57 minutes ago Costco is selling a mega tin of Quality Street this Christmas almost half the price of Amazon

It contains more than 200 of the much-loved chocolates

Economics

66 minutes ago The tragic death of a tiny baby that shook Greater Manchester to its core

A Home Office post mortem due to be held next week will reveal more

Events

67 minutes ago ‘It’s been a lot of detective work’: Madame de Pompadour’s £1m wall lights discovered in Yorkshire hotel

Four gilt-bronze sconces that lit up home of Louis XV’s mistress are set to go on sale at Sotheby’s in DecemberFor almost 140 years, four massive gilt-bronze wall lights have hung in the 18th-century drawing room at Swinton Castle in Yorkshire, now an opulent luxury hotel.Guests will almost certainly have noticed the one metre-high rococo appliques with their entwined branches decorated with leaves, berries and cherubim, and passed them off as impressive reproductions of more valuable original works. Continue reading...

Economics

67 minutes ago Coronation Street icon addresses alcoholism struggle 'drinking a bottle of vodka a day'

Curly Watts is a fan favourite among hardcore fans of Coronation Street and the actor Kevin Kennedy opens up on his alcoholism battle and a return to the Cobbles

Politics

2 hours ago Homeless people to be given cash in first major UK trial to reduce poverty

Led by King’s College London, study will recruit 360 people in England and Wales to explore benefits of schemeResearchers are conducting the UK’s first major scientific trials to establish whether giving homeless people cash is a more effective way of reducing poverty than traditional forms of help.Poverty campaigners have long believed that cash transfers are the most cost-effective way of helping people, but most studies have examined schemes in developing countries. Continue reading...

Politics

2 hours ago Apartment within 'Arcadian' historical house in Hampton Court on sale for 1.2m

A beautiful residence that was once the home of David Garrick is now on the market

Society

3 hours ago Top Biden adviser warns of ‘chaos’ if Trump raises tariffs and guts IRA

White House’s senior economy official says president-elect’s plans will hurt US manufacturing

Events

3 hours ago Arsenal news: Martin Odegaard hailed as goalkeeper reflects on failed transfer

Arsena earned a first league win in five as Martin Odegaard made an instant impact in his first home game since late August to deliver Mikel Arteta three vital points

Sport

3 hours ago Corrie's Janice Battersby star unrecognisable 13 years since leaving soap

Former Coronation Street star Victoria Entwistle who played Janice Battersby, looks unrecognisable 13 years after leaving the cobbles following a 14-year stint in the soap

Politics

3 hours ago Corrie's Janice Battersby star Vicky Entwistle is unrecognisable 13 years since soap exit

Coronation Street actress Vicky Entwistle was a soap icon for over a decade, but has since distanced herself from the role of Janice Battersby and undergone a major transformation

Politics