11 h. ago Six newbuild homes will be torn down after feral teenager's utterly mindless' JCB rampage

The 16-year-old, who can't be named due to his age, caused thousands of pounds of damage after going on an 'utterly mindless' rampage at the Hurworth Moor estate in Darlington in April.

Science

14 h. ago Something in the water: how kelp is helping Maine’s mussels boom

When a US firm saw the seaweed was making their shellfish the ‘biggest and best’ scientists realised they’d hit upon a natural way to combat ocean acidificationPhotographs by Greta RybusMore on this story: A drop in the ocean: does experimental technology hold the key to saving the world’s seas?On a glimmering May morning, Tom Briggs pilots a 45ft aluminium barge through the waters of Casco Bay for one of the final days of the annual kelp harvest. Motoring past Clapboard Island, he points to a floating wooden platform where mussels have been seeded alongside ribbons of edible seaweed.“This is our most productive mussel site,” says Briggs, the farm manager for Bangs Island Mussels, a Portland sea farm that grows, harvests and sells hundreds of thousands of pounds of shellfish and seaweed each year. “When we come here, we get the biggest, fastest-growing mussels with the thickest shells and the best quality. To my mind, unscientifically, it’s because of the kelp.”Zoe Benisek, oyster l...

Politics

32 h. ago Pensioners could save thousands of pounds each year with simple tax check

If you're confused about paying tax in your golden years, here's our expert guide to how you can avoid common pension pitfalls and even save money

Economics

4 d. ago He lied to his girlfriend that his mum had died and he needed thousands of pounds for the funeral

Andrew New's mum was very much alive, a court heard

Events

4 d. ago Drug dealer who splashed out on life of luxury ordered to pay back just £96,000

Danielle Stafford, 31, splashed out on tens of thousands of pounds on glitzy watches and Louis Vuitton bags.

Economics

4 d. ago Woman forced to pay back £96,000 after being exposed by pure chance

Danielle Stafford, 31, splashed tens of thousands of pounds on glitzy watches and Louis Vuitton bags before she was caught with drugs in her car by police

Economics

5 d. ago Mum of two's 'TikTok addiction' led her on 'voyage of fraud and misadventure'

Katherine Greenall was jailed after stealing hundreds of thousands of pounds from her employer

Politics

5 d. ago Police find drugs and XL Bully in sting at Glasgow flat as two arrested

Cops raided the home and found the drugs stash worth thousands of pounds along with the unlicensed dog.

Events

6 d. ago Cancer survivors 'stopped from going on holiday as insurance won't cover them'

Cancer survivors now free of the disease face premiums of thousands of pounds and sometimes can’t get cover at all

Events

7 d. ago Martin Lewis Council Tax checks could cut monthly bill and bring huge refunds

There are four crucial checks people need to do which could result in payouts worth thousands of pounds.

Economics

8 d. ago Max Johnston looking beyond Scotland friendlies as dad Allan finally gets payback

Johnston wore his old man's dark blue strip to the Euros so thought it only fair that he donated his debut tshirt from Greece game

Politics

8 d. ago Number of empty council homes in West Lothian 'lowest in two years'

Councillors heard this week that the bulk of homes vacated come back needing thousands of pounds spent on them, with costs sometimes difficult to recoup except through debt recovery agencies.

Politics

9 d. ago Jeremy Clarkson forced to pay Richard Hammond 'tens of thousands of pounds'

Jeremy Clarkson needed some help from good friend and former Grand Tour co-star Richard Hammond but little did he know it was going to cost him an eye-watering amount!

Politics

9 d. ago 'I saved the NHS thousands of pounds as a carer for 33 years, now the DWP is telling me to just get a job'

Tracy Hailwood is reckoning with the death of her child, nursing a broken body from decades of caring, and trying to enter a workforce that doesn’t want her – the DWP is telling her to 'just get a job'. Helena Vesty reports.

Politics

9 d. ago 'I'm grieving for my child, but the DWP have just told me to sign on and get a job'

Tracy Hailwood is reckoning with the death of her child, nursing a broken body from decades of caring, and trying to enter a workforce that doesn’t want her – the DWP is telling her to 'just get a job'. Helena Vesty reports.

Society

1 week ago Ange Postecoglou breaks silence on Tottenham future amid Daniel Levy decision

Postecoglou could still lose his job despite leading club to first trophy since 2008

Politics

1 week ago Kyle Lafferty leads wild Johnstone Burgh celebrations as former Rangers star makes history with Junior Cup heroics

Lafferty scored the winning penalty to lift the cup with Johnstone Burgh

Culture

1 week ago Johnstone Burgh Junior Cup glory would mean as much to me as Rangers medals insists Kyle Lafferty

Former Ibrox hitman is desperate to land silverware for the junior side two years after dropping down the ranks.

Politics

1 week ago Benefits cheat mum ordered to repay £22k after Facebook posts exposed her

Benefits cheat Sara Morris has been ordered to repay thousands of pounds after exaggerating the extent of her MS and being exposed by her own Facebook posts

Economics

1 week ago Kyle Lafferty gives next Rangers boss some priceless advice as he ranks Johnstone Burgh glory up there with Ibrox trophies

Former Ibrox hitman is desperate to land silverware for the junior side two years after dropping down the ranks.

Economics