, ‘Oh it’s only one night, I’m too tired, I really can’t be bothered to take all my make-up off’.

“But it only takes one night for a week’s worth of acne, so you have to be strict with it.”

It comes as Perrie teased new solo music this week to her 18.8million Instagram followers with a montage of footage.

She reacted with a raindrop emoji to a fan who commented: “The drought is over!! So happy and excited for you.”

Pop star Perrie last released music in February, with her single Rollercoaster, about the ups and downs that come with love.

With this skincare deal and new music on the horizon, little wonder Perrie has such an unblemished career . . . 

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EMILIA FEELS ‘LUCKY’ BEING LEADING LADY

EMILIA FOX has revealed that she is “lucky” to have never experienced misogyny – thanks to her leading role on hit series Silent Witness.

The actress, who has played pathologist Sam Ryan for over 20 years, said: “I haven’t experienced it, and certainly, at my age now at 50, I’ve been very lucky.

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“I’ve been part of a show, which was led brilliantly by actress Amanda Burton. It was her legacy that really left the mark on the show.

“Sam Ryan was written for a leading female actress, playing a woman in a man’s world when Silent Witness first began.

“I think I got very, very lucky being able to play a lead, which I’ve been playing for two decades now.”

Emilia who is working with My Pension Expert, to encourage people turning 50 to take control of their future, said she is encouraging her teenage daughter Rose to save money.

She said: “She puts away a few pounds every week so that she will see, hopefully, a benefit in the future to saving every week.

“I hope that will be the example she then grows up with. I think having a good work ethic and savings ethic is insurance for life.”

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SABRINA CARPENTER, who caused a stir with her new album cover, has unveiled an alternative one for Man’s Best Friend.

The singer wears a sparkling turquoise dress at a formal dinner. In the original, she was on all fours while a man pulled on her hair.

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Sabrina posted: “The final alternate cover for Man’s Best Friend features a special bonus track ‘Such A Funny Way’ available on vinyl. Three weeks left!!! Can’t wait for it to be yours x.” I can’t wait.

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DOJA LIKE MY ZEBRA CATSUIT?

DOJA CAT gave her best zebra impression as she performed at Outside Lands Music Festival in San Francisco.

The Say So hitmaker looked hot in the monochrome catsuit at the festival held at Golden Gate Park on Friday night.

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Doja, who is set to release her fifth studio album Vie later this year, has also been working hard in the fashion world.

The American star recently shared snaps from a shoot with Marc Jacobs and posed for fashion mag V Magazine.

ONLY WAY IS ESSEX FOR EKIN-SU

SINCE her triumph on Love Island three years ago, Ekin-Su Culculoglu has remained one of the most successful contestants.

Now I can reveal that the beauty, currently starring on ITV’s Cooking With The Stars, has snapped up a £900k four-bedroom mansion in Essex, near her parents.

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Ekin was close to investing in Surrey, and even looked around some properties with ex Curtis Pritchard, but did a last minute U-turn to stay more local to her family.

A source said: “Ekin’s worked really hard since winning Love Island with ad campaigns and a steady stream of telly appearances.

“She has snapped up this home and chose somewhere more modest so she could be closer to her parents, who she spends a lot of time with.

“She’s looking forward to getting stuck in and fixing it up to her perfect style. She’s really proud of everything she’s achieved and ready to lay down roots.”

Since appearing on Love Island: All Stars in January, Ekin split with Curtis, with the star calling it “unfortunate” – but she has been concentrating on her career instead, with a focus on acting.

She better not get too comfortable in the UK as Hollywood beckons…

NOEL’S GOT S-MASH HIT ON HAND

HE famously sings that “Sally can wait” in hit song Don’t Look Back In Anger.

And it seems that Noel Gallagher’s girlfriend Sally Mash is firmly by his side during their Oasis Live 25 Tour.

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I can reveal that she has been his “secret weapon” during their sold-out tour – with the Gallagher brothers on stage for their second gig at Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, last night.

A source said: “Sally has been his secret weapon throughout the tour so far.

“She has been at every one of the gigs alongside brother Liam’s girlfriend Debbie Gwyther.

“Their relationship has gone from strength to strength and Sally has loved watching Noel in his element on stage.”

Noel’s daughter Anais has also been at every gig.

Last year The Sun revealed Noel was dating events organiser Sally – after confirming his split from wife Sara MacDonald, with whom he shares sons Donovan and Sonny.

Speaking about Sally, Noel previously said: “She says she sees a steely look in my eyes.”

When asked what she makes of him singing the hit 1996 song Don’t Look Back In Anger, referencing “Sally”, he said: “She’s cool about it.”

It sounds like the name Sally has been a hit all round over the years.

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KYLIE JENNER certainly did not have the birthday blues as she posed in a plunging black bikini.

The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star, who turned 28 today, took to Instagram ahead of the celebrations.

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Sharing the sizzling selfie to her 393million followers, the mum of two wrote: “Last Friday as a 27-year-old.”

Her pal Hailey Bieber commented: “Twenty eight is better I promise.”

Trust me Kylie, the best is yet to come.

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KYLIE MINOGUE sizzled in hot pink as she performed in Argentina as part of her worldwide Tension Tour.

The Aussie pop star wowed in the PVC outfit as she took to the stage at the Movistar Arena in Buenos Aires on Thursday – her first show in the Argentine capital for 17 years.

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Posting on Instagram to her 3.2million followers, she wrote: “Buenos Aires, how do you describe a show feeling?

“I’ve only ever dreamt of this. WHAT A SHOW!! Thank you so much.”

Kylie performed in Chile last night and will head to Sao Paulo in Brazil next Friday, with the 66-date tour wrapping up at the end of the month in Mexico.

ED AND RUPERT’S FAM WEEKENDER

ED SHEERAN has got fans seeing double in the music video for his new track A Little More.

His doppelganger Rupert Grint stars in the video – 14 years after he appeared in Ed’s hit Lego House.

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Ed, who shares daughters Lyra and Jupiter with wife Cherry Seaborn, invited the Harry Potter actor, his partner Georgia Groome and their daughters Wednesday and Goldie to stay at his home in Suffolk while filming the video.

And it was a family affair, with Ed saying: “Our daughters [Lyra and Wednesday] are exactly the same age – they get on”.

Sounds perfect.

PETE AND JOWITA GO SUPERSONIC

It seems Pete Wicks cannot let go of his Strictly Come Dancing pro partner Jowita Przystał.

The happy pair were spotted arm-in-arm at last Wednesday’s Oasis gig at Wembley Stadium.

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An onlooker said: “Pete is very fond of Jowita and they shared a sweet moment during the set.

“They have both expressed how much they mean to each other following their close bond on Strictly.”

It comes after Pete recently revealed that Jowita was “one of the most important people” in his life.

Pete, who split from Love Island’s Maura Higgins in February, revealed on his podcast with I’m A Celebrity winner Sam Thompson that he invited Jowita to the gig.

On the Staying Relevant podcast, he said: “Well the reason that Jowita and I are going [to Oasis] is because we danced to Oasis on Strictly.”

Ahead of the new Strictly series, Pete said: “I will be vetting her new partner!”

Jowita recently posted a snap of her with Pete on Instagram.

Looks like her new Strictly partner will have big shoes to fill . . . 

UKRAINE’S fight against Putin’s illegal invasion is vital for all of Europe.

The Ukrainian people are fighting bravely for their freedom, their independence and their rights.

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But American security is on the line there, as well as British and European security.

That is why we and European allies have been providers of military aid to Ukraine.

And we recognise the indispensable role of the US in that.

It is also why President Trump’s recent decision to make more weapons available for Ukraine’s brave resistance is very welcome.

And we share the President’s frustration with Putin’s continual delaying tactics and maximalist demands.

It is clear that Putin is not negotiating in good faith.

Tighten screws

The pressure must continue to grow on Putin, to make clear that this awful war, and his wanton campaign of aggression, must come to an end.

As the UK and US get down to hard talks ahead of next week’s summit, Europe must ramp up the pressure, too.

We, as HM Opposition, will not write the Government a blank cheque.

But we stand squarely with them in defending our national interest and that means resisting Putin’s illegal war.

Russia has so far failed to achieve its war objectives.

It has suffered enormous casualties and, in desperation, Putin has had to turn to Iran for weapons and North Korea for troops.

Three years on, and despite what Russia claims, the cost to its economy has been enormous and is unsustainable.

I am proud the Conservative government, working with allies, helped to drive forward the largest and most severe set of sanctions Russia has ever seen to cripple Putin’s war machine.

Through the tough and wide-ranging sanctions delivered by the international community, Putin has been denied $400billion of funds since February 2022 — money that could otherwise have been spent on this illegal war.

But we cannot stop here. The screws must continue to tighten.

Pulling in the same direction

The US is right that we need all the world’s major economies to be pulling in the same direction.

President Trump’s tariffs on India in part show that there can be no place for Russian oil.

Europe must adopt the same approach.

There can be no place for Russian oil on our continent. There must be no safe harbour for Russian ships.

There must be no let-up in our collective fight against Russia in every corner of the continent.

That is why Britain must continue to maintain a leadership position in this fight.

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We must take the lead in mobilising sanctioned Russian sovereign assets to help Ukraine.

We must ensure our Government is using the full weight of the Whitehall legal machine to find more creative mechanisms through which those assets can be legally leveraged to support Ukraine’s military efforts.

And we must encourage all our European partners to do exactly the same.

It is clear that by leveraging our full economic might, and crippling Russia’s, we can continue to support Ukraine, and force Putin to the table.

The entire Euro-Atlantic alliance must be unflinching in the face of Putin’s aggression.

From sanctions, to Operation Interflex and the 100-year Partnership, Britain’s support for Ukraine has been unwavering and must continue to be so.

Shoulder to shoulder

So we must stand up for the territorial integrity of Ukraine and ensure that at no stage is Putin’s aggression rewarded.

Because the lesson of the past 20 years is crystal clear: Putin only comes back for more.

We must stand shoulder to shoulder with our Ukrainian friends as they fight not just an imperialist Russian, but a whole axis of authoritarian states seeking to sow destruction on our own continent.

Ukraine is in a battle for its own sovereignty as well as the principles that underpin our whole way of life — democracy, liberty and the rule of law.

Britain has a history of standing up to threatening authoritarianism.

The invasion of Ukraine demands that we do so again.

We must keep rising to the challenge.

Putin has to know that if he tests the Euro-Atlantic alliance, he will fail.

LOVE Island star Laura Anderson has backed Toni Laites and Cach Mercer to win when the series reaches its climax tomorrow night.

The Scottish beauty, who was runner-up in the 2018 series, believes former Las Vegas cabana server Toni and dancer Cach deserve to scoop the £50,000 prize.

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Toni brought Cach back from the other villa, Casa Amor, but left him in tears after deciding to reconcile with lothario Harrison Solomon.

However, since Harrison left the show, Toni and Cach have become the bookies’ favourites after winning the hearts of viewers with their rocky romance.

Laura said: “I think if Toni and Cach won, the general public would be very happy.

“Toni is my favourite and watching Cach get upset and then seeing them get back together . . . it was a lovely little story.”

Speaking about the Meet The Parents episode, in which sees the contestants’ families visit the villa, Laura said: “It was incredible to see Toni’s mum say such lovely words to Cach.

“It was a really nice moment. I thought it was really sweet.”

And her thoughts on their rivals for the prize, such as Yasmin Pettet and Jamie Rhodes, and Shakira and Harry?

Laura says: “Yas has really surprised me and I just think she is great, she is just so authentic. Her and Jamie seem really happy and sweet.

“I love Harry and Shakira as a couple. I really hope Harry can prove himself and I think Shakira is really emotionally mature.”

Laura’s comments come as it was revealed Love Island has been hit with more than 9,000 complaints in just one week, mostly about alleged bullying behaviour towards Shakira.

The villa had been split into two girl groups, with Shakira, Toni and Yasmin on one side and Helena, Meg Moore and Megan Clarke on the other.

Laura said: “I think Toni and Shakira’s relationship has honestly been the real highlight of this series, which has been quite nice to see.

“ Normally it is the bromances that hit the headlines.

“There has been a divide between the girls and I think this ‘mean girl energy’ is unacceptable.”

Laura also believes that Love Island is a healthy way to encourage conversations around relationships.

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She said: “I think holding young people accountable for their behaviour is a great thing and I hope that filters through into real life.

“My favourite thing, apart from just watching people fall in love, is watching them grow and develop.

“I honestly think Love Island made me a better person. You become more self-aware.

“There has been so much switching around of couples this series.

“ I don’t think there has ever been so many couples – and that causes a lot of different emotions.

“It has been an emotional rollercoaster.

“There has been a lot of drama, and it is entertaining for us at home.

“I think the after-care will be ramped up a little bit this year just because so much has happened.”

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PEOPLE smugglers who advertise Channel Crossings or try to flog fake passports online face up to five years in prison, under a new crackdown.

The Home Office is scrambling to beef up their laws after a record 25,000 illegal migrants landed on Britain’s beaches so far this year.

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The grim milestone piles massive pressure on Home Secretary Yvette Cooper – who has vowed to “smash the gangs” and stop the boats.

But the Government has been accused of woefully failing to restore control to UK borders.

Ministers will introduce a new criminal offence under the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill already going through Parliament.

This will make it a crime to publish material which promotes breaking immigration laws – like flogging small boat crossings, dodgy passports and visas or promising black market work.

These things are already illegal, but ministers say the new law will help beef up the power of the cops and prosecutors.

Anyone caught flouting the law faces five years behind bars or a massive fine.

Ms Cooper said: “Selling the false promise of a safe journey to the UK and a life in this country – whether on or offline – simply to make money, is nothing short of immoral.

“These criminals have no issue with leading migrants to life-threatening situations using brazen tactics on social media. We are determined to do everything we can to stop them – wherever they operate.

“We have to stay one step ahead of the ever-evolving tactics of people-smuggling gangs.”

A staggering 80 per cent of migrants arriving on small boats used social media sites like TikTok to plan their journey, according to the Home Office.

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