38 h. ago Benefits cheat pocketed more than £70,000 despite owning holiday home abroad

A court heard George Tatlow, who is from Swansea, south Wales, claimed pension credits, housing benefit and reduced council tax while failing to declare his true assets

Society

53 h. ago Woman with ‘rejection sensitivity’ wins £12k payout after manager told her ‘stop thinking outside the box’

A WOMAN with "rejection sensitivity" has pocketed a £12,000 after her manager reportedly told her to "stop thinking outside the box". Sophie Stone, who is neurodivergent, said her "human right to respect was violated" when her boss Julie Knox made the "triggering" comment. Mrs Stone had asked Knox if there would be a 'break-out area'...

Economics

3 d. ago Is improving your home still worth it? The renovations that can leave you up to £55,000 out of pocket... and the ones that add value

Home improvements may once have paid off handsomely when it came time to sell, but many homeowners are now disappointed to find this isn't the case for them.

Economics

4 d. ago Benefit cheat pensioner pocketed £70,000 despite owning a second home abroad

The pensioner had a property in Bulgaria, owned land in Carmarthenshire, and had other assets he failed to mention when claiming benefits

Economics

5 d. ago 46,000 families at risk as major UK funeral firm collapses into administration

Two men have been charged with conspiracy to defraud over the collapse of Safe Hands pre-paid funeral scheme, which left 46,000 families potentially out of pocket and uncertain about their funeral arrangements

Events

6 d. ago Voices: Are additional taxes on second homes fair? Join The Independent Debate

Have your say: Should second-home owners pay higher council tax, or are full charges on holiday properties unfair?

Society

1 week ago TV icon Phil Spencer's urgent warning as 'broken system' leaves Brits £10,000 out of pocket

The Location, Location, Location star warns caravan owners are being ripped off with hidden charges and resale traps and his new site aims to give buyers and sellers a fair deal

Events

2 w. ago Everyone urged to check pockets for two penny coin with specific year worth £2,000

Check your change now as you could unknowingly be sitting on a fortune if you own this 2p coin. An expert is urging people across the UK to double check this is something they own

Economics

2 w. ago Bulgarian benefits cheat who stole £52m from taxpayers then claimed Universal Credit after prison despite owning her home will have to pay it all BACK in victory for the Daily Mail

Tsvetka Todorova was jailed for three years in May 2024 for her role in the conspiracy, which stole more than £54million.

Economics

2 w. ago Benefits cheat Tsvetka Todorova whose gang stole £54million makes shameless boast

Tsvetka Todorova was branded one of the UK’s "biggest benefits cheats" when she was sentenced for conspiracy to make false representations and possession of articles for use in fraud

Economics

2 w. ago Bulgarian benefits cheat who stole £52m from taxpayers then claimed even more after prison will have to pay it all BACK in victory for the Daily Mail

Tsvetka Todorova was jailed for three years in May 2024 for her role in the conspiracy, which stole more than £54million.

Economics

2 w. ago Charlotte Crosby's holiday nightmare continues with fiancé in hospital after own illness

Charlotte Crosby revealed her fiancé Jake Ankers' hospital stay with a painful leg infection after she herself was hospitalised during their family Christmas and New Year holiday

Science

2 w. ago Dog sitter gave dead French bulldog to owner in plastic bag after holiday horror

Owen Dempsey has been jailed after operating an illegal dog sitting business - he headbutted a grieving owner who was handed a dead French bulldog in a plastic bag

Events

last month ‘A watery gold sunrise lights the turbulent water’: the wild beauty of the Suffolk coast

Coastal erosion may threaten the area around Southwold, but a new ‘movable’ cabin makes a great base for exploring its windswept beaches, remote marshes and welcoming innsThe crumbling cliff edge is just metres away. An automatic blind, which I can operate without getting out of bed, rises to reveal an ocean view: the dramatic storm-surging North Sea with great black-backed gulls circling nearby and a distant ship on the horizon. A watery gold sunrise lights the clouds and turbulent grey water.I’m the first person to sleep in the new Kraken lodge at Still Southwold, a former farm in Easton Bavents on the Suffolk coast. It’s a stylish wooden cabin, one of a scattering of holiday lets in an area prone to aggressive coastal erosion. The owner, Anne Jones, describes the challenges of living on a coast that is rapidly receding in the face of climate-exacerbated storms: the waves have eroded more than 40 hectares (100 acres), and the family business “is no longer a viable farm”. Instead, ...

Politics