12 h. ago California governor calls for a special election to introduce new US House maps – live

Gavin Newsom announces plans to ask voters to approve new congressional maps in response to a redistricting plan by TexasMelania Trump has demanded that Hunter Biden retract comments linking her to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and has threatened to sue if he does not.Biden, the son of the former president Joe Biden, alleged in an interview this month that Epstein introduced the first lady to Donald Trump. Continue reading...

Politics

25 h. ago 'We live in an ordinary terraced house that looks like a royal palace inside — we decorated it ourselves'

Royston Jones and Fiona Gray have spent 27 years transforming their traditional end-of-terrace house into a stately home.

Society

63 h. ago Trump live: White House promises to make DC the safest city in the world as the National Guard arrives

The president has placed the DC Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control – but is already facing a backlash

Politics

4 d. ago The doctor said 'there's nothing we can do' so we sold our house and went to live on a boat

'It feels like we're on holiday every day, I can't imagine living in a street or on land again'

Society

5 d. ago London leaver: 'we sold our Tooting flat for £635k and have spent £1.1m on a house in Hove'

Initially reluctant to move out of south London, this family ended up upsizing on the coast

Economics

8 d. ago Trump DOJ must address concerns of Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell ‘legitimization’ in grand jury release: Live updates

Vice President JD Vance is hosting a strategy dinner on handling of Jeffrey Epstein case as shock poll shows 81% of Americans believe President Donald Trump responsible for administration hiding information

Politics

8 d. ago Trump DOJ must address victim concerns about Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury release: Live updates

Strategy dinner announced as shock poll shows 81 percent of Americans believe President Donald Trump is responsible for administration hiding information on Jeffrey Epstein case

Politics

8 d. ago UK construction activity shrinks by most in five years as housebuilding falls – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsOpenAI takes on Meta and DeepSeek with free and customisable AI modelsThe contraction in UK construction last month is another reason for the Bank of England to consider cutting interest rates at noon tomorrow.A rate cut, from 4.25% to 4%, is already widely expected – it’ s a 95% chance, according to the City money markets this morning.“The Bank of England is widely expected to cut rates this week in what is likely to be a complex decision as the MPC weighs weak growth, sticky inflation, and a looming fiscal tightening.While markets are pricing in a 0.25% cut, attention will centre on the voting split – particularly how many members vote for a 0.5% move or prefer to hold. Continue reading...

Society

9 d. ago Trump approval 20 points underwater in new poll with 81% blaming him for Epstein info blackout: Live updates

Latest shock poll follows president’s claim in CNBC interview that polls showing him with approval ratings in the 30s were ‘fake’

Politics

9 d. ago Trump administration live updates: House issues subpoenas for Clintons and other officials over Epstein files

President Donald Trump called into CNBC’s Squawk Box morning show to talk about tariffs, jobs, Fed chair, polling numbers and Texas redistricting

Politics

1 week ago Family 'let down' by UK move to Bulgaria to live in £23,400 house

Amy Smeardon said the family's bills alone in the UK were £670 - now they're less than £200

Society

1 week ago The Mountains review – a beautiful portrait of a family’s attempt to process a tragedy

Christian Einshøj’s debut feature unearths home video footage taken by his father, as he and his siblings explore their long-buried feelings about their brother’s deathIn his debut feature, Christian Einshøj tends to the hidden wounds of family by rewinding to the past. As a young boy, he moved from Norway to Denmark with his parents and his brother Frederik. The change was supposed to be temporary. Tragedy, however, struck: Kristoffer, one of Einshøj’s brothers, was born with a terminal condition. His illness and later death cast a dark shadow over a once tightly knit household: they would never return to Denmark to live as a family again.Through voiceover, Einshøj recalls this painful history with profound introspection, as well as humour. Grainy home videos, largely shot by Einshøj’s father, Søren, resurface, but while Søren used his camera to preserve Kristoffer’s memories before his death, Einshøj turns to film-making as a means of reconciliation. Unable to process Kristoffer’s...

Politics

3 w. ago London leaver: 'we swapped a Battersea townhouse for 25 acres near the Devon coast'

From a few rodent pets to a smallholding on Exmoor, this family made more than a change of address when they swapped Battersea for Devon

Politics

3 w. ago Inside the most desirable Omaze dream house yet: Property guru who picks them reveals exactly how she makes them over as she shows us round

I cannot tell you where I am, but I can guarantee that, come August 14, people will be talking about it up and down the country. That is when the next Omaze house draw will go live.

Society

3 w. ago 'A harsh reality is biting for London returners whose country homes have lost value'

London leavers who moved to remote rural areas are struggling to recoup their money as they move back to the capital, says buying agent Philip Harvey

Politics

3 w. ago NHS doctor and husband sold stolen hospital PPE out of 'sheer greed'

A doctor and her husband have been jailed for 10 months each for flogging stolen hospital PPE online at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Science

3 w. ago Doctor and husband who sold PPE stolen from NHS during pandemic jailed

Attiya and Omer Sheikh carried out the offence in 2020.

Events

4 w. ago ‘Eliminate' ants from your home in five minutes with ‘homemade ant killer’

Ants are one houseguest you can live without.

Events

4 w. ago Rory McIlroy's new UK neighbour is worth £22bn, pays £15,000 a haircut and owns private zoo

Rory McIlroy has added a plush Surrey mansion to his portfolio, and while the area features many high-profile residents, no one can quite live up to the Sultan of Brunei, who also owns a house in the vicinity

Economics

4 w. ago Best commuter towns: four areas within 45 minutes of London with house prices from £350,000

Keen to move but not keen on the journey? Here are top towns within 45 minutes of London

Economics