13 h. ago Woman wins £525k on scratchcard and shocks people by what she will do with winnings

A French woman who won €600,000 (£525k) on a scratchcard has shared her generous plan to help a loved one in a difficult financial situation, leaving people stunned

Economics

16 h. ago Woman wins £525k on scratchcard and leaves people stunned by what she does

A woman from the commune of Lanmeur in the Finistère department of Brittany in France scooped an astounding £525k, but has left people stunned with what she plans to do next

Economics

23 h. ago Households urged to open windows this winter to save more money on energy

You wouldn't think opening your windows in winter would make any logical sense, but one woman believes there's a good reason which helps save on energy bills in December

Politics

37 h. ago Woman shares 3 symptoms of 'worst' winter flu as NHS warns of unprecedented wave

A woman has shared three of the symptoms she's been dealing with as the UK continues to grapple with an "unprecedented flu wave" - and it seems she's not alone

Events

6 d. ago Woman still in hospital weeks after falling from window fleeing raid

The woman was attempting to flee from immigration enforcement officers when she fell on a Welsh high street

Science

6 d. ago Moment two Santas fight in supermarket as shocked shoppers watch

A shocking video caught the moment people stopped to see two people dressed up as Father Christmas brawling by the fruit and veg

Economics

6 d. ago Woman pays £150 for dog's hair cut and is floored by the finished results

A dog owner has shared her shock after collecting her dog from the groomers - and people say she needs to issue a complaint after sharing her story on social media

Economics

7 d. ago Man doing 'world's most dangerous job' thought 'this is it' as error almost proved fatal

Andy Torbet never wore any protective clothing while doing one of the world's most dangerous jobs, and said people were always shocked when he turned up in ordinary clothes

Events

8 d. ago School worker told pupils he'd killed 250 people, hearing told

He told the shocked class he had killed 250 people in armed combat and had the military codename 'Kill Switch', the hearing was told on Wednesday

Events

8 d. ago Woman rescued from car after crash on major Greater Manchester road

Two people were treated for shock

Events

9 d. ago Donald Trump brands people 'garbage' in most shockingly racist rant yet

And at the end of today's two-hour long cabinet meeting, he launched into a shocking rant, claiming people of Somali heritage "contribute nothing" and saying he doesn't want them in the country

Politics

9 d. ago The rise of deepfake pornography in schools: ‘One girl was so horrified she vomited’

The use of ‘nudify’ apps is becoming more and more prevalent, with hundreds of teachers having seen images created by pupils, often of their peers. The fallout is huge – and growing fast‘It worries me that it’s so normalised. He obviously wasn’t hiding it. He didn’t feel this was something he shouldn’t be doing. It was in the open and people saw it. That’s what was quite shocking.”A headteacher is describing how a teenage boy, sitting on a bus on his way home from school, casually pulled out his phone, selected a picture from social media of a girl at a neighbouring school and used a “nudifying” app to doctor her image. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Woman describes UK winter as 'worst on Earth' and everyone says the same thing

A social media influencer sparked thousands of responses after claiming British winter at six degrees is 'truly the worst on Planet Earth'. Commenters didn't hold back in the replies

Politics

1 week ago Andrew Windsor 'told Epstein victim another woman had complained about his behaviour'

Disgraced Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, 65, allegedly told the woman he wasn't 'surprised that Jeffrey Epstein had behaved inappropriately' as someone else had made a similar claim

Events

1 week ago Briton ‘staged audacious wine heist’ at luxury US restaurant

Natali Ray, 56, is said to have distracted staff while her accomplice stole eight wine bottles

Politics

1 week ago ‘We had to swim to safety. I didn’t think we would make it out alive’: the people fleeing climate breakdown – in pictures

Photographers Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer capture the families, farmers and fishers who have been forced to leave their homes by extreme weather – and the landscapes they left behind. Introduction by Dina NayeriIn 2009, Swiss photographers Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer set out to document the people suffering the first shocks of the climate crisis. They had just returned from China, where rapid, unregulated development has ravaged the natural landscapes. Back home, though, the debate still felt strangely theoretical. “In 2009, you still had people who denied climate change,” Braschler recalls. “People said, ‘This is media hype.’” So the couple, working with the Global Humanitarian Forum in Geneva and supported by Kofi Annan, began The Human Face of Climate Change, a portrait series that showed the people on the frontline of a warming world.Sixteen years later, climate change is no longer up for debate; the urgent discussions now revolve around solutions. Braschler an...

Society

2 w. ago 'Street thief' who punched woman tracked down from trail of banknotes

A thief who punched a woman and made off with her casino winnings was tracked after police followed a trail of stolen banknotes

Politics

2 w. ago Police track down 'street thief' who punched woman by following trail of banknotes

The street thief allegedly punched a woman and made off with her casino winnings - but was tracked down as the stolen banknotes fell in his wake

Events

2 w. ago African politician 'Adolf Hitler' changes controversial name in election day shock

Namibian politician Adolf Hitler Uunona, was bizarrely named after the Nazi leader by his father in a mistake has shocked people on election day by changing his name

Politics

2 w. ago How posing like a penguin can help keep your hands warm this winter

Cold hands can be a real pain in the winter, but one woman has shared a simple trick to warm them up in seconds - and it takes inspiration from penguins

Events