51 h. ago Inside the amazing new Deansgate restaurant promising 'three floors of pizza heaven'

Pizza Pilgrims has finally landed in Manchester and is offering 1,000 free slices this week to mark the launch

Politics

3 d. ago ‘I don’t expect to live a normal life’: how a Leeds teenager woke up with a Chinese bounty on her head

After speaking out about the suppression of Hong Kong’s protests, Chloe Cheung was targeted by Beijing, followed on the street and abused online. Yet she remains defiantIt was Christmas Eve 2024 and 19-year-old Chloe Cheung was lying in bed at home in Leeds when she found out the Chinese authorities had put a bounty on her head. As she scrolled through Instagram looking at festive songs, a stream of messages from old school friends started coming into her phone. Look at the news, they told her.Media outlets across east Asia were reporting that Cheung, who had just finished her A-levels, had been declared a threat to national security by officials in Hong Kong. There was an offer of HK$1m (£94,000) to anyone who could assist in her arrest or capture. Continue reading...

Politics

5 d. ago Donald Trump's call to to stop building windmills would see 'sky high' bills, UK energy minister says

Minister for Energy Consumers Miatta Fahnbulleh has offered a fierce defence of renewables, insisting they were already slashing prices across Europe

Politics

7 d. ago Trump plans 100% tariff on computer chips, unless companies build in U.S.

President Donald Trump says he's imposing a 100% tariff on computer chips— a move that raises the specter of higher prices for electronics, autos, household appliances and other essential goods that depend on the processors

Politics

8 d. ago Showjumper made £50,000 hush money offer to underage girl he targeted for a threesome with female horse rider

Showjumper Guy Simmonds, 37, (left) offered to pay £50,000 in hush money to an underage girl he targeted for a threesome with a female rider Lauren Jarvis, 26 (right).

Economics

8 d. ago Texas families offered just $3,000 by the government in exchange for building Trump’s wall on their land

In some cases, Trump’s border wall will separate landowners from their growing fields and fishing streams

Politics

8 d. ago Donald Trump plans to build nuclear reactor on Moon by 2030 so folk can live there

The US President is determined to win the ‘second space race’ to build a permanent base for humans on the lunar surface though experts warn building lunar nukes could be dangerous

Politics

9 d. ago Grants of up to £1,000 offered to support native tree planting across Dumfries and Galloway

The Dumfries and Galloway Tree Planting Grant Scheme aims to support small scale tree planting projects.

Economics

9 d. ago France treaty to return Channel migrants is not ‘silver bullet’, Cooper says

The Home Secretary has refused to put a figure on the number of migrants the Government hopes to exchange with France for legal asylum seekers.

Events

3 w. ago Brits offered £3,750 to switchover to EVs but experts warn of huge catch

UK drivers are being offered generous grants worth almost £4,000 as the government unveils its latest investment to make electric vehicles (EVs) more affordable. However, many models won't be eligible

Events

3 w. ago Lawyer argues Call of Duty maker can't be held responsible for actions of Uvalde, Texas, shooter

A lawyer for the maker of the video game Call of Duty is arguing that a judge should dismiss a lawsuit brought by families of the victims of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting

Events

3 w. ago Trump appointees pushed more marble in Fed building renovation White House now attacks

President Donald Trump has looked to the marble finishes and hefty price tag of the Federal Reserve headquarters to claim grounds to fire Chair Jerome Powell, with whom he has tussled for years over interest rates

Events

3 w. ago Shayden Morris bids 'rejected' by Aberdeen as Dons stand firm despite £600,000 transfer offer from England

Luton Town are keen to sign the wnger but will have to stump up more cash tot empt the Scottish Cup winners into selling

Economics

3 w. ago Police probing murder of baby boy found dumped in canal four years ago offer £10,000 reward

The newborn was found 'chucked like rubbish' in the Wyrley and Essington Canal by full-time carer Lee Coles as he walked through Rough Wood country park in Walsall on May 20, 2021.

Events

4 w. ago Look inside 'fairytale' Fife castle with lochside views on sale for offers over £2.6 million

With its history dating back to the 16th century, Couston Castle has been put on the market for offers over £2,650,000.

Economics

4 w. ago Trump threatens to impose drug and chip tariffs as soon as 1 August

US president talks of low tariff to give pharmaceutical firms a year or so to build, and then making it ‘very high’Business live – latest updatesDonald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on pharmaceutical products and semiconductors as soon as 1 August, the latest deadline for the introduction of his “reciprocal” levies on individual countries.The US president told reporters late on Tuesday the taxes on drug imports could be announced “probably at the end of the month, and we’re going to start off with a low tariff and give the pharmaceutical companies a year or so to build, and then we’re going to make it a very high tariff”. Continue reading...

Events

4 w. ago Lanarkshire groups invited to apply for £100,000 fund to improve local walking routes

Launched by Walking Scotland in partnership with Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT), the SPT Community Path Fund offers grants of up to £10,000 for projects that enhance path networks.

Economics

4 w. ago How Trump could use a building renovation to oust the Fed chair

President Donald Trump says he has finally found a way to achieve his goal of removing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, accusing him of mismanaging the U.S. central bank’s $2.5 billion renovation project

Politics

4 w. ago UK households to get £3,750 discount on electric cars under new scheme

The new Electric Car Grant means that dealerships can offer discounts of over £3,000 on electric vehicles

Economics