19 m. ago Britain's richest man dies aged 85: Tycoon Gopichand Hinduja, who topped Rich List after creating £35bn business empire with his brother passes away after long illness

The tycoon headed the Hinduja family, whose ownership of Indian conglomerate Hinduja Group gave them an estimated fortune of £37.2billion in 2024.

Economics

78 m. ago Gopichand Hinduja, head of Britain’s richest family, dies aged 85

Billionaire businessman’s family owns Hinduja Group, which has interests across oil, banking and real estateBusiness live – latest updatesGopichand Hinduja, the billionaire head of Britain’s richest family, has died aged 85.Hinduja died on Tuesday in London after a long illness, a spokesperson said. Continue reading...

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92 m. ago Is home buying in Britain broken? More than HALF of movers have had a property chain collapse

Broken chains mean movers miss out on their dream home, lose money on fees and can be faced with a scramble to find somewhere temporary to live.

Society

1 hour ago Gopichand Hinduja, head of Britain’s richest family, dies – reports

Billionaire businessman’s family owns Hinduja Group, which has interests across oil, banking and real estateBusiness live – latest updatesGopichand Hinduja, the billionaire head of Britain’s richest family, has died aged 85.Hinduja died on Tuesday in London after a long illness, according to reports. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Vaping overtakes smoking in Britain for first time after generational shift

Campaigners welcome Office for National Statistics data showing 5.4 million people now vape compared to 4.9 million smokers

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2 h. ago Man dubbed 'Britain's worst sex offender' could soon be freed

Kevin Lakeman had his parole hearing in private. An expert ruled that a public hearing 'may increase stress and anxiety' to him despite concerns of his victims.

Politics

2 h. ago Spain grants citizenship to descendants of civil war’s International Brigades

About 32,000 volunteered to fight Franco dictatorship, including 2,500 men and women from Britain and IrelandThe Spanish government has granted citizenship to 170 descendants of volunteers in the International Brigades in recognition of their fight against fascism during the Franco dictatorship that followed the civil war.An estimated 32,000 volunteers from around the world joined the anti-fascist brigades during the civil war, including approximately 2,500 men and women from Britain and Ireland, of whom 530 were killed. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Reeves puts country on notice for tax hikes as ‘each of us must do our bit’

In a pre-Budget speech, Rachel Reeves said: ‘If we are to build the future of Britain together, we will all have to contribute to that effort.’

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2 h. ago All the London pubs that were named the best in Britain in the 2025 Good Food Guide

All the London pubs that were named the best in Britain in the 2025 Good Food Guide  Time Out

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3 h. ago I expected the Budget to be bad... now, I fear it will be a horror that will devastate households across Britain. These are the tax rises coming

This month's Budget is going to be awful for households up and down the country.

Economics

3 h. ago Bella Culley spotted arriving at airport in Tbilisi ahead of flight home

The teenager is expected to land back in Britain tonight after completing a five and a half hour flight from Tbilisi to London Luton Airport

Society

4 h. ago 'I will never forget Charles Bronson's reaction to prisoner weeping in his cell'

Noel 'Razor' Smith spent 30 years in jail after committing over 200 robberies and he struck up a friendship with Britain's most notorious prisoner Charles Bronson

Events

4 h. ago ITV sparks more fury as Good Morning Britain star refuses to wear poppy

Kevin Maguire joined Susanna Reid and Ed Balls to discuss the latest news, as Chancellor Rachel Reeves addressed the nation with a pre-Budget speech.

Politics

4 h. ago Britain records Europe's biggest rise in asylum claims as applications hit record high with more than 108,000 last year

More than 108,000 people applied for asylum in the UK in 2024, a 28 per cent increase on the 84,000 recorded the year before.

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5 h. ago ITV sparks more fury as 'disgraceful' Good Morning Britain star refuses to wear poppy

Kevin Maguire joined Susanna Reid and Ed Balls to discuss the latest news, as Chancellor Rachel Reeves addressed the nation with a pre-Budget speech.

Politics

5 h. ago How UK's ditched cigs and turned to vaping: Record 5.4million now use e

Just 9.1 per cent adults in Britain smoked in 2024, down on last year and a fraction of the nearly 50 per cent during the 1970s, according to the ONS.

Science

5 h. ago Government has given up trying to ‘live within its means’, claims Badenoch

The Tory leader accused Labour of being ‘hypocritical’ for asking the public ‘to tighten their belts’.

Politics

6 h. ago Tommy Robinson arrives at court as he learns trial verdict over terror offence charge after 'refusing to give police access to his phone' when leaving Britain

Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was on his way to Benidorm when he was stopped at the Channel Tunnel in Folkestone by officers on July 28 last year.

Events

6 h. ago There is a thriving shadow economy in Britain – but migrants are not to blame | Emily Kenway

While Labour is desperately trying to mimic Reform’s line on the cash economy, the blame lies solidly with ordinary people feeling the pinchAccording to politicians across all parties, something called the “hidden economy” – the shadowy nethers of the labour market, in which work goes unregulated and undeclared to the authorities – is a “menace”, full of migrants whose illegal working “undercuts British workers”, and even a threat to our national security. MPs have been so worried about asylum seekers delivering their Friday night pizza that they’ve spent parliamentary time discussing Deliveroo et al’s business models. In response, the government has repeatedly reassured us, in the somewhat Mills & Boon-style phrasing of Yvette Cooper, when she was home secretary, that it’s “surging enforcement” to tackle the problem.Solutions suggested include Keir Starmer’s digital ID cards, requirements for increased “right to work” checks, and new data-sharing agreements in which the Home Of...

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6 h. ago Meet the British shot put champion doubling up as a bobsleigh pilot with an eye on Milan 2026

Having won her third British shot put title in four seasons in the summer, Adele Nicoll also has a Winter Olympic dream – and admits she’s ‘terrible for wanting to do everything’Walking through the University of Bath’s vast sports complex to Britain’s only bobsleigh push-start track, a momentary silence is broken by the thwack of a ball and hearty cheers from excited adolescent spectators.It is the first Wednesday afternoon – when inter-university sport takes centre stage – of the academic year, and Adele Nicoll is reflecting on how her own undergraduate days inadvertently led her to this point. Nicoll, then a sport and exercise science student at Cardiff University, had an eye on making it as an international shot putter, but not to the detriment of enjoying all aspects of university life; she played as hard as she worked. Continue reading...

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