House prices have risen across the UK, which is good news for Britons looking to sell. The latest Government House Price Index released today reveals the areas where you will get the most for your property. On average, UK property values are up 1.8 per cent on this time last year, and up 0.7 per … Read more
Ant McPartlin’s ex-wife Lisa Armstrong has posted online for the first time since the I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! presenter revealed the news that his wife Anne-Marie Corbett had given birth. Posting a black and white image of himself with the tot, the TV legend wrote at the time: “Born, 14/05/24 at … Read more
Drivers in Wales could hear more details about the removal of 20mph speed limits as the Government debates a historic petition which has forced the resignation of a number of ministers. The Welsh Government will debate in the Senedd later today whether it should “rescind and remove the disastrous 20mph law”, as described by the … Read more
Travel expert Simon Calder has called for a “proper investigation” into the incident on board Singapore Airlines Flight SQ321, as one passenger was killed as a result of severe turbulence. The flight, which had left London and was 90 minutes from its destination, was forced to emergency land as the craft plummeted into extreme turbulence. … Read more
Gardeners’ World legend Monty Don has come under fire from BBC viewers and RHS Chelsea Flower Show fans for comments made during Tuesday’s show. Alongside co-host Joe Swift, the gardening experts were on hand to congratulate and present the latest winners of this year’s array of awards. One such winner happened to be the young … Read more
Is writing something set in the US as an outsider – in this combustible moment, with institutions under threat, a frayed political system, a culture so fractious – wise? Is it possible? Is it legitimate? It’s certainly happening more and more, even just among writers I’m familiar with. In recent years there’s been Alice Birch’s … Read more
The Met Office has issued an amber warning for heavy rain, with flooding and travel disruption expected on Wednesday and Thursday across large swathes of the UK. The weather alert applies to parts of north Wales and north-west England, including Liverpool and Manchester for 24 hours from noon on Wednesday until Thursday. Meanwhile, a yellow … Read more
Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells is being quizzed today on her role in the Horizon scandal – including likely questions on whether she deliberately misled MPs. The disgraced ex-chief executive beginning her three days of evidence to the Horizon IT inquiry amid claims she covered-up the Post Office’s knowledge of bugs in the faulty … Read more
The boss of Singapore Airlines has apologised after “severe extreme turbulence” on a flight led to the death of a British man and injuries to dozens more. Goh Choon Phong said the airline was “very sorry for the traumatic experience” for those on the flight from London to Singapore. The British grandfather who died was … Read more
The “undiscovered” bodies of two women have been found inside a property in Nottingham, police have said. Officers were called at 11.04am yesterday to Hartley Road in Radford after concerns were raised over the welfare of the people living inside. In the property, police discovered the two bodies, which they said they thought “had lain … Read more