7 h. ago Family who bought an English woodland for £45,000 reveal why it's been 'a terrible investment'

Steve Sangster, 43, who lives in Orpington with his wife and four children, has shared just how much value Billet Wood has enhanced the family's lives - and why selling is no longer an option.

Economics

5 d. ago How to turn £25 into £10,000: Our experts reveal the ultimate beginner's guide to investing in the stock market... and why you don't need to be rich to net a fortune

For most people, the idea of investing in the stock market may seem daunting and out of reach if you don't have vast sums of wealth. But you don't need to be rich to invest.

Economics

1 week ago Ten English fire services tackled record number of grass, forest and crop fires in 2025

Fire chief says summer, the UK’s hottest on record, was ‘one of the most challenging for wildfires that we’ve ever faced’Ten English fire services tackled a record number of grassland, woodland and crop fires during what was the UK’s hottest spring and summer on record, figures show.In total nearly 27,000 wildfires were dealt with by fire services in England during the prolonged dry weather of 2025, according to analysis by PA Media. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Dad left 'mesmerised' by family Christmas present he bought for £120

A dad has become a viral sensation on social media owing to his 'mesmerised' reaction while witnessing the £120 Christmas present he bought for his family in action

Economics

1 week ago ‘Too complacent’: how Blair’s advisers misjudged his disastrous WI speech

Former PM’s team suggested initial less-politicised drafts seemed patronising and appealed to ‘fuddy-duddy Britain’Brown’s allies could wreck Labour’s 2005 election hopes, Mandelson warnedTony Blair’s key advisers agonised over the writing of his notoriously ill-judged speech to the Women’s Institute (WI) which saw the then prime minister heckled and slow hand-clapped before 10,000 members at Wembley Arena, newly released documents reveal.Despite the WI explicitly warning they were “wary of anything that smacked of capital P politics”, Blair’s aides were critical of his first draft and bombarded him with additions to inject more policy. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Luke Littler reveals what family bought him for Christmas & fires terrifying warning to rivals for £1m Ally Pally payday

THE “Luke Littler Effect” has once again hit Ally Pally – yet this time the man himself wants to become a darting Invincible. Littler’s sixteenth game at the World Darts Championship saw him post a tournament personal-best average of 107.09 as he smashed Austrian slowcoach Mensur Suljovic 4-0 in 25 minutes on Saturday night. You...

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2 w. ago 'I bought my family DNA kits for Christmas and everyone was left in tears'

A woman has issued a stark warning to anyone considering buying a DNA kit as a present this Christmas after it caused a huge situation among her family members...

Politics

2 w. ago Family bought doctors' surgery with plans for large home but it's all gone wrong

Deri Medical Centre in Caerphilly has been empty since closing in 2023, when 800 patients were transferred to alternative health centres

Society

2 w. ago Around 130,000 Scots will spend Christmas Day on their own, shocking figures reveal

A survey by the Salvation Army has found that tens of thousands of Scots will be forced to spend December 25 alone this year.

Events

3 w. ago ‘I can’t think of a place more pristine’: 133,000 hectares of Chilean Patagonia preserved after local fundraising

Exclusive: Ancient forests and turquoise rivers of the Cochamó Valley protected from logging, damming and developmentA wild valley in Chilean Patagonia has been preserved for future generations and protected from logging, damming and unbridled development after a remarkable fundraising effort by local groups, the Guardian can reveal.The 133,000 hectares (328,000 acres) of pristine wilderness in the Cochamó Valley was bought for $78m (£58m) after a grassroots campaign led by the NGO Puelo Patagonia, and the title to the wildlands was officially handed over to the Chilean nonprofit Fundación Conserva Puchegüín on 9 December. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Michael Johnson’s Grand Slam Track owes Josh Kerr $218,000, court papers reveal

Athletics stars including Kerr, Gabby Thomas and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone are among Grand Slam Track’s top 20 creditors

Politics

3 w. ago Figures reveal stark reality of US funding cuts as 1,394 family planning clinics shut

Survey by world’s largest network for sexual and reproductive health shows devastation to services, particularly in Africa and the Middle East, and amplification of anti-rights voicesCuts to US aid funding have directly led to the closure of more than 1,000 family planning clinics, new figures shared with the Guardian reveal.Millions of people have been left without access to contraceptives or care, including those who have suffered sexual assault, as part of a “radical shift towards conservative ideologies that deliberately block human rights”, according to the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF). Continue reading...

Politics

4 w. ago The great Polish exodus: The arrival of 100,000s of Poles changed the face of Britain, but now they're returning home in droves for a better life in their low

New statistics reveal that while 7,000 Poles arrived in the year ending last June, 25,000 returned home: a net outflow of 18,000. The UK's total Polish population has shrunk to 750,000.

Politics

last month Explosive Epstein photo release shows Trump, Clinton and Prince Andrew... as disturbing images expose pedophile's sick private world

Democratic lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee unveiled 19 intimate photos of Epstein parading around with Donald Trump and Bill Clinton.

Politics