54 h. ago Meet the lost jewellery hunters: ‘I will be for ever grateful. It wasn’t just a ring’

Metal detecting isn’t just about searching for ancient treasure – the missing belongings of living people are just as precious. Meet the volunteers reuniting the twoI’ve been standing in a soggy field in Bristol for two hours and I’m starting to lose hope. I try to smile optimistically at the woman beside me, but she’s staring ahead at the metal detectorists slowly sweeping the ground like crime scene inspectors. Suddenly there’s a screech. A man drops to his knees and digs into the mud. Is this the moment we’ve all been waiting for?In 2013, Morley Howard launched one of Britain’s biggest metal detecting communities, with a twist. Its members don’t focus on ancient treasure; instead they look for the lost belongings of living people. There’s a chance they’re in your neighbourhood, wading through weeds and plunging into ponds for missing jewellery. They’re an altruistic service just waiting for your call, formed as a result of one chance purchase 15 years ago.Morley Howard: ‘We’ve be...

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3 d. ago The £25million of jewellery stolen from Tamara Ecclestone's mansion was the biggest domestic burglary in Britain. Here, the Mail examines a tantalising new suggestion

Tamara Ecclestone's husband Jay Rutland scowls at the notion that the thieves who smashed through his west London mansion and stole £25m worth of valuables had simply been 'lucky'.

Economics

5 d. ago Millie Radford sparks concern Britain's biggest family are having another feud during holiday to Florida

The mother-of-three, from Morecambe, Lancashire, is one of Sue and Noel Radford 's many children and stars on the Channel 5 show 22 Kids & Counting.

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5 d. ago First man to swim around Great Britain announces his next challenge – and it might be his biggest test yet

Ross Edgley will face huge waves, high winds and freezing temperatures while sharing the water with killer whales

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6 d. ago Britain's biggest building society to cut mortgage rates as low as 3.89%

The best deals are available to buyers with a 40 per cent deposit

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6 d. ago Underrated UK seaside town where Britain's biggest fish and chip shop serves thousands

With four miles of golden beach, a string of arcades, long-stretching promenade and the country's 'best' fish & chip shop, this underrated UK seaside town really does offer something for everyone

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6 d. ago Insurance catch that cost Ecclestones £25m in Britain's biggest burglary: Tamara's husband reveals the astonishing oversight which left them unable to claim for stolen gems

EXCLUSIVE: Incredibly, the insurance policy for their £75million home contained an exemption clause for watches and jewellery that had previously gone unnoticed.

Economics

8 d. ago London Gatwick is UK’s worst airport for flight delays, figures show

CAA data shows flights departed more than 23 minutes late last year, with Birmingham and Manchester second and third-worstLondon Gatwick is the UK’s worst airport for flight delays, official figures showed, with air traffic control issues blamed for continuing disruption.In 2024, flights departed on average more than 23 minutes late from Britain’s second-biggest airport, according to data from the Civil Aviation Authority. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Millionaire owner of Britain's biggest man cave now facing £220,000 bill from council that demolished it after long

Forest of Dean District Council demolished and removed the 10,000sq/ft building in Cinderford, last summer.

Economics

1 week ago Van dwellers in Bristol could get PERMANENT site after 700 people are found living at the side of the road

The city has one of Britain's biggest population of van dwellers of around 700 - who are now so established their children are following suit, including 25-year-old Jack Knight.

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1 week ago British food and drink industry call on EU to ‘reset’ trade ties

Retailers and food producers offer to help efforts reduce ‘unnecessary red tape’ costing industry billions of poundsMore than a dozen of Britain’s biggest retailers and food producers, including Marks & Spencer, J Sainsbury and Asda, have called on the EU to reduce checks on food and drink crossing the Channel and Irish Sea, which they say are costing billions of pounds.Ahead of a summit on 19 May that is hoped to “reset” trade ties five years on from Brexit, they are urging politicians to hammer out a deal on sanitary and phytosanitary checks. They hope this would include a veterinary agreement and would harmonise food safety rules or recognise them as equivalent. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Britain's biggest bank pledges 'solidarity' with transgender staff after 'unsettling day' following Supreme Court's decision

Senior executives of the bank promised to 'stand in solidarity' with trans and non-binary colleagues following yesterday's decision.

Events

1 week ago JD Sports to close 50 high street stores next year as it announces huge business shake

The popular brand is set for a massive restructure next financial year. Around 150 new stores will open, while roughly 100 will be converted or relocated.

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1 week ago One of Britain's biggest high street shop chains announces it must close 50 stores next year

The popular brand is set for a massive restructure next financial year. Around 150 new stores will open, while roughly 100 will be converted or relocated.

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2 w. ago Britain's biggest family The Radford's face 'absolute worst' start to their US holiday as daughter's given crushing news at the gate

Sue and Noel Radford , from Morecambe, Lancashire, had booked for their large brood to go abroad to America, flying out together on Sunday from Gatwick Airport. But it didn't go to plan.

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2 w. ago Britain's biggest family The Radfords face nightmare start to their US holiday as they're refused entry onto the plane

Sue and Noel Radford , from Morecambe, Lancashire, had booked for their large brood to go abroad to America, flying out together on Sunday from Gatwick Airport. But it didn't go to plan.

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2 w. ago One of Britain's biggest police forces blasted over diversity drive that 'encouraged people with no GCSEs and little English to apply'

A former police recruiter has said its 'Positive Action Team' was told to go out in public to recruit people, regardless of language ability or qualifications.

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2 w. ago I'm Britain's 'biggest victim of identity theft'... romance fraudsters have used my face and body 400 TIMES to con women

Military fitness coach Farren Morgan, 38, from Essex believes he could be Britain's most prolific victim of identity theft after hundreds of romance fraudsters stole his name and images to con women.

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3 w. ago Nationwide confirms date £50 bonus will land in accounts: Are you eligible?

Britain's biggest mutual will dish out over £600million to members as part of the 'Big Nationwide Thank You' following its takeover of Virgin Money.

Economics

3 w. ago Young men turn to private healthcare for prostate cancer screening as they are not eligible on the NHS

Over the past three months Britain's biggest online pharmacy has seen a 600 per cent rise in sales of blood tests that looks for signs of the disease.

Science