4 h. ago UK millionaire tycoon's son tortured by Mexican cartel gang then stuffed in car boot

The son of a successful Scottish business man and millionaire was tortured before being stuffed into the boot of a car – with his father speaking out about the horrific crime

Events

6 h. ago Dozens of Mexican cartel family members enter the US in ‘Trump administration deal’

Mexico’s security chief confirmed an independent report

Politics

6 h. ago 'I spotted chocolate bar item at car boot sale and price left me gobsmacked'

Becky's Bazaar is well known on social media for bagging good bargains and showing people round charity shops and car boot sales but she was shocked at the price of this item...

Economics

8 h. ago 'I spotted unique chocolate bar item at car boot – but price left me gobsmacked'

A woman was left gobsmacked by the price of a chocolate bar item that she noticed at the car boot sale, however, the man explained there was something special about it

Politics

21 h. ago Mexican security chief confirms cartel family members entered US in a deal with Trump administration

Mexico’s government has confirmed reports that 17 family members of the son of a former cartel leader crossed into the United States

Economics

32 h. ago Scots millionaire's son killed by ruthless Mexican Narcos torture gang who dumped body in car boot

Adrian Bonar's decomposing body was found wrapped in plastic in the boot of a plush Lexus motor after it had been dumped under a bridge.

Events

4 d. ago Cruel thieves slammed for nicking two huge dinosaurs from bloke's car boot

Cruel thieves decided to nab two dinosaurs from a family run business, costing them a huge £30,000 bill. Owner Tom is now looking to the public to help him get the show back on the road

Politics

6 d. ago Charity shop lover overjoyed with £2 item he'd been searching a whole decade for

TikTok user Josh Wright explained how he'd resisted the urge to buy it on eBay for around £60 after years of scouring car boot sales and charity shops for the board game

Economics

6 d. ago Man visits charity shops for 10 years and finally finds item he was looking for

Josh Wright spent a decade looking in charity shops and at car boot sales for a particular item from the 1980s, and he's finally found it at branch of St Elizabeth Hospice Retail Centre

Politics

7 d. ago No explanation why weapons were in boot of loyalist’s car, court hears

Winston Irvine and Robin Workman will be sentenced next week for firearms offences.

Events

9 d. ago Organisers of car boot sale which saw gridlock on roads say abuse is 'beyond' as they respond

People caught in delays coming into the village said it was 'chaos' but the club says it's a "small price to pay" for the green space

Transport

1 week ago Popular car boot sale causes 'gridlock' and delays of two hours in Welsh village

People said the boot sale caused a complete 'gridlock', adding: 'It's chaos'

Politics

1 week ago Tim Dowling: if I wasn’t so busy doing nothing, I could be having fun

Everyone has cleared off, leaving me rattling around the house with the pets – and feeling paralysed by indecisionOne minute the house is full – when I walk in the oldest one, and his friend, and the middle one, and my wife are all fussing over a manual juicer the oldest one has brought back from a car boot sale.“What’s going on?” I say. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Mexican cartel issues chilling '24 hour' warning by dumping severed pig's head

Mexican cartel members sent a chilling warning by dumping the severed head of a pig outside the office of the Tijuana State Commission of Public Services, sparking terror

Events

1 week ago Video 'showing chunk of Sycamore Gap tree taken as a trophy and chainsaw in the boot of suspect's car' is played in court

Groundworker Daniel Graham, 39, and mechanic Adam Carruthers, 32, are accused of using a chainsaw to chop down the 100-year-old tree.

Events

2 w. ago Mexico's attorney general says ranch was used for cartel training, but no mass graves found

A ranch in the western Mexican state of Jalisco was used for cartel recruitment and training, but federal investigators found no evidence of bodies being burned there

Events

2 w. ago TOBY WALNE: The 13 items that reveal 'car boot sale rubbish' is being sold at huge mark

The online marketplace Vinted has started dealing in vintage furniture. But is it offering an exciting new way to discover Antiques Roadshow treasures - or just tat that would look better in a jumble sale?

Politics

3 w. ago Have I unearthed a £1,000 Dior saddle handbag for £10 at a car boot sale? DAN HATFIELD replies

I found this handbag at a car boot sale - when I got home and examined it, I found it was poentially a Dior saddle bag. Am I right?

Economics

3 w. ago Inside Mexican cartel training camps as cannibal hitmen 'forced to eat human hearts'

An insider has lifted the lid on horrifying drug cartel training camps that lay hidden in the Mexican mountains, with young recruits forced to kill and eat their victims' hearts

Events

last month Car boot culture moves online: Checkout.com reports 127% uplift in pre

The traditional car boot sale – once the spring / summer hallmark of British grassroots retail – is transitioning online, as online platforms are increasingly being used to sell pre-loved items to reach wider audiences and optimise returns. Checkout.com, which processes billions of transactions for thousands of companies that shape the digital economy, has reported a 127% uplift in pre-loved transactions from February to March this year.

Politics