Residents of the West African city of Timbuktu smuggled out tens of thousands of priceless manuscripts over a decade ago as ...

As women, we not only impose impossible standards on ourselves, but on one another. We cancel and unfriend women who don’t meet our virtuous ideals. Time and again, I’ve seen women authors eviscerated ...

Chancellor has been advised to replace levy with an annual property tax as the Treasury considers overhaul of system.

Most of us have little trouble working out how many milliliters are in 2.4 liters of water (it's 2,400). But the same can't be said when we're asked how many minutes are in 2.4 hours (it's 144).

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has headroom to bring in taxes on less healthy food in the budget as part of a rebalancing of the Treasury’s revenues, according to a leading UK accountancy firm. UHY Hacker ...

Readers discuss the values of bankers, Pizza Hut closures and the importance of Net Zero (Credits: Getty Images) This reader says cash is king (Credits: Getty Images) It’s an unfortunate sign of the ...

Shareholders of the UK’s so-called ‘sin stocks’ face an anxious few weeks. Although the precise figure isn’t yet known, economists appear to agree that the government will need to either raise taxes ...

The New York State Education Department is pushing new math guidelines, including a recommendation that teachers stop giving timed quizzes — because it stresses students out. The new guidelines also ...

A neighbourhood known for its diverse culture and vibrant markets has become plagued with crime in recent years. Opportunistic criminals have preyed on the surge of tourists, with around 100,000 ...

Locals are terrified they will become the victims of crime JUST below the surface of one of the most visited tourist attractions in the nation’s capital, a plague of daylight drug deals, fights, ...

JUST below the surface of one of the most visited tourist attractions in the nation’s capital, a plague of daylight drug deals, fights, drunks and phone thieves is making life unliveable for residents ...

Singer Charlotte Church has said the press tried to “paint me as a figure of sin” during the time she claimed she had her phone hacked. The 39-year-old has previously claimed she was hacked by the ...