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Lying' businessman supplied 'useless' hand sanitiser during Covid slammed in court

Jeewan Sagu (Image: Birmingham Mail)Jeewan Sagu along with his wife Rajika Sagu and his businesses Big Living Ltd and Desktop IT were found guilty of four regulatory offences back in 2022.A trial at...

Bank lowers interest rates and hints at more cuts to come

Bank lowers interest rates and hints at more cuts to come1 hour agoMichael Race & Faisal IslamBusiness reporter & Economics editor, BBC NewsGetty ImagesUK interest rates have been cut to...

Candles, wreaths, famous faces: VE Day at 80 in pictures

Candles, wreaths, famous faces: VE Day at 80 in pictures4 hours agoPA MediaEvents are taking place across the UK to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Europe. The King and...

Candles, wreaths, famous faces: VE Day at 80 in pictures

Candles, wreaths, famous faces: VE Day at 80 in pictures2 hours agoPA MediaEvents are taking place across the UK to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Europe. The King and...

Interest rates expected to be cut by Bank of England

Interest rates expected to be cut by Bank of England34 minutes agoKevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentGetty ImagesInterest rates are widely expected to be cut on Thursday, with further falls...

Pearl Jam fans floored to discover what band's name means after 35 years

Music fans are always eager to delve into the lesser-known facts about their favourite bands, and one such intriguing detail surrounds the legendary rock group Pearl Jam. Emerging from Seattle in...

Bank of mum and dad 'helps half of first-time buyers'

Bank of mum and dad 'helps half of first-time buyers'2 hours agoKevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentGetty ImagesMore than half of first-time buyers received financial help from their family to...

Your guide to the VE Day flypast and which aircraft to look out for

The roar of F-35B fighter jets is set to be heard over central London (Image: Getty)New details of the much-anticipated VE Day flypast in central London have been announced. Twenty-three military...

The beautiful European island that's 23 degrees in May and has 60 golden beaches

UK holidaymakers are being faced with a number of strict tourism restrictions at a number of extremely popular destinations. However, there is one sunny spot boasting warm temperatures and beautiful...

Prince Harry 'enraged' by court verdict as expert slams his 'campaign' against royals

Prince Harry is “enraged” by the fact he has lost his court appeal, a royal expert said. The Duke of Sussex, 40, sat down for an interview with the BBC after it was revealed on Friday that he had...

Four ways the film Conclave sheds light on the secretive way popes are chosen

Four ways the film Conclave sheds light on the secretive way popes are chosen7 hours agoJemma CrewBBC NewsAlamyThe 2024 film Conclave - a box office hit and Oscar winner - tells the story of a papal...

Ed Miliband vs Tony Blair: Labour’s civil war is back with a vengeance

Ed Miliband has a rare knack for winding people up. Maybe it’s the sanctimonious tone, the misplaced certainty, the goofy conviction that his batty ideas are invariably correct.Or perhaps it’s...

Ed Miliband is tearing Labour apart AGAIN - and Nigel Farage is loving it

Ed Miliband’s frontline political career began in betrayal, leapfrogging his older, more talented and more electable brother David to seize the Labour leadership in 2010. That act split the party...

DWP could pull cash out of bank accounts after new 'crackdown' laws

Fraudsters need to be the most worried about this new law (Image: skynesher via Getty Images)The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is one step closer to being able to carry out "biggest ever...

Civil war breaks out in Labour as minister backs Tony Blair over net-zero madness

All-out war over “irrational” net zero policies has broken out within Labour after Environment Secretary Steve Reed backed Tony Blair’s claim that the current strategy “isn’t working”....