59 h. ago 'Brilliant' Home Bargains gift idea 'under £6' is 'perfect for Secret Santa'

A shopper looking for affordable presents shared a simple DIY gift idea

Economics

4 d. ago Italian ‘mystic’ faces fraud trial over claim Virgin Mary statue wept blood

Gisella Cardia allegedly made €365,000 in donations from pilgrims to shrine in lakeside town near RomeA self-styled mystic who drew hundreds of pilgrims to a town near Rome by claiming a statue of the Virgin Mary wept tears of blood has been sent to trial for alleged fraud.Gisella Cardia, who also claimed the statue was transmitting messages to her, will be tried along with her husband, Gianni Cardia, in April next year. Continue reading...

Events

7 d. ago Slim pickings: what explains the unusual apple shortage in this Blue Mountains orchard?

Growers are reporting a difficult apple season, which is having a knock-on effect for local tourismGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAt this time of year, Pine Crest Orchard in the Blue Mountains town of Bilpin would usually have about 1,000 visitors a day picking their own fruit from trees laden with apples.But this season, the trees are mostly bare – and no one really knows why. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Remains dating back 4,000 years being uncovered on outskirts of Greater Manchester town

Ancient cemetary may even have origins in the Stone Age

Politics

7 d. ago ‘It seemed like quite a do’: why East Grinstead hosts one of Scientology’s glitziest evenings

Last week, 7,000 people – including Tom Cruise – descended on the West Sussex town for an event that divides local opinionIn the nearly 30 years that Diane Juchau has lived in East Grinstead, not many days live as long in the memory as the day she saw Tom Cruise on the high street. “I saw him a couple of years ago walking past Iceland,” she said.It may seem like a once-in-a-lifetime anecdote but, this week, Cruise was back – and, when the purpose for his visit was revealed, the chance sighting of the Mission: Impossible star in a West Sussex town makes a lot more sense. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago Home Bargains has secret message on display only colourblind shoppers can't see

Home Bargains shoppers have been left confused, with some even stating that they've just found out they're colourblind thanks to the discount store, after colourful signs appeared on display

Society

1 week ago French forking out £132k of UK taxpayers’ cash to build fence to prevent migrants bothering locals in town near Calais

FRENCH officials plan to splurge up to £132,000 of British taxpayers’ cash on a huge fence to prevent migrants bothering locals in a small town near Calais.  A local authority wants a 1,000-yard long, 6½ft tall barrier to keep them away from locals’ homes and gardens in Gravelines where scores of mostly young men await gangmasters’...

Economics

2 w. ago Air fryer chips will be crunchier if you coat them in 1 ingredient before cooking

If you want to make the perfect chips at home, you need to know the secret ingredient to use before cooking them in the air fryer

Society

2 w. ago How 'the lady of the manor' sold her family's estate for £25million

Adlington estate (pictured, with the owner) in Cheshire, it has now emerged, has been earmarked as the site of an entire new town with up to 20,000 homes - infuriating locals.

Economics

3 w. ago What are the Aldi ‘secret’ shops? 11 stores to open across the country

Aldi’s sustainability chief said this was a new example of how the company was working to cut food waste

Politics

3 w. ago Shabana Mahmood says Home Office ‘not fit for purpose’ after secret report on department emerges

Culture of defeatism let immigration enforcement decline while time was wasted on ‘listening circles’, reportedly claimed the dossier by ex-adviser Nick Timothy

Society

3 w. ago Mahmood says Home Office ‘not fit for purpose’ after secret report

The Home Secretary vowed to overhaul the department, which she said had been ‘set up to fail’.

Society

3 w. ago Fury as ‘massive’ new town with 20,000 homes is kept ‘secret’ from councillors

FURIOUS councillors are demanding to know why proposals for a massive 20,000-home new town were kept "secret" from them. The proposal was submitted by landowner Belport and its potential was recognised by the New Towns Taskforce which left locals angry. The New Towns Taskforce is an independent expert advisory panel established in September 2024 to...

Society

3 w. ago Thousands of Livingston locals may be missing out on better broadband services

More than 16,000 homes and businesses in the town can already upgrade to Full Fibre, but so far less than 40 per cent have made the switch.

Events

4 w. ago Moment Britain's Got Talent hopeful, 17, is arrested by police and fined £1,000 for busking

Charlie Wilson, 17, was cuffed by a police officer and threatened with a £1,000 fine while he was busking in the town centre of Bury, Greater Manchester.

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