A grieving Scots widow has been left devastated after callous scammers posing as Amazon staff stole more than £2,000 from her bank account. Margaret Eggett, 68, received a text message from an unkno… [+3552 chars]
Lidl has recalled more beer as it issued a warning for customers not to drink the affected products. The supermarket is extending its original recall of Starovice Czech Lager 5.0% to include additi… [+2422 chars]
No question about it: Richard Harpin, chief executive of HomeServe, has an uplifting tale to tell about entrepreneurial success in the unfashionable business of fixing pipes and boilers and selling p… [+4351 chars]
When you're rushing around a supermarket at the end of a long week at work it's so easy just to grab some favourite brands from the shelves and head off to the tills. You don't really have to put too… [+4985 chars]
A cafe in Florence was slapped with a £850 fine after a customer called the police and complained he had been charged £1.70. The disbelieving customer argued the Ditta Artigianale cafe in the Tuscan… [+3914 chars]
It was on the evening of Tuesday May 18, 1993, at a dinner at the Grosvenor House hotel that John Major, then prime minister, gave the green light for the biggest rail project of the 20th century: a … [+528 chars]
Don Gorske, 68, has eaten more than 32,000 of the burgers since 1972 (Picture: Guinness World Records / AP) A McDonalds fan loves Big Macs so much he uses a calendar to document his massive burger c… [+3818 chars]
By Claire Marshall & Malcolm PriorBBC Rural Affairs Team Image source, Claire Marshall Image caption, Farm robots that operate autonomously are becoming a reality Modern "smart" farm machinery… [+5422 chars]
Mercedes-Benz has said it will drop some of its cheaper models and focus on the more profitable luxury end of the market. The German car maker will recast itself as a dedicated pure-play luxury car … [+1763 chars]
COMMUNITY leaders across Dorchester have said they are 'saddened' that a town centre bank is set to shut. Dorchester's Halifax branch, in South Street, will permanently close on Tuesday, November 22… [+2542 chars]
Google's new hi-tech eco-headquarters covered in 'dragon's skin' has opened to employees in California as the tech giant hopes to lure workers back to the office. The Bay View campus on the San Fran… [+7562 chars]
A dad on a £1,400 all-inclusive holiday was left 'fuming' after his party was charged £270 extra to fly home from Spain. The 27-year-old, who does not want to be named, and the three other passenger… [+6720 chars]
