4 h. ago Nephew cut out of his great aunt's £400,000 will after his parents suggested she move into a care home loses bitter inheritance row

Doreen Stock, 86, died childless in 2021 and left her entire estate to her nephew, Simon Stock, and his wife Catherine.

Society

3 d. ago HMRC gives new update as rumours of ISA £20,000 limit cut intensify

The average of the top 25 stocks and shares ISAs is worth 17 times the average of the biggest cash ISA accounts, according to figures from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)

Economics

5 d. ago Universal Credit warning as 622,000 have benefit payments cut or stopped by DWP

Universal Credit is now claimed by 8.3 million people in the UK but 622,000 people were sanctioned by the DWP between February 2024 and July 2025

Events

6 d. ago Savers say they need £27,000 to feel confident enough to invest as Chancellor plots cash Isa limit cut

As many as 87 per cent of savers said they think a 'significant' cash safety net is essential to have before the start investing.

Economics

1 week ago Spotlight will fall on SNP's mismanagement if Police Scotland forced to cut 1,000 officers

Police Scotland should not have to pay the price of the SNP’s questionable spending decisions and over-budget projects

Events

2 w. ago Arrest made as speed camera left out of action for a year after being cut down is replaced

The average speed camera on Llangyfelach Road in Swansea was cut down a year ago, with police offering a £1,000 reward for information on the crime at the time

Events

2 w. ago Arrest made as speed camera that was chopped down a year ago is finally replaced

The average speed camera on Llangyfelach Road in Swansea was cut down a year ago, with police offering a £1,000 reward for information on the crime at the time

Events

2 w. ago British female hikers rescued from Himalayan valley after snowstorm left them trapped for days with limited supplies

BRITISH tourists have been rescued from a Himalayan valley after a massive snowstorm left them trapped for three days. Brits Catherine Jane Wilson, 53, Emily Jane Coates, 44, and Irishwoman Mary Reape, 65, got trapped more than 5,000 feet up Nepal’s Dhaulagiri Circuit after a freak blizzard cut off their ascent route. Hundreds of hikers...

Events

2 w. ago Reform will cut Civil Service by up to 140,000: Farage plans to make it easier to sack officials

A Nigel Farage government would change the civil service code to ban Left-wing activism that has led to a ' woke agenda that has infected so much of Whitehall', Reform vowed today.

Politics

2 w. ago Amazon cuts 14,000 corporate jobs as spending on artificial intelligence accelerates

Amazon will cut about 14,000 corporate jobs as the online retail giant ramps up spending on artificial intelligence

Politics

2 w. ago Amazon is preparing to cut as many as 30,000 jobs 'from this week'

Reports suggest the mass redundancies will be replacied with artificial intelligence (AI)

Politics

2 w. ago CBS parent company Paramount Skydance to cut 1,000 jobs this week in first round of layoffs: reports

The coming job cuts, reported to total around 2,000 workers, are part of an ongoing restructuring following the venerable entertainment company’s controversial merger this August

Society

2 w. ago Amazon plans to cut up to 30,000 corporate roles, sources say

This figure represents nearly 10 percent of its approximately 350,000 corporate staff

Politics

2 w. ago iBankruptcy? Robot vacuum manufacturer sees its stock tumble after admitting it is struggling to find a buyer

The Roomba creator has been sliding towards disaster since January 2024, when Amazon pulled out of a planned acquisition deal

Economics

2 w. ago Amazon plans to cut 30,000 corporate jobs in response to pandemic overhiring

Figure represents nearly 10% of the company’s roughly 350,000 corporate employeesAmazon is planning to cut as many as 30,000 corporate jobs beginning Tuesday, as the company works to pare expenses and compensate for overhiring during the peak demand of the pandemic, according to three people familiar with the matter.The figure represents a small percentage of Amazon’s 1.55 million total employees, but nearly 10% of the company’s roughly 350,000 corporate employees. This would represent the largest job cut at Amazon since around 27,000 jobs were eliminated starting in late 2022. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Amazon strategised about keeping its datacentres’ full water use secret, leaked document shows

Executives at world’s biggest datacenter owner grappled with disclosing information about water used to help power facilitiesAmazon strategised about keeping the public in the dark over the true extent of its datacentres’ water use, a leaked internal document reveals.The biggest owner of datacentres in the world, Amazon dwarfs competitors Microsoft and Google and is planning a huge increase in capacity as part of a push into artificial intelligence. The Seattle firm operates hundreds of active facilities, with many more in development despite concerns over how much water is being used to cool their vast arrays of circuitry. Continue reading...

Culture

3 w. ago Don't cut the £20,000 cash Isa limit... it won't incentivise savers to invest, MPs warn Rachel Reeves

The Chancellor should not cut the cash Isa allowance from its current £20,000 annual limit, MPs have said. It comes as the Chancellor is said to be considering restricting the allowance to £10,000.

Economics

3 w. ago Amazon ‘plans to replace more than half a million workers with robots,’ report says

Company rejects claims it will slash hiring over next decade, despite automation drive

Economics

3 w. ago Update to 10,000 steps advice as 4,000 enough to cut serious illness

The latest research shows just 4,000 steps every other day could drastically cut the risk of early death

Politics

3 w. ago Trapped on death island: 'Marooned' Russian troops are starving to death and 5,000 have died after being cut off from other Russian forces in Ukraine

As many as 5,000 Russian troops are believed to have perished in the 'death zone' - a a marshy islet south of Kherson.

Events