A window tax was first imposed in England in 1696 where households would have to pay a tax if they had more than a certain number of windows – initially 10. The window tax was repealed in 1851. The ...

Frozen food giant Iceland has announced the closure of a supermarket in Scotland this summer, putting jobs at risk.

Police found the explosion that killed Archie York, seven, and Jason Laws, 35, in Newcastle was caused by a butane gas build-up in a drugs lab.

Europe’s largest travel operator said summer sales are 1 down compared with the same point last year, which it partly blamed on a later Easter.

Reece Galbraith and his friend Jason ‘Jay’ Laws were using a Newcastle flat as a drugs lab when a blast ripped through the building.

Consumer champion Martin Lewis and charities have welcomed a Government pledge to look into making council tax collection practices fairer. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden told ITV’s ...

Some 603,352 future practical driving tests were booked as of the end of April, according to analysis of DVSA figures.

A 21-year-old was arrested at an address in Sydenham, south-east London, in the early hours of Tuesday on suspicion of arson.

A 97-year-old care resident known for her mischievous streak was “placed under arrest” on her birthday as part of a surprise planned by staff. Maggie Clarke, a former children’s nurse and resident of ...

Tributes have been paid to the father of murdered schoolgirl April Jones who has died suddenly. Paul Jones, 55, died from a brain disease he contracted in 2018, six years after the death of his ...

THREE people have been arrested and charged following a pair of drugs busts at properties in North Ayrshire. One man, aged 24, is set to appear in court on Wednesday, May 14, after a cannabis ...