40 m. ago Two young Indian shopkeepers find diamond worth £50,000 in field

Both say immediate priority is getting their sisters married

Economics

43 m. ago 'I have to live the rest of my life without my son... I just want this change to happen'

Eli Testa was tragically killed after a cross on top of a gravestone fell on him in Rawtenstall

Politics

43 m. ago Dog seized after man suffers significant facial injury in Blackpool shopping centre attack

A man was taken to hospital after being bitten by a dog at the Hounds Hill Centre in Blackpool on Saturday December 13, with police seizing the animal as enquiries continue

Events

67 m. ago How city living is persuading Glaswegian tawny owls to change their hunting habits

In bad news for rats, tawny owls are adapting to life on brightly lit city streets

Politics

67 m. ago Morocco accused of ‘horrific’ abuse of detained gen Z protesters

As country prepares to host Africa Cup of Nations, families and rights groups tell of police brutality, with hundreds still heldThe arbitrary detention of hundreds of gen Z protesters in Morocco and alleged “horrific” beatings have been condemned by human rights groups, as the country prepares to host the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday.A wave of youth-led demonstrations swept across Morocco in late September and early October – the biggest since the 2011 Arab spring – in protest at underfunded healthcare and education. Continue reading...

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68 m. ago I’m a fashion writer and this is where I get tights that don’t rip or ladder

I’ve finally found reliable and ladder-resistant hosiery

Politics

93 m. ago DWP update as 256,000 savers set to get higher payments in major pension change

Large numbers of pension scheme members are affected by the historic issue - and an update has been provided to MPs that could be highly significant

Economics

95 m. ago Swap screens for strings with last minute kids presents that 'boost concentration'

From keyboards to ukuleles, there are lots of options to help kids ditch the screen time this Christmas

Politics

98 m. ago Check your change for four coins with mistakes worth over £1,000

Four UK coins could be worth over £1,100 if you find them in your change

Economics

1 hour ago Asda in major customer update as shake up sees big changes on the shelves

Asda is battling to win back shoppers

Economics

1 hour ago Arab female directors drive change at the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah

Arab female film directors are reshaping Arab cinema by telling untold stories and claiming space in a traditionally male-dominated industry

Culture

2 h. ago ‘It’s an open invasion’: how millions of quagga mussels changed Lake Geneva for ever

The molluscs are decimating food chains in Switzerland, have devastated the Great Lakes in the US, and this week were spotted in Northern Ireland for the first timeLike cholesterol clogging up an artery, it took just a couple of years for the quagga mussels to infiltrate the 5km (3-mile) highway of pipes under the Swiss Federal Technology Institute of Lausanne (EPFL). By the time anyone realised what was going on, it was too late. The power of some heat exchangers had dropped by a third, blocked with ground-up shells.The air conditioning faltered, and buildings that should have been less than 24C in the summer heat couldn’t get below 26 to 27C. The invasive mollusc had infiltrated pipes that suck cold water from a depth of 75 metres (250ft) in Lake Geneva to cool buildings. “It’s an open invasion,” says Mathurin Dupanier, utilities operations manager at EPFL.Mathurin Dupanier indicates the water cooling systems that were blocked by the invasive quagga mussels. Photographs: Phoebe We...

Events

2 h. ago ‘Pretty birds and silly moos’: the women behind the Sex Discrimination Act

In the 50 years since equal rights for women were enshrined in UK law, the campaigners have been reduced to caricatures, or forgotten. But their struggle is worth rememberingCelia Brayfield was at her desk in the Femail section of the Daily Mail’s Fleet Street office when an editor called her over. It was July and Wimbledon had started. “He said: ‘We want you to go down and get into the women’s changing rooms and report on lesbian behaviour.’ One didn’t normally swear at that time but I declined. That was the attitude then,” she told me.From the late 1960s until the early 70s, Brayfield was one of a small group of female journalists working on women’s pages in newspapers. “We were dealing with everyday sexism on an unbelievable scale,” she said. “You learned to wear trousers or take the lift because if you took the stairs someone would try to look up your skirt. But then you couldn’t go to a lot of press conference venues in trousers. In the Savoy, for example, women in trousers wer...

Events

2 h. ago A Chocolate Orange has doubled in price – and got smaller. Why?

From Quality Street to Toblerone to the Terry’s classic, festive treats are becoming more of a luxury – and it’s not just down to the price of cocoa You’re right – it is smaller. The Terry’s Chocolate Orange on shop shelves this Christmas weighs 12g less than it did this time last year. That’s a decrease in size of 8% – not as big a cut as when the product lost 10% of its mass in 2016, but a further whittling away of a favourite Christmas treat.Prices have been going up too, although it’s been a series of increases. Figures from market researchers Assosia show that across the big four supermarkets, the full price of a cChocolate oOrange has increased from £1.24 in December 2022 to about £2.25 today – a rise of 81%. If you factor in the size reduction, you’re actually paying 96% more. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago Amazon gadget shoppers 'recommend to anyone who struggles sleeping' now £20

More than 50 of the machines have been bought in the past month, Amazon says

Economics

3 h. ago Yorkshire nurse nan saves man's career with package for bad skin now on sale

All of the bundles from 47 Skin now have 10% off during its winter sale

Politics

5 h. ago BBC TV licence fee could be replaced by 'sliding scale' under Government review

Here's what you need to know about potential changes to the BBC TV Licence

Politics

5 h. ago Couple who won dream £3million Omaze home are in bitter fight to evict their son from house they bought him... because he's not paying any rent

A bitter courtroom battle, which pits Rose and Tony Doyle against her son Brian Cassidy, centres on a home in Birmingham which the couple bought following their life-changing raffle win.

Economics

5 h. ago Fears grow of major council tax hike after Labour's raid on funding to push more money into its heartlands

Almost half of local authorities will see their funding fall, even if they increase council tax by the maximum amount, under plans revealed yesterday.

Economics

6 h. ago Couple who won dream £3million Omaze home are in bitter fight to evict their son from house they bought him for not paying any rent

A bitter courtroom battle, which pits Rose and Tony Doyle against her son Brian Cassidy, centres on a home in Birmingham which the couple bought following their life-changing raffle win.

Economics