7 d. ago 'King's Cross in Africa' rail station project unveiled as Kenya's president visits London

The Nairobi Railway City scheme aims to transform 438 acres of land in the centre of Kenya’s capital into a new multi-modal transport hub

Politics

9 d. ago British pub landlord 'who bragged of Banksy and supercar collection' is sued over '£330million Crypto Ponzi scheme'

Peter McInnes, 56, originally from Merseyside, is accused of playing a central role in a 'cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme' that lawyers say extracted more than £330 million

Economics

3 w. ago ‘I didn’t sleep for 45 days’: the people who raffle off their homes

It’s an eccentric and work-intensive way to sell your house, but people are now raffling off even the most modest properties. Is it a good idea?When Natalie Rowcroft decided to raffle off her house in Salford, everybody – including her husband, Bradley Rowcroft – thought she “had lost the plot”. It was July 2020; people were doing stranger things with their first pandemic summer. But given that she had read a newspaper article about a couple who’d raffled their house in the morning, and had put her own up for sale by the evening, the scepticism was well-founded. “At first, I wanted nothing to do with it,” says Bradley, a 38-year-old carpenter. It didn’t help that she had also chucked the family car in the draw for good measure.Still, Natalie, 38, a teaching assistant, persevered. She printed out leaflets and put them up all over Salford and Manchester, set up social media accounts to promote the draw and bought a big poster to hang in the couple’s driveway. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Critic of £1bn Salford housing scheme lands top cabinet job at council

A vocal critic of a £1bn Salford housing scheme has landed a top job in the council's cabinet team.

Economics

4 w. ago Man 'battered mum's lover to death' during Manchester derby day birthday party, court told

Jack Naylor is accused of losing his temper inflicting fatal injuries on Thomas Gomm, 44, during a boozy gathering at the defendant's mother's house in Salford

Events

4 w. ago Mairi McAllan appointed as Housing Cabinet Secretary by John Swinney after reshuffle

Swinney has elevated housing to cabinet status and given the job to one of his top allies.

Society