1 hour ago Staggering cost of meeting London's housing target revealed in new research

Analysis comes as London Assembly housing chief warns an entire generation ‘will never get on to the housing ladder independently’

Events

2 h. ago Fury as award winning fish and chip shop hikes price of haddock to £8.20 in Manchester 'due to spiralling cost from suppliers'

Chips @ No 8 in Prestwich has regularly been hailed as one of the best fish and chip shops in Greater Manchester and has made it into national lists too, often drawing in big crowds during the day.

Economics

2 h. ago Nationwide says 'please contact us' in urgent message to customers over £50 payments

The bank is paying £600 million to 12 million of its members

Economics

2 h. ago Urgent warning over major outbreak of gruesome parasite that causes 'bowel cancer

At least 28 people have been struck down with the microscopic bug in Wales. The infection can pass between animals and humans, as well as from human to human.

Events

2 h. ago 'Frankly ridiculous' trigger warning for Shakespeare's Hamlet: National Theatre cautions viewers over death, grief and madness

To warn or not to warn. That is the question that faced the National Theatre.

Events

3 h. ago DWP update on plans that would let them check people's bank accounts

It is part of “biggest ever crackdown on fraud against the public purse”

Economics

4 h. ago Celebrity hairstylist Jenn Lagron suffers ‘devastating’ injuries after being hit by alleged drunk driver

Lagron recently styled celebrities during the Grammys and Super Bowl week

Events

5 h. ago Top Trump aide eviscerates 'failed loser' Kamala Harris while ridiculing her big 'comeback' move: Live updates

The White House issued a list of what it said were 57 'hoaxes' by the media during Donald Trump's first 100 days.

Politics

5 h. ago Martin Lewis tells households they can save £285 a year on energy bills but must act 'right now'

The Money Saving Expert has revealed the new cheapest fixed energy deal

Economics

5 h. ago Ed Balls and Richard Tice clash as Reform MP fails to answer question 12 times

Former shadow chancellor Ed Balls and Reform UK MP Richard Tice clashed on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday (30 April), after the latter failed repeatedly to give a cost estimate for nationalising British Steel.

Events

5 h. ago Kendrick Lamar and SZA review – powerhouse duo make their mark in Atlanta

Mercedes-Benz stadium, AtlantaThe record-breaking Grand National tour brings together two stylistically opposed stars and continues an internet-breaking feudJust when it seemed as if Kendrick Lamar had dropped his grudge against Drake, it turns out his “game over” coda to the Super Bowl half-time show was just the end of regulation. On the Grand National tour, a four-month stadium circuit for the Grammy-sweeping album GNX and SZA’s reissue album Lana, Lamar takes the music industry’s most bitter rivalry match into overtime.The score-keeping has not stopped. The Grand National tour’s opening date in Minneapolis last week totaled more than $9m from more than 47,000 spectators, giving Lamar claim to the highest-grossing hip-hop concert of all time – surpassing the record Eminem set after playing Melbourne, Australia, in 2019. That’s what you get when you pair the hottest rapper in the game with an R&B queen who is coming off the critical and commercial success of the buddy comedy O...

Politics

5 h. ago West Lothian Council warning over cost of meeting National Insurance increase

An update on the Chancellor’s Spring Statement and its effects on West Lothian’s finances delivered to councillors at the Executive suggested some of the cost would be met but there was no clarity as to how much.

Events

6 h. ago Best man bows out of Benidorm stag do over 'ridiculous' cost for three

The groomsman was forced to pull out of the trip for his best pal to the Spanish resort but didn't know if he was being dramatic

Politics

6 h. ago Restaurant issues apology and changes its 'deeply hurtful' name after backlash from angry customers

Jap To Go, in Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester, serves 'East Asian street food' including sushi, poke bowls, bao buns and katsu curries.

Economics

7 h. ago Katy Perry says she felt like ‘human piñata’ during backlash to space flight

Pop star was widely ridiculed for her behaviour during the 11-minute space flight, but has reassured fans that she was doing well on her ‘human journey playing the game of life’

Politics

7 h. ago Wrexham throwing Bank Holiday weekend promotion party as cost of tickets announced

Wrexham are hosting a celebration event at the Racecourse Ground after securing promotion to the Championship, featuring live music and the player of the season awards

Economics

7 h. ago Has Beyoncé lost her pulling power? Cowboy Carter tickets are STILL available ahead of her six nights in London as prices plummet to as low as £66

The R&B superstar is currently two dates into an expansive 32 date tour of the United States, London and Paris in support of her latest album, the Grammy Award winning Cowboy Carter.

Economics

8 h. ago Is the cost of living crisis turning Beyoncé's UK shows into the best thing she never had? Cowboy Carter tickets are STILL available ahead of her six nights in London as prices plummet

The R&B superstar is currently two dates into an expansive 32 date tour of the United States, London and Paris in support of her latest album, the Grammy Award winning Cowboy Carter.

Economics

8 h. ago Coronation Street fans 'didn’t expect' Charlotte Jordan to reveal 'real voice' as she makes announcement

The actress will officially bow out of the ITV soap on Friday (May 2), almost five years after making her debut as Daisy Midgeley

Politics

8 h. ago Natalie Cassidy breaks silence as she lands new BBC role after quitting EastEnders

Natalie Cassidy has landed a brand new role on the BBC just weeks after she bowed out of EastEnders as Sonia Fowler following over three decades on the soap

Politics