By SHANNON MCGUIGAN Published: 18:57, 24 April 2025 | Updated: 19:19, 24 April 2025 This is the terrifying moment a balaclava-clad gang attacked a mother’s home before returning armed with bricks and machetes. Samantha, who did not want to use her surname, was left as petrified as a gang of yobs circled her property in
Donald Trump will allow Vladimir Putin to keep almost all the territory he has seized from Ukraine under the terms of a proposed peace deal. Putin would be required to freeze the current front line, allowing him to keep most of his gains – though, the country would be required to give up two small areas
Rightmove has launched a “David versus Goliath” battle against a small London-based rental agency, accusing it of trademark infringement. The real estate giant, which reported over £273 million in underlying operating profits last year, sent a cease and desist letter to the owner of Right Room on February 20, claiming that the agency’s name and
When selling your home, it’s crucial to get as much as you can for it. As an award-winning home stager, I’ve seen firsthand how strategic staging can dramatically impact a home’s appeal and sale price. And this doesn’t necessarily mean spending thousands or even hundreds of pounds decorating and renovating. It can be achieved with
There was a passage in Cherie Blair’s memoir, published some 17 years ago, which I find particularly difficult to forget. No, I’m not talking about her gruesome oversharing of the details of Leo’s conception at Balmoral (my apologies… I’m sure there’s a helpline number for anyone still shuddering over that one), but of another particularly
China’s finance ministry has announced the impending issuance of sovereign green bonds in London, which will mark its first overseas sale of such bonds and a concrete step following high-level economic and finance talks earlier this year. The yuan-denominated issuance will be worth up to 6 billion yuan (US$829.75 million) with specific details to be
A POPULAR restaurant chain has announced that it is no longer accepting cash payments in most of its 135 stores. Italian restaurant Zizzi now exclusively accepts card, Apple Pay and Google pay transactions in the majority of stores. 2 Zizzi is no longer accepting cash payments in many storesCredit: Alamy 2 Many businesses in the
BRITAIN’S economic growth fell unexpectedly in the first month of this year. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said Gross Domestic Product (GDP) edged down by 0.1% in January. 1 The latest GDP figures show the economy fell by 0.1% in January Economists had forecast gross domestic product (GDP) to rise by 0.1% in the
The money raised at a Tommy Robinson rally in memory of a rioter who killed himself in prison appears never to have reached the bereaved family, reports suggest. Peter Lynch, 61, killed himself in prison at HMP Moorland, Doncaster on October 19 2024. The grandfather was serving a two year and eight month sentence for
Farmers already left outraged by Labour’s inheritance tax grab will be forced to sell their land for less than its potential value. Fields targeted by councils to build new hospitals, schools, and homes would be snapped up through compulsory purchase orders (CPO) under new measures in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. But the greater powers