September 2023

B&M has sealed a deal to buy up to 51 Wilko stores from administrators following the collapse of the rival discount chain. Wilko fell into administration last month, with insolvency experts from PwC spending recent weeks seeking to hammer out a rescue deal for the historic retailer. Administrators have held talks with a raft of […]

The charity is calling on tech firms to do more to ensure virtual reality platforms are safe Offenders are using virtual reality (VR) to groom and sexually abuse children, as well as share illegal images of abuse, according to new research from the NSPCC. A report commissioned by the children’s charity on VR and immersive technologies said

Schools Minister Nick Gibb’s comments came after his boss Gillian Keegan’s sweary outburst The response to the crumbling concrete crisis has been “world-leading”, an education minister said despite ordering the full or partial closure of more than 100 schools in England just before the start of term. Schools Minister Nick Gibb’s comments came after his boss Gillian Keegan

Rishi Sunak and Gillian Keegan are under growing pressure over the crumbling concrete closing schools, as the Education Secretary claimed others had failed to tackle the crisis in a sweary outburst. In criticism caught on camera after an interview on Monday, a frustrated Ms Keegan hit out. Ms Keegan went on to admit to being

More than two out of five train services in Britain during the first half of the year were delayed, new figures show. Some 41% of services in that period were at least one minute late, according to BBC analysis of industry data collated by website On Time Trains. A further 3% were cancelled, while 56%

Former homeowners turned renters can now get a helping hand back onto the property ladder, according to a building society. Skipton Building Society is expanding the pool of aspiring homeowners who can apply for its track record mortgage, to support more “trapped renters”. The move could potentially help people who have previously moved out of

Holly Willoughby and Alison Hammond have shown a united front in their return to This Morning following their summer break. Their return to the small screen comes ahead of the National Television Awards (NTAs) on Tuesday, which will see This Morning stars Hammond and Martin Lewis up for the best TV presenter prize. Willoughby had

A 42-year-old man given a life sentence after being found guilty of murdering a six-year-old boy nearly 30 years ago has lost an appeal. Following a trial at the Old Bailey, James Watson was handed a minimum jail term of 15 years in June 2022 after being convicted of killing Rikki Neave. Trial judge Mrs

Sir Gavin Williamson should apologise to MPs for bullying a former chief whip after he was not allocated tickets to the late Queen’s funeral, Westminster’s Independent Expert Panel (IEP) has said. He was forced to quit as a Cabinet Office minister just days into Rishi Sunak’s premiership last year over a series of expletive-laden messages

A man convicted of the murder and sexual assault of his teenage sister in a “depraved” attack has been ordered to spend at least 22 years behind bars. Connor Gibson, 21, was found guilty of attacking his sister, Amber Gibson, in woodland, removing her clothes, sexually assaulting with the intention of raping her, inflicting blunt