37 h. ago College students are paying up to $15,000 for dorm makeovers — and decorators already have a wait list for next year

Extreme college dorm makeovers are the latest craze on TikTok. Amber Raiken speaks to designer Shelly Gates about how she’s made a thriving business in the luxury decorating trend

Economics

45 h. ago Colleges face financial struggles as Trump policies send international enrollment plummeting

Signs of a decline in international students have unsettled colleges around the U.S., but some schools are especially vulnerable

Politics

57 h. ago Football legend John Barnes opens up on tax nightmare: 'I'm paying what I owe'

The ex-Liverpool and Watford winger, who was the first £10,000-a-week player, said he has been paying HMRC for the past eight years after suffering heavy losses from poorly advised investments

Economics

62 h. ago Angela Rayner 'dodged £40,000 stamp duty payment when buying Hove flat'

The Deputy Prime Minister is believed to have avoided extra stamp duty when she removed her name from the deeds of her property in her Ashton-under-Lyne constituency

Economics

3 d. ago Warehouse worker accussed of Michael Jackson impersonation was unfairly dismissed

The Co-operative Group was ordered to pay more than £10,000 in compensation following an employment tribunal

Society

3 d. ago Idaho seeks to keep names of some of Bryan Kohberger trial witnesses secret after 'harassment, threats, stalking'

Idaho prosecutors are seeking to keep witnesses in Bryan Kohberger's trial a secret following the killer's sentencing for the murder of four Idaho college students.

Events

4 d. ago Photos of pets in dorms: Colleges are welcoming animals to help students feel at home

Sophie Nocera, a senior at Eckerd College, lives on the campus of the liberal arts school in St. Petersburg, Florida, with her Border collie, Zuko. Molly Cheer, a senior nursing major who has a cat named Louie, said she chose Northern Colorado in part because of its pet-friendly policy. Some colleges are allowing pets in dorms to boost students' mental health and help them feel more at home.

Society

4 d. ago Martin Lewis reveals how to claim up to £31,000 in missed State Pension payments for child carers

Anyone who had children between 1978 and 2010 might be owed more than £10,000 in backdated tax refunds

Economics

4 d. ago Edinburgh Comedy award winner Sam Nicoresti: ‘Actually, this whole show is a monumental failure!’

The comic was determined to make a blockbuster standup show that didn’t address trans issues. Then she changed her mind – and scooped comedy’s biggest prizeThere’s efficiency, then there’s the process that led to Sam Nicoresti winning the most prestigious award in live comedy. “A year ago my girlfriend asked me to marry her,” says Nicoresti on accepting the £10,000 prize last weekend. “[When] we were talking about how to pay for the wedding, I joked and said, ‘It’s easy, I’ll just win the Edinburgh comedy award’.” Can it be true? Is Nicoresti not only the first transgender winner of the so-called Oscars of comedy, but the first ever to manifest victory by force of strategic will?“It’s amazing what you can do,” she grins, three days after her triumph, “if you set your mind to something.” And that’s what Nicoresti has done in the last 12 months, turning around a niche career in alt-comedy, pointing it towards stardom, and pressing her pedal to the metal. Her winning show Baby Doomer w...

Events

4 d. ago Edmunds: Five big mistakes you need to avoid before buying your next new car

A 2025 analysis from Edmunds reveals that nearly 20% of new car buyers are committing to monthly payments of $1,000 or more

Politics

4 d. ago Trafford Centre slashes price for Premium Parking after shopper snub

The concept of paying for parking, at a centre with 10,000 free spaces, has not caught on with many shoppers

Economics

5 d. ago Spate of hoax calls about active shooters stir fear at college campuses around the US

A rash of hoax calls about active shooters on college campuses has spread fear among students around the country as the school year begins at institutions of higher learning

Events

5 d. ago Thai man arrested on suspicion of fraud after four cars have strikingly similar accidents

Insurance claims for alleged accidents resulted in total payout of over £20,000

Events

5 d. ago Lloyds first bank to introduce new £300 rule today across UK

Customers will be able to pay in money at more than 30,000 locations

Economics

5 d. ago 'Stealth tax' could see workers on £35,000 a year paying £926 more

The Chancellor has indicated that the freeze on income tax thresholds will be lifted in 2028, but the UK's worsening financial situation may force her to extend it

Economics

6 d. ago PIP could provide up to £749 every month to people with respiratory conditions

Nearly 139,000 people are receiving PIP or Adult Disability Payment for over 20 respiratory conditions.

Economics

6 d. ago HMRC giving payouts of up to £100,000 to people who have paid too much tax

You risk being charged emergency tax if HMRC treats your first pension withdrawal as if it will continue to be paid each month

Economics

7 d. ago Thousands of OAPs get payouts of more than £10,000 after pension tax blunder

HMRC figures obtained through a Freedom of Information request show an increase in the number of refunds claimed in 2023-24. A handful of people were refunded more than £100,000.

Economics

7 d. ago Winter fuel cuts to hit 600,000 disabled pensioners, analysis finds

Around 600,000 of those who will miss out on winter fuel payments are disabled

Events

8 d. ago Coronation Street bosses face backlash for casting actor 'who broke another man's eye socket' as upcoming storyline reflects real life

The actor claimed to have acted in self defence, but a jury convicted him of inflicting grievous bodily harm following a trial and he was ordered to pay £2,000 compensation to his victim.

Politics