All news by author: S P Jones

Nationwide Building Society is offering a 'top of market' switching incentive - paying £200 to those who switch - as the banking giant and building society has revealed in a new statement to its consumer base and customers

The festive season is fast approaching and with it comes the inevitable trips to the shops to pick up the last minute presents for our loved ones

Halifax said house prices rose by 1.1% on average in October, compared to a fall of 0.3% in September - marking the first monthly increase since March

Police have issued an urgent warning over fake investment scams targeting UK bank account holders. Cops are speaking out to warn customers at the UK's largest banks - Santander, Lloyds, Barclays, HSBC, NatWest and more

The Voice fans have called out Tom Jones superfan Stan Irving for 'snubbing' Olly Murs after he was the only judge to turn his chair for the 79-year-old-musician

South Shields resident Elizabeth Grey has delayed the construction of a phone mast by parking her car over its intended site in protest - but works are expected to restart

Fans of the ITV soap were surprised after the actress shared a selection of snaps from her birthday celebrations

A Metropolitan Police officer charged with the murder of 24-year-old Chris Kaba - who was shot through the windscreen of a car last year - will be named publicly, a judge has ruled

Safestyle has appointed Interpath Advisory as its administrators, who will look for third parties to buy parts of the firm or its assets now it has officially collapsed

Strictly Come Dancing fans have ordered judge Craig Revel Horwood starts being more fair to EastEnders star Bobby Brazier and his dance partner Dianne Buswell

The Repair Shop's Suzie Fletcher was left speechless when a guest walked into her workshop on the BBC reality series with a leather midwifery bag that had been through the wars

Joshua Bowles a former British GCHQ worker has been jailed for life after trying to murder a US spy in a "premeditated, targeted and vicious" knife attack at a leisure centre

Paul Farrelly, 41, has lived with cerebral palsy all his life and is now struggling because he can no longer afford to pay for private treatment, which can be costly

Hero Chernboyl engineer Viktor Smagin, 75, who was one of the first on the scene at the 1986 nuclear disaster, left a note for his family before his death at his home in Moscow

Charlotte Crosby has opened up on her decision to have filler again, after the Geordie Shores tar previously branded her enlarged lips as 'ridiculous' since having them dissolved

The Kardashian-Jenner family members, known for their collective influence and widespread fan following, are often sought after by brands for endorsement deals and promotional campaigns

Craig Revel Horwood and The Vivienne will join Gary Wilmot as The Wizard in the upcoming Wizard of Oz tour, which will play in the West End and across the UK and Ireland

A warning has been made over red ecstasy pills embossed with "M5 Competition" that have been found circulating in Manchester and have up to three times the normal dosage

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES Dad Rhydian Guzvic said he 'went numb' when he learned that his eight year old son, Bradley, and his friend, 9, were hurt after playing in Hengoed on Sunday

The bakery chain expects to open between 135 and 145 stores over the course of this year - so more Greggs stores are still to come

Food prices have fallen on the previous month for the first time in more than two years, bringing grocery inflation down to single digits, according to latest figures

The moon will look larger and brighter in the sky just after sunset at 6.45pm on Friday, here is what to expect and how you can see it for the last time this year

Lee Sansum, a professional dog walker who also owns two XL Bullies, has described the breed as 'loving dogs' and 'family pets' ahead of a ban that he claims will cost him thousands of pounds

Traffic lights in Dartford have been completely cut in two as a protest at the Ultra-Low Emission Zone 'ULEZ' that has recently been expanded around London meaning thousands more drivers have to pay

WARNING: Graphic images. Rapper Shane Parmenter, from Chelmsford, said that he thought he had squashed the noble false widow, considered to be the UK's most dangerous spider, before it bit him while he slept