4 h. ago Man says 'I'd rather be a king among peasants' after buying £15k house in crime

Ryan Whitham, 38, swapped his life in Greater Manchester for a bargain home in one of the UK's cheapest towns – but he got more than he bargained for when he moved in, spending £41,000 altogether

Economics

23 h. ago Man buys £15k 'drug den' house in 'rough area' and turns it into dream home

Ryan Whitham snapped up the fixer-upper at auction.

Economics

26 h. ago Third man charged with murdering mother and three children in Bradford house fire

Sharaz Ali, 39, has been charged with four counts of murder following the blaze in August last year

Events

5 d. ago Violent crime and housebreaking on the rise in Dumfries and Galloway

New figures from Scotland's Chief Statistician also reveal sexual crimes and fireraising both fell in 2024.

Events

7 d. ago Art dealer's son stabbed and strangled housekeeper at Chelsea home as he 'believed she was a demon'

Maximilian Bourne, the son of art dealer and philanthropist Sylvia Bourne, told 999 operator: ‘There’s a demon woman in my house and I stabbed her’

Society

7 d. ago Art dealer's son 'tried to kill housekeeper' at Chelsea home as he 'believed she was a demon'

Maximilian Bourne, the son of art dealer and philanthropist Sylvia Bourne, told 999 operator: ‘There’s a demon woman in my house and I stabbed her’

Events