8 h. ago Quintain Living: rent hikes, evictions and opaque energy bills rife at 3,600

Build-to-rent operators are set to play an increasing role in the future of renting — but tenants at Quintain Living, the largest UK development of its kind, allege that conditions fall far short of the professional standards they were promised

Science

13 h. ago Police smash down door in raids over 'one of UK's largest drug conspiracies'

Eight people were arrested during coordinated raids across Merseyside on suspicion of involvement in a widespread, multi-million pound conspiracy to produce and supply class A and B drugs

Events

26 h. ago Astronomers spot one of the largest spinning structures EVER found in the Universe

Using some of the world's most powerful telescopes, a team of researchers found more than 280 galaxies stretched in a line through the cosmos.

Politics

34 h. ago HSBC has a new chair but the succession process should have been slicker

This is the UK’s second-largest listed company, and the European bank most exposed to declining US-China relationsIt turns out that Sir Mark Tucker, 67, retired as chair of HSBC in September to make way for an older man. Say hello to Brendan Nelson, 76, a former KPMG partner, who has been doing the job on an interim basis for a couple of months but was regarded as a rank outsider to get the gig permanently.Just how permanent remains to be seen because the HSBC chief executive, Georges Elhedery, clearly unaware that Nelson had thrown his hat into the ring, appeared to rule him out when speaking at an FT conference only on Monday. He said Nelson didn’t wish to do a full term of six to nine years, a remark that didn’t feel controversial at the time. After all, while US presidents may go on into their 80s these days, chairs of globally important banks tend not to. Continue reading...

Politics

37 h. ago Quintain Living: rent hikes, evictions and soaring energy bills rife at 3,600

Build-to-rent operators are set to play an increasing role in the future of renting — but tenants at Quintain Living, the largest UK development of its kind, allege that conditions fall far short of the professional standards they were promised

Science

4 d. ago Schools could close next year as largest teaching union ballots for strikes over pay

The Left-wing National Education Union (NEU) is in outrage after last week's Budget contained no big money pledges for schools.

Events

4 d. ago Two Labour ministers try to torpedo solar farm in Red Ed's back yard as Party is accused of 'astonishing hypocrisy'

The sprawling Whitestone Solar Farm would be the largest in the UK and carpet almost 5,000 acres of Green Belt land between Doncaster and Rotherham in South Yorkshire with solar panels

Politics

6 d. ago UK unveils bid for 2035 women’s football World Cup with 15 cities and 22 stadiums in mix

FA says 63 million people within two hours of a venueFinal stadium list will come down to between 14 and 16England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales have submitted their bid to host the 2035 Women’s World Cup as the largest single-sport event staged in the UK.The Lionesses’ leading goalscorer, Ellen White, described the bid as “really special” and compared it to her experience of the 2012 Olympics as a part of Team GB. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Inside the ghost airport once set to become the world's largest

Mirabel International Airport, in Montreal, Canada, was set to be the largest travel hub in the world before it was left to rot.

Politics

7 d. ago Hundreds of Scots lose jobs weeks before Christmas as major timber firm closes

The UK's largest timber firm entered administration and has announced six Scottish branches are being shuttered with immediate effect.

Politics

7 d. ago Ghost airport built to be world's largest terminal left to rot with chilling explanation

Mirabel International Airport in Canada was meant to be the world's biggest but was ultimately abandoned after a string of setbacks left it isolated and empty

Politics

8 d. ago Life in the world's largest city: How Jakarta eclipsed Tokyo's population with 42 MILLION now packed into 'sinking' Indonesian metropolis ravaged by flooding and pollution

The Indonesian capital Jakarta has become the world's largest city with 42 million crowded into a metropolis blighted by floods, horrific pollution and some of the worst traffic jams on the planet.

Events

9 d. ago £157 million up for grabs as EuroMillions jackpot rolls over to Friday

Friday’s EuroMillions jackpot could be the largest win so far this year for a UK player if they scooped it

Economics

9 d. ago Guns and ammunition seized as police smash major cannabis gang

'Cannabis was sourced from associates in Bolton, then supplied on'

Events

9 d. ago Huge £143 million EuroMillions jackpot up for grabs on Tuesday night

It would be the largest win so far this year for a UK player if they scooped it

Economics

1 week ago UK wildfires devastated more areas in 2025 than at any time since records began, figures show

Firefighters call for long-term investment and say UK is dangerously underprepared as climate crisis worsensWildfires have devastated more moorland, forests and fields in the UK this year than at any time since records began, putting huge pressure on the country’s fire service, figures show.The Global Wildfire Information System estimates that by November, wildfires had burned 47,026 hectares (116,204 acres) in 2025 in the UK – the largest area in any year since monitoring began in 2012, and more than double the area burned in the record-breaking summer of 2022. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago The UK's Largest Authentic German Christmas Market Outside Of Germany And Austria Is Just Over An Hour From London

The UK's Largest Authentic German Christmas Market Outside Of Germany And Austria Is Just Over An Hour From London - Where Traditional German Beers And Glühwein Flow Freely Alongside Pork Schnitzels  Secret London

Politics

1 week ago The UK is set to impose some of Europe’s toughest asylum laws – but how does it really compare to the continent?

Home secretary Shabana Mahmood is carrying out one of the largest reforms to the asylum system the UK has ever seen. But is the overhaul really proportionate to the numbers arriving on UK shores? Alex Croft reports

Events

1 week ago The UK is set to impose some of Europe’s toughest asylum laws

Home secretary Shabana Mahmood is carrying out one of the largest reforms to the asylum system the UK has ever seen. But is the overhaul really proportionate to the numbers arriving on UK shores? Alex Croft reports

Events

2 w. ago Nationwide sees mortgage lending dip after stamp duty rush but market ‘healthy’

The building society bought rival lender Virgin Money last year, becoming the UK’s second largest mortgages and savings provider.

Economics