60 m. ago Dog faeces on the furniture, piles of rubbish and a ruined kitchen... my nightmare trying to evict tenant who kept 30 animals and left me with a £50,000 bill

Months on, it is still hard to convey the horror of the scene that greeted me in the cottage adjoining my home earlier this autumn.

Economics

2 h. ago Poem of the week: Rich or Poor, or Saint and Sinner by Thomas Love Peacock

A sharply satirical attack on unevenly applied 19th-century laws to enforce religious observance still bites todayRich or Poor, or Saint and SinnerThe poor man’s sins are glaring; In the face of ghostly warning He is caught in the fact Of an overt act — Buying greens on Sunday morning. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago Promise of ten thousand jobs as Welsh Government stages International Investment Summit

The summit will be attended by companies and investors from 27 countries

Politics

3 h. ago 'Black hole lies' leave Reeves fighting for her job in worst crisis so far for Starmer Government

The Prime Minister was rallying to support his Chancellor after she had to deny on live TV that she had misled the public over the nation’s finances

Politics

3 h. ago There are those on the left and right who offer only grievance: Labour is getting on with the job of economic renewal | Keir Starmer

Judge last week’s budget in the light of our bold plans to sweep away red tape, tackle inactivity among young people and pursue a closer trading relationship with the EUKeir Starmer is the prime minister of the United KingdomReport: Labour’s economic plan will take years to deliver, Starmer saysAt the budget last week, we made the right choices for Britain, cutting the cost of energy with £150 off bills, protecting the NHS and tackling the scourge of child poverty by removing the two-child limit. We also ensured that the revenue we raised through taxes was done fairly, with everyone contributing but those with the broadest shoulders contributing their fair share. As a result of the choices we made, the budget created a more stable economic environment, driving down inflation and government bond yields. This is vital for protecting our public services, when £1 in every £10 spent by government goes on debt interest.The budget builds on the action we have already taken to improve the e...

Economics

3 h. ago Labour’s economic plan will take years to deliver, Keir Starmer says

Exclusive: PM hits back at critics as he insists Rachel Reeves right to impose £26bn worth of tax rises at budget• Keir Starmer: Labour is getting on with the job of economic renewalLabour’s economic plan will take years to deliver in full, Keir Starmer has said as he tries to regain the narrative after a turbulent response to last week’s budget.In an article for the Guardian, the prime minister hit back at his political opponents, insisting the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, was right to impose £26bn worth of tax rises. Continue reading...

Economics

4 h. ago Bloke's $100m lawsuit after female boss demanded 'presidential' morning office romps

Kian Cooper was a happy father-of-two, but claims he was forced to take on years of forced romps with his female boss in the office where he worked so that he could keep his job

Politics

6 h. ago Emmerdale's Dominic Brunt declares love as he opens up about Lisa Riley's 'great' loss

The I'm a Celebrity star lost her mum in 2012

Politics

7 h. ago Freddie Flintoff's decision to quit cricket job over pay and £9million BBC compensation

England cricket legend Freddie Flintoff has been through a lot in recent years, including a sudden resignation following a dispute over pay

Economics

7 h. ago Voices: The biggest risk Sir Andreas Whittam Smith ever took was co

A risk-taking and highly principled journalist, Whittam Smith helped fund Britain’s first new broadsheet newspaper in more than a century – before successfully stewarding the Church of England through the credit crunch. Sean O’Grady remembers him

Events

8 h. ago Freddie Flintoff quit new job over money dispute but had £9million payout to fall back on

Freddie Flintoff has faced a challenging few years, even being forced to quit a job after receiving what he felt was a deeply undervalued salary offer

Economics

8 h. ago Lisbon car crash all we know after 6 'burn to death' after driver loses control

A major crash in Lisbon in Portugal this morning has seen six young people, aged between 18 and 20, being killed after the 19-year-old driver is alleged to have lost control of the BMW

Events

9 h. ago Hare Krishna monks bequeathed George Harrison's 17th Century manor are a war with residents who say they've turned it into a 'spiritual theme park'

Bhaktivedanta Manor, a stunning 17th Century estate in Letchmore Heath, near Watford, was given to the Hare Krishna movement in 1973.

Events

9 h. ago Freddie Flintoff quit job in row over pay as £9m income revealed

Cricket legend Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff is back on our screens as host of ITV's Bullseye - but recently quit his job following a pay dispute

Economics

9 h. ago Loose Women star reveals 'if we've still got jobs' worry amid ITV budget cuts

Linda Robson opened up about her worries for the ITV daytime show

Politics

10 h. ago Amazon warehouse worker dies on job as family 'see CCTV' and demand answers

Martin Vaughan collapsed during his shift

Events

10 h. ago Our Hollywood star neighbour is locked in ‘absurd’ row over £6m mansion’s fence – it’s outrageous

A HOLLYWOOD star is locked in a legal battle with a jobsworth council over the fence and gates to his £6million mansion. The actor has been told to tear down the new boundary he installed at his three-storey Grade II-listed mansion in West London, leaving his adoring neighbours stunned. Idris Elba, 52, swapped his old,...

Economics

10 h. ago I was so fat I got stuck in a chair in Benidorm and spent £400 a month on fast food – but it pushed me to shed 90lbs

AT her heaviest, Rebecca Johnson couldn’t walk up a hill without gasping for breath.  But after a mortifying moment while on holiday in Benidorm, the XXL-wearing 29-year-old vowed to turn her life around.  She has since lost more than 6st and wears a size extra-small.  But Rebecca, from Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, tells Sun Health:...

Economics

10 h. ago 'Harry Cobden should have a steering job' – Jason Heavey's Monday racing tips

The Daily Star Chief Tipster thinks the former champion jockey can notch another winner at Plumpton on Monday while it all adds up for Chancellor in the big race at Kempton

Politics

11 h. ago I flew abroad for £8k facelift to look younger – botched job gave me hearing loss & wonky mouth, I can’t go outside

A WOMAN who flew to Lithuania for cosmetic work to “feel younger” says she “regrets it” after she claims it left her with hearing loss and a lopsided mouth. Angela Paterson, 48, saved up for two years and spent over £8,000 on a facelift, neck lift and upper blepharoplasty in Kaunas, including flights, accommodation, and...

Economics