44 minutes ago Confirmation hearings live updates: Pam Bondi evades questions on Trump loyalty as protesters interrupt Marco Rubio

President-elect’s picks for attorney general and secretary of state, Pam Bondi and Marco Rubio, among those facing senators on Wednesday

Politics

17 hours ago Arkansas governor says professors should be fired if they are 'indoctrinating' students

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders says college professors should be fired if they are “indoctrinating” students

Society

2 hours ago Woman's £2,500 grocery haul raises eyebrows with staggering amount of 'favourite' item

The woman had spent over $3,000 (£2,454) on her grocery haul - but it didn't contain much food at all, with many people left concerned about how long it would last her

Economics

6 hours ago Gavin and Stacey signed finale script raises staggering sum for charity after Christmas episode

The Gavin and Stacey finale was watched by 19.1 million people

Sport

33 minutes ago TikTok ban latest: App reveals shutdown plans in the US as Jan 19 deadline looms

Supreme Court is set to review ban, and Donald Trump opposes it – but the app looks set to go dark as a deadline arrives this weekend

Events

11 hours ago Doctor shares best time to drink coffee to help weight loss and diabetes

The doctor said that there's a certain period throughout the day where it could have the opposite effect

Science

45 minutes ago Celebrities and tech leaders supporting Donald Trump: Tim Cook donates $1m to inauguration

The Apple chief executive is among OpenAI boss Sam Altman, Amazon, founded by Jeff Bezos, and Meta in handing out cash to the incoming president’s inauguration committee

Politics

23 hours ago Pete Hegseth dodges questions on invading Greenland and drinking on the job in tense confirmation hearing – live

Trump pick for defense secretary also questioned on affairs and women in the military; protesters interrupt opening remarksDonald Trump will come in to power with a “trifecta” of governmental control after his Republican party won the House of Representatives, the Senate and the presidency in the 2024 US election. It will give Trump significant power to enact his agenda on the economy, immigration and other major issues.House Democrats are said to be prioritising taking control of Congress in 2026 over everything else, with Axios reporting that the House Democrats’ two largest ideological factions – the Progressive Caucus and the centre-left New Democrat Coalition – are trying to smooth over any disagreements ahead of Trump returning to the White House on 20 January. The two factions contain roughly 100 House Democrats. Who was to blame for the loss in the presidential election and the Biden administration’s policy towards Israel during its war on Gaza are among the topics of disagr...

Society

3 hours ago US inflation ticks up in December and remains above Fed’s 2% target rate

Consumer price index rose at annual rate of 2.9% and while Trump promised to cut prices he now says it will be hardInflation ticked up across the US last month, according to the last report on consumer prices under the Biden administration.Donald Trump has promised to bring prices down for millions of Americans. But while price rises have slowed sharply since their post-pandemic peak of 9.1%, the pace of inflation remains higher than the Federal Reserve’s target rate of 2% per annum. Continue reading...

Economics

28 hours ago I became snooker world champion defying 150/1 odds despite being an aspiring popstar labelled 'Mr Nobody'

Joe Johnson defied huge odds to write his name into the snooker history books during the 1980s

Sport

2 hours ago ‘There’s terrible darkness in my son’: Jimmy Savile’s mother’s confession to priest shown in BBC’s The Reckoning

Jimmy Savile’s mother said she feared her son had “terrible darkness” in him as she made a confession to a priest.

Events

36 hours ago List of bowel cancer symptoms as screening age lowered in win for Dame Deborah James

Dame Deborah James worked tirelessly after her bowel cancer diagnosis to raise awareness about the disease - but it would eventually claim the journalist's life in 2022

Science

63 minutes ago Lara Trump eviscerated online after asking ‘how climate change is the reason’ for devastating LA fire conditions

‘These are the people who want to scrap the Department of Education,’ one social media user asked

Politics

25 hours ago The Latest: Pete Hegseth delivers opening remarks in his defense secretary confirmation hearing

Donald Trump’s cabinet picks are beginning their nomination process this week, starting with Trump’s choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth

Society

3 hours ago When DWP Cold Weather Payments land in bank accounts as 686 postcodes to get £25 boost

Eligible households will be paid automatically after each period of extreme cold weather

Economics

34 hours ago Carter Vickers insists his Celtic transfer inbox is empty and he's not looking to see what might land

The defender has been linked with a bid from German big guns Bayer Leverkusen and beyond

Sport

2 hours ago Neil Gaiman sexual assault allegation raised by Scots university student

The Good Omens creator was awarded an honorary degree at St Andrews in 2016, but one accuser has since called on the university to strip him of the award.

Events

83 minutes ago Fact check: No UK prime minister has attended a US presidential inauguration

Donald Trump has broken with a long tradition of foreign leaders not attending the presidential swearing-in ceremony.

Politics

3 hours ago When DWP Cold Weather Payments land in bank accounts as 645 postcodes to get £25 boost

Eligible households will be paid automatically after each period of extreme cold weather

Economics

2 hours ago California fires live: 6m people under critical fire threat as dangerous winds expected; governor says conditioning aid ‘un

Forecasters warn of ‘particularly dangerous weather situation’ in California; Gavin Newsom hits back at House speaker for ‘politicizing’ tragedyBig oil pushed to kill bill that would have made them pay for wildfire disastersTell us about financial consequences you are facingLA mayor, Karen Bass, has shared a phone number for residents who have evacuated to get assistance in finding and retrieving pets in evacuation areas.Posting on X, Bass wrote:Pets are family.The City is making help available to find and retrieve pets in evacuation areas. Continue reading...

Events

85 minutes ago Flagship Welsh Government fuel poverty scheme will take 125 years to help all low

One Senedd member said: "While there are good things happening, they’re not happening at the pace or the scale required to make an impact"

Politics

5 hours ago US inflation likely remained elevated last month, threatening interest rate cuts

U.S. inflation likely worsened last month on the back of higher prices for gas, eggs, and used cars, a trend that could make it less likely that the Federal Reserve will cut its key interest rate much this year

Economics

2 hours ago Nationwide abortion restrictions will have a deadly impact, experts warn

The incoming Trump administration is expected to impose further restrictions on abortion with deadly effect, warn experts

Events

93 minutes ago UK stalls Chagos Islands deal until Trump administration can ‘consider detail’

Future of Diego Garcia military base should be considered before handover to Mauritius signed off, No 10 saysUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK government will not sign off a deal to hand back the Chagos Islands to Mauritius until Donald Trump’s administration has had a chance to consider the future of the joint military base, Downing Street has confirmed.Allies of the US president-elect have been critical of the deal because of the implications for the strategically important Diego Garcia base, with concerns that it could bolster Chinese interests in the Indian Ocean. Continue reading...

Politics

5 hours ago Keir Starmer 'pushes for US trade deal with Donald Trump' as he scrambles to get growth back into UK economy

The Prime Minister used yesterday's Cabinet meeting to outline his aim of striking a 'partnership' with America under Mr Trump to 'advance our economic growth'.

Economics

3 hours ago Kristi Noem’s Senate confirmation hearing mysteriously postponed over issues with the FBI

Paperwork blamed for two-day delay to South Dakota Governor’s job interview with Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Events

96 minutes ago Confirmation hearings live updates: Attorney general pick Pam Bondi to be quizzed over Trump election denial claims

President-elect’s picks for attorney general and secretary of state, Pam Bondi and Marco Rubio, among those facing senators on Wednesday

Politics

6 hours ago MrBeast joins bid to buy TikTok to save it being banned in America claiming he's had offers from billionaires to make it happen

Sources close to MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, have said that his team is having conversations with 'multiple parties' who have 'expressed interest in buying TikTok'.

Economics

3 hours ago Prince Harry and Meghan Markle issued Donald Trump 'battle' warning after latest move

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have previously risked the wrath of US President-elect Donald Trump over the years - and one expert believes they could do it again with their latest move

Events

98 minutes ago Watch live: Donald Trump’s secretary of state pick Marco Rubio grilled in confirmation hearing

Watch live as Donald Trump’s pick to be the next US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, is questioned in a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, 15 January.

Politics

12 hours ago Amazon shoppers hail 'perfect' £8 gadget that keeps tea and coffee hot for 6 hours 'without leaking'

"It's perfect for work, keeps my drinks warm for a long period so i don’t to keep making fresh ones"

Economics

4 hours ago Legally blind man wins £18,500 in compensation after suing bakery which sacked him for dropping bread and crashing into machinery

Ian Stanley, 38, was let go just six weeks into his three-month probationary period at The Village Bakery in Coedpoeth, Wrexham.

Events

2 hours ago Concerns flagged to CQC go months with no response because of backlogs, MPs told

The organisation’s new chief executive said staff have told him they believe a new IT system that was rolled out last spring is not fit for purpose.

Politics

17 hours ago SEC sues Elon Musk over alleged late disclosures on Twitter share deal

Regulator says Trump ally got $150mn discount by not disclosing stake in social media group on time

Economics

4 hours ago ‘A trash can for the US’: anger in Mexico and Canada over toxic waste shipments

Exclusive: US companies are increasingly shipping toxic waste to other countries, where some argue it poses a riskUS companies ship more than 1m tons of hazardous waste to other countries each year, raising questions over possible impacts on health and the environment, an investigation by the Guardian and Quinto Elemento Lab has found.Exports of toxic waste, most of which is shipped to Mexico and Canada, have climbed 17% since 2018, US records show. And while sending it away for recycling and disposal is legal, some experts are concerned that more and more of America’s most dangerous discards are leaving the country. Continue reading...

Events

2 hours ago Trump administration will be allowed to consider Chagos Islands deal, says No 10

Allies of the US president-elect have been critical of the deal because of implications for the strategically important Diego Garcia military base.

Politics

17 hours ago Starmer’s Chagos deal in the balance ‘as UK to wait for Trump approval before signing’

A special cabinet meeting has been called in Mauritius on Wednesday to discuss Sir Keir Starmer’s proposals

Economics

5 hours ago Why is TikTok being banned in America and what happens next with ruling days away?

The proposed TikTok ban would take effect on January 19 - a day before Trump takes power.

Events

2 hours ago British visa plea for wealthy US citizens desperate to flee Donald Trump's America

The Prime Minister was asked in Parliament to ensure there is a visa scheme for American business chiefs and other high-flyers to come to Britain

Politics

18 hours ago Aberdeen to spend again in January transfer market as board back Jimmy Thelin to the hilt

The Dons have already splashed out on Kristers Tobers and Alexander Jensen – and they’re not done there

Economics

5 hours ago Gerry Adams ‘in line for compensation’ if Labour repeals Troubles legislation

Changes to Legacy Act could lift block on former Sinn Féin president receiving payout for unlawful internmentUK politics live – latest updatesThe former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams and 400 others interned during the Northern Ireland Troubles would be in line for compensation from the British government if Labour’s plan to ditch controversial laws dealing with the period goes ahead, it has been claimed.Jonathan Caine, a former government adviser to three Northern Ireland secretaries, has urged the government to rethink its planned repeal of the Legacy Act 2023. Lord Caine told BBC Northern Ireland that Labour’s decision was “political”. Continue reading...

Events

2 hours ago Starmer urged to let ‘wealthy Americans’ move to UK ahead of Trump presidency

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey pressed the PM not to exclude those who want ‘bring their money and skills’ to the UK in a bid to reduce immigration.

Politics

26 hours ago Rachel Reeves challenged over Chinese slave labour and jailed British citizen Jimmy Lai as she scrambles to defend her 'small beer' £600m investment deal from Beijing trip

The recently-returned Chancellor updated MPs on her controversial overseas trip, which she went ahead with despite growing economic alarm in Britain.

Economics

5 hours ago Antidepressant Sertraline taken by Thomas Kingston before suicide flagged ‘40 times by coroners’

Thomas Kingston, husband of Lady Gabriella Windsor, took his own life in February last year

Events

3 hours ago FDA floats plan to make cigarettes nonaddictive, but its fate rests with Trump

The Biden administration is floating a long-awaited proposal to make cigarettes less addictive by capping their nicotine levels

Politics

28 hours ago Mauritius hints it has secured more concessions from UK on Chagos deal amid backlash at claims Labour is ready to pay nearly £9BILLION

Keir Starmer has been pushing for a quick agreement on ceding sovereignty of the archipelago - with just a week to go before Donald Trump re-enters the White House.

Economics

6 hours ago Is Rachel Reeves plotting ANOTHER cash raid on farmers? Chancellor warned against taking money from flood defences and nature after IHT hit as she reins in public spending

But fears have been raised that she could hit farmers again this year by making cuts to the Environment Land Management (Elm) scheme.

Events

3 hours ago Why has inflation fallen and why is this good news for the Government?

The latest data has raised expectations that the Bank of England could cut UK interest rates again next month.

Politics

30 hours ago Snooker Rich List 2024/25 as Ronnie O'Sullivan takes £800k hit and top 10 highest earners revealed

The sport's biggest earners for the current season have been revealed with world No.1 Judd Trump leading the way

Economics

12 hours ago Daughter of heroic teacher murdered in Dunblane Tragedy bids to secure legacy set up in her memory

Debbie Mayor, daughter of school teacher Gwen Mayor, is raising awareness of a charitable trust set up in her memory following a worrying drop in applications.

Events

3 hours ago Joe Biden bids farewell to Oval Office days before Donald Trump becomes president

Joe Biden will address the nation from the Oval Office for a final time on Wednesday

Politics

35 hours ago Cost to clean up toxic PFAS pollution could top £1.6tn in UK and Europe

Exclusive: Costs of UK cleanup will reach £9.9bn a year in UK if emissions of ‘forever chemicals’ remain uncontrolledIndustry using ‘tobacco playbook’ to fend off ‘forever chemicals’ regulationThe cost of cleaning up toxic forever chemical pollution could reach more than £1.6tn across the UK and Europe over a 20-year period, an annual bill of £84bn, research has found.The number of British pollution hotspots is also on the rise. If emissions remain unrestricted and uncontrolled, the costs of cleanup will reach £9.9bn a year in the UK, according to the findings of a year-long investigation by the Forever Lobbying Project, a cross-border investigation involving 46 journalists and 18 experts across 16 countries. Continue reading...

Economics

13 hours ago Jewish leader claims the Australian Open is letting Palestine protesters break the rules in shocking case of bias

The Australian Open has been accused of going soft on pro-Palestine protestors, with a Jewish leader claiming they're clearly breaking the tournament's rules.

Events

3 hours ago Trump trying to rewrite history in battle to bury Smith report, legal experts say

Ex-prosecutors alarmed by attempt to hide 2020 election subversion effort and by pledge to pardon January 6 rioters Donald Trump’s desperate legal battles to block a damaging special counsel report about his efforts to subvert his 2020 election loss and his sentencing for a 34-count felony conviction in New York ultimately failed, but former prosecutors say they nevertheless reveal his continual disdain for the rule of law and his penchant for rewriting history.One area where that may imminently play out, as Trump prepares to return to the White House, is with his repeated pledge to issue “major pardons” to participants in the 6 January 2021 assault on the Capitol in Washington. Continue reading...

Politics

36 hours ago People of State Pension age with arthritis could be due up to £434 each month

Nearly 470,000 people are receiving either £290 or £434 every four -week pay period for arthritis.

Economics

13 hours ago Death toll rises to 25 amid new Los Angeles warnings and thousands still under evacuation orders – as it happened

Firefighters expect difficult and treacherous day as red flag warning forecasts winds of up to 75mph. This blog is now closedPrivate firefighting crews prompt furious public debateTell us about financial consequences you are facingCalifornia homeowners and business owners who lost everything in the devastating Los Angeles-area fires now have to tackle their insurance companies to recover the value of their homeowners’ policies – if they are lucky enough to have insurance at all.With estimates of the economic damage from the fires now reaching over $200bn, we’d like to hear what financial consequences people face due to the fires.In the rural enclaves tucked close to the canyons most prime to burn, scores of animals – horses, goats, pigs, chickens, and even emus among them – were in danger as the fast-moving fires swept closer. Some had been left behind during chaotic evacuations. Others required large trailers or a gentle hand to calmly coax them through the terror caused by howling...

Events

4 hours ago Parliament speaker, advocate for return of sculptures from Britain, tapped to be Greece’s president

Greece’s conservative government has nominated Parliament Speaker Constantine Tassoulas, a leading advocate for the return of disputed Parthenon sculptures from the British Museum, to become the country’s next president

Politics

14 hours ago Ukraine war briefing: Australia summons Russian ambassador over PoW’s reported death

Lavrov says open for discussions with Trump; Moscow pledges retaliation for one of Ukraine’s biggest drone attacks. What we know on day 1,057See all our Ukraine coverage Continue reading...

Events

4 hours ago Europe must take responsibility for its own security, says Polish minister

‘Very difficult time’ anticipated as Poland takes over EU presidency against backdrop of geopolitical uncertaintyEurope must “take responsibility” for its own security, Poland has told its fellow EU member states, as Warsaw takes over the rotating presidency of the bloc at a time of increasing geopolitical uncertainty.Poland has started its six-month presidency as Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House having promised to bring a negotiated end to Russia’s war in neighbouring Ukraine and threatened to seize Greenland using military force. Continue reading...

Politics

14 hours ago Ukraine war briefing: Power cuts after ‘massive’ Russian missile strike

Australia summons Russian ambassador over PoW’s reported death; Lavrov says open for discussions with Trump. What we know on day 1,057See all our Ukraine coverage Continue reading...

Events

4 hours ago Major banks are abandoning their climate alliance en masse. So much for ‘woke capital’ | Adrienne Buller

The scope of the Cop26 net zero banking alliance may have been limited, but the exodus of six US banks signifies a seismic political shiftLast week, as flames began tearing through greater Los Angeles, claiming multiple lives and forcing more than 100,000 people to evacuate, JP Morgan became the sixth major US bank to quit the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) since the start of December. A smaller story, certainly, but the departure of top US banks from the NZBA in the weeks since Donald Trump’s re-election nonetheless speaks to a seismic political shift prompting major financial institutions to turn away from the climate-related commitments they made in the optimistic years after the Paris agreement.The NZBA is a voluntary network of global banks committed to “align lending and investment portfolios with net zero emissions by 2050”. It is part of the umbrella Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), which counts among its membership dozens of “alliances” covering the variou...

Politics

15 hours ago LA fires updates: death toll rises to 25 amid new wildfire warnings and thousands still under evacuation orders

Firefighters expect difficult and treacherous day as red flag warning forecasts winds of up to 75mphPrivate firefighting crews prompt furious public debateTell us about financial consequences you are facingCalifornia homeowners and business owners who lost everything in the devastating Los Angeles-area fires now have to tackle their insurance companies to recover the value of their homeowners’ policies – if they are lucky enough to have insurance at all.With estimates of the economic damage from the fires now reaching over $200bn, we’d like to hear what financial consequences people face due to the fires.In the rural enclaves tucked close to the canyons most prime to burn, scores of animals – horses, goats, pigs, chickens, and even emus among them – were in danger as the fast-moving fires swept closer. Some had been left behind during chaotic evacuations. Others required large trailers or a gentle hand to calmly coax them through the terror caused by howling winds, ashen air and the...

Events

4 hours ago Three new Match of the Day hosts confirmed as Gary Lineker quits BBC job

Kelly Cates, Mark Chapman and Gabby Logan will take over the presenting duties of the flagship BBC football programme when Gary Lineker hangs up his microphone

Politics

16 hours ago Two thirds of retailers to hike prices because of Rachel Reeves’ budget, industry warns

The British Retail Consortium said 67 per cent of the finance bosses they asked said they would raise prices

Events