4 h. ago Council might have to spend £65,000 on every single one of its homes

It's an estimate at this stage but upgrading the housing stock won't be cheap

Economics

8 d. ago ‘No one is immune to grief’: the team turning A Single Man into a sexy, grimy, heartbreaking ballet

Musician John Grant was blown away by Christopher Isherwood’s 1964 novel, finding deep resonances in its tale of gay love and loss. Now, he’s put songs to choreographer Jonathan Watkins’s new dance adaptation“I can’t believe that somehow I was able to make it all the way to the age of 55 without having read that book!” says American singer-songwriter John Grant. “It’s a transformative book. I was just completely blown away by it; I’ve been trying to get everybody that I’ve ever met to read it.”The book Grant is telling me about, enthusing from his sofa at home in Reykjavík, is Christopher Isherwood’s A Single Man, published in 1964, turned into 2009’s most stylish film by first-time director Tom Ford, starring Colin Firth, and now about to be a ballet, premiering at this year’s Manchester international festival. Grant, the former Czars frontman and now an acclaimed solo artist (with albums including Pale Green Ghosts and his latest, The Art of...

Politics

1 week ago Jack Draper begins bid to emulate Andy Murray at Queen’s Club with opening win

The British number one is attempting to become only the second home men’s singles winner in the Open era after Murray.

Politics

1 week ago 'I'm a homeless single mum, an NHS nurse and want to work full

Nadine Rich is in a desperate situation

Politics

2 w. ago The 6 best UK cities for enjoying the single life, with great clubs and pubs, vibrant culture and cheap rent

You often hear about the UK’s best family friendly places, but what about the top cities to enjoy if you’re young, free and single?

Society

2 w. ago New horror drug causing carnage in Britain: They're sold as anxiety pills, are 50 times more powerful than heroin and feel like a 'bomb in your brain'. No wonder bereft parents say: 'They're murder'

Thinking back, John Melbourne estimates that he summoned police to the family home almost 30 times in a single year because of his son.

Events

3 w. ago Barcelona’s rebirth and one last job for Szczesny: La Liga season review

It’s the Sids! Barça reclaimed the title as Madrid’s giants faltered while Athletic, Celta and Rayo shook up the European placesThe day La Liga 2024-25 began, Wojciech Szczesny was sitting on the beach in Marbella lighting up a cigarette, enjoying his retirement. The night it ended, he sat in the dressing room in Cornellà, 1,000km round the coast, and lit up a cigar instead. He had walked away in August, at 35 years old, unwanted and his heart no longer in it, or so he thought. Nine months on, here he was surrounded by kids half his age, a footballer again and winner of every trophy his new home country had to offer. He had not lost a single league match en route to becoming a champion.“I’ve arrived where even my imagination wouldn’t even dare to take me,” Szczesny had said when he retired. And if he hadn’t dared imagine that, there was no way he could imagine this: a Copa del Rey, a Super Cup and a Champions League semi-final to go with the title. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Huddersfield murder probe launched as single mum, 61, and son found dead in home

Police said Jane Riddell's death was being treated as suspicious, prompting a murder investigation, after she was found dead in a property in Huddersfield with her son's body

Events

3 w. ago Heartless brother shot little sister, 8, in the head for chilling reason

Gyasi Stribling, 24, was sentenced to 40 to 60 years in prison for fatally shooting his eight-year-old sister, Bailei Singleton, following an argument at their family home

Politics

3 w. ago 'I’m worried I’ll be kicked out on the streets. What am I going to do about the kids?'

A huge rent increase has left one single mum scared she could end up without a home. Charlotte Hall reports.

Politics

3 w. ago Disposable vapes ban: What you need to know as changes come into effect nationwide

The government is banning the sale of single-use disposable vapes in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Politics

4 w. ago Stockpiling disposable vapes could cause your house to go up in flames, Britons warned ahead of ban

Disposable vapes will be banned from the shelves of all shops from Sunday in a bid to cut their use among young people

Events