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The number of UK house sales surged by 53% last month compared with the year before, new estimates show, but experts cautioned over stamp duty changes “distorting” the market.
Across the UK, there were 101,030 residential transactions in April, according to figures from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
This compares to 65,960 in the same month in 2025.
The ...
Fewer than one in five Premier League fans want the video assistant referee (VAR) to be scrapped even if most believe the system is still working badly, the latest YouGov survey has found.
Introduced in the 2019-20 season, VAR remains a hot-button issue, with Labour leadership hopeful Andy Burnham saying recently he wants it removed entirely.
According to YouGov...
As the world turns its attention to the excitement, passion and spectacle of the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026, football fever is likely to sweep across the nation and inspire people to lace up their boots and head onto the pitch.
While this huge tournament celebrates elite skill and will undoubtedly provide some unforgettable moments, the real beauty of the game lies i...
Former talent manager Scooter Braun said meeting his “extraordinary” girlfriend, Hollywood actress Sydney Sweeney, was “one of the biggest surprises ever”.
The couple made their relationship Instagram official earlier this month with a series of loved-up snaps together at the Stagecoach Festival in California, following almost a year of speculation.
While appear...
The subject of one of Lucian Freud’s “defining masterpieces” hopes the portrait will show people that “big girls can do well” as the painting goes up for auction and could fetch up to £35 million.
The painting, Sleeping by the Lion Carpet, will go up for sale for the first time as part of The Lewis Collection from Sotheby’s in June.
The portrait, which was paint...