As fears grow over the ability to make mortgage payments, homeowners have been warned about opting for sell and rent back schemes.

A teenager was stunned to find that a baby bat had been curled up inside her bra for five hours - as she was wearing it.

A British businesswoman is facing six years in a foreign jail after she was allegedly caught having drunken sex on a beach in Dubai.

Plumbing the depths of despair and pouring oil on troubled waters. Michael Wright reports from rural France.

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While many Britons may be hoping to move to a bigger home some time soon, new developments in the homebuilding industry suggest that they will have to put their dreams on hold for the time being.

London's property market remains out of the reach of many first-time buyers, new figures have once again shown.

Professionals have been urged to de-clutter their lives in order to stay ahead in an increasingly-competitive corporate world.

Consumers in the UK could use £253.6 billion if they chose to max out their credit cards, price comparison website moneysupermarket.com has found.

Britain could be headed for a recession "more severe than any of the ones we have experienced in the past", finance website Fool.co.uk has warned.

Pet owners should ensure their animal is insured even if it has no medical problems, Churchill has said.

A six-foot Power Ranger costume, a pair of knickers and a bag of homework are among the objects people have had stolen from their cars in the last year, according to Admiral.

Savers should shop around to find the savings account best suited to them, Sainsbury's has said.

Lending for house buying increased from April to May while there was a "steep decline" in remortgaging, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has said.

Nearly half the nation (49 per cent) is not saving adequately for retirement, Scottish Widows has warned.

More than £32 million outstanding in last financial year, official figures reveal.

Dozens of schools across Wales in deficit, Welsh Conservatives reveal.

Representatives from Charnwood Borough Council, Leicestershire County Council and the Police will be in the Peel Drive area on Monday, July 14 to listen to people's views.

Senior officers believe the Authority's packed programme of sport and leisure events - which runs from Monday, July 14 to Friday, August 22 - are a 'constructive way of keeping young people entertained'.

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