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Britain’s richest plumber Charlie Mullins slashes the price of his luxury Thames-side ‘penthouse’ by £3m after struggling to find a buyer in the two years since he left the country
Charlie Mullins, founder of Pimlico Plumbers, has cut the asking price of his Thames-side London apartment by £3 million to £9 million after failing to sell it in the two years since he left the UK. The sale highlights continuing weakness in London’s high-end property market and follows his decision to move abroad amid concerns…
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Monty Don says he might have to let go of gardeners paid for by BBC after he steps down from Gardeners’ World
Monty Don says he may have to dismiss some of the gardeners who maintain Longmeadow after he leaves *Gardeners’ World*, because the BBC contribution towards their wages will end. Don, who has presented the programme since 2003 and filmed at his Herefordshire garden since 2011, said he cannot afford the team without finding ways for…
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Europe’s top-flight clubs to get share of £185m from Club World Cup
European top-flight clubs that missed last year’s Club World Cup are set to receive half of its $250m (£185m) solidarity fund, under a proposed agreement between Fifa and European Football Clubs (EFC). The deal would end a lengthy dispute over how the money should be shared and provide support to clubs that did not benefit…
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Queensland woman charged after husband dies in alleged car incident
A woman has been charged with the domestic violence murder of her husband after allegedly running him over with their car outside their family home in Queensland, Australia. Bradly Bullock, aged 50, died from critical injuries sustained in the incident outside his house in Fernvale, which occurred just hours after he and his wife Lacey-Jay…
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Mahmood signals possible changes to proposed immigration reforms
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has signalled that the Government may soften its proposed immigration reforms after acknowledging concerns that parts of the plan are unfair. Speaking at Labour’s conference, she said the final approach would balance fairness to people who came to Britain legally with fairness to British citizens; no decision has yet been made,…
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Prosecutors’ weakened case sees DiDi driver granted bail in assault case
A DiDi driver facing kidnapping and sexual assault charges has been granted bail after prosecutors acknowledged their case had become “significantly weakened” by inconsistencies and inconclusive forensic evidence. The decision represents a dramatic reversal from the initial bail denial just over a week earlier, highlighting potential problems with the original police investigation and underscoring the…
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Nations League offers meaningful football between major tournaments
The Nations League, initially introduced in 2018 with considerable scepticism, has proven to be an exemplary tournament structure that solves a genuine problem in international football: the emotional anticlimax that follows major tournaments. Unlike meaningless friendlies or distant qualifier campaigns, the Nations League provides a competitive yet non-critical platform where teams can experiment and prepare,…
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Kash Patel’s FBI right-hand aide suddenly QUITS after ‘tumultuous’ year
Andrew Bailey, a co-deputy director of the FBI under Kash Patel, has announced he is leaving the bureau after about a year. He said he wants to return to his family in Missouri, as the FBI faces concerns about politicisation and public trust. In a social media post on Monday, Bailey praised the work achieved…
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Utah mother-of-one, 41, reveals heartbreakingly simple bucket list after being diagnosed with cancer for fourth time
Jenny Lowe, a 41-year-old Utah mother battling ovarian cancer for the fourth time since 2019, has made a heartfelt public plea for her five-year-old daughter Hope to meet singer Kacey Musgraves. Although Lowe and her husband are attending a Musgraves concert in Salt Lake City on October 15, Hope cannot attend the show. Instead of…
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Female student falls eight floors into courtyard of luxury accommodation and SURVIVES
A University of Georgia student was seriously injured after falling from an eighth-floor window into the courtyard and pool area of the Rambler Athens apartment complex on Saturday. Police said she was conscious when emergency services arrived, and she was taken to hospital; the circumstances of the fall are still being reviewed. The article says…