A "GIANT" rat "big enough for a Sunday roast" has sparked horror on social media after it was found in London. The rat was spotted in an alley in Camden, north London, at the weekend and a picture of the creature was posted on Facebook by LJ Bowen. She wrote that the rat looked like a capybara, the largest living rodent in the world - which can grow to 4ft-long, 2ft-high and weigh up to 10 stone - and is native to South America.

A HOTEL chain repeatedly voted the worst in Britain is being paid hundreds of thousands of pounds of taxpayer cash a day to house ­asylum seekers. The Britannia Group is one of the main beneficiaries of the small boats crisis and is ­accommodating almost one in ten of the 51,000 migrants ­currently being housed in hotels. In the past the chain has been repeatedly savaged for bed bugs, filthy carpets and inedible food and even a blood-stained bathroom, with guests vowing never to return.

A DAD has slammed a "disgraceful" traffic warden for slapping him with a £75 parking fine at the hospital where his son was recovering from a six-hour operation. Patients watched on in disbelief as the jobsworth attendant left the fine on Daniel Ingman's windscreen - even though he had a permit on the dashboard. He had left his black Land Rover in the car park of Leeds General Infirmary while checking up on son Percy.

THE M40 has been closed AGAIN after a second horror smash in less than 24 hours left a woman fighting for life. The crash between a bin lorry and a Lexus has shut the northbound carriageway between junctions 8 and 8A near Oxford this afternoon. A woman in the Lexus suffered life-threatening head and facial injuries after the pile-up at 2.50pm today. Another passenger in the car was taken to hospital with minor injuries while the bin lorry driver was unhurt.

THEY might be senior royals but the Prince and Princess of Wales are ''like a normal mum and dad'' when it comes to their children's school events, a source has claimed. Kate and William are reported to be ''hands-on'' parents who never miss an event at the swanky Lambrook School in Berkshire where their three kids Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis are pupils. According to Hello! magazine, Kate and Wills, both 41, take part in all school activities and even 'queued up' ''for the tombola'' in a recent fundraising drive.

PAINTING a flat surface - such as a wall or table - can be rather therapeutic, but when it comes to tricky corners and awkward angles, you're bound to get fired up. But a DIY fan has shared her rather simple painting tip which makes sprucing up the banister a quick and easy task - and it will no doubt work on other tricky areas too. Posting a video on TikTok, user Sweet Home Ketteringa shared the hack in action and revealed an old glove is the secret to perfectly primed and painted railings.

THE LAST DINNER PARTYTHE most talked about new band in years need no introduction. They have already been announced as winner of The Brits Rising Star award and today have been named as Radio 1’s Sound Of 2024. Their album, Prelude To Ecstasy, is due out next month with new single Caesar On A TV Screen showing why everyone’s talking about them. It follows on from singles Nothing Matters, Sinner, My Lady Of Mercy and On Your Side.

LOOK alive Glossier fans. The brand has just launched its first ever mascara and it’s destined to sell out quickly. Marketed as the “perfect everyday mascara”, Lash Slick promises to “enhance the look of your natural lashes instead of clumping them together.” Lash Slick mascara, £14 from Glossier - buy now This eagerly awaited product is the latest addition to the cult minimal make-up range that includes beauty blogger-apprived Cloud Paint liquid blushers and cult-favourite Boy Brow eyebrow gel.

LIONEL MESSI shows off his bizarre new all-black tattoo during Argentina training. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner's left shin and calf is covered almost entirely in dark ink - apart from the number ten, his shirt number, and a football. Check out the meaning of all Lionel Messi's tattoos, here... Related stories Messi's leg was previously decorated with a sword, flower patterns and the handprints and name of his eldest son, Thiago.

A "HAPPY" four-year-old girl has been killed in a horror house collapse following an explosion in South London. London Ambulance Service said the child was pronounced dead at the scene in Galpin's Road, Thornton Heath, on Monday. Her next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers, the Metropolitan Police said. Four others were injured in the devastation after the terraced house was razed to the ground amid a blast that sent debris flying hundreds of feet into the air.