YOU don’t have to spend a fortune on pricey cleaning products to get your home looking spick and span.

Queen of Clean Lynsey Crombie is here to help with her top five buys from Home Bargains.

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She took to TikTok to share what you should keep in your cleaning cupboard if you want your place to sparkle and shine.

First up is the oversized microfibre cloths, they’re £2.99 for a pack of four.

“These are perfect for getting down on your hands and knees to scrub the floors,” she said.

You could also pick up a pack of 20 microfibre cloths for just £4.99, the cleaning whizz added.

Over in the beauty section of the shop, Lynsey recommended the honey and ginger exfoliating body scrub.

Not only does it come in a large one litre bottle that’ll last you ages, but it smells amazing and is priced at just £2.49.

There’s also the Astonish Protect and Care antibacterial handwash in the Peony Bloom scent, which is just 89p.

“Perfect for keeping those winter germs away,” Lynsey said.

And finally, if you want to spruce up your floors, don’t miss the Method All Floor Cleaner.

It’ll only cost you £2.79 and will leave your floors “super shiny” according to the cleaning expert.

Previously, Lynsey shared some of her best budgeting tips for keeping your home clean.

Own brands are just as good

Buying big name brands can feel like the safe option when it comes to cleaning products.

But Lynsey urges people to shop around and try cheaper supermarket own-brand products, which she insists are usually comparable.

She says: “You can buy an own-brand multi-purpose cleaner and the performance is still going to be just as good.

“So when you go down that aisle, make sure that you look for the bargains – usually on the bottom shelf. 

“You can buy disinfectant for around 20p, which is just as good as a leading disinfecting brand!”

Washing up liquid – not just for dishes

Another of Lynsey’s favourite products is good old-fashioned washing up liquid.

She says: “You can wash your bath with it, wash your shower screen with it, wash your car, floors, the list goes on.

“And, as we all know, you can get a cheap bottle of washing up liquid for 60p.

“It’s so versatile. It’s one product that will clean almost every surface in my house.”

Life gives you lemons

Cleaning the oven is probably one of the worst jobs around the house.

To blast the grease off, Lynsey uses her steam cleaner for her floors in handheld mode.

If you don’t have one of those to hand, she recommends using a lemon.

She says: “Mix a bit of lemon juice with washing up liquid or bicarbonate of soda and put it all over the area.

“Leave it to work for about 20 minutes and then just simply rinse away.”

She also recommends Astonish’s Oven and Grill Paste Cleaner for the inside.

A BELOVED homeware chain that has been serving customers for 20 years has been forced to shut up shop after falling into administration.

The brand collapsed last November and has since put many of its stores up for sale.

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Homebase in Selby, North Yorkshire, suddenly shut yesterday as shoppers were faced with bare shelves.

Pictures show how areas of the store were cordoned off with signs restricting entry.

Huge posters were spotted outside suggesting everything must go.

Some customers have already taken to posting on social media with one person simply captioning an exterior photo: “The end of homebase.”

Reviews of the store suggest many will be saddened by the news.

One wrote: “Fabulous store! I love it here. Great location, store is immaculately set out. A Fantastic range of products. All the staff are police and helpful.

“Pricing is competitive but one thing that really stood out (other than how nice the staff are ) was how healthy the plans looked.

“Whoever looks after them does a terrific job!”

Another commented: “Great selection of a lot of things. Got what we needed quickly. Staff very helpful.”

Someone else put: “Update January…. This place is now closing down. What a shame it was a great place to shop for DIY. The Range will be taking over the site shortly….”

The company behind big-name brands, The Range and Wilko, has bought out many of the collapsed company’s branches including Selby.

According to the website the town’s store will open as The Range next month with current plans set for March 7.

Staff have reportedly been offered to transfer to the new site which will run as part of the Range brand.

It follows the Sudbury branch announcing it would close in just days.

The outlet stated that closing down have appeared in the window of the Sudbury Homebase stating that there are only a few days before the store closes down.

One local also said they visited the shop recently and there was
“literally nothing left”.

Another 33 outlets are thought to be set to close this month with many being taken on by CDS Superstores.

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The chain is set to close 33 branches in total this month with six remaining open in London[/caption]

TOURING the world by air is par for the course when you’re a famous music artist.

But every now and then a routine trip ends in tragedy and some all time greats have perished in plane crashes.

We take a look at air disasters that have left music fans around the world reeling:

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The band Aerosmith decided against using the aircraft shortly before the Skynyrd crash[/caption]

Flag bearers of the American south and famed for tracks Free Bird and Sweet Home Alabama, Skynyrd were on a hot streak in the 70s before three members were killed in a horrendous air accident.

Just three days after the release of the group’s fifth album, Street Survivors, the band’s future was cast into doubt when a chartered jet carrying the band ran out of fuel and crashed in Mississippi.

Frontman Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, and backup singer sister Cassie Gaines all died while

Guitarist Gary Rossington was knocked out in the crash landing, while keyboard player Billy Powell nearly lost his nose in the incident. Drummer Artimus Pyle, guitarist Allen Collins, bassist Leon Wilkeson, backing singer Leslie Hawkins also survived.

Randy Rhodes

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Randy Rhodes died in a plane stunt gone wrong[/caption]

Regarded as one of the best axe-slingers ever to do it, classically trained rock guitarist Randy Rhodes’ life was cut short in its prime.

The shredder’s work with Ozzy Osbourne in the 80s is still revered to this day and has inspired countless musicians.

Rhodes hopped in a small single-engine Beechcraft F35 with private pilot Andrew Aycock, who was also the band’s tour bus driver.

Aycock attempted to fly close to the tour bus to wake up those on board but clipped the top of the vehicle which sent it into a deadly spiral.

Upon impact with a garage, the plane burst into flames and a 25-year-old Rhodes was killed instantly.

Otis Redding

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Soul king Redding became the first artist to achieve a posthumous number one on America’s Billboard Hot 100 when Sitting on the Dock of a Bay topped the chart.

The iconic track was recorded shortly before Redding’s plane crashed into Lake Monona in December 1967. The exact cause of the crash remains unknown, though weather conditions on the day were poor, with heavy rain and fog affecting visibility.

The exact cause of the crash remains unknown though weather conditions on the day were not good, with heavy rain and fog affercting visibility.

Six others died in the crash, with the sole survivor – Bar-Kays member Ben Cauley – waking up from his sleep just moments before impact.

Buddy Holly

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A musical pioneer by his late teens, Buddy Holly’s legacy was already secured by the time his life was tragically cut short at just 22 years old.

The That’ll Be The Day singer was onboard an ill-fated Beechcraft Bonanza plane that crashed in 1959.

The plane plunged into a cornfield at high speed shortly after take-off, killing all four passengers instantly.

An investigation found pilot Roger Peterson wasn’t adequately qualified to fly an aircraft in conditions where visibility wasn’t clear and instruments were needed to aid the flight.

Songwriter Don McLean later dubbed the incident ‘The Day Music Died’ in his classic song American Pie.

Patsy Cline

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Country queen Patsy Cline died aged 30 when the Piper PA-24 Comanche she was travelling in crashed in bad weather.

Prior to the flight, the music star joked to her friend Dottie West that she was happy to take her chances up in the air rather than ride in a car.

She said: “Don’t worry about me, Hoss. When it’s my time to go, it’s my time.”

The aircraft went down 90 miles from its destination in Nashville.

A search party headed out to find survivors following reports of a stricken aircraft, but everybody on board was killed instantly.

Aaliyah

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Promising R&B sensation Aaliyah lost her life in a plane crash in 2001.

The singer had finished shooting her Rock the Boat music video in the Bahamas and was keen to return home.

In a tragic turn of events, the eight-strong group swapped aircraft despite concerns the party was two heavy for the alternative plane.

The plane crashed just metres after taking off, with Aaliyah suffering burns and a blow to the head, according to the coroner’s report.

John Denver

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Though a highly-experienced private pilot, Denver was not allowed to fly at the time of his death in 1997.

The songwriter had been found guilty of drink-driving numerous times in the past and a year before the crash hadn’t maintained his sobriety resulting a in a medical certificate being revoked.

However, alcohol played no part in Denver’s death after his home-built light aircraft plunged to the ground.

His fate was sealed when he failed to switch fuel tanks correctly, causing the plane to nosedive.

Travis Barker

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The Blink 182 sticksman was lucky to survive when the private Learjet he was travelling on crashed in Columbia, South Carolina in 2008.

Four people died in the accident, with Barker and collaborator Adam ‘DJ AM’ Goldstein the only survivors.

The traumatic incident has left Barker with PTSD which he still struggles with to this day as a touring musician.

He didn’t fly for 13 years after the crash and a recent spate of air disasters have proven to be triggering.

He told Fox News this week: “It’s hard for me to get on flights. I do it sober. I don’t need to take anything. I don’t need to do anything. But it just gets harder and harder. Especially when your biggest fears, like, you start to see them come to life in reality.

“When you kind of tell yourself these things never happen. These things never happen. And then, just lately, I feel like we’ve been — like we’re seeing it almost every day.”

APOLLONIA Llewellyn stunned fans in a busty red dress on Valentine’s Day.

However, she risked a wardrobe malfunction on the night out that left fans warning her, ‘Do not breathe out’.

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The former Misfits Boxing ring girl regularly shares her glam looks on social media to her followers.

And usually nothing is left to the imagination – with the buxom blonde often struggling to keep her prized assets under wraps.

On Valentine’s Day, Apollonia donned a tight pleather outfit that hugged her every curve.

It could barely contain her bosom as she posed for a snap shared on Instagram of a trip to New York.

She captioned the sexy photo: “Valentines in the City.”

Unsurprisingly, it drove her fans wild – who couldn’t help but leave their thoughts in the comment section.

One wrote: “Do not breath out.”

A second posted: “Red looks good on you.”

A third shared: “OMG gorgeous.”

While a fourth added: “Breathtaking.”

Apollonia has amassed a following of over seven million people across Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok.

She spends more than six months a year flying all over the world including the US, the Caribbean, Europe and Asia for magazine shoots and brand collaborations with big name brands including PLT, Boohoo, Shein, Fashion Nova and Ann Summers.

Inside Apollonia’s glamorous life as influencer, ring girl and model ...

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Thousands of Apollonia’s fans enjoyed the view on the ring girl’s holiday to New York[/caption]

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Apollonia really enjoyed this bowl of pasta on her summer holiday to Santorini[/caption]

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Apollonia sent a cheeky message to her fans as she posed in this glamorous see-through number[/caption]

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A MAJOR supermarket chain with 2,500 branches across the UK is set to shut one of its stores in weeks.

The branch will welcome in customers for the final time next month as locals and shoppers share their disappointment.

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The Co-op branch in Honiton, East Devon, will close for good on March 15, The Midweek Herald reports.

Shoppers and locals have been left dismayed at the closure, with almost 200 writing thank you cards to staff at the branch.

Others have posted on Facebook sharing their disappointment the store will permanently shut.

One said: “We have to use the shops in Honiton. Use them or lose them.”

Another dejectedly said: “Another empty shop.”

Richard Foord, MP for Honiton and Sidmouth, has also weighed in, saying a number of locals had written to him concerned about the closure of the Co-op branch.

The closure comes with a further Co-op store in Oswestry, Shropshire, set to shut in July.

A site in Nottingham also closed permanently in November last year after 50 years.

It’s worth bearing in mind though, retailers often open and close stores based on customer demand and trends.

Central Co-op, which operates separately to the Co-operative Group, for example has pulled down the shutters on 16 shops since November.

Sites have closed in Leicester, Dudley, Broughton, Cromer and Peterborough.

However, it has opened five new stores and is in the process of refurbishing 35 other branches and 15 funeral homes.

The Sun asked Co-op to comment.

HIGH STREET STRUGGLES

The high street has struggled in recent years as the trend towards online shopping intensifies.

The most recent data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows online retail sales increased from 5% of all retail sales in 2008 to 27% in 2022.

Shoppers have also been feeling the pinch following surging inflation which has dented their budgets.

The Centre for Retail Research said in 2024 alone more than 13,000 shops closed across the UK.

The vast majority of these stores were independent though, with only around 2,000 shops owned by larger chains shutting.

Some major supermarket chains are increasing the number of stores they operate across the UK too.

Aldi and Lidl both want to open hundreds of stores between them while Home Bargains has plans to open hundreds of shops.

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WHEN Jonathan first met Lyndsey, he thought she was only 12 or 13 years old.

He’s not the only one who gets her age wrong though, because of her youthful features people often assume the 23-year-old is a decade younger.

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The couple are no strangers to receiving comments online from cruel trolls[/caption]

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They met after Lyndsey’s mum set them up when she was 16[/caption]

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Now the pair have a son together and have hit back at the trolls[/caption]

In reality, Lyndsey’s small size is down to a rare form of cancer, which she was diagnosed with at five-years-old.

The cancer resulted in her only growing to 4ft 10in, which means she gets a lot of stares when she’s out in public with her partner Jonathan, who towers above her at 5ft 10in.

The couple recently opened up about some of the negative comments they get from trolls online, and how they deal with them.

Speaking to Truly, Lyndsey said most of the hate started when she revealed she was pregnant.

“She will not be a good mum because she just looks like a child,” one comment read.

“People assume in our relationship that John sees me as a child and we can’t be as happy as we are,” Lyndsey explained.

“It can be hard but because we love one another we just push it to one side,” Johnathan added.

The couple claimed they even had people shouting at them during a day trip to Exmouth when Lyndsey was heavily pregnant.

He said: “Sometimes it’s like, ‘do I really want to go out?'”

The pair tied the knot after starting their relationship together when Lyndsey was 16 and Jonathan was 21, after being set up by Lyndsey’s mum.

Lyndsey spoke to Fabulous during her pregnancy and said: “I’ve encountered criticism all my life with people claiming I’m lying about my age. 

“I’m accused of being a ‘nine-year-old playing dress up’ while my man is trolled for being a weirdo.

“I’m asked if I’m in primary school and can’t even buy alcohol without being asked for ID.”

So, the weird looks and mean comments are nothing new to her.

After sharing their story with Truly people were quick to support the pair.

One commented on the video: “Lovely couple & baby! Precious family! I wish them a long & happy life together.”

A second agreed: “What a beautiful family. How wonderful that you found each other. Your little boy is lucky to have you.”

“Congratulations on being great parents! Sorry you have to go through the negativity of others!

“You look very happy together and have a great future together as a family,” another wrote.

And a third chimed in: “Congratulations on your beautiful baby boy. He’s adorable. Don’t listen to the haters. It’s their problem, not yours.

“To be honest you come across as an adult. I wouldn’t have thought you were a child, just very petite. You all are a lovely family.”

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NAPOLI fans have produced a hilarious banner paying tribute to Scott McTominay.

The Scot has become a firm fan favourite since his summer move from Manchester United.

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Scott McTominay has made a big impact at Napoli[/caption]

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A fan paid tribute to the midfielder with a hilarious banner[/caption]

He has chipped in with big goals and helped Napoli to the Serie A summit, earning him adoration from fans.

One supporter showed the love for McTominay with a hilarious banner.

It features a Scotland flag with the Napoli badge emblazoned across the front.

It also bears the words: “Napoli. McTominay. Pizza. In that order.”

It has been hung up in a pizza restaurant in Naples.

McTominay, 28, has become an important player in Italy and is understood to be loved by his team-mates and manager Antonio Conte too.

The Italian press have described the midfielder as “the new leader of Napoli”.

Napoli fans have fallen for McTominay and have nicknamed him “McTotally”.

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He has scored seven goals this season and produced four assists, featuring in all but one Serie A game.

McTominay has proved to be a bargain at £25million with football agent Christian Bosco describing him as “potentially one of the best midfielders in Napoli’s history“.

MANCHESTER UNITED have been left reeling after Ruben Amorim revealed Kobbie Mainoo is out for the next six weeks.

The England midfielder suffered a knock in training this week and was immediately ruled out of today’s match against Tottenham.

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Man Utd star Kobbie Mainoo has been ruled out for the next six weeks[/caption]

Mainoo was expected to return after two weeks on the sideline.

But the Mail claims Mainoo will play no further role in United’s campaign for at least six weeks.

The blow comes after winger Amad Diallo was ruled out possibly for the remainder of the season alongside crocked Argentina defender Lisandro Martinez.

Manuel Ugarte, Toby Collyer and Leny Yoro have also joined the injury list this week.

And Amorim opened up over his injury crisis before United’s game against Spurs.

He said: “Amad’s [injury] was alone, Ugarte’s was a kick. Toby [Collyer] and Kobbie [Mainoo] felt something.

“It is what it is, but we have the kids, and they have the opportunity to be on the bench.

“It is a really hard season and we have to deal with that.”

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United’s injury crisis means that EIGHT kids have been named on today’s bench.

Ayden Heaven, Harry Amass, Sekou Kone, Elyh Samuel Harrison, Tyler Fredricson, Chido Obi-Martin, Jack Fletcher and Jack Lee Moorhouse are all hoping to play some role today.

Victor Lindelof is the only senior substitute available.

United have been forced to start both Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirzkee in attack, with Bruno Fernandes lining up in a deeper role alongside veteran Casemiro.

THIS is the fun floral brain teaser that will test your eyesight and brainpower.

Everyone can see the sunflowers in the stripey vase, but only those with 20/20 vision can find the three hidden faces in the shop within 13 seconds.

See whether you can spot them – and claim perfect vision.

It’s a very pleasant scene that we are presented with in this puzzle.

We’ve got a florist arranging her bouquets – perhaps readying for opening time.

There are two large sunflowers, and a bush full of roses in the corner.

There is also a vase of large daisy-like flowers sitting on the desk.

Even the wallpaper is covered with petals.

But – as you are aware – not every aspect of the florists is as usual.

Three faces are hiding somewhere in there amongst the foliage.

Don’t worry if you’re struggling to spot them – they are well concealed.

Here comes a clue if you are really stumped.

Focus your attention on the left hand side of the picture.

And look carefully in the leaves and petals of each of the plants.

If today is not your day, and you still haven’t spotted the faces, then first of all accept that your eyesight is not flawless.

Once you’ve swallowed that pill, scroll on down to see the answers.

And look up your nearest branch of Specsavers.

If you enjoyed this, why not have a crack at some more below?

As always, solutions are at the bottom of the screen.

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Vladimir Putin is preparing to wage war on Nato after failing to occupy all of Ukraine, president Volodymyr Zelensky has warned as efforts to put an end to the war take centre stage at the Munich Security Conference this weekend.

Citing intelligence Ukraine has shared with allies about the Russian army’s ongoing military exercises in Belarus, the leader pointed to prospect of a larger-scale Russian invasion elsewhere in Europe as early as this summer.

He told NBC: ‘Knowing that he did not succeed in occupying us, we do not know where he will go.

‘There are risks that this can be Poland and Lithuania, because we believe – we believe that Putin will wage war against Nato.’

Not since the Cold War have tensions been so high as European allies have warned that Russia poses a threat to countries beyond Ukraine.

In theory, this makes the Western military alliance more relevant than ever in the face of such threat.

In reality – behind closed doors – fears are mounting that Donald Trump will abandon Nato as a security guarantor.

At the Munich conference, Zelensky reiterated the importance of Nato to Us vice president JD Vance.

He predicted that without the threat of US military retaliation, Russia would begin occupying parts of Europe, particularly the former Soviet nations.

‘They will begin from those countries … small countries who have been in the Soviet Union,’ Zelensky stressed.

‘But Europe will not answer, because they do not have – they will begin to defend itself. Each country defends itself.’

Nato is already testing its ability to rapidly deploy across Eastern Europe – without direct US assistance – as Washington shifts its approach toward European defence.

With the US, its military strength overwhelmingly surpasses Russia’s due to the combined capabilities of its 31 member states.

Its total budget exceeds $1 trillion, compared to the estimated $100 billion that Russia has.

If the US is removed from the equation, Nato remains stronger – but only by a much smaller margin. This is also shown in the number of active and reserve personnel.

Currently, 23 of 32 member nations are meeting the agreed-upon target of spending at least 2% of their GDP on defence. 

Britain and the US are two of them, but Trump is pushing for the figure to be raised to 5%.

European allies are pushing back that the White House’s characterisations of a dependent Europe does not play out in the data.

The continent has rallied to get behind Ukraine since Putin launched the war.

The US has poured more than $66 billion in weapons and military aid into Ukraine, while European and other allies have sent $60 billion in weaponry.

‘We have put in place hard-hitting sanctions, substantially weakening Russia’s economy,’ EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in remarks to the conference.

‘We have broken one taboo after another and smashed our reliance on Russian gas, making us more resilient permanently. And we are about to do more.’

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