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Households in Great Britain ‘could owe energy suppliers £7bn by end of year’
Households across Great Britain could owe energy suppliers up to £7bn by the end of 2026, according to industry group Energy UK, as higher gas and electricity prices set to take effect this winter push more customers into arrears. The warning comes ahead of an expected regulatory announcement this week confirming a 4% rise in…
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Home buyers get 41% less space for their money compared to a decade ago with Manchester buyers seeing the biggest squeeze
Home buyers across Britain are now getting 41 per cent less living space for their money than they did a decade ago, according to new analysis, with the squeeze felt most acutely outside London. Manchester has suffered the sharpest decline, as rising prices mean the same £300,000 budget buys significantly smaller properties than in 2016,…
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Teenager from South Sudan admits piloting super-dinghy full of UK-bound migrants across the Channel
A 19-year-old South Sudanese man, Chan Atak, has pleaded guilty to endangering lives at sea after piloting a severely overcrowded rigid inflatable “super-dinghy” carrying more than 160 people across the Channel to the UK. He appeared before Canterbury Crown Court, where Judge Sarah Counsell noted he had admitted a “serious offence”; he now faces potential…
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Nato missile boost for Ukraine, US financial offensive against Iran, Fed chair faces Jackson Hole test
Andy Burnham has pledged British support for Ukraine’s missile ambitions in Kyiv, whilst Washington threatens Iran’s trading partners and new Fed chair Kevin Warsh braces for a critical Jackson Hole address amid inflation fears.
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Up to £464m ‘moved through more than 3,000 UK high street shell companies’
New research by anti-money laundering software provider SmartSearch suggests up to £464m has moved through more than 3,000 UK shell companies branded as hairdressers, barber shops, mini-marts and corner shops, but apparently used for money laundering and terrorist financing. The findings add to growing concern about the integrity of the UK company register, with ministers…
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Woman granted UK settled status is left stranded in Spain after Home Office database mixes her up with identical twin sister
A British Columbia-based woman with settled status in the UK was blocked from boarding a flight home from Spain after the Home Office’s digital eVisa system confused her immigration record with that of her identical twin sister. Nidia Webb, who has lived in the UK for eight years and was granted status under the post-Brexit…
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More than £500,000 a day spent on detaining illegal migrants and transporting them around the UK
Official figures reveal the Home Office spent £186 million over 12 months detaining and transporting illegal migrants around the UK, equating to more than £500,000 a day. The disclosure comes amid mounting political pressure over Channel crossings, with small boat arrivals since Labour took power surpassing 80,000 this month, fuelled partly by a rise in…
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Calls for ‘common sense’ as it emerges gender fluid police officers have been given both male and female warrant cards
Three police forces in England – Leicestershire, Norfolk and Suffolk – have confirmed they have issued officers who identify as gender fluid with both male and female warrant cards, allowing them to carry whichever identity document matches how they present on a given day. The move has drawn criticism from politicians and campaigners, who argue…
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Prince Harry parts ways with controversial charity African Parks which has faced claims of human rights abuses carried out by its rangers
Prince Harry has stepped down from the board of African Parks, drawing a final line under a decade-long association with the conservation charity that was strained after a Mail on Sunday investigation exposed abuses committed by rangers it funded. The charity described his exit as part of a “governance refresh” and thanked him for a…
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British father is swept away to his death with wife and three children rescued after they were caught in rip current while swimming on paradise island of Lombok
A British father died after being swept away by a rip current while swimming with his wife and three children off Kerandangan Two Beach in Senggigi, on the Indonesian island of Lombok. The incident occurred around 3.30pm local time last Wednesday; while his wife and children were rescued, he was found unconscious after roughly 18…