59 m. ago I'm a vintage shopping expert and these are my 8 rules for bagging a great bargain, including the one mistake you MUST avoid

Serious savings can be made shopping for previously owned fashion online. Savvy second-hand seller April Salsbury reveals the eight tips every buyer needs

Economics

59 m. ago The five stores with the worst customer service on the high street (and the five best)

From tailbacks at the tills to uninterested staff - if you can find any - Laura Craik takes the high street to task over its customer satisfaction (or rather lack of it)

Economics

61 m. ago Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for peazotto with pickled peas | The new vegan

The freshness of pureed peas and mint and the tartness of lemony pickled peas combine to give pasta ‘rice’ a perky, vibrant liftToday’s recipe is inspired by an Italian method of preserving, sott’olio, which translates to “under oil”. The most delicate of vegetables, such as peas, are picked at peak ripeness, plunged briefly in vinegar, then stored in oil to preserve them until desired. I’ll admit that my recipe wantonly uses frozen petit pois, which are then in part pickled and in part whizzed up to make a stock in which to cook the orzo; nevertheless, eating it brings its own warm and welcome Italian sunshine to my English kitchen in cold, dark February. Continue reading...

Politics

61 m. ago Berlin film festival 2025 roundup – a new boss, a flawless fairytale and Ethan Hawke’s finest hour

At a snowy Berlinale, against a backdrop of political divisions, this year’s standouts include Lucile Hadžihalilović’s The Ice Tower, Richard Linklater’s Broadway biopic of Lorenz Hart, and intensely sexual romance starring Jessica ChastainBerlin can be a touch inhospitable in February; this year was no exception, with visitors to the film festival enduring heavy snow, treacherous pavements and a two-day, city-wide transport strike. But the Berlinale itself is contending with a frosty climate. Traditionally a hub for film-makers of forthright, oppositional persuasions, it must now attempt to flourish in the face of Europe’s swing to the right, with Germany’s elections imminent and the troubling rise of the extremist AfD party.Every new festival head faces the challenge of reinventing the event they have inherited, and in the Berlinale’s 75th year, the bar was set especially high given the scrutiny the festival has received. Last year’s closing night brought controversy, with some Ge...

Society

61 m. ago Tesco worker reveals the one item you didn't know you could get in a meal deal

Tesco TikTokker Nathan Lorenzo has blown the collective minds of the British people by divulging some vital in-store intel to do with the traditional meal deal and what you can get

Economics

72 m. ago What £30 can get at Trafford Centre's new store that’s a cross between Aldi and Ikea

The new variety store sells snacks, home accessories, stationery and more with prices cheaper than the likes of George at Asda and Next Home

Economics

91 m. ago Hamas set to release six Israeli hostages in return for more than 600 Palestinian prisoners

As preparations moved forward, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed revenge for 'a cruel and malicious violation' of the agreement centered on the wrong identification released by militants

Events

3 h. ago Why it's important to remember Scotland's police officers, nurses and social workers are real

Emergency service personal and other public sector workers do difficult jobs for relatively low levels of pay and save countless lives

Events

3 h. ago Tesco confirms popular breakfast products have been discontinued in all stores

The products in question are Tesco's Apricot Wheats and the branded version from Kellogg's which are both small wholegrain wheat squares with a fruit-flavoured filling

Politics

4 h. ago ‘We have a rule when we hear the sirens: if you’ve started operating, you don’t stop’: 24 hours with doctors on the Ukrainian frontline

Like the soldiers they battle to save, combat medics in Ukraine are under constant attack. Three years after the invasion, one NHS doctor bears witness“The frontline here is cold, hard, true war. My comrades and I had more than 40 bombs dropped on us by drones over two hours. You can’t hide from drones in a trench, but you can’t outrun them either. Your only hope to live is to zigzag, to be cleverer than the drone.”A gaunt 28-year-old former IT worker sits patiently beneath a window barricaded with sandbags, awaiting his turn on the operating table, cloaked in dust. Now an infantryman in the Ukrainian army’s Third Assault Brigade, “Sasha” (not his real name) has shrapnel embedded in his shoulder after the Russian assault on his foxhole. “When you hear a drone, you run as fast as you can and see if you can reach any trees,” he says. “If you’re out in the open, you try to get the drone behind you, so it won’t destroy your face. It’s not panic, this running; it’s a professional respons...

Politics

4 h. ago King Charles gives pensioner special gift as he lets those in need stay at his palace

King Charles has helped one pensioner celebrate a birthday the man will never forget during his 'Winter warmer' sessions at Highgrove House - and the 83-year-old said it was 'really something special'

Politics

4 h. ago New Look shutting another three stores starting from today in latest string of closures

Earlier this year, the Times reported that the chain was looking to "accelerate future store closures" when leases expire due to the tax increases revealed in October’s budget.

Politics

4 h. ago Federal judge blasts Trump administration for dodging order to resume USAID funding after freeze

Department of Justice continues to drag its feet on court orders

Politics

4 h. ago Sex Pistols legend John Lydon reveals music career started playing the bagpipes

Lydon, who fronted the legendary punk rock group and helped pen hits such as Anarchy in the UK and God Save The Queen, joined bassist Vicious, real name Simon John Ritchie, at the lessons held where they worked as cleaners at the Heal's department store in London.

Events

5 h. ago 'I was at an Asda supermarket when security stopped me, what happened shook me to my core'

Melanie has said she will never go back to store where she was stopped

Events

9 h. ago On the ground in the Cook Islands, controversial deal with China stirs debate

Some residents say the agreement has harmed relations with New Zealand while others welcome the economic benefits it may bringStanding under the shade of trees outside the Cook Islands parliament this week, Fe’ena Syme-Buchanan questioned a controversial deal signed with China that has sparked concern across the Pacific country.The photographer from Rarotonga feels mixed emotions about the agreement prime minister Mark Brown struck with Beijing last week, describing it as a “double-edged sword”. Continue reading...

Economics

9 h. ago Starmer to set date to increase defence spending during Trump visit – report

The Prime Minister will also deliver an invitation from the King for a state visit to the UK.

Politics

9 h. ago Engineering company settles Flint water lawsuits for $53M but denies any blame for lead crisis

An engineering company has agreed to pay $53 million to settle all remaining lawsuits that accused it of some blame for lead-contaminated water in Flint, Michigan, a decade ago

Events

9 h. ago Leicester fans chant ‘we are doing down’ as Brentford add to Ruud van Nistelrooy’s misery

Leicester 0-4 Brentford: It meant a 10th Premier League defeat for Van Nistelrooy in his short spell in charge

Politics

9 h. ago National Park Service restores some jobs of fired employees, pledges to hire 7,700 seasonal workers

The Trump administration is restoring jobs for dozens of fired National Park Service employees and hiring nearly 3,000 additional seasonal workers, following an uproar over an aggressive plan to downsize the agency

Society