87 m. ago ‘Honest folk are paying for this’: the fight against Britain’s billion

From raids on marijuana farms to illegal bitcoin miners, suppliers are finding new ways to tackle the rise in gas and electricity theftMore British households struggling with bills will resort to energy theft, campaigners sayBy the time a team of police officers and engineers stormed a disused office block in Wigan, Greater Manchester, on a November morning last year, the building had been abandoned.Left behind were rooms filled with thousands of cannabis plants: a nursery on the first floor, the growing crop on the second, and leaves drying out on the third. The criminal gang behind the marijuana farm is thought to have fled after the grid operator cut off the stolen electricity used to power scores of LED lamps. Continue reading...

Economics

1 hour ago People on New or Basic State Pension can change monthly payments to weekly

A former DWP employee shares how the frequency of State Pension payments can easily be changed to weekly.

Economics

2 h. ago Deadmau5 apologises for their drunken set on stage at Coachella

Deadmau5, whose real name is Joel Thomas Zimmerman, was supposed to perform a lengthy DJ set alongside electronic music artist Zhu at Coachella in California this month

Events

3 h. ago How Pope Francis changed the Catholic church, and what happens next – podcast

Just hours after wishing the world a happy Easter, the 267th head of the Roman Catholic church passed away. What was his legacy and who will take his place? Catherine Pepinster reportsPope Francis was working until the end. On Easter Sunday, the 88-year-old head of the Catholic church offered an Easter greeting to the crowds in St Peter’s Square who had gathered for mass. By the next morning, after months battling pneumonia and bronchitis, he had passed away.From the beginning, the first Latin American pope wanted his papacy to be different. Catherine Pepinster, the former editor of the Tablet, says one of his first notable actions was to go to a prison, rather than a church, to wash people’s feet in the traditional Maundy Thursday rite. It was typical of a pontiff who refused many of the luxuries of his predecessors – from giving up an apartment in the papal palace to only wearing simple leather shoes. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago Experts warn Trump’s trade war with China could erupt into a cold war

Earlier this month, Trump temporarily paused most tariffs while ratcheting up rates on China

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4 h. ago Starlings will thrive if you add these four things to bird feeders in April

As starling numbers dwindle across the UK, bird-lovers have been urged to leave four simple foods out in order to entice them back into their gardens year after year

Politics

4 h. ago Fury as posh Londoners wake up to find their council has replaced their parking spaces with e

Wimbledon residents are up in arms after the local council's decision to replace precious street parking with 350 dedicated e-bike bays as part of a wider scheme promoted by the London mayor.

Politics

4 h. ago Australia’s student strikers for climate believed they could change their future. Where are they now?

Young people rode a wave of hope and power when hundreds of thousands protested with them in 2019. Then, momentum was lostGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastOn a stinking hot November day, seven years ago, Grace Vegesana and a handful of other young climate activists set up a small stage in a large square in Sydney’s CBD – and waited. Inspired by the first school striker for climate, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, the high school students decided to organise their own rally.Vegesana expected a hundred people to show up. Five thousand came. “It was like, oh my God, we’ve unleashed some kind of beast, people want more,” she recalls. In the months afterwards crowds doubled and then tripled. Continue reading...

Society

4 h. ago Expert reveals how to avoid gardening disaster: Why out of control BBQs, failed attempts at pest control and rotten decking could ruin your summer

From broken bones because of rotten decking to a garden reduced to ash by a faulty gas canister, there are several ways that your perfect summer could be ruined by a garden disaster.

Events

6 h. ago David Beckham gives first look at his new chat show and teases his A

The former footballer, 49, will begin hosting Beckham & Friends Live on Paramount+ next month and took to his Instagram to show the set for the first time.

Politics

6 h. ago Hadera shark attack: Swimmer's last words in FULL before being dragged out to sea and mauled

A swimmer is missing and feared dead after being mauled by a shark at a beach in Hadera, Israel, with horrified people watching the man struggling in the water from a beach

Events

6 h. ago Nuno Espirito Santo: No spite in Tottenham win despite pair's awkward past

The Portuguese lasted just four months as Spurs manager

Events

6 h. ago Keir Starmer sent strong warning on what his child poverty legacy will be

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been warned he must make cutting levels of child poverty a personal priority or risk leaving a dire Labour legacy on the issue

Events

6 h. ago 'I was struggling to afford rent, now I pay just £650 a month after a major lifestyle change'

Nicole Keefe, 27, said she has escaped the UK rental market

Economics

6 h. ago Trump's defence sec Pete Hegseth sees further lettuce calls after 'replacement search'

Yet again, former Fox News presenter turned US defence secretary Pete Hegseth is in hot water after another group chat has been uncovered - leaving many asking if it's time we bought the lettuce back

Politics

7 h. ago Tottenham: Frustrated Postecoglou lauds dominant Spurs after 'disappointing' Forest defeat

The loss was indicative of Spurs’ struggles this season

Politics

7 h. ago Celebrity Big Brother: Late and Live thrown into chaos as Jimmy Bullard exposes bum

Celebrity Big Brother: Late and Live descended into chaos when former footballer Jimmy Bullard appeared on the show and revealed his nude bum leaving AJ Odudu speechless

Events

8 h. ago Warning to Nationwide, Lloyds, NatWest and Santander customers with less than £5,000 in accounts

Millions live hand to mouth every month and have little, if any, savings

Economics

9 h. ago Hadera shark attack: Diver's desperate last words before being dragged out to sea and mauled

A swimmer is missing and feared dead after being mauled by a shark at a beach in Hadera, Israel, with horrified people watching the man struggling in the water from a beach

Events

9 h. ago Hadera shark attack: Swimmer's desperate last words before being dragged out to sea and mauled

A swimmer is missing and feared dead after being mauled by a shark at a beach in Hadera, Israel, with horrified people watching the man struggling in the water from a beach

Events