6 h. ago Fred West jail now 'cleaner' than 'festering hellhole' Birmingham streets

Residents in Birmingham have suggested that prisoners at the nearby Winson Green jail are enjoying better living conditions after more than half a year of bin strikes in the city

Events

8 h. ago Kasper Schmeichel eviscerated for unseen Celtic moment sin as legend insists 'he'd have had a bloody nose' in my day

The Hoops No1 had a night to forget against Braga and his performance and actions left Peter Grant 'really disappointed'

Events

14 h. ago Forget Oasis, the next big gig for Manchester announced from band with over four billion streams

They have sold 30 million albums and DVDs, and also have billions of streams on YouTube alone

Sport

15 h. ago Shower glass will clean 'perfectly' if you use 1 product that costs just £1.50

Cleaning fans have shared their go-to product for getting rid of water marks and limescale on shower screens, and it's very affordable too.

Economics

15 h. ago Cleaner says 'forget everything else' but 1 thing for shower glass

You don't need a massive selection of pricey cleaning products to tackle dirty shower glass, as there's one thing that's said to be 'so satisfying' to use.

Politics

16 h. ago Home Bargains shoppers 'not sure what to think' about £1.29 shower gel

At first glance, the quirky scent isn't exactly what some people will want to smell like

Economics

16 h. ago 'Perfect' £1.50 shower screen cleaning hack as experts say 'forget everything else'

People on social media have shared their go-to product for getting rid of water marks and limescale on shower screens - and it's available for just £1.50 in most supermarkets

Economics

19 h. ago Forget house deposits... the Bank of Mum and Dad is now funding private medical treatment

The Bank of Mum and Dad has long funded their children's young adult life, from paying rent while at university to gifting tens of thousands of pounds for housing deposits.

Economics

19 h. ago ‘Like it had been put on Earth specially for me’: readers’ favourite European city breaks

From the later summer glow of Marseille to polar nights in Tromsø, our tipsters choose their favourite cities • Tell us about a great trip you’ve had since hitting 60 – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucherSibiu, the former capital of Transylvania, proved a wonderful place to visit. The city’s old town is on a hill, with every other building in the three main squares and the sidestreets seemingly a historic monument, dominated by the medieval Lutheran cathedral of Saint Mary. The characteristic design of attic windows makes it clear why Sibiu is called “the town of a thousand eyes”, and the Teutsch Haus provides a brilliant history of the region and the Transylvanian Saxons. The old town is crammed full of restaurants and cafes, and down by the river there is a local market with giant aubergines, tomatoes and peppers. For an evening glass, Wine Not has a vast selection of Romanian (and Moldovan) wines, and a black cat to talk to.Barbara Forbes Continue reading...

Politics

19 h. ago 'I survived botched death row execution and there's one face I'll never forget'

After being stabbed several times with needles about to administer a lethal injection, death row inmate Thomas Creech will never forget this one moment

Events

30 h. ago From bombs to glass: Hanford site can now transform nuclear waste

The Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state produced plutonium for most of America's nuclear arsenal through the end of the Cold War

Events

33 h. ago Best vacuum cleaner deals 2025 on our tried and tested models

Bag a new handheld, upright or robot vacuum cleaner for less, with these top discounts

Economics

33 h. ago Stirling's new glass recycling bins to be delivered to households from next week

The new bins will be delivered to homes from October 8 as part of a review of the glass recycling collection service.

Society

35 h. ago UK and EU poised to strike deal sparing British business from carbon border tax

Exclusive: temporary deal to shield UK exporters from levy’s impact is now viewed by both sides as likelyThe EU and Britain are poised to agree a deal sparing British businesses from a carbon border tax being introduced in 2026, with officials targeting late spring for the next EU-UK summit.The EU is introducing a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) on 1 January targeting imports produced using carbon-intensive methods, such as steel, glass and fertiliser. Continue reading...

Economics

38 h. ago Strictly's Thomas Skinner says 'please don't forget' in plea after Amy Dowden revealed 'warning'

The pair are currently in training for their second routine of the 2025 series

Events

39 h. ago Man dubbed 'selfish' for refusing to let stranger shower in his hotel room

A man was stunned when a woman waiting for her room at a hotel asked if she could use his for half an hour, so she could have a lie down and freshen up after a long journey

Politics

40 h. ago 'I visited bleakest UK town with more St George's flags than people for one highlight'

With one of the worst pub food experiences, a deserted high street and a pint-glass littered river front - there is only one thing going for this Essex town.

Politics

40 h. ago 11 best cordless vacuum cleaners, expert tested on hard floors, carpets and rugs

Ditch the cable and zip through the cleaning with these dust-busting machines

Politics

41 h. ago The Finest Hotel in Kabul by Lyse Doucet review – a monument to Afghan resilience

A sweeping social history of Afghanistan is seen through the lens of Kabul’s InterContinental hotel, where staff endured the horrific realities of life in a war zoneSo catastrophic has the last half century of Afghan history been that it is easy to forget how rich the country’s culture once was. The Mughals always regarded it as a much more refined place than India and looked to it as the source of the region’s greatest poets and artists, calligraphers and miniaturists, architects and tile makers. As recently as the early 1970s, at the height of the hippy trail, as Afghanistan filled with travellers “high on weed and low on cash”, Kabul was still known as the Paris of the east. Memoirs of the time describe a world of miniskirts, jazz clubs, bowling alleys and ice-cream parlours. This world was linked to a poor but extremely beautiful rural hinterland where life revolved around the vine harvest and the annual arrival of nomad caravans from the Wakhan corridor.A quick flick throu...

Politics

41 h. ago My heart goes out to Coleen Rooney. I know the truth of what it's like to be married to an alcoholic

I shall never forget the life-changing call from my sister-in-law to say my husband Chris was dead at just 51. Nothing could have prepared me for that devastating moment.

Politics