4 d. ago Woman leaps from fifth floor of burning building and somehow survives

Dramatic footage has emerged showing thick black smoke billowing from the windows of the high-rise building and a woman desperate to escape and jumping from her balcony

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6 d. ago Barclays sees profits surge as tariffs turmoil boosts trading activity

The banking group reported a better-than-expected 19% rise in pre-tax profits to £2.72 billion, despite setting aside more cash for bad debts.

Economics

6 d. ago Barclays sees profits jump despite rise in bad debt provisions amid US concerns

The UK banking giant reported a 19% rise in pre-tax profits to £2.72 billion for the three months to March 31.

Economics

6 d. ago New Channel 4 documentary 'will chart Taylor Swift's incredible rise to fame and billionaire status'

A new Channel 4 documentary is reportedly set to chart Taylor Swift's incredible rise to fame and billionaire status.

Politics

7 d. ago Householders warned 'act now' as energy bills set to rise next month

Fixed energy tariffs for over 400,000 households are set to expire at the end of May

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7 d. ago London leaver: 'we swapped our Home Counties rental for a four

Even though she was born and bred in the London suburbs Reanne Witter jumped at the chance the pandemic gave her to try out a new life in the country, swapping her childhood bedroom for a four-bedroom house in the process.

Society

9 d. ago London leaver: 'we swapped our Home Counties rental for a £485k four

Even though she was born and bred in the London suburbs Reanne Witter jumped at the chance the pandemic gave her to try out a new life in the country, swapping her childhood bedroom for a four-bedroom house in the process.

Society

2 w. ago ‘Honest folk are paying for this’: the fight against Britain’s billion

From raids on marijuana farms to illegal bitcoin miners, suppliers are finding new ways to tackle the rise in gas and electricity theftMore British households struggling with bills will resort to energy theft, campaigners sayBy the time a team of police officers and engineers stormed a disused office block in Wigan, Greater Manchester, on a November morning last year, the building had been abandoned.Left behind were rooms filled with thousands of cannabis plants: a nursery on the first floor, the growing crop on the second, and leaves drying out on the third. The criminal gang behind the marijuana farm is thought to have fled after the grid operator cut off the stolen electricity used to power scores of LED lamps. Continue reading...

Economics

2 w. ago Council tax bills would rise under plan for huge shakeup of the system in Scotland

EXCLUSIVE: The Green proposal for a council tax revaluation aims to overhaul the historic council tax banding system.

Economics

2 w. ago UK inflation falls to 2.6%, increasing pressure on Bank to cut interest rates

March annual rate comes before expected rise because of household bills going up this monthBusiness live – latest updatesUK inflation dropped to 2.6% in March, increasing the pressure on Bank of England policymakers to cut interest rates next month.Prices growth was weak ahead of an expected rise in April as households begin to pay higher council tax and utility bills, as well as an uncertain outlook posed by Donald Trump’s tariff war. Continue reading...

Economics

3 w. ago Justin Bieber's $133k a month London rental on 'Billionaires Row' he abandoned

Justin Bieber's $133k a month London rental on 'Billionaires Row' he abandoned  hellomagazine.com

Society

3 w. ago Rogue landlords fined more than £270,000 for illegally converting home into flats

Failure to comply with the confiscation order could result in a prison sentence of two years and nine months

Economics

3 w. ago Rampant mould, rising bills, rogue landlords: London's rental crisis rages on

Rampant mould, rising bills, rogue landlords: London's rental crisis rages on  London Evening Standard

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3 w. ago Life on a lease: inside the rental crisis pushing young Londoners to the limit

Rogue landlords. Rampant mould. Rising bills and extortionate rent. All in a day’s hell for young Londoners

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4 w. ago Rogue landlords face two years in prison under crackdown plan at Holyrood

Labour have tabled an amendment to housing legislation tackling landlords that wrongfully evicts tenants

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