19 h. ago Mum left hospitalised and £5,000 out of pocket after replying to job ad online

Single mum Mutmainnah Abubakar arrived in Edinburgh last year with £5,000 in savings, but her accounts were picked clean by scammers posing as an employer in a few short days

Economics

38 h. ago Parents join online queues of 115,000 in rush to buy tickets for this year's must

The festive experience loved by celebrities is opening near Manchester

Politics

3 d. ago Met raids Quaker meeting house and arrests six women at Youth Demand talk

Met raids Quaker meeting house and arrests six women at Youth Demand talk  The Guardian

Events

5 d. ago Sky cuts 2,000 jobs as it moves more customer services online

Broadcaster to close three of 10 customer service centres, affecting jobs in Stockport, Sheffield and Leeds

Economics

8 d. ago Calls for £20,000 personal tax allowance for all pensioners progresses to next stage

Nearly 218,000 people have signed an online petition in support of an increase to the £12,570 tax threshold.

Economics

1 week ago New update on calls to make State Pension payments exempt from income tax

More than 104,000 people have signed an online petition calling for State Pensions to be exempt from income tax.

Economics

1 week ago Nigerian romeo conman who duped women out of £200,000 online avoids deportation as judge rules his wife and children need NHS care

A romance fraudster who tricked women into paying him almost £200,000 has been allowed to stay in the UK after judges said Nigeria's healthcare system could not meet his family's medical needs.

Economics

1 week ago Counter terror tactics help Met Police catch 100 predators targeting women and girls

The Metropolitan Police says the V100 initiative has doubled the likelihood of them arresting the worst predators, but Sadiq Khan warned ‘there is still work to do’

Events

1 week ago Met’s war on 100 most dangerous predators targeting women and girls on London’s streets

Police vow ‘relentless’ focus on men like child snatcher Adam Baillie and knifepoint rapist Louis Collins

Events

1 week ago Met praises TV drama Adolescence for raising awareness of violence against women

Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ben Russell said the critically-acclaimed Netflix drama has had a ‘significant’ impact on the public.

Events

1 week ago More than 100 convicted as part of Met crackdown on abuse of women

A new points-based system has been used to track down the worst suspected abusers of women in the capital.

Events

1 week ago Tinder fraudster, 35, who was jailed after swindling women he met online out of £80,000 fleeced ANOTHER woman out of £50,000

Peter Gray, 35, was jailed for 56 months last year for defrauding four women out of about £80,000 by making loan applications in their names.

Economics

1 week ago Romance fraudster jailed after swindling woman he met on Tinder out of £50,000

A judge said Peter Gray had duped the victim into believing they were in a loving relationship before she was fleeced to the tune of £50,000.

Economics

2 w. ago London Museum receives more than 14,000 Roman artifacts and £20M from Bloomberg

London Museum receives more than 14,000 Roman artifacts and £20M from Bloomberg  Archaeology News Online Magazine

Economics

2 w. ago DWP stands firm on decision not to pay women State Pension age compensation

More than 160,000 people have signed an online petition that has now been debated by MPs.

Economics

2 w. ago British Council accused of forcing gig economy teachers into ‘feeding frenzy’ for work

With regular teaching hours unavailable, agency tutors must compete for lessonsThe British Council has been accused of exploiting hundreds of agency teachers on zero-hour contracts forced to compete for lessons in a “feeding frenzy” every week.An open letter from teaching staff reveals the prestigious government-funded public body does not offer regular hours to tutors on its popular English Online platform, which provides lessons to more than 45,000 students worldwide. Continue reading...

Economics

2 w. ago New calls to ‘stop taxing the State Pension’ ahead of Spring Statement

More than 81,000 people have signed an online petition urging Chancellor Reeves to raise the £12,570 Personal Allowance for pensioners.

Economics

2 w. ago Fury erupts over Met Police review into its funding of black, disabled and female staff unions

Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley wants to know if it efficient to divert full-time resources

Events

3 w. ago Threshold for filing ‘side hustle’ tax return to rise to £3,000 in UK

Cash earnings to increase from current level of £1,000 in boost to people who sell goods online

Economics

3 w. ago Man Utd fans' response to new £2bn stadium plans speak volumes

Manchester United's plans for a new state-of-the-art 100,000-seater stadium has become a major talking point online as fans digest the news that their club are looking to leave Old Trafford

Economics