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Housebuilder Vistry warns of losses amid heavy discounting on unsold homes
Vistry Group, one of Britain’s largest housebuilders, has warned it expects to make a pre-tax loss of £30m in the first half of the year after resorting to heavy discounting to clear a backlog of unsold homes. The warning, which coincided with news that the company’s finance director is departing, sent Vistry’s shares down 8%,…
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The homeowners refusing to leave sinking mining village after dozens evacuated when cracks started appearing in gardens, walls, floors and roads
The Scottish mining village of Coalsnaughton in Clackmannanshire has been partially evacuated after unexplained “ground movement” caused paving stones to lift and cracks to appear in gardens, walls, floors and roads. More than 250 residents have been ordered to leave, with some potentially unable to return until at least next Christmas, making this a significant…
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Don Broco Add More Shows To UK Headline Tour
Don Broco have expanded their ‘Nightmare Tripping’ UK headline tour, adding five more dates to the autumn run later this year. The announcement follows a busy period for the band, who recently supported Biffy Clyro at their Finsbury Park show and are lined up for a last-minute headline slot at 2000trees festival, stepping in for…
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Couple win eight-year planning battle to turn £550,000 bank into their retirement home – but it took so long that now they have to sell it
An elderly couple, Pat and Nigel Sharp, have won an eight-year planning dispute to convert a former Royal Bank of Scotland building in North Berwick, Scotland, into their retirement home — only to be forced to sell it now that permission has finally been granted. The case highlights how protracted planning processes can outlast the…
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Invasion of the flying ants! Swarms plaguing Britain are being mistaken for RAIN on weather maps
Swarms of flying ants emerging across Britain during the current hot spell are being picked up by weather radar and initially mistaken for rain, the Met Office has said. Because the winged insects are similar in size to raindrops and reflect light in a comparable way, they register on radar networks as what can look…
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BBC To Review Foreign Acquisitions After Being Slammed For Outbidding Rivals For ‘Scooby-Doo’
The BBC’s new director general will review the UK broadcaster’s foreign content acquisitions strategy amid anger over the corporation outbidding commercial rivals for U.S. series. Matt Brittin said he wished to examine whether the BBC is getting the “balance right” with buying in content, opening up the possibility that the broadcaster could cut its acquisitions…
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Starmer warned his EU love-in is bugging farmers as red tape cuts allowing them to feed livestock eco-friendly insects and human food waste are held up while Labour woos Brussels
The Conservative Environment Network has warned that Sir Keir Starmer’s push for closer alignment with the European Union is harming British farming by delaying planned cuts to red tape. Proposals that would let farmers feed livestock with insects and human food waste — measures intended to reduce costs and free up farmland — have been…
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Lewis Capaldi buys drinks for pub full of England fans to celebrate Mexico win
Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi reportedly bought a round of drinks for an entire pub of England supporters after the Three Lions beat Mexico 3-2 at the 2026 World Cup. The gesture, made at the Marlborough pub in Mayfair, London, was notable because Capaldi’s own nation, Scotland, had already crashed out of the tournament at the…
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Three Ukrainian Volunteers, 12 Years of War, No Peace With Death: Exclusive ‘To Die to Live’ Trailer
Ukrainian director Yuliia Hontaruk’s documentary *To Die to Live* has had its world premiere in the Special Screenings programme of the 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Unlike the many recent documentaries about Russia’s war on Ukraine, the film takes a long-term view, following three Ukrainian volunteers across 12 years — from the frontlines of…