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Nearly half (44%) of UK homes listed on the property market in the past three years have failed to sell, research from a property website indicates. A survey of more than 2,000 people across the UK who had listed their home in the past three years found that, among those whose properties did not sell, more than a third (34%) said, with hindsight, the price they had […]

Wes Streeting has been to Downing Street for crunch talks that lasted less than 20 minutes this morning as the Prime Minister continues to fend off calls to resign. The Health Secretary did not speak to reporters on his way in or out of Number 10. The talks with MrStreeting, seen as one of the key rivals for the Labour leadership, come after Sir Keir has so far […]

Sir Keir Starmer retains “full confidence” in Wes Streeting as Health Secretary, even as he looks set to resign in a bid to launch a leadership challenge. Mr Streeting confronted his boss over the crisis engulfing Labour as the pair met for crunch talks – which lasted less than 20 minutes – in Downing Street ahead of the King’s Speech on Wednesday. The Cabinet minister is believed to […]

The bodies of three young women have been recovered from the sea off Brighton. Sussex Police said emergency services were called after concerns were raised for the women’s welfare at around 5.45am on Wednesday, and their bodies were pulled from the water near Madeira Drive. It is understood that the women were approximately 20 to 30 years old and were first spotted at Brighton’s Palace Pier before drifting […]

Daniel Levy has said “not in a million years” did he see signs during his time as Tottenham Hotspur chairman that the club might end up in a relegation battle. Speaking to the Press Association at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on Wednesday, Mr Levy said “relegation was not something we ever considered” when he was overseeing the building of the £1 billion Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in […]

Sales of used pure electric cars reached a new high in the first three months of the year, figures show. Some 86,943 of the vehicles changed hands between the start of January and the end of March, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said. That was a 32.0% increase on the same period last year and was the most for any quarter on […]

Holidaymakers will be able to buy a Greggs sausage roll at Tenerife South airport from later this month when the baker opens its only international outlet. Greggs last operated shops abroad in Belgium in 2008, but said Tenerife was “the ideal location to test spreading our wings in an overseas setting”. While the exact date for the opening is not yet set, Greggs said […]

Graham Norton has said the UK’s Eurovision song is “different to anything else we’ve ever entered”, as he hailed Look Mum No Computer as a “really great choice”. Norton told of how the competition “really defies description”, while discussing the excitement of the eagerly-awaited 70th edition of Eurovision. He said: “I think Look Mum No Computer is a really great choice for the UK. The song is different […]

Consumer spending is set to pull back sharply as an inflation spike caused by the Iran war takes its toll on household finances and the wider economy, according to a report. EY’s economic outlook shows UK consumer spending growth will grind almost to a halt, at a predicted 0.3% for 2026, down from the 0.9% predicted before the conflict. Discretionary spending will bare the brunt […]

A ban on driving instructors booking tests has come into force as figures show average waiting times have increased to more than 22 weeks. From Tuesday, driving tests can only be booked and managed by learners, whereas previously instructors also had that power. It is hoped this will make it harder for people to profit by using automated programmes – known as bots – to […]