2 h. ago Mortgage payments rocket 47% in five years to hit a record average above £1,000 for the first time

Direct debit data published by the Office for National Statistics, showed average homeowner monthly mortgage repayments came in at £1,002.27 in August.

Economics

3 h. ago Monthly mortgage repayments hit a record £1,000 for the first time as lenders put up interest rates

Direct debit data published by the Office for National Statistics, showed average homeowner monthly mortgage repayments came in at £1,002.27 in August.

Economics

5 h. ago Brits heading to Greece on holiday face new bans in two months

The Greek government is considering extending a ban on short-term rentals. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, speaking at the Thessaloniki International Fair, spoke on the topic of holiday lets

Politics

5 h. ago 'I went to Benidorm on holiday and it wasn't people the streets were full of'

Bride-to-be Lauren Loughney visited Benidorm with her friends for her hen-do and was left gobsmacked as the Alicante city's streets flowed with rainwater following a torrential downpour

Politics

5 h. ago Happy Dunelm shoppers say 'bargain' 14p an hour heater 'warms up a room so fast'

Portable heaters like this Dunelm one can help homeowners save money while staying warm this autumn and winter

Economics

6 h. ago Can you REALLY lose weight on Mounjaro and avoid loose skin? We asked the experts

Those using weight-loss jabs may be more likely to develop loose skin, experts have said.

Politics

6 h. ago Hundreds of prison officers may have to leave UK after Labour’s visa rule change

Prison Officers’ Association says change in eligibility for skilled work visas is ‘disgraceful’ and ‘pandering to Reform’ Hundreds of foreign prison officers will lose their jobs and could be forced to return to their home countries at short notice because of a change in visa rules introduced by Labour, governors and a union have warned.More than 1,000 staff, mainly from African countries, have been sponsored by prisons across England and Wales allowing them to come to the UK on skilled worker visas. Continue reading...

Events

6 h. ago Putin minion orders Russian men to 'carry wives to the bedroom' to have more babies

A Putin-appointed regional governor has ordered his people to 'carry their wives to the bedroom' in a bid to boost the birth rate and solve the country's chronic demographic decline

Politics

6 h. ago Revealed: The very popular (and surprising) holiday destinations where tourists are most at risk of food poisoning

It should have been a perfect evening; watching the Spanish sun slowly easing into the deep blue sea while eating dinner with a loved one.

Society

7 h. ago Military should axe 'woke' rule forcing defence firms to reveal how their weapons contracts will help Britain tackle 'climate change and modern slavery'

It comes amid claims a top satellite firm was forced to show how its bid to construct secretive space tech would support 'tackling modern slavery and climate change'.

Events

7 h. ago ITV This Morning presenters forced to make last minute change due to 'legal' concerns

This Morning stars Dermot O'Leary and Alison Hammond were forced to make a change to the latest phone-in in a bid to avoid legal issues

Politics

8 h. ago 'I was left terrified after 4am ordeal on first night of holiday in Tenerife'

Travel vlogger Sabrina was left shaken after a scary incident during her first night in Tenerife

Economics

8 h. ago Holiday accommodation proposal in Ayr is rejected due to 'overprovision'

The proposals related to a property at 3 Marlborough Court, where the applicant, Lisbeth Kirsop, hoped to be granted permission for the venture.

Politics

8 h. ago Welsh holiday let owners fight council tax that would cost them millions

Holiday unit owners in Powys are expected to pay a council tax premium of 75% on top of the normal charge

Economics

8 h. ago Tragic parents fail in bid to claim £100k charity cash for terminally ill daughter

Deputy Master Marc Glover ruled the money cannot be spent on Ruby-Rose and will instead be split between two charities

Economics

8 h. ago Parents who raised £100,000 for their son before he died from cancer lose battle to make charity hand over donations so they can take his terminally

Kyle Morrison (pictured), of the town of Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, tragically died in October 2020 from a rare, incurable childhood brain cancer.

Events

9 h. ago Stirlingshire villagers launch funding appeal in bid to secure vital land

Residents in Kinlochard are hoping to secure the 27 acre site as part of big plans for a community revamp.

Politics

10 h. ago Man Utd 'consider midweek friendlies' in drastic bid after missing out on £100m payday

Manchester United failed to qualify for any European competition for the first time in 10 years last season, meaning that they'll have significantly fewer games to play this term

Economics

11 h. ago Student at Utah college where Charlie Kirk was murdered witnessed person walking on roof in weeks before shooting

The unnamed student said that a man was either on or near the Losee Center roof twice in the past two weeks.

Events

12 h. ago Clearing the Air by Hannah Ritchie review – practical climate optimism

A data scientist rebuts 50 arguments against green technology with lively pragmatism and authorityWhat are we going to do about the climate crisis? As extreme weather events become the new normal, we still hear from “sceptics” who think the energy transition is unnecessary, a massive leftwing plot. Hannah Ritchie, a global development data scientist and the author of Not the End of the World, has followed that work up with a book that addresses 50 objections to the adoption of greener technology.To start with, we need some tough love. It’s time, Ritchie insists, to abandon the slogan “Keep 1.5 alive”, referring to an aspiration to limit global warming to 1.5C above preindustrial levels. “The 1.5C target is dead,” she announces flatly. “The public – who are repeatedly told that 1.5C is still within reach – will start to lose trust when we pass that target.” Continue reading...

Society