43 h. ago 'Britain's kindest plumber' who became an internet hero misled his army of fans and donors with photos of vulnerable customers

James Anderson , a plumber from Burnley, Lancashire, founded community interest company (CIC) Depher and earned the nickname 'Britain's kindest plumber'.

Economics

44 h. ago 'Britain's kindest plumber' misled public with photos of vulnerable customers he helped during cost

James Anderson , a plumber from Burnley, Lancashire, founded community interest company (CIC) Depher and earned the nickname 'Britain's kindest plumber'.

Economics

46 h. ago Company run by 'Britain's kindest plumber' misled donors, probe finds

A regulater said it also found 'misleading use of images on social media, with pictures of the same people alongside different stories'

Politics

47 h. ago Donors misled amid ‘controversial fundraising’ at plumber’s company – watchdog

Plumber James Anderson became an internet sensation after fixing vulnerable customers’ boilers for free.

Politics

8 d. ago UK households told to make important boiler check with energy price cap set to rise

The latest energy price cap increase is higher than many anticipated, however checking your boiler and making a potential change could help you offset the rising cost and then some

Politics

1 week ago People who need help managing money could get £749 DWP monthly payment

The DWP may provide extra financial support for those who need help with a variety of daily tasks

Economics

1 week ago Privacy at a cost: the dark web’s main browser helps pedophile networks flourish, experts say

The Tor network’s privacy architecture creates a safe haven for predators to share child sexual abuse materialMillions of child predators are forming sprawling online communities on the dark web using the Tor network, where criminal behavior escalates through the sharing of child sexual abuse material, grooming strategies and normalization of exploitation, experts say. Despite repeated warnings of a growing number of predators taking advantage of it, Tor’s developers have taken no action to curb the spread of this content, critics say.The Tor (“the onion router”) network is an anonymity-focused internet system that routes traffic through a global web of volunteer-run servers to obscure users’ identities and locations. By encrypting data in multiple layers – like that of an onion – Tor makes digital activity difficult to trace. Continue reading...

Economics

1 week ago DWP confirms Winter Fuel Payment won't go to these five groups

The DWP Winter Fuel Payment aims to help cover some of the cost of heating homes, giving people born before September 22, 1959, up to £300 to help keep homes warm

Economics

2 w. ago September 2025 DWP payment dates for benefits, pensions and cost of living help

UK households are facing rising prices, research has shown but there are various forms of financial support that are available to them and some crucial dates to put in the calendar and take note of

Economics

2 w. ago Invasive spiders sweep UK as simple 35p hack shared to keep invaders away

As the UK braces for spider season, experts have shared simple and cost-effective hacks to help keep them away

Events

2 w. ago Rutherglen MSP highlights support to help families with cost of learning

Clare Haughey spoke as children went back to school.

Politics

3 w. ago New £200 cost of living cash payment available for UK households

The money is part of the Household Support Fund, which is a pot of cash awarded to vulnerable households by their local council to help with the cost of bills

Economics

3 w. ago State Pensioners told income should cover cost of one 'valuable' item

The Pensions UK retirement living standards aim to help people use their current lifestyle and cost of living as a guide for what they might need in the future

Economics

4 w. ago Newlyweds look back at wedding photo and realise there's huge A

An A-lister was spotted in the background of a newlywed couple's wedding snaps, with members of the public delighted to see the Oscar-winner out photobombing people

Culture

4 w. ago Amazon customer says delivery driver she found masturbating in her bedroom returned to her home

Exclusive: British woman living in Spain says she felt ‘very vulnerable’ when courier returned to her houseAn Amazon customer who complained to the online retailer about a delivery driver coming into her home and masturbating in her bedroom is demanding to know how the man was allowed to return to her house two days later.Spanish police have taken a suspected semen sample allegedly left by the courier as part of a continuing investigation into the incident. Continue reading...

Society

last month We published a photo of a malnourished child in Gaza. It made an impact globally – and created controversy | Elisabeth Ribbans

Initially, we did not know that Muhammad Zakariya Ayyoub al-Matouq had cerebral palsy. But his medical details do not diminish his suffering, or that of other children in GazaBetween April and mid-July this year, more than 20,000 children in Gaza were admitted to hospital for treatment for acute malnutrition, 3,000 of whom were severely malnourished, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a global initiative whose members include UN agencies such as the World Health Organization, World Food Programme and Unicef, as well as NGOs and research institutes.Over this period, and in the weeks since, the Guardian has published many images of hungry children, among them at least 20 shown in an emaciated condition. (It does so working to an editorial code that gives special protection to children, publishing on matters that may intrude into their welfare only when there is a strong public interest to do so.) But one photograph, which appeared on the homepage of ...

Culture