43 h. ago Britain's worst romance fraudster who scammed single mothers out of £1m jailed for 17 years

Nigel Baker conned five divorced single mothers and encouraged them to hand over their life savings which he then used to fuel his gambling addiction

Economics

51 h. ago 'Britain's worst romance fraudster' who scammed single mothers out of £1m is jailed for 17 years

Nigel Baker preyed on five divorced single mothers he met on dating sites, including Plenty of Fish, spinning a web of lies that persuaded them to hand over hundreds of thousands of pounds each.

Economics

53 h. ago Major European airline strikes tomorrow set to affect thousands of passengers

Strikes are set to hit airlines in Italian airports starting tomorrow - and the action could affect thousands of passengers as a result.

Events

53 h. ago Britain's worst airport leaves thousands of passengers fuming after 'nightmare of a day'

Thousands of holidaymakers headed to Manchester Airport to kick off their Christmas breaks on Monday.

Politics

8 d. ago India’s largest airline ordered to slash winter schedule as flight cancellations trigger aviation crisis

Government scrutiny of IndiGo intensifies after thousands of passengers are stranded and competitor’s hike fares

Events

1 week ago Welsh city's Christmas tree slammed as 'worst in the country'

'It must be one [of] the worst in Britain. It’s quietly been the talk of the city among locals.'

Politics

1 week ago Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson's shock airport act as Australians turn on her and tell her to 'leave our country' following rant at a concertgoer in Melbourne

Shirley Manson had another shock outburst at Sydney Airport on Saturday in the wake of her bizarre beach ball rant at a concertgoer during the Good Things Festival in Melbourne the day before.

Events

1 week ago Major incident at Heathrow Airport as armed police rush to scene and public transport locked down

Armed police have rushed to a major incident at Heathrow Airport, with drivers told not to leave their vehicles.

Events

1 week ago Panicked passengers are told to 'leave everything' and flee plane as it is engulfed by smoke from airport fire

Footage shows panicked travellers pushing their way to the exit of the LATAM Airlines aircraft as flames burn nearby.

Events

2 w. ago UK farmers lose £800m after heat and drought cause one of worst harvests on record

Many now concerned about ability to make living in fast-changing climate after one of worst grain harvests recordedRecord heat and drought cost Britain’s arable farmers more than £800m in lost production in 2025 in one of the worst harvests recorded, analysis has estimated.Three of the five worst harvests on record have now occurred since 2020, leaving some farmers asking whether the growing impacts of the climate crisis are making it too financially risky to sow their crops. Farmers are already facing heavy financial pressure as the costs of fertilisers and other inputs have risen faster than prices. Continue reading...

Society

2 w. ago A year in immigration: The top 2025 immigration photos by AP’s photojournalists

Dozens of migrants sat on long benches on a U.S. military plane as it waited to leave the West Texas airport. They were shackled and handcuffed yet dressed casually, mostly in jeans and sweatshirts. All wore light blue surgical masks.

Culture

2 w. ago Hillsborough investigation finds 12 police officers would have faced gross misconduct charges

A long-running investigation into the 1989 Hillsborough stadium soccer tragedy has found that 12 police officers would have faced gross misconduct proceedings for their failings during and after Britain’s worst sports disaster

Events

2 w. ago Airbus A320 software issue hits thousands of planes as passengers face major disruption

Airline passengers booked to fly on the Airbus A320 aircrafts are facing long delays while urgent modifications are made to a piece of equipment susceptible to “intense solar radiation”.

Events

2 w. ago Ryanair suddenly STOPS discount scheme used by tens of thousands of passengers

Ryanair claimed its Prime subscription scheme was a 'no brainer' for frequent flyers, but it failed to attract anything like enough customers and has now been ditched

Politics

2 w. ago LIVE: UK flight passengers warned as major software issue affects thousands of Airbus planes

Up to 6,000 planes could be affected, an Airbus spokesperson said

Events

3 w. ago The scandal of one of Britain's worst mass poisonings: How deadly toxic water claimed lives, burned families and pets and caused 40 years of misery in idyllic town

Thousands were suddenly drinking and washing themselves with contaminated water after 20 tonnes of aluminium sulphate were poured into the wrong water tank.

Events

3 w. ago Voices: Want a Budget millennials won’t hate? Start by taxing life’s biggest nuisances

From boy racers to ultra-processed foods and doomscrolling, Britain’s worst habits cost us dearly, says Sophie Wilkinson – why doesn’t the chancellor put levies on them before taxing us again?

Economics

3 w. ago 'Ghost' airport should have 10million passengers but no flights ever leave

It opened in 2009 and was supposed to be a major aviation hub

Transport

3 w. ago Hospital under investigation for poor maternity care chased 'natural birth' ideology that 'led to newborn deaths'

In the period that Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust had the lowest number of caesareans - between 2012 and 2023 - its rate of stillbirths and newborn baby deaths soared to the worst in Britain.

Events

3 w. ago Man wrongly jailed for murder for 38 years struggles with smartphones, apps and self

In one of Britain's worst miscarriages of justice, Peter Sullivan spent 38 years behind bars for the murder of 21-year-old florist Diane Sindall.

Events