Bill for borders beggars belief

IN THE week we've proudly celebrated the valour, the heroism, the fearlessness of the lion-hearted men and women who fought and died for this country, a new poll says half of Brits wouldn't fight for Britain.

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Which doesn't just make them gutless and selfish, but also hellishly short-sighted.

Because if a dictator attacks Britain — just like Putin did in Ukraine — they won't have a choice. But this attitude is because schools, universities and the Left are teaching young people to believe there’s nothing about Britain worth fighting for, that patriotism is akin to nationalism and that this is an imperialist, racist country, which should be sneered at, not celebrated.

Surely, if we believe in the values we're supposed to hold dear - democracy, freedom of speech, actual freedom - we have an obligation to defend that? And the woke snowflakes who say they would not fight shouldn't avail themselves of the privileges people braver than them died to give them!

WHEN Liam Payne's son Bear was born, he said: "My life now is his, my money is his."

Those touching words suggested the One Direction star, who plunged to his death from a hotel balcony last year, was overwhelmed with love for his newborn son with Cheryl Tweedy.

What a tragedy, then, that this young man who had fame, money and a son he worshipped chose drugs over them all!

CAN someone please tell me what's so special about David Beckham reaching 50?

There's been wall-to-wall media coverage of his week-long birthday celebrations.

Are we really surprised that a good-looking, super-fit bloke who looks after himself has managed to make it to 50? Or is all the fuss just an excuse to run glam pics of Posh and Becks and speculate on the family rift that caused Brooklyn and his tricksy wife, Nicola Peltz, to snub all the birthday parties?

AFTER 60 years, Weight Watchers has filed for bankruptcy because of the rip-roaring success of weight loss jabs. Of course it has. Who wants to bust a gut losing a couple of pounds a week - and spending fortunes on WW food and merchandise - when on the jabs you can lose five times as much in half the time and no merch?