16 h. ago Woman 'wastes' entire £100k inheritance in 'sad' court fight with sister over late mum's home

Former NHS worker Sharon Duggan took her sisters to court over who inherits the family home - but a judge said it is 'highly likely' her court costs will wipe out her share of her mother's estate

Economics

16 h. ago Man who killed Good Samaritan when he drove into wedding brawl guilty of murder

Hassan Jhangur hit five people with his car when he arrived at his sister’s wedding reception, where a fight had broken out between the two families.

Events

20 h. ago 'Noise sensitive' woman blows her £100k inheritance on failed court battle against sisters to claim her mother's entire home for herself

Sharon Duggan, 49, was left a third of the share of her mother's £420,000 home, but dramatically sparked a bitter inheritance battle.

Events

22 h. ago 'Noise sensitive' woman blows her entire £100,000 inheritance in 'sad, wasteful and expensive' court fight with her sisters over their mother's £420,000 home

Sharon Duggan, 49, was left a third of the share of her mother's £420,000 home, but dramatically sparked a bitter inheritance battle.

Economics

67 h. ago State Pension inheritance rule boosts over half a million payments by £5,000

More than half a million pensioners were receiving over £5,000 a year in inherited Serps payments in 2023/24.

Economics

3 d. ago 'Devastating and powerful' bullying film with perfect Rotten Tomatoes score now streaming in the UK

The movie was released in 2021 and follows the story of a brother and sister try and fight off bullies while at school.

Sport

9 d. ago Influencer raised nearly €500k for 'needy Palestinians' but splashed donations on expensive cars and Rolex watches, court hears

The 34-year-old - who goes by Abdel Hamid on social media - pocketed the money through 37 online appeals made between 2021 and October 2024, a court heard.

Events

1 week ago Woman 'manifested' lottery wins after she used horoscope to 'guide her'

In what appears to be a blow to superstition sceptics, a woman from Maryland, US, won a jaw-dropping amount after she 'followed her hunch' and bought a lottery ticket based off her horoscope

Politics

1 week ago South Carolina lawmakers won't get paid while justices determine whether their raise was legal

South Carolina lawmakers won't get paid for their expenses while they aren’t in session as the state Supreme Court sorts through a lawsuit from one of their members that legislators improperly gave themselves an $18,000-a-year raise

Society

1 week ago Entire Boston condo complex on notice after 100,000 bed bugs found in unit occupied by hoarder: ‘It’s disturbing’

The parasitic insects have spread to at least seven other units in the condo complex

Events

2 w. ago Ibiza poolside brawl as woman brutally knocked out by chair in horror hotel footage

Ibiza chaos reigned this weekend as a full-blown brawl broke out at a hotel pool, with a woman knocked to the floor after a chair was brutally thrown across the scene

Society

2 w. ago 'I tried new exercise routine for one week and it changed my life'

Many people practice yoga for its physical and mental health benefits. One woman has shared the 'mind-blowing' results she experienced after practicing yoga for just one week.

Politics

2 w. ago The US supreme court just undermined gender equality | Moira Donegan

The Skrmetti decision upholding Tennessee’s ban on transition-related healthcare for minors deprives children and batters the 14th amendmentBy now, it is a ritual: every June, Americans endure several weeks of agonizing suspense, as we wait to hear how the supreme court will erode our freedoms, attack our dignity, undermine self-government and empower those who enrich themselves at our expense. The court, controlled by career politicians in robes who were hand-selected for their loyalty to the rightwing and their willingness to be wildly intellectually dishonest in pursuit of Republican policy objectives, has ended the right to abortion, desiccated the Voting Rights Act, made state gun regulations nearly impossible and declared the president functionally immune to criminal law. Many of us waited, with a mixture and terror and disgust, to see what cruelties the court would deliver for us in 2025.The justices decided to start by attacking vulnerable children. In a 6-3 split, the court...

Events

3 w. ago Long Island's last duck farm is quacking again after losing its entire flock to the bird flu

Long Island’s last commercial duck farm is rebuilding after a bird flu outbreak forced the destruction of its entire 100,000-bird flock in January

Politics

3 w. ago Stoke Newington gas explosion: Woman stabbed to death before house was blown up in 'gas explosion'

Stoke Newington gas explosion: Woman stabbed to death before house was blown up in 'gas explosion'  Metro.co.uk

Events

3 w. ago Depraved sex attacker, 46, who held woman captive and tortured her for 10 hours using a blow torch is jailed

GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: Tommy Hitt, 46, in Wiltshire, was sentenced to 21 years and six months in prison at Winchester Crown Court for vile domestic violence and sexual offences.

Events

3 w. ago State Pension inheritance rule helps more than two million people boost payments by over £5,000

More than half a million pensioners were receiving over £5,000 a year in inherited Serps payments in 2023/24.

Economics