11 h. ago Is Starmer so spineless that he won't sack his Deputy Prime Minister (and Housing Secretary!) who dodged £40,000 in stamp duty?

Kemi Badenoch urged Keir Starmer to grow a 'backbone' and sack his deputy after she finally admitted failing to pay the full stamp duty due on a luxury £800,000 second home in Hove.

Politics

16 h. ago Angela Rayner’s full statement after underpaying tax on second home

The Deputy PM revealed she had considered resigning and also confirmed she will pay any unpaid stamp duty requested by HMRC on her £800,000 seaside flat in Hove

Economics

20 h. ago Starmer breaks silence after Rayner admits underpaying stamp duty on £800k Hove flat

Sir Keir Starmer has spoken for the first time since Angela Rayner amitted that she did not pay enough stamp duty on her £800,000 second property in Hove.

Economics

24 h. ago Their £230,000 plot fell apart because someone failed to pay the rent

Bailiffs were called in to change the locks leading to the discovery

Economics

2 d. ago Scots householders with driveways warned they may need to pay £1,000

An expert has shared advice regarding UK driveway rules.

Events

6 d. ago Warehouse worker accussed of Michael Jackson impersonation was unfairly dismissed

The Co-operative Group was ordered to pay more than £10,000 in compensation following an employment tribunal

Society

7 d. ago Edinburgh Comedy award winner Sam Nicoresti: ‘Actually, this whole show is a monumental failure!’

The comic was determined to make a blockbuster standup show that didn’t address trans issues. Then she changed her mind – and scooped comedy’s biggest prizeThere’s efficiency, then there’s the process that led to Sam Nicoresti winning the most prestigious award in live comedy. “A year ago my girlfriend asked me to marry her,” says Nicoresti on accepting the £10,000 prize last weekend. “[When] we were talking about how to pay for the wedding, I joked and said, ‘It’s easy, I’ll just win the Edinburgh comedy award’.” Can it be true? Is Nicoresti not only the first transgender winner of the so-called Oscars of comedy, but the first ever to manifest victory by force of strategic will?“It’s amazing what you can do,” she grins, three days after her triumph, “if you set your mind to something.” And that’s what Nicoresti has done in the last 12 months, turning around a niche career in alt-comedy, pointing it towards stardom, and pressing her pedal to the metal. Her winning show Baby Doomer w...

Events

8 d. ago Lloyds first bank to introduce new £300 rule today across UK

Customers will be able to pay in money at more than 30,000 locations

Economics

1 week ago Coronation Street bosses face backlash for casting actor 'who broke another man's eye socket' as upcoming storyline reflects real life

The actor claimed to have acted in self defence, but a jury convicted him of inflicting grievous bodily harm following a trial and he was ordered to pay £2,000 compensation to his victim.

Politics

1 week ago We're about to move house and pay £93,000 stamp duty: Should we pull out on rumours tax could be axed?

We're due to exchange on 30 September - so it was extremely stressful to read about a potential overhaul of stamp duty rules in the Autumn Budget in October.

Economics

1 week ago Musk set to pay $500 million to 6,000 workers fired without severance after his Twitter takeover

Musk acquired Twitter in 2022 and subsequently fired about 6,000 employees and re-branded the blue bird platform as X

Economics

1 week ago SNP loses thousands of members as deficit soars to nearly £500,000

The party’s annual accounts also show it may never pay former chief executive Peter Murrell back for his outstanding £60,000 loan.

Economics

1 week ago 'I couldn't pay my mortgage after scammers stole £27,000 from my pension'

Stephen, 59, from Exeter, was one of hundreds of people who were tricked into transferring their pension cash into fraudulent schemes.

Economics

1 week ago Tennis ace makes men pay $1,000 for dates after launching 'spicy' X

Stunning tennis ace Sachia Vickery says she's sick of men wasting her time off court and is now charging them $1,000 to take her out on dates

Economics

2 w. ago Why Katie Price owes Alex Reid money after court ordered her to pay £175,000

Alex Reid claimed he is 'spearheading the campaign to expose the truth' as he leaked video footage of ex-wife Katie Price waving a wad of cash while bankrupt

Economics

2 w. ago Vegan activist begs for £14,000 to reclaim her passport so she can travel to UK protest

Tash Peterson and her boyfriend Jack Higgs are pleading for people to donate £14,000 to pay their bankruptcy trustees to leave the country and protest in Herefordshire

Economics

2 w. ago Moment UK drug kingpin who ran £26m empire dances for the camera as he’s arrested by police in Spain

Watch the moment a leader of a crime gang that ran a £26million drug empire is arrested by Spanish authorities.

Events

3 w. ago Lloyds Bank introduces gamechanging new £300 rule for customers in UK first

Lloyds Bank has announced a UK banking first from August 26 - with customers set to reap the benefits. The new rule will allow customers to pay in cash at over 30,000 locations nationwide

Economics

3 w. ago Revealed: The area where parents would pay £81,000 MORE to buy a home near a good school

Parents are willing to pay tens of thousands of pounds extra to live in the catchment area of a top state school, as private school fees hike intensifies competition.

Economics

3 w. ago 'I make £2,500 a month farting in jars – my mum is really proud of me'

Kirsty Farts, 28, started the flatulence-themed content to help pay off an £11,000 vet bill. She now uploads up to 60 videos a month to her 9,000 fans on social media

Economics