THEY are often the staple of every hit sitcom and now the real-life prices of properties from the likes of Only Fools and Horses and Friends have been revealed.
Monica’s spacious – and very purple – New York condo once housed her, Rachel and Chandler.
Even at the time the TV abode could be considered pricey for just three residents in a prime location.
But Friends fans discovered during the series that Monica and Rachel paid just $200 a month in 1994, which is equivalent to $426 today – £347.
It was thanks to Courney Cox’s character’s grandmother, who left her a rent-controlled lease.
But these days, renting the two-bed flat would cost an eye-watering £5,815 a month.
The figure, collected by QR Code Generator, is based on a similar property in West Village Manhattan.
Elsewhere in New York, Carrie Bradshaw’s apartment from Sex and the City is now worth £3,613 a month in today’s prices.
Coming back across the pond, Del Boy and Rodney’s Peckham flat from Only Fools and Horses would cost approximately £2,545 now.
To buy a three-bed similar home in the area, house hunters would be set back £587,000 compared to paying just £30,000 in 1981.
Lee Mack‘s house from hit BBC sitcom Not Going Out has served as a backdrop for their everyday life, located in the London Docklands.
To rent an apartment in the area today would see you fork out a approximately £1,944 per month.
Going back to the US and Sheldon and Leonard’s place in The Big Bang Theory would cost £2,567 for a two-bed.
The duo’s condo was based in the fictional Los Robles Apartment Building which was also home to their friend Penny, who was played by Kaley Cuoco.
Collected by QR Code Generator here's the average monthly rent for the iconic TV abodes today:
Friends – Monica and Rachel flat – £5,815
Sex and the City – Carrie’s apartment – £3,613
The Big Bang Theory – Sheldon and Leonard place – £2,567
Only Fools and Horses – Del Boy and Rodney’s flat – £2,545
Bottom – Richie and Eddie’s place – £2,442
Not Going Out – Lee and Lucy’s house – £1,944
Rising Damp – Rigsby’s house – £1,110
Two Points of Larger and a Packet of Crisps – Gaz and Jonny’s place – £803
MARCO SILVA was in no mood to discuss the dire form of Manchester United ahead of Fulham’s Sunday night clash with the Red Devils.
The Fulham boss shut down questions regarding United’s poor form and insisted that he was asked about his team rather than their opponents ahead of the Premier League bout.
Silva didn’t want to be pulled into questions that he felt could disrespect his opponents before their visit to Craven Cottage tomorrow.
After being asked about Ruben Amorim’s criticism of his team as being the “worst team in Man Utd history”, Silva snapped.
He said: “As I said before, we are here to talk about Fulham vs Manchester United.
“If you want comments about Man Utd and if you want comments about what people are saying then you have to ask different people and a different manager, not me”.
Silva refused to engage in any open criticism of Man Utd despite a second attempt from the reporter to compare Fulham’s form with United in recent weeks.
He added: “We are going really, really well. It’s not because of the position of Man Utd. Sorry.
“Talk about ourselves. You want to talk about ourselves. You mention the position of Man Utd and I was a little bit confused”.
When Silva was probed one more time to comment about Fulham sitting above Man Utd in the table, he immediately cut off the reporter and refused to discuss his opponents any further.
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“No, sorry. Sorry to interrupt you. We are in a very good position because we are doing really well.
“Nothing related to the position of Manchester United. We are doing really well and we are in the position we are because we have been strong enough and we have been competitive enough.
“And if you are there it doesn’t matter what is the team that is below us or above us. We are there because we deserve to be in a different position.
“But it’s about ourselves not about the position of the team we are going to play against. I repeat again, I have massive respect for them.”
Fulham are currently three places and seven points ahead of Ruben Amorim‘s Man Utd side in the Premier League table.
While their form has seen them lose just once in their last 11 games in all competitions – a stark comparison to Man Utd who have lost five of their last nine games across all comps.
Amorim was left fuming after his side fell to a 3-1 defeat the hands of Brighton last weekend, labelling his team as “the worst team maybe in the history of Manchester United.”
While he was also involved in a furious outburst in the dressing room, ultimately damaging the TV used to display tactics ahead of games during his emotional reaction.
Asked what led to the outburst after united’s 2-1 win over Rangers, he explained: “I didn’t think, that’s why. I’m a young guy and sometimes I make a mistake.
“That’s why I don’t [usually] speak after the game. This game, I needed to talk and maybe it was a mistake.
“Then I get more nervous and go to the [press] conference really nervous and say things you should not say.
“I don’t promise I will not do it again. I don’t know, but I’ll try to improve”.
A MUM-OF-THREE has revealed that people make fun of her for living in a tiny shed, but she doesn’t care.
Savannah, who lives in Texas, US, won’t listen to those who critique her lifestyle, after she decided to move out of the 1,800 sq ft house in the city that she once lived in for a converted 600 sq ft shed in the country instead.
Now, the self-confessed ‘crunchy mum’ is not only mortgage free, but debt free too.
Posting on social media, the red-haired beauty, who adopts a ‘slow’ and ‘frugal’ way of living, shared a clip as she posed outside her tiny home.
She wrote: “When someone makes fun of me for living in a shed but I’m mortgage free.”
Clapping back to the trolls who don’t agree with her minimalist life, Savannah mimed along to a viral TikTok audio that said: “Not everybody fits in the bad b***h genre. It’s a genre.”
She also then added: “Your opinion is not my reality”.
But whilst Savannah’s custom made shed, which she bought from a family friend and has a living area, kitchen, bathroom and three bedrooms, isn’t the biggest, it is in fact surrounded by lots of land.
Savannah explained: “We bought 26 acres with my parents! We would have bought five-10 acres probably if it was just us. There’s lots of land in Texas.”
The mum-of-three then went on to explain that her tiny shed has a full-size fridge and freezer, as well as a full-size stackable washer dryer in the bathroom.
And whilst they have to make adjustments to accommodate guests, she stressed that “it’s not unfair” on her children, who “still have their decorations…plenty of toys, and a regular full-size twin bunk bed.”
She revealed: “We live in a shed house, and yes, we still love to host. We just may sit on the floor so you can take the sofas.”
Keen to set the record straight with the haters, she claimed: “I may not have a typical “house” but I have a home.
“If you want to keep paying a mortgage and interest, go for it. Been there, done that, not for me.”
CONVERTING an existing shed or outbuilding into a self-contained living space will usually require you apply for planning permission.
However, there is a “loophole” Brits can use to convert outbuildings into a tiny home without permission.
Planning expert Martin Gaine from Just Planning warned the conversion process is far easier than you may think.
Speaking to The Sun, the Chartered Town Planner of 14 years’ experience explained: “An outbuilding can be built using ‘permitted development rights’, meaning it does not need planning permission.
“As long as you comply with the various restrictions and conditions.”
One of these is that the outbuilding can only be used for something ‘ancillary’ to your main living accommodation – examples include storage, a gym or a pool room.
If the outbuilding is existing, converting it then into primary living accommodation IS allowed.
Martin explained: “This is because internal changes to an existing building are not considered to be development at all under the Town and Country Planning Act.
But like anything, there is one catch.
The new living accommodation must still have some connection with your use of the main house.
For instance, if your gran is living out there, she must still come into the house to eat.
The TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @thehotmesshomestead, has clearly left many open-mouthed, as it has quickly amassed over 8,600 likes.
But whilst people haven’t always been kind to Savannah about her shed home, many social media users were ‘jealous’ of her debt free lifestyle.
If you want to keep paying a mortgage and interest, go for it. Been there, done that, not for me
Savannah
One person said: “You are living my dream.
“I literally cannot wait to sell my house and downsize EVERYTHING. The white picket fence life SUCKS.”
Another added: “My dream!”
A third commented: “Not gonna lie, I’m jelly.”
Whilst someone else chimed in: “I can’t even afford a shed.”
A DOG walker said her life was ‘put in danger’ after a stranger left a nasty note on her car and let down her tyre.
The woman had been visiting Baggeridge Country Park, Dudley when her motor was targeted on a residential street.
“Are you f****** thick?” was scrawled in large capital letters on a napkin and her tire had been let down.
She’s parked her car on a street near the popular beauty spot for a brisk walk on the morning of Christmas Eve 2024.
Left shaken up by the incident, she told Birmingham Live: “I was shocked to find the note left on my windscreen and worst still, to find my tyre let down.
“It was really upsetting to think some had let my tyre down and deliberately tried to endanger my life and cause me to have an accident in the process. My wing mirror was pushed in too.
“This was also criminal damage. I know other people park on Fir Street to use Baggeridge too.”
Fir Street is a residential road within walking distance from the park.
It is not known if the woman had parked in an obstructive way, but according to the Highway Code, all road users are technically entitled to park outside houses.
The Highway Code, paragraph 207, asks that people DO NOT park their vehicle where it might cause an obstruction to other pedestrians or road users, and cites the example of not parking in front of another person’s driveway.
In essence, while there are certain rules and regulations under the Highway Code relating to parking on public highways, mostly it’s a matter of common decency and courtesy.
This comes after a couple who live in a van have discovered a way to avoid parking fines.
Ric and Keira discovered a “loophole in the system” when it comes to parking in supermarket car parks.
In a video on their YouTube channel, Touring With The Kids, the couple summarised the method and showed how seamless it has made their living.
Dad Ric described how frustrating it can be to try and use supermarket car parks as many typically have time restrictions.
But by downloading and quickly signing up to a popular app, the pair have managed to find the perfect “hack” to help find places to stay overnight.
The app, YourParkingSpace, lets you book time across many public car parks, including supermarkets.
It has over a million downloads from the Google Play Store and a rating of 4.2 from over 7000 reviews.
It has been a game changer for the family as they can now avoid fines and time restrictions for “next to nothing”.
For their overnight stay in the video, the couple said it cost them just £2.50 to stay in the car park.
YourParkingSpace allows booking at more than 700,000 spots across the UK, including supermarkets such as Asda, Sainsbury’s, and Tesco.
It works similarly to other parking apps like JustPark, with YourParkingSpace also allowing bookings on private driveways.
MAJOR disruptions were caused at Irish airport as Storm Eowyn swept the country – and some flights are facing delays today.
Dublin Airport announced yesterday morning that no flights would be taking off or landing amid the weather chaos.
It came as the entire country was placed under red alert warnings and the biggest storm in decades hit the nation.
The airport stayed open for the day despite the 170kmh wind gusts but no planes took off or landed.
Over 200 flights were cancelled, with 109 arrivals and 119 departures axed.
Now, airline bosses have announced the status of flights scheduled for today.
It comes while thousands have been left without power as the clean up begins across Ireland.
In the capital, some flights have been delayed while others are expected to be running on time.
Jetsetters can keep track of their airline status on the Dublin Airport website.
Departures to Frankfurt, Germany, Verona, Italy, and Manchester in the UK are all running on schedule.
And journeys to Icelandic capital Reykjavik as well as Hamburg, Germany, and Spain‘s famous Lanzarote are also on time.
This afternoon flights to Liverpool in England and Swiss city Zurich are also on schedule.
But some holidaygoers in Dublin Airport are set to see more delays following the ferocious storm.
The 1.20pm take off to famous Cairo in Egypt has been delayed and so has a 2.55pm journey to Innsbruck, Austria.
Those waiting on family and loves ones to arrive should be aware that delays to incoming flights are also taking place.
The 11.25am arrival of a plane from Dusseldorf in Germany was delayed until 11.45am.
And a 11.45pm flight from Geneva, Switzerland, was also delayed until 12.55pm.
An 11.55am flight from Spanish capital Madrid is now expected to land in at 1.00pm.
And a flight from Prague to Dublin that was scheduled to arrive at 12.15pm also landed at 12.35pm.
Holidaygoers or those waiting for flights to land can check in on social media to see updates from Dublin Airport.
Meanwhile, the country’s other major airport in Cork is also seeing delays.
A 1.10pm flight from Glasgow is now set to land at 1.50pm, while a plane from Fuerteventura 2.15 is now to land in at 2.30.
Outgoing flights have also been affected, with some departures seeing delays.
A 1.40pm flight to Scottish city Glasgow is now scheduled for 2.10PM.
And a 2.00pm Ryanair flight to famous Venice has been delayed with no new departure time in place.
Similarly, a 5.00pm flight to Bristol has been delayed with no outgoing time currently given.
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BEN O’CONNOR will make his first start for Munster as a fresh-faced Reds XV hits up Rodney Parade tonight.
With Ireland stars Tadhg Beirne, Jack Crowley, Conor Murray, Calvin Nash and Peter O’Mahony away in camp ahead of the Six Nations, O’Connor is one of six changes to the side that faced Northampton last week.
A talented centre-back, O’Connor won two All-Irelands with the Cork hurlers — at minor and Under-20 level — before deciding his long-term future was at Thomond Park.
He starred for Ireland at the Under-20 Rugby World Cup in South Africa last year as the Green Army ultimately came up short against England in the semis.
It will be his eighth appearance overall for the Reds but it is a first start for the exciting rookie, 20.
Academy hooker Danny Sheahan has been named on the bench and is set to make his senior debut as the basement boys host 11-placed Munster.
As well as O’Connor, Shane Daly, Billy Burns Ethan Coughlan, Tom Ahern and captain Jack O’Donoghue come into the team following the two-point Champions Cup defeat to the Saints.
Diarmuid Kilgallen — who scored two tries in last week’s European clash — makes a first URC start for the Reds.
The province confirmed that Mike Haley has successfully gone under the knife after picking up an ankle injury last time out.
MUNSTER: B O’Connor; D Kilgallen, T Farrell, R Scannell, S Daly; B Burns, E Coughlan; D Bleuler, D Barron, O Jager; F Wycherley, T Ahern; J O’Donoghue, A Kendellen, G Coombes.
Reps: D Sheahan, K Ryan, J Ryan, E O’Connell, B Gleeson, P Patterson, T Butler, J Hodnett.
Today’s 7.35pm kick-off will be shown live on RTE Two.
LUKE LITTLER admitted he “fell asleep” before setting up another blockbuster clash with Michael van Gerwen.
The 18-year-old ground out a 6-4 win over Dimitri Van den Bergh in his Dutch Masters opener – after the Belgian had shaken up his walk-on routine.
However, the teen sensation needed to hit three 180s in the last two legs to get over the line after a mid-match slump.
On going up a gear, he admitted: “I had to. Dimitri was behind me all the way.
“But two-nil up, fell asleep and I had to find other gears.
“The World Series is a massive thing. You go to all these different countries. But I would say it’s match practice for the Premier League.”
Van den Bergh surprisingly dumped his classic Happy walk-on song and dance for the occasion.
It was replaced by Play Hard by David Guetta.
When asked about it, Littler replied: “I don’t really know. I think it’s good for us players that he’s not there dancing around!
“So we get to walk-on quicker. He can take his time. It’s a good song.”
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Littler now faces Van Gerwen in the quarters, a repeat of their World Final clash at the Ally Pally three weeks ago.
He added: “Obviously I’d like to get another win and progress to the semi-final.
“I think Michael might be thinking he wants revenge, especially in his backyard.
“It would be a good thing to beat him in his backyard.
“Like I said, win that game and guarantee myself a place in the semi-final.”
Here is all the prize money Luke Littler has won so far after being crowned 2025 PDC World Darts Championship winner:
World Championship 2025 – £500,000
World Championship 2024 – £200,000
Grand Slam of Darts 2024 – £150,000
European Tour – £91,000
Player Championships events – £71,500
Players Championship final runner-up – £60,000
UK Open 2023 + 2024 – £17,500
World Matchplay – £10,000
World Grand Prix – £7,500
European Championship – £7,500
(Unranked) Premier League Darts – £315,000
TOTAL: £1.43 million
MVG will go into his rematch with Littler sporting a broken toe.
The three-time world champion suffered a freak injury while on holiday with his family in Thailand.
Asked if the injury would hamper him in the tournament, he replied: “[It’s] annoying, but you can’t do anything about it.
“It happened last week on holiday. Accidents can happen. I enjoyed my holiday. I definitely had a nice rest.”