16 minutes ago Cuba power blackout hits ten million people as national emergency declared

The island’s main energy plant failed on Friday with engineers working round the clock to restore power

Events

34 minutes ago Heiress' empty car was found dangling on cliff edge – years later the truth unravelled

Violet Charlesworth was presumed dead when her crashed Minerva car was found teetering above the roaring sea, but it would be almost a decade later that the truth would finally emerge

Politics

43 minutes ago LIVE M62 traffic as all vehicles stopped and emergency services scrambled

Fire crews are on the scene, damping down the vehicle

Politics

44 minutes ago Emily Atack's fully nude scene stuns fans as Rivals debuts with huge Rotten Tomatoes score

Emily Atack made an eye-opening debut in the new Disney+ version of Jilly Cooper's steamy novel 'Rivals' which is getting rave reviews on Rotten Tomatoes

Sport

60 minutes ago Private school campaigners liken education secretary to Nazi over VAT plan

Bridget Phillipson has been targeted with personal abuse on Facebook by campaigners opposed to Labour’s tax policyMembers of a campaign group ­opposing plans to apply VAT to ­private school fees have targeted the ­education ­secretary Bridget Phillipson with ­personal abuse, accusing her of aping the ­tactics of Nazi Germany and labelling her a “vile hag”.A bitter row has emerged over the government’s proposed policy, amid claims from ­opponents that it will increase class sizes in state schools as some parents will no longer afford fees when 20% VAT is added to them in January. Continue reading...

Politics

78 minutes ago Great Britain v New Zealand: America’s Cup 2024, races nine and 10 – live

Team Emirates NZ lead Ineos Britannia crew 6-2Report from races seven and eight | And email YaraWind has yet to pick up 10 minutes after the scheduled start time and the sailors are now being told that race nine has officially been delayed 30 minutes.Start is slightly delayed due to the calmer winds, but the meteorologists are confident that conditions will pick up. The wind is now only at about 6 knots. The teams are already on the water waiting on their boats. Continue reading...

Politics

1 hour ago Boss made woman redundant because she returned from maternity leave pregnant again

Nikita Twitchen was given the news she was being laid off from building services firm, First Grade Projects after she revealed she was pregnant at a return-to-work meeting

Economics

2 hours ago M4 crash sees long delays as motorway is shut for emergency services to work at the scene

The westbound carriageway was closed for a short time and there were long delays

Events

2 hours ago James May says Top Gear was ‘very much of its time’ and needs to change

The BBC show is being ‘rested’ after the crash injuring presenter Andrew Flintoff.

Politics