70 m. ago Mum had £19k of lottery scratch cards in downstairs loo when cops turned up

Siobhan Ferguson's gambling addiction led her to defraud the store where she worked by taking National Lottery tickets and scratch cards almost costing five people their jobs

Economics

86 m. ago Grate lemons easily with no waste using 1 additional common kitchen item

A mum's 'brilliant life hack' has gone viral on social media after she demonstrated how to grate lemon zest using an additional item placed on top of her grater's surface

Politics

96 m. ago Mum, 44, doused and set on fire after answering the door left 'unrecognisable' as she fights for life

Alexis Lee Campion, 44, was doused in an accelerant and set on fire by a thug who knocked on her front door

Sport

2 h. ago Mum's 'five chilling words before cutting out pregnant daughter's baby'

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Cortney Bartholomew, 40, is accused of slicing open the stomach of her 22-year-old pregnant daughter Rebecca Park, leading to her death

Politics

2 h. ago National Lottery ticket fraudster mum found with 7,000 scratchcards in her toilet

Siobhan Ferguson was convicted of fraud by false accounting after taking National Lottery tickets and scratchcards from her employer

Politics

2 h. ago Ed Miliband faces massive pressure to ditch UK's 2035 petrol and diesel car sales ban as EU drops move

Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband has been left isolated after a Brussels kingmaker declared that the bloc's deadline for ending sales is being dropped.

Events

2 h. ago Mum, 27, 'absolutely traumatised' by Christmas Day after terrifying incident last year

Holly Dougan was rushed to hospital on Christmas morning 2024

Events

3 h. ago Mum left unrecognisable after being set on fire as attackers 'walk the streets'

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Alexis Lee Campion, 44, was drenched in an accelerant and set alight in a horrific attack on her doorstep in Clondalkin - her family say she may not survive

Events

3 h. ago Mum set on fire after answering door left unrecognisable and 'might not make it'

Alexis Lee Campion is fighting for her life in hospital after answering the door to a thug who doused her in an accelerant and set her on fire

Events

3 h. ago Washington state faces historic floods that have washed away homes and stranded families

Days of torrential rain in Washington state has caused historic floods, stranding families on rooftops and washing over bridges

Events

6 h. ago Manchester council responds after mum left 'with nothing' slams being told to move miles away

Fortunately, the family survived the house fire

Politics

9 h. ago My toxic mother made Christmas hell. Here are the signs your mum is a narcissist, and the five ways to stop her ruining the festive period with her self

Every Christmas we are bombarded with images of happy families at the dinner table. They tell us everyone is having a fun and love-filled Christmas with emotionally healthy family members.

Events

10 h. ago Mum tells kids they won't get Christmas presents as grim data lifts lid on food crisis

Research from charity The Felix Project found almost a quarter of working parents have turned to emergency food support services in the past year - while 10% have sent kids to school hungry

Events

13 h. ago Mum of five had lottery tickets worth £19,000 when police turned up at her home

Siobhan Ferguson, 40, had taken on a part-time job at a shop in Ulverston, when her gambling addiction got the better of her

Economics

14 h. ago Mum arrested after neighbour 'heard screams of daughter locked in dog kennel'

Kandy Thompson, from Anson in Texas, who reportedly fostered up to 50 children with her late husband, allegedly kept a 22-year-old woman locked in a makeshift enclosure

Events

15 h. ago Plans to ban new petrol cars in the EU have been abandoned in hasty u

At least seven EU governments, including Germany and Italy , and several automakers have been lobbying for softer regulation.

Politics

18 h. ago Ellie Simmonds addresses Strictly presenting role and who she's backing to win

The Paralympic star swimmer talks Strictly shockers, Christmas kisses, and the complexity of becoming a mum as someone with a disability

Politics

19 h. ago Predator raped pregnant mum repeatedly while her children were asleep upstairs

Liam Cowley, 32, has been jailed after entering a pregnant woman's house in the middle of the night and raping her repeatedly while her children slept upstairs

Society

20 h. ago Man, 30, learns he'll get dementia in 15 years due to mum's illness

Jordan Adams, 30, from Redditch, Worcestershire, has been told he has a rare genetic mutation which means he will develop an aggressive form of dementia in his 40s

Politics

21 h. ago Mum who clutched newborn baby during dog attack 'thought they were going to be killed'

The mum and baby, plus a friend, all suffered injuries at the hands of three Staffordshire Bull Terriers

Events