Category Archives: News

‘The sound of the heat pump is terrible; Imagine a land where 1000 people exploded.’

Government wants 600,000 heat pumps installed per year by 2028 to help meet net zero targets – SolStock When Trevor and Doreen moved into their Cotswolds bungalow eight years ago, they were impressed by some of the green features their environmental predecessors had left behind. “Our solar thermal [panels] It works great, solar PV saves… Read More »

This addictive nut causes record numbers of cancers, but millions continue to chew it

Betel nut prices fluctuate frequently. This stall in Port Moresby sells hazelnuts for one kina (20 pence) per nut – Torbjörn Wester/The Telegraph David Taim, a civil servant in Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea, always starts the day the same way. He bites into a green, unripe nut, as well as the… Read More »

Pudsey Bear scammers made £500,000 from fake charity collections

David Levi claimed he ran a legitimate fundraiser but used the money on business class flights and a Hummer – Lancashire Police A gang of fraudsters posing as Pudsey Bear charity collectors defrauded the public of more than £500,000 in a decade-long scam. Criminals staged fake charity collections at supermarkets in England and Scotland between… Read More »

Killer chef got away with murder for 11 years

Claire Holland’s body was never found (Avon and Somerset Police) A murderer got away with killing a mother of four for 11 years; until he is set upon by an undercover police officer posing as his best friend. Such was Darren Osment’s bond with undercover police officer ‘Paddy O’Hara’; he even swore to make him… Read More »

Council told homeowner to demolish £12,000 wall because it was 20cm too high

Bear Mason, 74, is next to the four-foot stone wall that Northumberland County Council is threatening to demolish unless it is lowered by eight inches. (SWNS) A homeowner who spent £12,000 on a “beautiful” new garden wall has been ordered to tear it down after the council said it was 20cm too high. Bear Mason,… Read More »

SNP targets high and middle income earners with triple tax hike

Shona Robison delivers Scottish Budget at Holyrood on Tuesday – SST/Alamy Live News Tired of ever-increasing taxes? We’d like to hear from Scots considering moving south to avoid the SNP’s tax grab: money@telegraph.co.uk High earners in Scotland will have to pay hundreds of pounds more in income tax next year after the Humza Yousaf government… Read More »

Michael Gove announces insolvent councils will increase tax by 10 per cent next April

Communities Secretary Michael Gove will allow Slough and Thurrock councils to exceed the cap on council tax increases next April – LEON NEAL/GETTY IMAGES EUROPE Michael Gove announced council tax for some households will rise by up to 10 per cent in April after local councils declared virtual bankruptcy. Thurrock in Essex and Slough councils… Read More »