5 d. ago Four Reform councillors suspended after footage of tense meeting leaked

Linden Kemkaran told members that KCC is a ‘shop window’ to show the country that Reform can govern well.

Politics

9 d. ago On a sunny day, my ex came to the hair salon where I worked – and shot me at close range

Rachel Williams says domestic violence is a ‘national emergency’. After she survived her ex’s final attack, her traumatised teenage son took his own life, and she began campaigning to end the terrible cycle of abuseIt was a sunny Friday in August when Rachel Williams arrived at the hair salon where she worked in Newport, Wales. As she was shuffling clients around, she remembers “looking at the shop door or window and thinking something was obscuring the sunlight”. She quickly recognised her ex-husband Darren’s 6ft 7in frame, and instinctively ran towards him as he pulled a sawn-off shotgun out of his black duffel bag.She fought him for the gun and was soon on the floor beside a woman in her 90s called Connie, who was shouting: “Go on, get out of here, get out of here.” (“She was in the war, so made of steel.”) Rachel tried to pull a table across herself for protection but Darren kicked it away. Instead, she rolled into the foetal position, pulling her knees up under her chin. “He st...

Politics

2 w. ago £20 Scottish charity shop stained glass window 'belonged to Robert The Bruce'

Richard is now on a mission to get the artefact dated and find out exactly where it came from.

Economics

2 w. ago Rachel Roddy’s recipe for red peppers stuffed with orzo, tuna, capers and herbs | A kitchen in Rome

Small pasta shapes from a wondrous Roman bakery inspire a delicious dish that will keep for daysJust beyond the hard rush of Viale Marconi, in the quieter Via Gerolamo Cardano, is a popular bakery called Albanesi il forno delle meraviglie, meaning “the oven [or bakery] of wonders”. Established in 1959 by Aldo Albanesi, and now run by his sons Adriano and Alessandro, Albanesi is wondrous also for its size. Behind an 11-window shopfront lies almost 500 sq m of shop floor, and a small maze of laboratories in which almost everything that can be made is made: bread, pizza, pies, cakes, biscuits, fresh egg pasta, sauces, baked pasta and other dishes that are ready to eat. The snake of glass-fronted counters also hold cheese, other dairy products, cured meats, and vegetables and olives preserved in various ways, while the shelves are packed with everyday provisions of good and practical quality. This is a shop with something for everyone.It also sells acini di pepe, a tiny pasta shaped lik...

Politics

3 w. ago 'I spotted unworn Dr. Martens in charity shop window and couldn't believe the cost'

Chris, who is a part-time seller on eBay and Vinted, recently spotted a pair of Dr. Martens sitting on a charity shop window so had to pop inside to see what they were worth

Economics

3 w. ago Man spots new pair of Dr. Martens in charity shop and is gobsmacked by cost

Part-time seller Chris was left stunned after spotting the excellent pair of Dr. Martens sitting on a charity shop window, but what he did next really blew his mind

Economics