13 h. ago Cocaine and cannabis worth more than £6k seized after police raid in Annan

Two people have been arrested and charged after the drugs were recovered in Annan.

Economics

19 h. ago Greater Manchester couple charged with drugs smuggling after Heathrow Airport arrest

The pair were allegedly caught with cannabis worth £1 million after returning from Thailand

Events

34 h. ago Why is sorry the hardest word? Keir Starmer joins Rachel Reeves in refusing to apologise for Labour's winter fuel chaos

The Prime Minister insisted it was 'the right decision' to originally axe the handouts, worth up to £300 a household, for around 10 million retirees last winter.

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34 h. ago Dave Portnoy says it took him years to make his first $1m – but now money just comes to him: ‘Once you get it, it’s easy to get a lot more’

‘Once you get it its a lot easier to get a lot more,’ Portnoy told Shannon Sharpe

Economics

35 h. ago Michigan State settles with 3 survivors of 2023 mass shooting for $30M

Lawyers say Michigan State University has reached settlements worth about $30 million with three students who survived a mass shooting at the school in 2023

Events

4 d. ago Andrew Tate has driving licence seized by police 'after being caught speeding at 120 miles per hour in a 30mph zone'

Andrew Tate has had his driving licence seized by Romanian police for 120 days and been hit with a £304 fine after being caught driving 120mph in a 30mph zone, officials have said. 

Events

4 d. ago Can we gift our daughter three of the bedrooms in our house to lower inheritance tax bill?

Inheritance tax is a minefield for us. We do not want to leave our daughter with a big tax bill after we die, but our house may be worth £1 million in 20 years.

Economics

5 d. ago Euromillions jackpot hits £208m – biggest lottery prize in UK history

The Euromillions jackpot has soared to £208 million – more than Adele’s net worth and the biggest prize ever seen in the UK. Here’s how to enter and what you could win.

Economics

6 d. ago Pension boost 'worth £1,000' for millions of UK workers as DWP gives update on major reforms

The average worker will see an increase in their retirement savings of around £1,000 and be able to track down their pension savings more easily thanks to the reforms

Economics

6 d. ago Ukraine's drone attack on Russian air bases is a lesson for the West on its vulnerabilities

Ukraine said its “Operation Spiderweb” attacked Russian warplanes worth hundreds of millions of dollars, utilizing drones that each cost under $1,000 and were launched from wooden containers carried on trucks

Events

7 d. ago Man arrested and charged after going scuba diving in Mallorca

His equipment was also seized by the police

Events

7 d. ago Labour admits it WON'T return fuel payments to all pensioners this winter despite promising to reverse its controversial decision to axe handouts

The Prime Minister last month pledged to partially undo his controversial decision to axe winter fuel payments - worth up to £300 - for millions of pensioners.

Economics

7 d. ago Noel Gallagher stuns London commuters as Oasis star spotted on the Tube heading to rehearsal

The 58-year-old Britpop legend, who is worth a reported £25 million, was spotted getting the District line

Politics

1 week ago Universal Credit payment boost worth £420 for over one million people

The DWP changed how much money can be deducted from your Universal Credit payments and it means one million households in the UK will be better off in 2022

Economics

1 week ago 'Liquid cannabis' worth millions seized after police uncover property where 'drug vapes being made'

Three adults and a youth have been arrested

Events

1 week ago Melania Trump slams 'false' rumours son Barron rejected by Harvard amid funding feud

The First Lady denied claims that Donald Trump cut $100 million worth of contracts with the Ivy League school for turning down his youngest child

Politics

1 week ago Lead detective denies police errors in mushroom lunch investigation as Erin Patterson trial continues

Defence argues photos taken by police inside Patterson’s home appear to show computers and a phone that were not seized during searchWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?The detective in charge of the investigation into the deadly beef wellington lunch served by Erin Patterson has denied police made several errors in the case, including failing to seize electronic items during a search of her house and wrongly identifying her son on CCTV footage, a court has heard.Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to poisoning her four lunch guests – relatives of her estranged husband, Simon Patterson – with a beef wellington served at her house in Leongatha, Victoria on 29 July 2023. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago London police seize record $2.7M of fentanyl, shut down home production facility

London police seize record $2.7M of fentanyl, shut down home production facility  CBC

Events

2 w. ago What police found on Erin Patterson’s computer and text messages with mother

Detective also tells mushroom lunch trial that phone records indicate a sim card was switched while police searched murder accused’s homeWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Electronic records taken from a computer seized by police from Erin Patterson’s house indicated that it had been used to visit webpages listing sightings of death cap mushrooms, a Victorian court has heard.The court also heard on Wednesday that Patterson sent multiple text messages to her mother-in-law, Gail Patterson, about health issues and medical appointments that police found no record of having ever occurred. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Trump administration moves to cut $100 million in federal contracts for Harvard

The Trump administration is asking federal agencies to cancel contracts with Harvard University worth about $100 million

Politics