4 h. ago He made £800,000 from dealing drugs but only has to pay back £200

Rhydian Charles, 27, was a member of the group led by Tufial Akthar, 41, from which drugs worth up to £219,000 was seized by police.

Economics

6 h. ago Last decade was Earth's hottest ever as CO2 levels reach an 800,000

Last year was the hottest year on record, the top 10 hottest years were all in the past decade and planet-heating carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is at its highest levels in the last 800,000 years, a report Wednesday said

Politics

18 h. ago More than 150 ‘unprecedented’ climate disasters struck world in 2024, says UN

Floods, heatwaves and supercharged hurricanes occurred in hottest climate human society has ever experiencedThe devastating impacts of the climate crisis reached new heights in 2024, with scores of unprecedented heatwaves, floods and storms across the globe, according to the UN’s World Meteorological Organization.The WMO’s report on 2024, the hottest year on record, sets out a trail of destruction from extreme weather that took lives, demolished buildings and ravaged vital crops. More than 800,000 people were displaced and made homeless, the highest yearly number since records began in 2008. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago National Lottery hunting for joint winners of £3.8 million jackpot

National Lottery now hunting for the winners to unite them with their combined £3,800,000 jackpot prize

Economics

1 week ago Locals go to war over fears retired businessman's plan to build new snug at his  £800,000 home in village with links to Shakespeare will block historic footpath 

EXCLUSIVE: The route just a stone's throw from the childhood home of Shakespeare's mother is allegedly under threat - from the chairman of the local parish council.

Economics

2 w. ago Starbucks millionaire faces having to dig up his tennis court and tear down home gym after losing planning row because of his wife's herd of alpacas

Mark Hepburn, 52, has failed in his bid to have a field behind his £800,000 country house in Durley, near Southampton, recognised as his garden.

Society

2 w. ago Starbucks millionaire businessman may have to dig up his tennis court and tear down home gym after planning row over his wife's flock of alpacas

Mark Hepburn, 52, has failed in his bid to have a field behind his £800,000 country house in Durley, near Southampton, recognised as his garden.

Society

2 w. ago Swab test could help UK women avoid invasive checks for womb cancer

New method reported to cut number of false positives by 87% has been registered with regulator for approvalA new swab test could help hundreds of thousands of women a year in the UK who may have womb cancer avoid having an often painful invasive procedure to detect the disease.About 800,000 women annually go to see a GP because they are suffering from abnormal bleeding from their uterus and then undergo uncomfortable and stressful investigations to identify the cause. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Burglary gang steals over 100 rare designer handbags worth over a MILLION pounds from luxury home

The burglary netted the thieves a haul of one-of-a-kind Hermes leather bags, including a £48,000 Barenia Kelly picnic bag, as well as a £30,800 Cartier watch and other jewellery.

Events

3 w. ago Proposed $19,000,000,000,000 tunnel could get you from London to New York in 54 minutes

A proposed Transatlantic Tunnel could take passengers from London to New York in under an hour, travelling at speeds of over 3,000 miles per hour (4,800 kmph).

Politics

3 w. ago Criticism as Welsh Government puts less into legacy fund for women's football than men's

A legacy fund for the men's team after the World Cup was £1.8m, the equivalent for the women's team is £800,000

Politics