16 h. ago Cops hunt thief after WWII drawings worth £500k destroyed after van stolen and set ablaze

A thief stole a van in Livingston, and set it on fire, destroying 1,500 WWII-era drawings worth around £500,000, as part of the Royal Engineers Museum archive.

Economics

20 h. ago Brits told to look out for five coins that'll 'make you rich'

Combined these coins in good condition could be worth up to £20,000

Politics

31 h. ago Museum staff ‘devastated’ after drawings worth £500,000 stolen and destroyed

The museum director said she is hopeful that some of the drawings may have survived.

Economics

36 h. ago Meghan's $460,000 festive sparklers! Duchess displays expensive jewellery collection in Netflix Christmas special

The latest instalment of her lifestyle show follows an exuberant Duchess of Sussex, 44, as she gets in the holiday spirit with her husband, Prince Harry and her California-based friends

Politics

38 h. ago Meghan $460,000 festive sparklers! Duchess shows off her expensive jewellery collection in Netflix Christmas special

The latest instalment of her lifestyle show follows an exuberant Duchess of Sussex, 44, as she gets in the holiday spirit with her husband, Prince Harry and her California-based friends

Politics

43 h. ago Big Yellow warns annual business rates bill to jump by £1.8m post Budget

The business said it will be affected by an upcoming tax shake-up which will see properties worth more than £500,000 taxed at higher rates.

Economics

58 h. ago Brit ‘drug smuggler’ told he faces DEATH for ‘bringing £300k

A BRIT faces the death penalty, accused of smuggling 1.3 kg of cocaine worth £300,000 into Bali. Landscape gardener Kial Garth Robinson, 29, of Littlehampton, West Sussex, appeared in court today charged with three counts of importing more than one kilo of cocaine into Indonesia on September 3. Indonesian prosecutor Made Dipa Umbara told the...

Events

63 h. ago I'm 64 and will get a £98,000 inheritance tax bill for being single, but a married couple could pay nothing

My flat is worth £500,000 and I have savings of around £70,000. As it stands I would face a big inheritance tax bill, but a married couple in my position would not.

Economics

3 d. ago Lucky Premium Bonds saver scoops £1m jackpot after buying £20,000 worth... in February!

An NS&I saver has snapped up a £1m prizes with a bond they bought less than a year ago in this month's Premium Bonds prize draw.

Economics

4 d. ago Brits told look out for two £2 coins worth over £1,000 if they have these errors

These coins need to feature specific mistakes to be the sought-after versions

Economics

4 d. ago Patch of scrubland now worth £625,000 thanks to something special

Once there was nothing now there is something special with amazing views outside and fabulous design inside

Economics

6 d. ago Chelsea employee faces prison sentence after pleading guilty to £200k fraud

Chelsea's former assistant treasury manager has pleaded guilty at Westminster Magistrates’ Court to committing a fraud worth over £200,000 against the Premier League club

Events

6 d. ago 'Professional' thieves steal almost £100,000 of snails destined for Michelin star restaurants

A group of 'professional and experienced' thieves made off with almost £100,000 worth of snail meat destined for fancy Michelin star resutaurants across France

Economics

6 d. ago Rare coins worth over £100,000 could be 'sitting in your loft'

An expert explained what you should be looking for

Economics

6 d. ago Did Meghan land $250,000 worth of clothes and jewellery from magazine shoots? Duchess has been preserving items she's posed in for her 'royal archive'

This week, representatives for Montecito-based Meghan denied any wrongdoing in response to spurious claims she had quietly taken expensive outfits from the sets of magazine photo shoots.

Events

7 d. ago New York Knicks star has nearly $200,000 worth of watches and jewelry stolen from upmarket hotel, police say

The New York Knicks shooting guard dropped off a duffel bag containing the expensive items in the The Dominick Hotel in the SoHo area of Manhattan on September 5

Economics

7 d. ago British holidaymaker accused of stealing £30,000 worth of wine from prestigious estate in US

Natali Ray may face up to 50 years in prison after being charged over the missing wine at a luxury cellar

Economics

7 d. ago ‘Adults think with their mouths open’: five modern aphorisms to help us make sense of 2025

In his new book The World in a Phrase, author James Geary shares aphorisms from David Byrne, James Baldwin and more that speak to the modern dayWhen it comes to aphorisms, the biggest hits are familiar: “a penny saved is a penny earned”, “a picture is worth 1,000 words”, the one about why teaching fishing is better than fish donations. These phrases have been around so long they can feel as old as language itself.But aphorisms aren’t just historical artifacts. People regularly come up with new ones, and even if they haven’t come from the pen of Confucius or Emily Dickinson, they can shed light on the modern human experience with just a few words. In fact, “the aphorism is, in some ways, perfectly suited to the digital age: the oldest form of literature finds its ideal vehicle in the most modern short modes of communication,” writes James Geary in The World in a Phrase: A Brief History of the Aphorism. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago Food price hike fears mount after supermarkets hit with property tax rise

The Government will introduce a new business rates ‘surtax’ on larger commercial properties worth £500,000 or more.

Economics

8 d. ago £14,000 handouts to 18,000 families: Reeves's Budget will raise taxes to fund benefits windfall for parents of six or more children

Official figures show the Chancellor's Budget plan to scrap the two-child benefit cap will be worth more than £14,000 a year each to 18,000 low-income families with six or more children.

Economics