33 minutes ago White van men are £6,000 out of pocket as customers fail to cough up the cash

One in five white van men say they're more than £6,000 out of pocket due to a scourge of late payments, leaving them unable to pay suppliers or even cover their own personal and family expenses

Economics

1 hour ago Strictly's Amy Dowden makes poignant return to Pride of Britain Awards with JB Gill

Amy Dowden’s last appearance on the red carpet at the Pride of Britain Awards was last year, when she made a sensational arrival wearing a bright pink gown in honour of Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Events

2 hours ago Police Scotland staff to be balloted on pay offer with recommendation to reject

Unison said the Scottish Police Authority's offer of a 4.75% rise on pay and allowances "falls short" of this year's pay claim.

Events

2 hours ago Susan Smith is up for parole 30 years after drowning her kids in a South Carolina lake

Susan Smith, the South Carolina mother convicted of killing her sons nearly 30 years ago by rolling her car into a lake while they were still strapped in, will be up for parole next month

Events

2 hours ago Finnish conductor and composer Segerstam will be honored with a tribute event after his funeral

The family of the prolific Finnish conductor and composer Leif Segerstam says he will be remembered in a tribute event at the Finnish National Opera following his funeral next month

Politics

2 hours ago Can Democrats still win in rural states? Montana’s Senate race offers litmus test

Jon Tester is fighting to keep his Senate seat amid the prospect that Democrats like him are now facing political extinction in the stateHe was a young and little-known underdog. So Max Baucus, candidate for Congress, decided to trek 630 miles across Montana and listen to people talk about their problems. “As luck would have it, on the first day, I walked into a blizzard,” he recalls, pointing to a photo of his young self caked in snow. “It was cold! But the blizzard didn’t last that long.”Baucus shed 12lbs during that two and a half month journey in 1974. He also made friends. The Democrat defeated a Republican incumbent and would soon go on to serve as a Montana senator for 36 years. He never lost an election but saw his beloved home state undergo many changes. Among them is the prosp...

Politics

3 hours ago The Guardian view on foreign powers in Sudan: struggling for advantage while civilians starve | Editorial

The role of the United Arab Emirates in fuelling the war is under the spotlight. But other countries too are exacerbating the deadly conflictThe often denied but obvious involvement of foreign powers in Sudan’s deadly civil war is now firmly in the spotlight. Tens of thousands of people, including many civilians, have been killed since it began last April. Now, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has accused the Sudanese armed forces (SAF) of bombing its ambassador’s residence in Khartoum, causing “extensive damage”. The SAF denied it, claiming that last month’s strike was the work of the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), backed by the UAE.What’s not in doubt is that both sides are committing war crimes and that they are able to do so because foreign governments are supporting t...

Politics

3 hours ago Luis Palma makes cryptic social media move after fresh Celtic setback as hardline stance for £8.3m successor emerges

The wide man hasn't made an appearance for the Hoops since last month

Economics

3 hours ago Iranian markets slide and flights are cancelled as Israeli attack looms

Country braced for retaliation after Tehran’s ballistic missile strike earlier this month

Politics

4 hours ago Jake Paul breaks boxing rule with controversial training video ahead of Mike Tyson fight

Jake Paul is currently training for his upcoming boxing match with Mike Tyson next month, and the YouTuber has shared a controversial sparring video on social media

Sport