Spring’s DIY itch met fresh planning tweaks this year, leaving fences, hedges and boundaries under far sharper scrutiny than before. Updated rules brought in during May have reshaped what’s allowed without planning permission, and what could land you in hot […]

Beauty fans noticed empty shelves and shorter queues this week, and whispers grew about a much-loved name on the high street. The retailer Bodycare has entered administration, with 32 store closures planned and about 450 roles at risk as Interpath

On the M4 and M5, changing limits, gantry signs and discreet cameras mean even tiny errors can snowball into expensive trouble. A driver from Dorset found that out after a routine camera check recorded a modest excess during a variable

Cooler nights are back and energy meters are ticking again. A new batch of government letters is about to stir concern. From Wednesday, the Department for Work and Pensions will start sending letters to state pensioners in England and Wales

Coats wait by the door and thermostats twitch as autumn deepens, yet winter’s script remains unwritten for millions of households. The Met Office has issued its three‑month outlook for October to December, pointing to a season more likely to feel

One Essex seaside promise pulled me east from Liverpool Street. The welcome felt gentle, the setting pristine, and the mood oddly familiar. I stepped off the train at Frinton-on-Sea to a handwritten board touting cream teas and not a vending

A chill is creeping back into homes. Radiators are rattling awake. Bank balances feel brittle. People need clear heating rules now. As autumn bites and the cost of energy ticks up, Martin Lewis has cut through the noise. His guidance

A sharp change lurks on the horizon, with crisp mornings, misted breath and talk of frost starting to creep into forecasts. After a spell of quiet, high-pressure weather, computer models point to a colder, wetter turn late this month. Charts

At sunrise, a quiet stretch of track drew a crowd, cameras ready, children on shoulders, and a hush before the roar. Moments later, the 7:20 from Colchester slowed to a stop and the platform answered with claps, cheers and phones

Payday nerves meet supermarket rivalry as a tiny tweak lands next week and could ripple through tills and timecards alike. From Sunday 1 September, Aldi will lift its base store pay to £13.02 an hour, edging Lidl’s new £13 rate

Early autumn turns unsettled as forecasters flag a sharp change in pattern, with upland routes and night-time travel under scrutiny. Computer models now pick out focused snow bands for mid-October, raising the risk of rapid accumulations on higher Scottish routes.

Above hedges and hop fields, an immense silhouette slipped across the Wealden sky, lifting binoculars and eyebrows in equal measure. On 22 September at around 4pm, a white-tailed eagle passed over farmland near Robertsbridge in East Sussex, giving locals a

Storm-battered weekends and falling leaves create a perfect headache for homeowners, with pipes groaning and patios flooding without warning across Britain. With wind-driven debris and bursts of heavy rain set to strain outdoor drains, households face the classic seasonal clog:

As colder days creep in and windows mist over, households are weighing up fresh ways to beat damp without burning cash. A budget dehumidifier lands at Lidl next week with a price tag under £75 and a promise that speaks

An evening arrival at a Bristol retail site disrupted routines and sparked a swift joint response from police, bailiffs and staff. B&Q’s Patchway branch shut its doors on Wednesday after an unauthorised encampment appeared on the Lysander Road car park

Behind the headlines, benefit award lengths can stretch or shrink in ways many people don’t expect when they first apply. Fresh figures from the Department for Work and Pensions reveal large differences in how long Personal Independence Payment awards last,

Shoppers across England and Wales face emptier windows as a well-known charity chain reshapes its footprint and counts rising costs. Scope, which runs more than 130 shops, has set dates for six closures while it reassesses dozens more sites after

A corner shop tale is back on the ledger, promising warm laughs, familiar faces and a bittersweet nod to time. Half a century after a humble pilot charmed the nation, a new television special will bring viewers back to a

Britain’s pistachio craze hides a quiet twist: a small bedtime handful could shape how your gut works overnight. New research suggests pistachios may soothe night-time inflammation and nudge immunity, especially if you swap them for toast, biscuits or crisps. Why

You tried to read a page, and a wall popped up. Many readers face the same hurdle, often without warning. A growing share of readers now meet a gatekeeper before a headline. Publishers deploy tougher checks to stop automated harvesting

A familiar kitchen fragrance is drawing fresh lab attention, with hints of sharper thinking and calmer nerves for everyday life. Researchers are probing rosemary, long prized in the Mediterranean, for brain-friendly compounds that might aid memory and reduce anxiety. Early

Your tea break has a hole in it. School-day favourites and coffee companions are vanishing, leaving tins echoing with memories. Across Britain, shoppers report gaps where certain biscuits once sat. A new petition asks makers to revive a fan favourite.

A small policy change could reshape daily charging habits, shave delays for households and firms, and nudge drivers toward electric. England has scrapped a key layer of paperwork for home and workplace chargepoints, cutting delays and smoothing the road to

A surprise move on the high street has left shoppers checking baskets, staff adjusting shifts, and managers redrawing schedules overnight. Lush will shut every UK shop, its website and domestic factories for a single day on Wednesday 3 September 2025,

Grey mornings again? Trade drizzle for daylight with destinations serving real warmth, longer days and easy-breezy travel in December. Planning a late‑year getaway can feel daunting when the UK is down to short days and single‑digit temperatures. Yet across Europe,

A few miles of roadworks and a flashing gantry turned a routine motorway run into a costly lesson for two drivers. Magistrates in Bath heard how a 43-year-old from Swindon hit 72mph under a 60mph variable limit on the M4/M5

Queues at branches, dwindling ATMs and hectic errands have reshaped how Britons handle notes and coins on the go. From September 2025, Lloyds Bank rolls out a new way to pay in cash while you shop, collect parcels or grab

Heating costs keep gnawing at household budgets. A familiar lifeline returns, and the small print could decide your share. With colder months approaching and bills still stubbornly high, the Department for Work and Pensions has set out who gets paid,

With festive lists growing and wallets tight, British shoppers face a nationwide schedule shift that could reshape late-December habits. The bargain chain has confirmed a seasonal pause that changes the rhythm of the high street. Plan your baskets, stocking-fillers and

While frost grips much of Europe, a handful of Atlantic islands keeps warm breezes, blue seas and lazy afternoons within reach. Time Out has called it: the Canary Islands rank as Europe’s safest bet for winter sunshine, thanks to mild

Think you know the rules at roadworks? Thousands of motorists didn’t—and the penalties now landing on doormats are eye‑watering. More than 13,000 drivers have been issued £100 fixed penalties after failing to clock a new 40mph limit through the A417

As the chill sets in, households are hunting cheap warmth hacks that spare the boiler while easing everyday aches and tensions. One £10 buy from B&M, inspired by Martin Lewis’s call to “heat the human, not the home”, is emerging

An immense brown tide creeps across the Atlantic, defying seasons and satellites while coastal towns brace for another uneasy summer. What looked like harmless seaweed is now a transoceanic conveyor belt of biomass, expanding year by year and reshaping daily

Queues thin, baskets lighten, yet loyalties harden. Two generations now visit the same brands with sharply different motives and expectations. Retail is splitting along age lines. Over‑55s still prize face‑to‑face service, store credit and sturdy brands. Under‑25s choose speed, values

A warning screen interrupts your read. It mentions bots and rules. You hesitate. Did your browsing trip an invisible wire? Across major UK news sites, more readers now meet verification walls designed to separate people from scripts. One such notice,

Timber glows, brick folds into geometry, and the roof angles like a folded card. You can almost hear music here. The Lloyd Wright–designed Alfred Newman House has slipped quietly off the market, again. The numbers tell a revealing story, and