7 h. ago Illegal immigrant fraudster who made £8.5m in one of Britain's biggest ever property swindles is jailed

Anopkumar Maudhoo, 46, made at least £8.5million from 45 victims by selling them homes he did not own across London and the South East.

Events

45 h. ago Horrific moment NHS worker and her family are racially abused by couple in park

Apple Moorhouse, who has worked for the NHS for 15 years, was subjected to the abuse while she was walking through Manor Heath Park in Halifax, Yorkshire, with her dad and daughter

Events

51 h. ago Government bans Israeli officials from Britain's biggest arms fair over war in Gaza

The UK government has barred Israeli officials from attending the country's biggest arms fair over growing concern about the war in Gaza. 

Politics

3 d. ago Illegal immigrant fraudster made £8.5m selling homes he didn't own in one of Britain's biggest ever property swindles

Anopkumar Maudhoo, 46, made at least £8.5million from 45 victims by selling them homes he did not own across London and the South East.

Events

3 d. ago Bank shares sink on reports Reeves could hike tax on their profits in the Budget

Shares in Britain's biggest lenders fell sharply on Friday morning as investors fretted over reports Chancellor Rachel Reeves is planning a tax raid on the sector.

Economics

5 d. ago Britain's 'baby deserts' REVEALED as birth rates slump to lowest level ever

Alarming Office for National Statistics ( ONS ) data shows the fertility rate-the average number of children a woman has-in England and Wales slumped to 1.41 in 2024.

Politics

6 d. ago UK retail shares fall amid fears of squeeze in consumer spending

Parent groups of Primark and B&Q hit as analysts say jobs and inflation concerns could affect salesBusiness live – latest updatesFears that UK consumers will rein in spending in the second half of this year has knocked the values of some of Britain’s biggest retailers including the parent groups of Primark and B&Q, and DIY chain Wickes.The retailers’ share prices dropped on Tuesday morning after analysts at Deutsche Bank warned that retail spending could be hit by the cooling UK jobs market and easing growth in household income. Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago Disaster at Sea: The Piper Alpha Story review – this oil rig horror is up there with Chornobyl

Shocking and superb, this documentary is packed with terrifying details of the notorious 1988 catastrophe, from the fire that could be seen from 120 miles away to the squashed tomatoesOn the evening of 6 July 1988, the Piper Alpha oil production platform in the North Sea suffered a catastrophic gas explosion, followed by a conflagration that destroyed the structure; 167 people were killed, and almost all the physical evidence of what had occurred became charred debris, lost to the waves. After the disaster, a public inquiry struggled to form a complete picture of the event, for reasons that also make it a hard subject for documentary-makers.Disaster at Sea: The Piper Alpha Story copes with the challenge superbly, leaning heavily on survivor testimony – 61 men escaped from the rig – and combining it with a simple 2D diagram of the platform’s layout to give us the fullest picture possible. It doesn’t have the special-effects budget that would be required to simulate the ferocity of th...

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7 d. ago 22 Kids and Counting's Harley debates vasectomy after joining Britain's biggest family

In tonight's episode of 22 Kids and Counting, one couple make a big decision about the future of their family while the brood celebrate matriach Sue Radford's milestone

Politics

8 d. ago Secret criminal past of 'Traveller King' who was buried in a 'six

A traveller 'King' buried in a 'six-figure' solid gold coffin can be revealed as the head of a notorious crime family who was jailed over one of Britain's biggest-ever cowboy building rackets.

Events

8 d. ago CCTV shows horrific moment east London restaurant is firebombed as diners flee

Harrowing CCTV footage shows a man in flames running into the street for help following the attack

Events

8 d. ago CCTV shows horrific moment east London restaurant is firebombed as diners flee for their lives

CCTV shows horrific moment east London restaurant is firebombed as diners flee for their lives  London Evening Standard

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9 d. ago Costa: Britain's biggest high street coffee chain 'set to be sold' by Coca Cola

Coca-Cola could be looking to sell Britain's biggest high street coffee chain as the global fizzy drinks brand has reportedly started talking to investors who are open to acquiring Costa

Politics

9 d. ago 22 Kids and Counting's Sue Radford's confession about baby number 23

Britain's biggest family, Sue and Noel Radford, have addressed expanding their family before.

Politics

9 d. ago Horrifying last moments of 167 killed in one of Britain's biggest tragedies

The Piper Alpha disaster was one of the UK's biggest tragedies, with 167 people losing their lives in just minutes as an oil rig off the coast of Aberdeen went up in a wall of flames

Events

1 week ago Demolition of shopping centre approved to create ‘one of Britain’s biggest inner town’ development spaces

Crompton Place will take a year to be demolished and leave behind a space facing Bolton town hall bigger than two football pitches

Economics

1 week ago Britain's 'worst landlord' offers to sell woodland to council for a £4million 15

Fergus Wilson, 76, once Britain's biggest buy-to-let landlord with nearly 1,000 properties across Kent, is set to give up his chestnut coppice in Boughton Monchelsea for the proposed camp.

Economics

1 week ago Horrific moment man 'hunted down' police with crossbow after stabbing neighbour

Jason King was jailed for nine years with a further three years on extended licence for shooting an officer with a crossbow and stabbing a neighbour

Events

1 week ago Britain's biggest family faces terrifying medical scare as Harley, 24, is rushed to hospital with a 'stroke' after noticing unusual symptom when drinking a bottle of coke

Millie, from Morecambe, Lancashire, starred in the latest episode of 22 Kids and Counting on Channel 5 , where she explored the 'difficult' process of her husband adopting Ophelia.

Science

2 w. ago Dealers 'selling hard drugs during Mass' in pews and grounds of Westminster Cathedral

Worshippers say Britain’s biggest Roman Catholic church has been overrun with criminals selling illegal substances

Economics