3 h. ago Wellness retreat boss who 'blockaded' GP car park with her Bentley amid bitter neighbour row over narrow driveway is ordered to pay £90,000

Joy Jarvis, boss of Glasshouse retreat Spa in Billericay, Essex, became embroiled in a bitter row with her neighbor over the use of a narrow driveway between the two properties.

Economics

4 h. ago Wellness retreat owner uses Bentley to blockade GP car park in neighbour row

Joy Jarvis has been hit with a £90,000 court bill

Politics

19 h. ago Detective who stole kilos of cocaine from GMP evidence store could face more time behind bars

The Detective Constable who had a secret life dealing class A drugs has been ordered to pay back over £75,000

Politics

20 h. ago Starbucks to pay about $35M to NYC workers to settle claims it violated labor law

New York City officials say Starbucks will pay about $35 million to more than 15,000 New York City workers to settle claims it denied them stable schedules and arbitrarily cut their hours

Economics

4 d. ago How a 1p pay rise can now cost you £38,000: We reveal the outrageous Budget tax traps you may have missed... exactly who is worst hit based on salary and what you must do

Half a million people will be stung for the first time by outrageous traps in the tax system that punish workers for getting a pay rise.

Economics

4 d. ago How a 1p pay rise can now cost you £38,000... just one of the tax cliff edges the Budget's made even worse

Half a million people will be stung for the first time by outrageous traps in the tax system that punish workers for getting a pay rise.

Economics

5 d. ago Anyone earning under £35,000 given new £200 warning by experts

Workers earning under £35,000 could lose take-home pay due to frozen income tax thresholds extended for three more years, Resolution Foundation analysis warns

Events

5 d. ago Reeves’ stealth tax hits low earners harder than ‘sensible’ income tax change, says top think tank

People earning less than £35,000 a year will pay more than if chancellor had raised basic rate by 1p, says Resolution Foundation

Events

5 d. ago Key £12,570 personal tax threshold post Budget Rachel Reeves update as 'more pay'

900,000 extra people to pay tax as Resolution Foundation says it's 'Britain’s biggest stealth tax rise'

Economics

5 d. ago Cuddling capybaras and ogling otters: the problem with animal cafes in Asia

A boom in places offering petting sessions is linked to a rise in the illegal movement of exotic and endangered species, say expertsThe second floor of an unassuming office building in central Bangkok is a strange place to encounter the world’s largest rodent. Yet here, inside a small enclosure with a shallow pool, three capybaras are at the disposal of dozens of paying customers – all clamouring for a selfie. As people eagerly thrust leafy snacks toward the nonchalant-looking animals, few seem to consider the underlying peculiarity: how, exactly, did this South American rodent end up more than 10,000 miles from home, in a bustling Asian metropolis?Capybara cafes have been cropping up across the continent in recent years, driven by the animal’s growing internet fame. The semi-aquatic animals feature in more than 600,000 TikTok posts. In Bangkok, cafe customers pay 400 baht (£9.40) for a 30-minute petting session with them, along with a few meerkats and Chinese bamboo rats. Doors are...

Politics

8 d. ago WANTED: One VERY tolerant Lady! Picky aristocrat, 79, launches bid to find a wife. Eskimos, Scorpios, the poor, the short, Guardian readers, Scots and anyone who can't fly a helicopter needn't apply

Sir Benjamin Slade, 79, says he'll pay his new wife £50,000-a-year to father his male heirs and tend to his sprawling 1,300-acre Somerset estate - but she must be able to ballroom dance and fire a shotgun.

Politics

1 week ago FAA bonuses to air traffic controllers with perfect attendance during shutdown leave thousands out

The Federal Aviation Administration says only 776 of the more than 10,000 air traffic controllers who had to work without pay during the shutdown will receive bonuses

Events

1 week ago Blow to Spanish PM as attorney general found guilty in leak case

Álvaro García Ortiz, who had denied sharing businessman’s personal details with journalists about a tax case, has been banned from post for two years Spain’s top prosecutor has been banned from his post for two years after being found guilty of leaking confidential information about a tax case involving a businessman who is the boyfriend of a prominent rightwing politician.Álvaro García Ortiz, who has served as attorney general since 2022, was also fined €7,300 (£6,428), and ordered to pay €10,000 in damages to the businessman, Alberto González Amador. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Police sergeant who tried to sue the Met Police because his boss called him a 'numpty' is ordered to pay £12,000

Sonny Kalar, who was with the Met Police for 30 years, said he was offended when Chief Inspector Marlise Davies twice called him 'numpty'.

Economics

2 w. ago Missouri city to pay $500,000 to the owner of blind and deaf dog who was shot dead by a cop

The shooting of a five-year-old Shih Tzu in Sturgeon, Missouri set off a scandal that ultimately claimed the jobs of the cop who shot him and the mayor who defended it

Economics

2 w. ago Missouri city to pay $500,000 to the owner of blind and deaf dog Teddy who was shot dead by a police officer

The shooting of a five-year-old Shih Tzu in Sturgeon, Missouri set off a scandal that ultimately claimed the jobs of the cop who shot him and the mayor who defended it

Events

2 w. ago Chancellor's Budget raid will make 500,000 more people in London and South East pay 40% income tax rate

Rachel Reeves is set to impose a ‘stealth tax’ in her Budget on November 26 with a further two-year freeze on income tax thresholds

Economics

2 w. ago 500,000 more people in London and South East to pay income tax higher rate by 2029 with Reeves Budget raid

The Chancellor is set to impose a ‘stealth tax’ in her Budget on November 26 with a further two-year freeze on income tax thresholds

Economics

2 w. ago Parents ‘vindicated’ after police admit unlawful arrest over WhatsApp row

Hertfordshire police agree to pay £20,000 to Rosalind Levine and Maxie Allen, who were held for 11 hours after complaining about daughter’s schoolTwo parents who were arrested after they complained about their daughter’s primary school on WhatsApp have said they felt “vindicated” by the police admitting the arrest was unlawful.Rosalind Levine and her partner, Maxie Allen, said they were held at a police station for 11 hours over their complaints about the school. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Mum's DWP hell as she's chased for years over £5k debt she doesn't owe

A mum caring for her autistic son says she has felt 'suicidal' and under 'immense stress' after the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) sent her letters demanding she pay a £5,000 debt she didn't owe.

Economics