50 m. ago '90s legend Clint Boon wants to share stage with Oasis in 'world tour' plea

Inspiral Carpets are hoping to support Oasis, years on from Noel Gallagher being their roadie

Politics

57 m. ago Energy firm secures £130m funding to begin first stage of power plant at Hunterston

Highview had previously earmarked the site for its 3.2GWh facility, which is expected to sit on a “stability island” and deliver crucial grid stability services.

Economics

60 m. ago £256k funding boost will help 17 social homes become more energy efficient

The Scottish Government has granted £256,000 for the work from its Net Zero Heat Fund.

Economics

60 m. ago Footballer who called himself 'Emporio Armani' made £700k from cocaine and told to pay back £14,000

Armani Brown, who called himself Emporio Armani in drug communications, was discovered in possession of the drugs after a warrant was executed at a house in Newport

Economics

66 m. ago Britain's broadband blackspots: Map reveals the UK cities plagued with the most outages

Uswitch surveyed 2,000 people living across the UK about their experiences with broadband outages over the last 12 months.

Politics

71 m. ago Bournemouth star David Brooks becomes dad for first time four years after beating cancer

David Brooks previously feared that he'd never become a dad when he was diagnosed with stage 2 Hodgkin lymphoma in October 2021 but the Bournemouth star's wife, Flora, has now given birth

Politics

73 m. ago Girl, 14, 'sold by parents to stranger for £4,000 and five bottles of whiskey'

Police arrested five people after a 14-year-old girl was allegedly sold to a stranger for marriage in exchange for just £4,000, five bottles of whiskey and some food

Economics

75 m. ago The original London Underground map: Rare 1932 draft of the iconic chart is set to fetch £100,000 at auction

A nearly century-old snapshot of the London Underground could be yours - if you have £100,000 to spare. Ccan you spot the forgotten stations that were given new names or closed?

Economics

75 m. 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

93 m. ago Moment ‘Cryptoqueen’ scammer with £5bn Bitcoin stash arrested in bed

A “Crypto queen” fraudster who masterminded a scam that led UK police to seize more than £5.5bn in Bitcoin was arrested in bed, police bodycam video shows.

Politics

1 hour ago Furious Marriott guests left 'HOMELESS' after business partner Sonder files for bankruptcy

Holidays have been cancelled and hotel bookings scrapped after the collapse of short-term rental service Sonder following the end of a deal with hotel giant Marriott.

Economics

1 hour ago FTSE 100 LIVE: London flat and Europe jumps as UK government borrowing costs climb amid Starmer coup

FTSE 100 LIVE: London flat and Europe jumps as UK government borrowing costs climb amid Starmer coup  Yahoo Finance UK

Politics

2 h. ago Scam warning as winter fuel payments are rolled out to millions of Britons

DWP urges pensioners to discard any scam messages asking them to apply for payments

Events

2 h. ago Over 3,000 online grooming crimes recorded by Police Scotland in past five years

Over 3,000 Communicating Indecently with a Child offences have been recorded by Police Scotland since 2020.

Events

2 h. ago Boyfriends are cringe. But is the #boysober trend a feminist reclamation or a neoconservative tilt? | Lisa Portolan

Young women are rejecting the idea of emotional dependence on men. But as with any online feminist movement, it exists in tensionA few years ago, I wrote about the rise of the “soft” and “hard” launch on social media, those curated posts that signalled a new relationship. Online platforms had become an extension of the romance plot, a public stage where intimacy was proof of worth, and coupledom was still the ultimate status symbol.Back then, my research showed that many people felt their lives had not truly begun until they’d met someone. Being single wasn’t just a relationship status; it was an existential pause. To “get a life,” as the old saying went, meant to find a partner. Romance was the scaffolding of selfhood. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago Government announces plans to use army to help tackle driving test backlog

The DVSA will fork out £100,000 for the extra support

Politics

2 h. ago 3 Bob Ross paintings sell for a ‘happy accident’ of $600K to help fund PBS

All three paintings were sold for much more than their pre-auction estimates of about $50,000 each

Economics

2 h. ago FTSE 100 LIVE: London flat and Europe gains as UK government borrowing costs climb amid Starmer coup

FTSE 100 LIVE: London flat and Europe gains as UK government borrowing costs climb amid Starmer coup  Yahoo Finance UK

Politics

3 h. ago Aldi's giant £25 Christmas candle is being compared to The White Company for £70 less

Aldi has released a huge £25 Christmas candle that shoppers are already comparing to The White Company's £95 version, and it's selling fast

Economics

3 h. ago DWP confirms Winter Fuel Payments for millions of pensioners start landing in bank accounts

Payments of between £100 and £300 will continue until mid-December.

Economics