Couple hauled into court after threatening to spray their neighbour with garden pipe again

War of the hoses: Retired quantity surveyor and his wife, both 73, are hauled into court after threatening to spray their MBE-winning neighbour with garden pipe again Barry and Hellynne Lee, both 73, were subject to a restraining order by courts Order was imposed after they soaked MBE-winning neighbour Harold Burrows, 71, with a hosepipe … Read more

Birmingham man who murdered wife and neighbour is jailed for life

A jealous husband who murdered his wife after wrongly accusing her of having an affair before stabbing their next door neighbour to death has today been jailed for life. Property developer Tamer Moustafa, 40, flew into a cocaine-fuelled rage before murdering mother-of-four Nelly, 43, when she threatened to leave him. He then went next door … Read more

Ed Sheeran’s neighbour is building a mobile home next to the singer’s sprawling estate 

Ed Sheeran’s neighbour has won a bid to build a mobile home in his newly extended garden next to the singer-songwriter’s sprawling estate in East Suffolk. Neighbour Tony Robinson had plans to extend his garden by incorporating part of a paddock which runs alongside the star’s home approved in April despite objections from Sheeran. Mr … Read more

Matt Hancock’s neighbour with no experience making medical supplies won Covid testing kit contract

Matt Hancock’s neighbour won a contract to supply tens of millions of Covid tests to the NHS after sending him a personal WhatsApp message – despite his company having no previous experience of making medical supplies.  Alex Bourne got to know the Health Secretary while landlord of the Cock Inn in Thurlow, West Suffolk, a few … Read more

Christian Candy locked in neighbour row over £150m ‘Candyland’ plans

Nick Candy and his wife Emily Crompton (pictured) are building a huge £150m estate in a leafy village in Surrey   Property tycoon Christian Candy is locked in a planning war with neighbours over the latest stage of his mind-boggling £150m ‘Candyland’ complex. The billionaire faces furious opposition over his plan to build two huge tunnels … Read more

Is it OK to leave spare set of keys with a neighbour or will I invalid insurance?

Leaving a spare key with a neighbour or colleague could leave you with invalid insurance if you’re burgled, Admiral warns Number of home insurance claims arising from burglaries has jumped sharply Be careful who you hand a spare key to and keep your home secure this winter  By Jane Denton For Thisismoney Published: 07:44 GMT, … Read more

Queen seeks new neighbour to rent six-bedroom manor house on her Sandringham estate

The Queen is seeking a new neighbour to rent Flitcham Hall, a six-bedroom manor house on her 20,000-acre Sandringham estate in Norfolk. Less than two miles from Sandringham House, it will be available from next spring for £3,750 a month – but tenants aren’t allowed to have any cats. The ban, which was first introduced in … Read more

Adele’s estranged dad Mark Evans ‘calls the police on neighbour for playing his daughter’s music’

Adele’s estranged father Mark Evans reportedly called the police on his next-door neighbour in Bridgend, South Wales, for playing his famous daughter’s songs. Mark, 56 – who walked out on his family when the superstar singer was just three, leaving her mother Penny Adkins to raise her single-handedly – is said to have been none too pleased … Read more

Mansion owner wins legal battle against her neighbour to keep 32ft leylandii trees

A mansion owner has won a legal battle to keep 32ft leylandii trees outside her property after the council failed to specify which plants had to be chopped down. Alessandra Dellantonio, who owns a listed 19th century home in Inverness, became embroiled in a feud with her neighbour Janice Gordon over the greenery. Ms Gordon had claimed her home … Read more

Residents living nearby Worcestershire Sauce factory brand the company as ‘neighbour from hell’

 Fed-up residents living near the Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce factory have branded the company ‘a neighbour from hell’ in a bitter row over noise and smells. The iconic black condiment was invented in Worcester in 1835 by chemists John Lea and William Perrins and is still produced in the city’s Midland Road factory today. … Read more