47 m. ago Major UK retailer's future hangs in the balance as shop closures may be on cards

The future of the UK high street remains uncertain as yet another UK retailer has been put up for sale more than a year after appointing investment bankers to explore strategic options

Economics

2 h. ago My VE Day was nothing like our image of it today. I hope we can honour what it really meant | Sheila Hancock

Our street party tea was a muted celebration, full of uncertainty. Then, as now, we faced a long struggle towards a better world It is May 2025, it is 4am, and I am sitting up in bed, sleepless, looking out at a huge moon illuminating the still world.Eighty-five years ago, in 1940, a silently weeping seven-year-old lay on a cracked leatherette sofa in urine-soaked pyjamas, looking through an alien window, praying that that same moon would protect my mum and dad from the killer bombs falling in London. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago 'The jewel in the crown of Portobello': building featured in Paddington films for sale for £4.5m

The property, with its distinctive red façade, starred as Mr Gruber’s antiques shop in the Paddington films

Economics

4 h. ago Liverpool news: Arne Slot makes transfer window prediction as Reds star addresses future

Liverpool are potentially in line for a busy summer after winning the Premier League with plenty of ins and outs predicted as Arne Slot looks to consolidate his squad

Politics

5 h. ago Arsenal transfer news: £42m star set for shock summer exit amid Viktor Gyokeres boost

Arsenal are gearing up for a busy summer transfer window as they look to finally claim the Premier League title, with a new striker at the top of Mikel Arteta's shopping list

Economics

8 h. ago Liverpool star sends message to Jamie Carragher after urging Arne Slot to replace him

Liverpool are expected to make moves in the summer transfer window to improve Arne Slot's squad and Anfield favourite Jamie Carragher has already suggested one signing

Politics

8 h. ago May bank holiday weekend opening times for B&Q, Homebase, B&M and Home Bargains

If you're planning some DIY over the bank holiday weekend, it's worth being aware of when some of the UK's biggest DIY stores will be open for you to browse and shop

Economics

13 h. ago Enjoy homemade frozen treats this heatwave as Cuisinart slashes £100 off 'instant' ice

Enjoy frozen treats with family and friends this bank holiday weekend, without paying extortinate prices at your local ice-cream shop as Cuisinart have axed their ice-cream maker by a massive £100

Society

14 h. ago Arsenal eye Leicester star Ruud van Nistelrooy made feelings very clear about

Arsenal are set for a busy summer transfer window as boss Mikel Arteta looks to boost his squad ahead of another expected Premier League title challenge next season

Politics

16 h. ago Child suffers head injury after falling from top window of double

The youngster was rushed to hospital after suffering a head injury during the accident on his way home from school.

Events

18 h. ago IT teacher banned from the classroom after refusing to delete photos of pupil ‘because they made him happy’

Nana Opong, 56, tried to conceal his conversations with the pupil by encouraging her to ‘delete everything’, and threatened to ‘throw eggs at her window’ if she tried to blackmail him

Events

18 h. ago Mrs Hinch fans share 'brilliant' hack using coins to get rid of flies

A Mrs Hinch fan has shared a simple yet effective hack to get rid of flies, which uses coins, water and a plastic sandwich bag

Politics

20 h. ago Is Farage’s win a new dawn? We could ask Labour, but they’re still fast asleep | Marina Hyde

The local elections results tell us one clear thing: the ‘two main parties’ offer a change that actually changes nothing – and voters know itIt’s been a funny old decade. Just over 10 years ago, the comedian Russell Brand was lionised in some quarters for appearing on a Question Time panel with Nigel Farage, and producing what was widely, if bafflingly, interpreted as a brilliant zinger about the then Ukip leader. “He is a pound-shop Enoch Powell,” honked Brand, “and we gotta watch him.” Well now. Perhaps it takes someone who needs to be watched to know someone who needs to be watched. Mr Brand returned to the UK this week from the Florida base of his conspiracist Christian media outlet, appearing in court today on rape and sexual assault charges. He denies them.Anyway: the local elections, where the big thing that people said could never happen seems to be happening. Farage now leads Reform UK, which even last year used to be bundled in the “other” category by political pollsters –...

Politics

20 h. ago Andy Robertson responds to Liverpool transfer rumours with clear message on future

Liverpool are planning to make transfers in the summer window and Andy Robertson has made his feelings clear on his own future before Arne Slot strengthens at left-back

Politics

20 h. ago Feral masked teen gang batter shop worker to steal vapes and fizzy juice

A gang of balaclava-clad teens battered a shop worker in front of a customer before stealing vapes and fizzy drinks in the second attack on the business in just two weeks.

Events

21 h. ago Boy, 4, left critically ill in hospital after visiting farm for day out with gran

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Michael Carpenter fell sick just days after he visited Cowbridge Farm Shop with his grandmother

Science

21 h. ago Make 'delicious' iced coffees with this £32 Amazon gadget hailed 'best purchase ever'

If you're a fan of a chilled brew but not paying wild coffee shop prices, this could be for you

Economics

21 h. ago Arne Slot says Liverpool title celebrations will help in summer transfer talks

Arne Slot and Liverpool are set for a busy summer transfer window and the Reds manager has pointed to a key area where they could have the upper hand over Premier League rivals

Politics

21 h. ago Boy rushed to hospital after falling out of top window of double

The bus was bringing pupils home at the end of a school day

Politics

22 h. ago Town 'saturated' with 13 barber shops just got a 14th given permission to open

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council's planning committee approved plans to turn an amusement arcade in Hannah Street, Porth, into a barber shop

Events