9 h. ago 'I'm the last one in my block of flats and they're bulldozing the others around me'

The blocks have been in line for demolition since 2012, but the fight to stop the bulldozer is still going

Politics

3 d. ago Residents 'scream for help' in terrifying flat block blaze in London

The blaze, which engulfed the building, has left 11 people in hospital.

Events

4 d. ago Dozens saved as CLOTHESLINE stops Ukraine kamikaze drone exploding block of flats

Dramatic pictures showed the stuck drone dangling from the side on the apartment block - the shocking footage comes after Vladimir Putin daringly ignored Donald Trump's plea to 'stop' bombing Ukraine

Events

6 d. ago Woman dies after falling 20ft from rollercoaster within seconds of start of ride

Insurance worker, 24, climbed ride with fiancé and fell about 20ft moments after it started

Events

8 d. ago 'Guy made cannibal confession to me on our first date – I was so creeped out'

A woman has recalled a disastrous date that started out okay but descended into chaos when the man told her all about his 'creepy' fantasy - and made her run for the hills

Politics

9 d. ago More than 200 passengers on London to Mumbai flight stranded at Turkey military base after plane forced to make emergency landing

The flight had left Heathrow for Mumbai at 11.40am but never arrived as a woman started 'shouting and screaming at 30,000ft'.

Events

1 week ago Scottish tourist dies in Rome hospital after suspected gas explosion

Grant Paterson, 54, from South Lanarkshire, was pulled out from rubble on final day of visitA Scottish tourist who suffered severe burns in a suspected gas explosion at a building in Rome has died of his injuries.Grant Paterson, 54, was admitted to hospital on 23 March after the explosion and subsequent collapse of the block of flats where he was staying, in the Monteverde district. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Gary Glitter made bankrupt after failing to pay damages to abuse victim

The six-figure sum included payments for lost earnings and mental health treatment for the victim

Events

1 week ago Woman, 25, starts 'peeing jelly' after three year ketamine habit wrecked her bladder for life

Despite quitting her habit nine months a go, she's been left with irreversible damage to her organs. Specifically, her bladder has been practically destroyed.

Politics

1 week ago Gary Glitter made bankrupt for failing to pay damages to abuse victim

Glitter was jailed for 16 years in 2015 for sexually abusing three schoolgirls.

Events

1 week ago Gary Glitter faces bankruptcy for failing to pay £500,000 compensation to sex abuse victim

The former Glam rock star remains in prison for sex crimes against girls in the 1970s and 1980s

Economics

1 week ago Justin Welby condemned for saying he would forgive serial abuser John Smyth if he was alive

Bishop of Newcastle condemns former archbishop of Canterbury, who also admitted ‘deep sense of personal failure’ about handling of allegations against Church’s most prolific abuser

Events

2 w. ago 'We've been thrown to the wolves': Families facing homelessness after council announces they are bulldozing their building to make way for £700k seaside flats

EXCLUSIVE: Desperate families living in a rundown block of flats are fuming at being evicted so they can be turned into luxury apartments with stunning sea views.

Society

2 w. ago Justin Welby ‘would forgive’ serial abuser John Smyth who went unpunished by Church of England if he was alive

Former archbishop of Canterbury admits ‘deep sense of personal failure’ about handling of allegations against Church’s most prolific abuser

Events

2 w. ago Justin Welby: I forgive John Smyth but feel deep sense of failure over abuse scandal

The former archbishop of Canterbury has given his first interview since his resignation.

Events

2 w. ago Justin Welby was too ‘overwhelmed’ by scale of abuse in C of E to take action

In first interview since resigning, former archbishop of Canterbury says more cases were arriving every day and he ‘got it wrong’ Justin Welby, the former archbishop of Canterbury, has said his failure to take effective action over a serial sadistic abuser was because he was “overwhelmed” by the scale of the abuse crisis in the Church of England.In his first interview since resigning last November, Welby said: “Every day more cases were coming across the desk that had been in the past, hadn’t been dealt with adequately, and this was just, it was another case. It was an absolutely overwhelming few weeks.” Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago 'A decomposing body was found in my neighbour's flat and my landlord did nothing about the smell'

The body of a man was found in a flat in the Bronte House block of flats on Newport Road in Cardiff city centre on Friday evening and is believed to have been dead for some time

Politics

2 w. ago 'My neighbour's decomposing body was found in the flat next door and the housing association did nothing about the smell'

The block of flats is 'full of families' according to one resident, who says her nine-year-old daughter has been crying because of the smell

Politics

3 w. ago Revealed: A 'beautiful and caring' university lecturer who was murdered by her estranged husband Paul Butler was 'failed by police' after making numerous complaints about his abuse

Claire Chick, 48, was stabbed to death in Plymouth on January 22 - prompting a nationwide manhunt for Paul Butler, who fled the city and was found 20 miles away.

Events

3 w. ago 'My neighbour left a note on my front door – what it said left me gobsmacked'

An expletive and threatening handwritten note appeared on the main entrance to a block of flats after a resident became frustrated by the 'fag ends' thrown from a window

Politics