1 hour ago Dog faeces on the furniture, piles of rubbish and a ruined kitchen... my nightmare trying to evict tenant who kept 30 animals and left me with a £50,000 bill

Months on, it is still hard to convey the horror of the scene that greeted me in the cottage adjoining my home earlier this autumn.

Economics

1 hour ago This 'granny flat' dubbed the perfect new home for Sarah Ferguson after Andrew scandal

Like Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Sarah Ferguson will soon be kicked out of Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park, Berkshire, and so desperately needs a new place to live

Politics

2 h. ago I'm A Celeb fans claim 'unbearable' Ruby Wax has let 'power go to her head' as campmates AngryGinge and Aitch threaten to 'stage a revolution' after she is voted camp leader

The comedian, 72, replaced EastEnders Shona McGarty after she was booted out for breaking contraband rules and using smuggled butter in the cooking.

Politics

2 h. ago Paddington: The Musical review – they’ve looked after this bear quite splendiferously

Savoy theatre, LondonState-of-the-art animatronics, imaginative staging, fabulous performances and some marvellous songs about marmalade make for an evening that will fill you with joy and melt your heart Here is the Peruvian bear as we have never seen him before – or so we are led to believe from the marketing of this musical, which is based on the beloved 2014 film, based on Michael Bond’s beloved books. But this is in fact exactly how we have seen him before: initially alone in Paddington station with marmalade sandwiches under his felt hat and a pleading look in his eye for strangers to be kind to outsiders such as him.This is not new fare, even if Paddington is brought to life with state-of-the-art animatronics: James Hameed is his voice and remote puppeteer, while Arti Shah is under his furry skin on stage (puppet design by Tahra Zafar). The Brown family are recognisable from the star-studded film: risk-averse dad (Adrian Der Gregorian), arty mum (Amy Ellen Richardson), adoles...

Politics

4 h. ago I’m A Celebrity fans devastated by shock second eviction as they fume – ‘how did they go before HER?’

I’M A Celebrity fans have been left devastated by the shocking second eviction.  After two weeks of watching celebs from Martin Kemp to Lisa Riley in the jungle, the public have been voting to save their favourites from the axe. And during Sunday evening’s episode, the next star to leave the camp was announced by...

Events

4 h. ago British father unlawfully killed by suspected Iranian drone on empty Middle East oil tanker, inquest finds

A BRITISH father was unlawfully killed by an Iranian drone while on an oil tanker, an inquest found.  Adrian Underwood, 44, was working as a security officer on the empty vessel near Oman when the device hit.  The Army veteran, of Andover, Hants, joined a maritime security agency in 2020.  The motive behind the strike on...

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4 h. ago I'm A Celebrity star booted out of jungle as campmates left speechless

WARNING – SPOLIERS IN THIS STORY: A second I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here star has been forced to leave the ITV camp, a move which left their co-stars completely baffled

Politics

4 h. ago Son of butcher brain surgeon was vile paedo caught with sick pics & videos found dead in Scots flat

THE son of butcher brain surgeon Sam Eljamel was a paedophile snared with indecent images and videos of children, we can reveal. Samir Eljamel — who died months after being convicted aged 22 — pored over a vile library of more than 1,400 items under his dad’s nose. The pervert spent five years from the...

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7 h. ago Phil Tufnell reveals what annoyed him most during I'm a Celebrity All Stars return

An I'm A Celebrity veteran has opened up about his difficulties in the jungle

Politics

8 h. ago Voices: The biggest risk Sir Andreas Whittam Smith ever took was co

A risk-taking and highly principled journalist, Whittam Smith helped fund Britain’s first new broadsheet newspaper in more than a century – before successfully stewarding the Church of England through the credit crunch. Sean O’Grady remembers him

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8 h. ago Arsenal blushes spared by Mikel Merino in angry clash with 10

CHELSEA 1-1 ARSENAL: The Blues threatened an upset with ten men when they took a second-half lead but the Gunners were able to leave Stamford Bridge with a point thanks to Mikel Merino

Politics

8 h. ago Pope Leo urges Lebanese leaders to make peace highest priority

Pontiff tells politicians and religious heads they must persevere with peace efforts despite facing ‘highly complex, conflictual’ situationPope Leo has urged political leaders in Lebanon to make peace their highest priority in a forceful appeal as he is visiting the country, which remains a target of Israeli airstrikes, on the second leg of his first overseas trip as Catholic leader.Leo, the first US pope, arrived in Beirut on Sunday from a four-day visit to Turkey where he warned that humanity’s future was at risk because of the world’s unusual number of bloody conflicts, and condemned violence in the name of religion. Continue reading...

Politics

8 h. ago 'Jannik Sinner embarrassed me so much I called my agent and threatened to quit'

One former tennis star immediately phoned his agent to quit the sport after losing to a teenage Sinner at the Rome Masters

Events

8 h. ago 'I've been on I'm a Celeb twice and this is what got on my nerves more than anything'

An I'm a Celebrity veteran was left fuming during their time in the jungle

Politics

10 h. ago Warning Reeves’s landlord tax will push up rents and ‘dry up’ housing supply

Simon Gammon, founder of Knight Frank Finance, says tax hike on landlords’ rental income will be the ‘last straw’ for many, forcing them to sell up

Events

10 h. ago Attempted murder arrest as four injured in Altrincham town centre 'disturbance'

The injuries have been described as 'life threatening' and 'life changing'

Events

11 h. ago Our Hollywood star neighbour is locked in ‘absurd’ row over £6m mansion’s fence – it’s outrageous

A HOLLYWOOD star is locked in a legal battle with a jobsworth council over the fence and gates to his £6million mansion. The actor has been told to tear down the new boundary he installed at his three-storey Grade II-listed mansion in West London, leaving his adoring neighbours stunned. Idris Elba, 52, swapped his old,...

Economics

11 h. ago All the UK driving law changes hitting in December – including new rule that will save you £50 a year at the pumps

NOVEMBER was dominated by the Autumn Budget and its raft of tax measures - and motorists were certainly not spared. Indeed, from pay‑per‑mile plans for EVs and hybrids from 2028 to changes to the Motability scheme and a continued freeze on fuel duty, there was much for drivers to mull over. But as we head...

Economics

12 h. ago BBC attacks King over tax: Veteran David Dimbleby says 'ultra

The veteran broadcaster, 87, took aim at what he called the 'billionaire' monarch, 77, and questioned why the royals are exempt from capital gains and corporation tax.

Events

13 h. ago Football fans could face ban for setting off flares and online abuse

Ministers warns that behaviour of ‘minority’ puts other fans at risk

Sport