30 h. ago Britain's worst cowboy builder who fleeced customers out of more than £1.25m to fund luxury holidays and gambling is jailed for 14 years

Mark Killick, who was known to customers as Marc Cole, 56, from Paulton, Somerset, faces 14 years behind bars after callously fleecing his customers out of more than £1.25million.

Economics

47 h. ago This London Luxury Hotel Is One Of The City’s Top Holiday Destinations

This London Luxury Hotel Is One Of The City’s Top Holiday Destinations  Forbes

Politics

4 d. ago Is this really the 'worst house in Britain'? Neighbours compare 'hideous' newbuild to 'Bibby Stockholm' after owners put it on market for £500k...but wait till YOU see inside

The three-bed detached home in Dagenham, east London has been described as a 'garage with a shipping container on top' by unimpressed residents.

Economics

4 d. ago Fears black cab rapist John Worboys will walk free after police drop rape probe

Detectives in Lancashire have dropped a probe into one of Britain's worst serial sex offenders over a historic allegation of rape, paving the way for him to walk free

Events

5 d. ago Cowboy builder jailed after fleecing couple of £150k for work he never carried out

Martin Ritchie, 35, conned Jim and Jean Shaw into working on their dream new bungalow in Lenzie, East Dunbartonshire.

Economics

5 d. ago Luxury £1,473 luxury Canary Island holiday now £689 from Manchester Airport

It's based on two people travelling from Manchester Airport, with prices shown per person

Economics

6 d. ago Our pick of the best early holiday sale deals from the UK’s biggest online travel operator

We’ve scanned the first wave of early January holiday sale deals and picked out the best-value beach, luxury and all-inclusive breaks worth booking now.

Economics

7 d. 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

8 d. ago UK's 'biggest ever romance fraudster' jailed for 17 years over £1m gambling con

The "charming" fraudster took nearly £1 million off the five middle-aged victims

Economics

8 d. 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

8 d. 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

1 week ago I went undercover in Venezuela’s ‘five star’ jail where cartel built sprawling prison city complete with zoo and casino

WITH a nightclub, zoo, swimming pool, restaurants, a betting shop, a lavish suite and a baseball pitch, Tocoron could have passed as a luxury all-inclusive holiday resort. Instead it was a prison that became the birthplace of Venezuela’s most dangerous organised crime gang, with a fearless journalist who went undercover at the institution revealing how...

Events

2 w. 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

2 w. ago 'Cowboy builder conned us out of £100k for extension and left our home in ruins'

Michael Parr, 55, was sentenced to two years and eight months after Andy and Lisa Clarke paid the 'cowboy builder' £98,000 for a home extension he never completed

Economics

2 w. ago Cowboy builder leaves couple's home in ruins and makes off with £100,000: Devastated wife reveals how the stress led to her losing a baby

Andy Clarke, 46, and his then-pregnant wife, Lisa Clarke, 43, from Chesterfield, Derbyshire, were forced to pay another firm £150,000 to get the work completed.

Economics

2 w. ago Need a holiday? Save up to 20% on luxury Hilton hotels with this limited

Fancy a winter-sun holiday in style? Now’s your time to book

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2 w. ago Need a holiday? Save 20% on luxury Hilton hotels with this limited

Fancy a winter-sun holiday in style? Now’s your time to book

Politics

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

3 w. ago Andy Carroll soaks up sun on luxury Zanzibar holiday with girlfriend Lou Teasdale & shares sweet ‘I love you’ message

ANDY Carroll was seen soaking up the sun on an island getaway with his girlfriend Lou Teasdale. The ex-England striker appeared in a series of snaps Lou shared on Instagram with the caption: "Zanzibar best island in the world." And Andy sent a sweet message to his girlfriend in reply, writing in the comments: "We...

Politics

3 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

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