5 h. ago What happens when a US billionaire buys the house next door in a tiny village in Wiltshire

No, these are not the opening scenes of a future James Bond blockbuster - but a drama that has currently gripped the locals of a tiny village in Wiltshire.

Society

10 h. ago Visits from Trump, gagging orders... and rocketing house prices: What happens when a US billionaire buys the house next door

No, these are not the opening scenes of a future James Bond blockbuster - but a drama that has currently gripped the locals of a tiny village in Wiltshire.

Economics

45 h. ago Gorgeous UK village is like 'stepping back in time' with 'no modern shops in sight'

This tiny picturesque village feels like you're stepping back in time thanks to it's cobbled streets and old brick cottages - and there are no modern day chain shops in sight

Politics

3 d. ago Intruder jailed after series of disturbing incidents in Blantyre

Dylan McSkimming, 23, was partially undressed when he overcame the front door lock to gain entry to a house in Parkville Drive.

Events

3 d. ago Warning! The rightwing junktanks behind the Tories’ worst disasters still have the keys to No 10 | George Monbiot

Who is running the government’s ‘growth school’ for civil servants? The answer surpassed my worst fearsForgive me if I’ve got this wrong, but I seem to recall the country voting the Tories out last year. Part of the reason, if I remember correctly, was their staggering incompetence and insouciance, epitomised by Liz Truss’s mini-budget. That catastrophe was, like Truss’s political career, formed and steered by the neoliberal junktanks of Tufton Street.But now I begin to doubt my recollections. We booted them out through the front door, right? Yet they still appear to be in the house. Perhaps they came round the back. After taking an interest in the Department for Business and Trade’s “growth school” speaker sessions for civil servants, I sent a freedom of information request. Given that Keir Starmer, like Truss, has placed his growth “mission” at the centre of policy, and that this department is responsible for delivering it, the instruction given to its officials is crucial to the ...

Events

5 d. ago Tiny UK village with gorgeous country park and name that makes people laugh

There are plenty of villages in the UK with unusual names, and they often come with a fascinating history to go along with their unique monikers.

Politics

7 d. ago I was a chess prodigy trapped in a religious cult. It left me with years of fear and self

Growing up dirt poor in Arizona’s Church of Immortal Consciousness, I showed an early talent for the game. Soon the cult’s leader began grooming me to become a grandmaster – even if it meant separating me from my mother When I first discovered chess, after watching the movie Searching for Bobby Fischer on HBO, I was a nine-year-old kid living in a tiny village in the mountains of Arizona. Because of its title, many people think the film is about Bobby Fischer, the reclusive chess genius who bested the Soviet Union in 1972, defeating Boris Spassky to become the first US-born world chess champion in history. Really, it’s about how the American chess world was desperate to find the next Bobby Fischer after the first one disappeared. The story follows Josh Waitzkin, a kid from Greenwich Village in New York, who sits down at a chess board with a bunch of homeless dudes in the park one day and miraculously discovers that he’s a child prodigy – at least that is the Hollywood version of the...

Politics

9 d. ago Air ambulance lands on tiny roundabout in middle of Valleys village

Emergency services were called to the middle of Tylorstown, in the Rhondda, on Friday morning

Politics

1 week ago Eric Trump for president? Second son leaves the door open for a White House run: ‘I’m not saying no’

President’s middle son plays coy when asked about political ambitions over the weekend

Politics

1 week ago The tiny eastern European village overrun by Chinese tourists for its famed snack

Momchilovtsi hosts an unique festival annually celebrating its local yoghurt

Politics

1 week ago The tiny village bolthole that sells one of the country's best sandwiches

Wright's Food Emporium, is a cafe, deli, and wine store that's rarely not busy - and it's easy to see why

Politics

2 w. ago Tiny village bolthole sells one of Wales' best sandwiches and I have to stop on every drive west

And everything else is ridiculously delicious too at this Carmarthenshire restaurant icon

Politics

2 w. ago Woman left homeless after blaze at neighbouring house claims she warned authorities of fire risk at the property

Susanne fled her semi-detached council flat in fear for her life when she saw smoke and flames engulfing the house next door.

Events

2 w. ago Tiny UK seaside village with 'exceptional' beach that 'still feels like a secret'

This coastal corner of the UK offers 'something special' with cute towns and villages, incredible landscapes, and spots that almost redefine the word beauty

Society

2 w. ago Waterfall in tiny village draws huge crowds but everyone has the same complaint

The village is home to one of the most famous waterfalls in Europe, but locals have been left frustrated by the constant flow of tourists to the 'stunning' area

Politics

2 w. ago Huge crowds flock to waterfall in tiny Welsh village and locals are furious

There has been such a stampede of visitors for the 'most famous' waterfalls in Europe that the local village has been brought to a standstill and locals have been left trapped in their homes.

Politics

2 w. ago Tiny Scottish village with just five residents where cars and bikes are banned

The coastal village is only accessible on foot and the few remaining residents transport groceries using wheelbarrows

Events

2 w. ago The tiny Stirling village that is home to 'best campsite in Scotland'

It was called "an ideal base" to explore the surrounding area.

Politics

3 w. ago Soho House: How billionaire Tyler Morse and his former boss are buying up London

Soho House: How billionaire Tyler Morse and his former boss are buying up London  City AM

Economics

4 w. ago Is THIS the most 'vile' house in Britain? Furious neighbours say 'hoarder' next door has made their homes unsellable

Locals in St Albans, Hertfordshire, said their 80-year-old neighbour Roger, who wades through the noxious waste to leave his home just once a day, has refused help.

Society