12 h. ago Landlady who replaced the rotting windows of her listed pub with double glazing left with £70,000 bill after council demanded she rip them out

Owners of the Botanic Hotel in Hull, Kerry and Shaun Fitzgerald have been hit with a £70,000 bill for replacing the 172-year-old windows with modern double-glazing.

Economics

34 h. ago Pet owner hit with £3,000 fine after ‘nightmare’ cockerel crows 76 times an hour

One neighbour described the unruly bird as a ‘nuisance, a nightmare’

Economics

34 h. ago DWP claimants risk 'financial hit' as 356,000 see benefits closed with three groups hurt

The DWP is sending out an important letter setting out a deadline to take action

Events

65 h. ago How much is your council tax going up? Kingston tops table as all 33 London boroughs reveal bills

Average demand in two-thirds of boroughs breaks £2,000 - and will hit almost £2,500 in Kingston and Croydon

Economics

65 h. ago British Gas owner Centrica profits hit as 70,000 customers leave the energy giant

Centrica said earnings in its British Gas energy supply division for households and businesses tumbled to £297m last year, from £751m in 2023

Economics

3 d. ago Darts ace Luke Littler has helped spark a huge craze for the sport in France

The game has proved to be a massive hit across the Channel, with a record 400,000 people tuning in to watch the games at London’s Alexandra Palace in December

Politics

3 d. ago Love Island All Stars hit with over 2,000 complaints over ‘bullying’ behaviour

Majority of the complaints were about Elma Pazar’s behaviour on the show

Events

4 d. ago New US law could see men fined £8000 for ejaculating 'without intent to conceive'

A groundbreaking law has been proposed that would make it a crime for men to ejaculate unless they intend to conceive a child, as part of a new move to regulate men's reproductive rights.

Economics

4 d. ago Men could be hit with £8,000 fine for ejaculating 'without intent to conceive'

A new law has been proposed that would make it a crime for men to ejaculate unless they intend to conceive a child, as part of a move to regulate male reproductive rights in the same way as women's

Economics

5 d. ago Managing company hit with £13,000 bill after breaching safety regulations on accommodation

“Negligent landlords who put tenants’ health and safety at risk have no excuse to abandon their legal duties."

Economics

5 d. ago Major London internet provider with 1,300,000 users hit by outage

Major London internet provider with 1,300,000 users hit by outage  MSN

Events

5 d. ago How much is your council tax going up? Kingston tops table as London boroughs with biggest bills revealed

Average demand in more than half of boroughs expected to break £2,000 - and will hit almost £2,500 in Kingston and Croydon

Economics