20 h. ago The tweaks that could boost your wealth by a staggering £86,000... and it all starts by taking this easy quiz

There is one simple trick you need to boost your wealth by tens of thousands of pounds - and it will only take you around half an hour a week.

Economics

21 h. ago The tweaks that could boost your wealth by a staggering £86,000... and it all starts by taking this easy quiz: Money expert LUCY EVANS

There is one simple trick you need to boost your wealth by tens of thousands of pounds - and it will only take you around half an hour a week.

Economics

27 h. ago How do wildfires start as Turkey evacuates 50,000 people during monster blaze

Fires have been ravaging Turkey over the weekend, causing a busy airport to completely close.

Events

39 h. ago Queues and winning Raducanu make Wimbledon feel even more British than usual

Seven inspired wins, David Beckham in the royal box and 10,000 fans at Wimbledon Park meant a memorable start to SW19It might sound implausible, but this was a day where Wimbledon, that most quintessential of British sporting institutions, felt even more British than usual. The queues were lengthy, the weather hitting record-breaking heights. And over a glorious day of action, the All England Club reverberated to the rare sound of unheralded British players shattering expectations – and ripping up the record books.By the time Katie Boulter left Centre Court with the cheers still ringing in her ears after defeating the No 9 seed Paula Badosa, there had been a magnificent seven British victories on day one – the most in a single day in the open era. Continue reading...

Politics

45 h. ago Grinning Channel migrants pose for SELFIES on packed dinghy as total tops 170,000 since start of crisis

One man seated on the bow of the inflatable held a mobile phone aloft as other occupants waved.

Events

1 week ago British Airways Gulf flights cancelled and diverted after Trump strikes Iran and tension mounts

Exclusive: BA Heathrow-Dubai flight flew 5,000 miles and ended up just 500 miles from its starting point

Events

1 week ago Win a £51,000 Range Rover Sport SVR for just 5p in BOTB draw

A stunning Range Rover Sport SVR worth £51,000 is up for grabs in BOTB’s latest prize draw — and tickets start at just 5p, with a £36,000 cash alternative on offer for the winner.

Economics

2 w. ago Nearly 1.2 million savers warned they could face unexpected tax bill

If you are basic-rate (20%) taxpayer then you can earn up to £1,000 in savings interest each tax year before you start to pay tax on interest you've earned

Events

2 w. ago Tobi Masa: New York's celebrated Masayoshi Takayama is bringing his three

Meals at Masa in New York start at around $1,000 per head

Politics

3 w. ago HMRC phishing scam rises to £49m as MPs criticise ‘unacceptable’ delay

Approximately 100,000 taxpayers were affected by an ‘organised crime’ incident which started last year

Economics

3 w. ago The Guardian view on Zambia’s Trumpian predicament: US aid cuts are dwarfed by a far bigger heist | Editorial

As the US decries corruption, a paper suggests the real scandal is multinationals legally extracting billions from Africa’s resource-rich nationDonald Trump’s decision to cut $50m a year in aid to Zambia – one of the world’s poorest nations – is dreadful, and the reason given, corruption, rings hollow. There is evidence of large-scale looting, but the real scandal is that the theft appears legal, systemic and driven by foreign interests. In a paper presented to the Association for Heterodox Economics conference in London later this month, Andrew Fischer of Erasmus University Rotterdam argues that Zambia’s economy is not being plundered by domestic actors but rather by transnational corporate practices enabled by opaque accounting. His findings point to a staggering extraction of wealth that dwarfs the value of the aid intended to help.Zambia is blessed – or perhaps cursed – with mineral wealth. It is Africa’s second-largest copper producer. The metal, key to the green...

Politics

3 w. ago London leaver: 'our move from Brockley to a historic hamlet was sparked by safety concerns'

With commuting costs of almost £1,000, a move to the country prompted Alex Austin to start his own business

Politics

3 w. ago London’s newest and most exclusive hotel penthouses start at $50,000 a night

London’s newest and most exclusive hotel penthouses start at $50,000 a night  CNN

Society

last month DWP to carry out new checks on Universal Credit claimants with more than £6,000 in bank account

Anyone claiming Universal Credit with between £6,000 and £16,000 in their bank will start to get reduced benefit payments under Labour's new plans

Economics