1 hour ago B&M records dip in sales as retail giant hikes prices and ploughs on with store openings

The discount retailer blamed challenging market conditions, yet its value-led business model should have thrived in a period where consumers were watching their pennies, an expert said

Economics

27 h. ago ‘These are traps set for the people’: the story of a mother shot dead searching for food in Gaza

A family is reeling from the killing of a woman who walked for hours to an Israeli-backed distribution point with her son and daughterReem Zeidan was terrified of being separated from her children. As they trudged for hours through the ruins of Gaza towards a food distribution centre, she rehearsed over and over again with her 20-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son what they should do and where they should wait if an Israeli attack turned the column of hungry people into a chaotic, panicking mass and the family were torn apart.It was the last conversation she had with them. She was dead before dawn broke on Tuesday, killed by a single bullet through her forehead. Her daughter and son spent nearly three hours beside her body, pinned down by gunfire. Continue reading...

Events

29 h. ago Toll booth operator praised for response 'after driver paid £5 in pennies'

Reddit users said the apparent move by the toll booth operator was inspired

Economics

39 h. ago Perrie Edwards reveals extreme lengths she went to in bid to manage panic attacks

Little Mix's Perrie Edwards has opened up about seeking support from therapists to help deal with her mental health, after candidly speaking about panick attacks and anxiety

Events

46 h. ago Toll booth worker gets 'petty revenge' on a man who paid in pennies

A toll booth worker has been praised for his 'petty' revenge on a driver who paid his fee in pennies to 'prove a point' - as he says the man was 'over by 20 pence'

Politics

51 h. ago John Belfield 'panicked and fled' to South America after hearing rumours he was involved in Thomas Campbell murder, jury told

Mr Belfield was arrested in March 2023 and returned to the UK about a year later. He is on trial and denies murder.

Events

51 h. ago 'We're panicking, trying to scrape pennies together to get her home'

'It's one of those hard, hard situations that we're trying to go through'

Events

51 h. ago Manchester woman stuck in Turkey hospital after horrific incident on holiday

'It's one of those hard, hard situations that we're trying to go through'

Politics

3 d. ago BBC and Sky bosses criticise plans to let AI firms use copyrighted material

Media corporations call for opt-in rule and say companies must set up licensing deals before accessing creative worksThe BBC director general and the boss of Sky have criticised proposals to let tech firms use copyright-protected work without permission, as the government promised that artificial intelligence legislation will not destroy the £125bn creative sector.The creative industry has said that original proposals published in a consultation in February to give AI companies access to creative works unless the copyright holder opts out would “scrape the value” out of the sector. Continue reading...

Economics

3 d. ago 'Driver paid bridge toll in pennies but I got the last laugh for wasting my time'

A toll booth worker got revenge on a driver who tried to 'stick it to the man' by paying his fee in pennies - but the worker got the last laugh with how he handled the situation

Politics

4 d. ago ‘They are in shock’: Indian students fear Trump has ended their American dream

Those hoping to study in US are in limbo or looking elsewhere after president’s targeting of foreign studentsFor weeks, Subash Devatwal’s phone has not stopped ringing. Some of the calls have been from distressed students, at other times it is their panicked parents, but all have the same question – is their dream of studying in the US still possible?Devatwal runs an education consultancy in Ahmedabad, the main city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is one of thousands of such organisations that exist across the country, helping Indian students achieve what many consider to be the ultimate symbol of success: getting into an American university. Continue reading...

Politics

4 d. ago Scots mum who fled police and dragged officers along road behind her car jailed

Lauren Baird "didn't appreciate the terrible consequences her actions had caused. She panicked when she was stopped by the police".

Events

4 d. ago Girl, 14, dies after Turkey earthquake sees 69 people jump from buildings in panic

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit Turkey this morning and a 14-year-old girl has died after 69 people jumped from buildings as they were panicked, the Turkish disaster control authority has confirmed

Events

6 d. ago The Brits who left home for a dream life in Spain... but were left penniless and living in a shanty town by the changing facts of life in the sun

A double whammy of Covid lockdowns and a surge in Airbnb-style properties - there are now more than 20,000 on the island - has left many few affordable places to live in Tenerife.

Politics

8 d. ago ‘My stomach just dropped’: foreign students in panicked limbo as Trump cancels visa interviews

State department move to cancel student visa interviews at all US embassies has shocked international scholars International students in the US: are you considering studying elsewhere?Students around the world who were gearing up to study in the United States this fall face growing uncertainty after the Trump administration temporarily halted student visa appointments this week.On Tuesday, a state department directive ordered US embassies globally to immediately stop scheduling visa interviews for foreign students while it prepares to implement expanded social media screening for all international visa applicants. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago Greg Monks’ mum and girlfriend fly to Portugal to join search for missing Brit

Greg Monks has been missing since the early hours of Wednesday morning when he vanished in Albufeira, Portugal, while on a stag do. His panicked mum and girlfriend have flown out to join the search

Events

8 d. ago It only costs pennies but this is wreaking havoc on Wales' seals

Seals are a common sight across Welsh shorelines, especially in August and November, their breeding seasons. But a small plastic toy that can be bought for a few pennies has been threatening the lives of these marine animals, particularly their young.

Politics

9 d. ago BBC's Naga Munchetty diagnosed with adenomyosis following panicked 999 call

The BBC Breakfast presenter's husband had to make a panicked call to 999, saying 'she can't move' in 2022.

Politics

9 d. ago I didn't recognise my wife of 15 years because of this little

Unloading a supermarket shop from the boot of his car outside his house a few months ago, Zeke Iddon panicked as a stranger approached, out of nowhere, and grabbed one of his bags of food.

Politics

9 d. ago Panicked celebrities secretly lawyering up in case they're called to testify in Diddy trial: Live updates

Sean ' Diddy ' Combs is facing the third week of his sex-trafficking and racketeering trial in New York City .

Society