9 h. ago Colourful city with £1.23 beer and 28C October weather is perfect autumn escape

The Post Office Money report highlights how Hoi An isn't just a cheap place to visit, but that it's getting cheaper. Across a basket of ten holiday items visitors are likely to buy, Hoi An was the cheapest of the long-haul destinations looked at, and 10% cheaper than it was in 2023

Economics

12 h. ago Victoria Beckham’s stylist reveals how to recreate her new autumn hair colour at home for under £35

Victoria Beckham has switched up her hair colour for autumn, and her go-to colourist Josh Wood has shared the two affordable products you need to recreate the look at home

Society

59 h. ago Son of Post Office manager who 'drank herself to death' after being wrongly convicted in Horizon scandal wins inheritance battle against uncle over £578K compensation payout

Matthew O'Connell, 38, won his bitter inheritance war against his uncle, Mark O'Connell, 61, over his late mother, Dawn O'Connell's estate.

Economics

61 h. ago Fern Britton, 68, shows off her incredible five stone weight loss in black cycling shorts as she enjoys a bike trip around Italy

Fern Britton showed off her incredible five stone weight loss in black cycling shorts as she shared Instagram snaps from her bike trip around Italy on Tuesday.

Politics

3 d. ago Dusk's 'subtle' rechargeable light that's great for lighting areas with no plugs is now £22

The rechargeable wireless lamp is a must-have for those looking to add a touch of warmth to their home this autumn in areas without plug sockets - and it's currently on sale

Economics

3 d. ago Home purchase mortgage approvals dip as buyers wait for autumn Budget

Demand at the upper end of the housing market has been dampened ahead of the autumn Budget

Economics

3 d. ago Opening date of new Oldham town centre Post Office announced

The opening date has been confirmed after fears of permanently losing a town centre branch.

Politics

3 d. ago California police stumped after trying to ticket driverless car for illegal U

San Bruno officers pull over Waymo but say a ticket wasn’t issued, as ‘our citation books don’t have a box for “robot”’If a driver makes an illegal U-turn, but no one is behind the wheel, does the car still get a ticket? A police department in California grappled with this existential question last week.During a DUI enforcement operation, officers in San Bruno pulled over a car without anyone behind the wheel after the autonomous vehicle made an illegal U-turn at a light. A post by the San Bruno police department on Saturday shows an officer looking into a Waymo – the leading autonomous ride-hailing vehicle in the San Francisco Bay Area – after stopping the signature white car. Continue reading...

Events

4 d. ago How to keep your houseplants alive in autumn, according to experts

Many people underestimate the importance of your indoor plants when it comes to this time of year.

Society

4 d. ago Post Office proposes to offer digital ID and pharmacy prescriptions in reforms

It also called on the Government to look at tailored tax relief for Post Offices.

Politics

4 d. ago British mother murdered in US 'was killed and dismembered by her husband after he complained she had not lost weight after her pregnancy'

A British woman who was allegedly 'violently murdered' and dismembered in Los Angeles by her husband was killed because she 'failed to lose her baby weight'. 

Events

4 d. ago How to dress for autumn: JOANNE HEGARTY picks seven stylish (and warm!) wardrobe staples for the new season

Why I won't be 'naked dressing' this autumn

Events

5 d. ago Six simple hacks to make your home warmer this autumn without heating & you may just need to move your furniture

WITH the colder months approaching, many of us are already preparing ways to keep our homes warm, ideally without spending too much on heating bills. Last winter, research revealed that 1.7 million UK households didn’t switch on their heating at all due to concerns about rising energy bills.  Thankfully there are some tricks to create...

Society

5 d. ago Stop spiders 'invading' your home by using 1 kitchen scrap that 'repels' them

Spiders are a common sight in homes during the autumn and winter months, but there are a number of ways to deter them from your bathroom

Events

5 d. ago Expert warns one simple mistake could cost homeowners significantly this autumn

A house insurance expert is advising British homeowners to check whether their home falls into a flood risk zone to ensure their insurance coverage is appropriate

Events

5 d. ago Brits urged to do one thing in autumn to keep their homes pest

A pest expert from ThermoPest has shared their top cleaning hacks to incorporate into your autumn home refresh, to ensure your space remains spider-free this winter

Politics

6 d. ago Simple curtain hack that could keep your home warmer this autumn

An expert has shared a simple curtain hack for keeping your home warm this autumn as well as other tips for staying cosy during the colder nights

Events

6 d. ago Dad 'who murdered Brit wife over weight loss' kept marriage secret, claim family

Jonathan Renteria, 25, is alleged to have choked his Scottish wife lawyer June Bunyan, 37, when she threatened that she leave their home in Los Angeles, California,

Society

7 d. ago Trump has called the US postal service ‘a joke’. But don’t expect Amazon to replace it | Niamh Rowe

Amid financial struggles and presidential criticism, USPS is facing challenges. But it plays an essential role in US lifeIn towns where Washington DC is an abstraction, the post office is the front desk of American democracy – sometimes the only public space at all. Here, postmasters are “the human side of government”, as the senator Jennings Randolph put it in 1976. “When such offices are closed,” he warned, “the American flag really comes down.”Championed by Benjamin Franklin in 1775, the roots of the US postal service – whose mandate is to “bind the nation together” – are older than the republic itself. The constitution calls for “post offices and post roads”. The USPS is still legally obligated to provide a “basic and fundamental” service to all Americans. In Scottsbluff, Nebraska, a rural carrier drives more than 700 miles a year to serve just two households.Niamh Rowe is a New York-based writer and podcast producer Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Post Office manager's son and brother fight in court over the £578,000 payout awarded her after she was wrongly convicted in Horizon scandal and 'drank herself to death' aged 57

Dawn O'Connell, 57, passed away in September 2020 just seven months before the Appeal Court overturned her conviction for false accounting.

Events