74 minutes ago Neil Robertson in bullish Mark Allen call as snooker ace predicts duo he expects to make Masters final

The Thunder from Down Under couldn't repeat his heroics from the first round at Alexandra Palace as he exited the tournament

Politics

2 hours ago Sibling rivalry: parents favour older children and daughters, study finds

International research also reveals conscientious or agreeable children are likely to receive preferential treatmentAs Philip Larkin once noted, your mum and dad have a lasting effect on you. Now, researchers have revealed which siblings in a family are more likely to be favoured: it is bad news for sons.Researchers have found daughters, older children and those who are more conscientious or agreeable are likely to receive preferential treatment. Continue reading...

Society

2 hours ago Film company of the son of Welsh tech billionaire Sir Terry Matthews tipped for Oscar success

Brookstreet Pictures set up by Trevor Matthews co-produced the acclaimed and Golden Globes winning film The Brutalist which is being tipped for Oscar nomination and potential success at the Academy Awards in March.

Economics

54 minutes ago How I've become hooked on this strange, brutal, elegant game called rugby since arriving in Scotland

Lisa Simonis discovers the adrenalin rush of watching players dodge bone-crushing tackles as they sprint for the try line

Sport

42 minutes ago First picture of teenager who died while playing football at school as inquest hears of earlier medical complaint at hospital

Jake Lawler died in November last year

Events

1 hour ago Plans for Bible reading and Latin in Italian schools criticised as ‘retrograde’

Education minister reveals revamp of national curriculum guidelines and says children must ‘learn to write better’Bible reading, Latin and learning poetry by heart could return to Italian primary and middle schools as part of a revamp of national curriculum guidelines criticised as “retrograde” and “nostalgic”.The education minister, Giuseppe Valditara, unveiled the guidelines, which predominantly affect children aged three to 14 and are expected to take effect from the 2026/2027 school year, in an interview with the rightwing newspaper, Il Giornale, saying that children must discover “a taste for reading” and “learn to write better”. Continue reading...

Culture

42 hours ago Elon Musk foundation funds new school near Space X headquarters. Here’s what life is like inside

Musk said recently that education should be ‘as close to playing a video game as possible’

Technology

5 hours ago Man's life support switched off after hospital staff mistake him for another patient

David Wells, 69, was put on a life support machine in Vancouver, Washington, after choking on steak, but staff at the hospital called the wrong family to ask if they wanted it switched off

Science

7 hours ago Games Of Thrones star Jerome Flynn, 61, makes a rare red carpet appearance as he attends the star

The popular actor made a rare red carpet appearance with family members at the London extravaganza, which runs from January 9 to March 2.

Transport

78 minutes ago Tonight's Cardiff City news as Riza quizzed on Collins and Kanga futures and transfer fee revealed

The latest Bluebirds news from Cardiff City Stadium

Politics

2 hours ago LA fires live updates: California weather eases up as firefighters report gains against massive wildfires

Improved conditions should help fire crews and allow residents to return to their neighborhoodsEasing of extreme winds expected to strengthen efforts to put out blazesMark Pestrella, Los Angeles County Public Works director, said that in the event of major rain, “we do expect that all of the street areas and all the communities will be impacted by debris flows that could be hazardous to human health.”He warned that “we do expect the window to open for rain in the later part of this month.” Continue reading...

Society

2 hours ago Brazen dealer waving cash while telling universal credit helpline he was 'struggling'

Iestyn Raven, 24, was caught pretending a stack of money was a phone during a call about a universal credit application in which he said he was 'struggling'

Economics

1 hour ago Cardiff City players aware of fan protest but Omer Riza hopes atmosphere doesn't spill into stadium

Bluebirds supporters have planned for a protest before the South Wales derby match with Swansea City

Sport

48 minutes ago LA fires live updates: 38 people still missing, say officials as firefighters report gains against massive wildfires

Improved conditions should help fire crews and allow residents to return to their neighborhoodsEasing of extreme winds expected to strengthen efforts to put out blazesAs officials answered reporters’ questions, Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone, said that it is still unsafe for people to return to their homes, even for those who want to view the conditions of their houses for even 15 minutes.“We just don’t want anybody to come in and for it to not be safe,” he said. Continue reading...

Events

3 hours ago Starmer says his favourite book is 'Roy of the Rovers' and 'all my books are about football' as he visits Kyiv school

Keir Starmer chatted with pupils in the Ukraine capital and via videolink with students at a twinned school in Liverpool.

Culture

17 hours ago The gorgeous Welsh village in Doctor Who with one of the best pub views in the UK

Everything about it makes it feel like you are walking through a picture book, and you can even spot deer around the enchanting-looking village if you are lucky enough

Science

78 minutes ago Disgraced mommy vlogger Myka Stauffer who gave up her adopted son is DEFENDED by fellow YouTube star

In 2020, parenting vlogger Myka and her husband James made headlines across the world for giving up the four-year-old boy they adopted from China.

Politics

3 hours ago Head teacher who swam at luxury spa during school day while working from home dodges teaching ban

Joanna Clark was spotted swimming during working hours at the health spa at Ramside Hall Hotel and Golf Club, near Durham.

Society

3 hours ago Furious Sue Radford dragged out in her PJs over Noel’s £95k Porsche car trouble

The Radford family switched cars multiple times before settling on their fancy Porsche, but Noel had to call Sue for help late at night after a massive driving blunder

Economics

4 hours ago Rashford and Hojlund branded 'unfit for relegation fight' by Man Utd legend as Garnacho transfer exit closes in

Former Red Devil Paul Parker was scathing about certain players as he calls for better recruitment

Sport

80 minutes ago Parents make knife crime vow as teenager convicted of Elianne Andam murder

Hassan Sentamu had admitted manslaughter but denied murder on the basis that his autism affected his self-control.

Events

3 hours ago Keir Starmer tells school children Roy Of The Rovers is his favourite book

The Prime Minister also said his favourite football player is Arsenal star Martin Odegaard.

Culture

29 hours ago Obesity is being 'misdiagnosed' across the UK as experts call for new definition

Obesity has always been classified as a health risk, but for some it is an illness that needs to be correctly identified

Science

1 hour ago Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is an early contender for 2025’s silliest game

The latest in the Like a Dragon series of Japanese crime drama is taking an improbably nautical turn – but its makers want you to know that it’s still got heartIn May last year, an anonymous forum poster shared details of what they claimed would be the next game in the Like a Dragon series, the Japanese gangster drama with a unique spirit of melodrama and ridiculousness. It would star the series’ most theatrical, violent villain, Goro “Mad Dog” Majima, as a pirate with amnesia, and it was called Project Madlantis. This leak went under the radar, quite possibly because it sounded so silly that nobody would believe it. But then, at 2024’s Tokyo Game Show in September, Sega surprised everyone by announcing exactly this. It is called Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. That’s it. That’s the game.Madlantis sounds like a theme night at a noughties student bar, but is in fact the game’s pirate hub, a nautical Vegas where captains battle and bet on each other in coliseum face-offs. Ships are outfitted...

Politics

5 hours ago Finally, a cure for screen addiction that's turning our teens into the basket case generation: Respected neuroscientist's solution offers hope for despairing parents

The research is clear: screens are making us stupid. And the ones suffering the most are Gen Z and Gen Alpha. But there's hope, with experts saying they have found a cure to 'brain rot'.

Society

4 hours ago Boasting drug dealer who filmed himself brandishing wads of cash and chunky gold jewellery as he claimed benefits on phone is jailed

Iestyn Raven, 24, donned chunky gold necklaces and flashy jewelled bracelets as he made the call for Universal Credit, telling the operator 'I'm struggling for money'.

Economics

11 hours ago Today's rugby news as Welsh club make doping statement and coach 'disappointed' by Wales star's axe

The latest rugby news from Wales and around the world

Sport

92 minutes ago Police probe after blogger accesses and films house where Virginia McCullough murdered her parents and kept their bodies for four years

McCullough was handed a minimum 36 year jail term for poisoning her father John, 70, and killing her mother Lois, 71, in a hammer and knife attack in June 2019.

Events

13 hours ago ‘I didn’t sleep for days’: readers on the TV shows that went way too far

From fish and chip shop-induced trauma to programmes packed with relentless death and gore, here are the television moments that had you reaching for the remote‘Just too horrifying’There are two specific scenes that have forced me to stop watching a show or movie, both involving infants. One is the final scene from the fourth series of Dexter, where he finds his wife’s murdered body in the bathtub and their young son sitting in a pool of his mother’s blood. As a parent, this scene was just too horrifying for me to contemplate. Cushla, 52, Dunedin, New Zealand Continue reading...

Culture

34 hours ago Experts call for 'radical change' in obesity diagnosis with major change in BMI score

Experts are calling for two new "diagnostic categories" of obesity

Science

2 hours ago Tonight's rugby news as 'disappointed' star gets Wales feedback and North hails 'immense' Welsh exile

The latest rugby news from Wales and beyond

Politics

7 hours ago I slept in the garden SHED as a teenager as my parents' house was too small for five kids

Megsie Wilkinson, who is from Wales but now lives in London, said she loved having her own space as a teenager in the garden of her family's home in North Cardiff.

Society

6 hours ago Cardiff City striker set for exit to Champions League club as deal imminent

The Bluebirds are looking to let go of the striker and he looks to have sealed a move away

Economics

18 hours ago Female fan left feeling 'violated' after spotting CCTV camera above the women's toilets at Football League ground

The Birmingham City supporter travelled down to Swindon to watch the Blues play at the County Ground in the Football League Trophy on Tuesday night.

Sport

97 minutes ago Kiena Dawes' boyfriend Ryan Wellings is jailed for six years and branded a 'danger to women' and a 'monster' after she killed herself and blamed him in note

Violent 'bully' Ryan Wellings was previously cleared of the unlawful killing of Kiena Dawes, 23, who left a suicide note calling her partner a 'monster' who had 'killed me'.

Events

24 hours ago ‘Homecoming’ show for artist Frank Auerbach to be held at Berlin gallery

Exclusive: First show of figurative painter’s work to be displayed in city he fled in 1939 to escape Nazi regimeFrank Auerbach is to be the subject of what has been billed as a homecoming show in Berlin, at which some of his final paintings will be displayed in the city he fled as a child.Auerbach, who died in November last year, never had a show in the city of his birth, which he left due to persecution by the Nazis. Both of his parents were later killed in Auschwitz. Continue reading...

Culture

38 hours ago Patients left in pain and indignity at Welsh emergency department says damning report

Overcrowding in the waiting room and reception 'continues to compromise patient privacy, dignity, and access to timely care' a report has found

Science

2 hours ago Female teacher 'began sleeping with boy when he was 11 and had his baby when he was 13'

A New Jersey elementary school teacher has been accused of sexually assaulting one of her students for four years and having his baby.

Politics

25 hours ago JENNI MURRAY: I can't think of anything worse that a child could do to a dead parent than this. If my sons ever did it to me, I'd haunt them!

Michael Parkinson and I had a great deal in common. Working-class kids from Barnsley, we knew instinctively how to carry out a great interview. But his fate has given me the shivers.

Society

7 hours ago White exec wins £40,000 payout after accusing Indian boss of race discrimination when she was excluded from Teams calls

Nicola Blackwell alleged female manager Varsha Kapoor had targeted her keeping her out of online meetings and speaking about her in Hindi to a colleague, a tribunal heard. (stock image)

Economics

20 hours ago Scotland call for the player who waited 720 days between his first and second matches

But agony for Max Williamson who reinjures his thumb

Sport

2 hours ago Laurel Gardens Retirement Complex tenants taught digital skills by St Aloysuis Primary School pupils

Youngsters' help part of North Lanarkshire Council’s Driving Digital Locally Intergenerational Project.

Events

30 hours ago Families 'devastated' as another Scottish council proposes cut to school music tuition

Hundreds of signatures are being added to petitions by campaigners every day

Culture

2 hours ago 'We won millions on lottery but loved ones' reaction stunned us – one called ambulance'

National Lottery winners have opened up on the best - and worst - responses they received from their friends and family after breaking the news they were suddenly mega-rich

Politics

26 hours ago Cardiff student sexually assaults customer hours after starting job at uni bar

'You were walking out of the bar, you saw this pretty girl with a short skirt, and something went through your mind'

Society

9 hours ago School cannot use its new £700,000 sports field after neighbours complained about the noise of referees whistling

Cornwallis Academy in Maidstone, Kent, splashed out £700,000 on a floodlit, FIFA-certified 3G artificial grass football pitch - but it's lying unused after neighbours complained about the whistle noise.

Economics

21 hours ago The Traitors fans call out show for 'incriminating mistake' that could 'ruin' game

The Traitors UK viewers were quick to call out producers for their decision to send Traitors Linda and Minah into breakfast before anyone else was in there

Sport

2 hours ago 'Monster' boyfriend who subjected Kiena Dawes to horrific abuse before she took her own life and blamed him in suicide note is jailed for six years

Violent 'bully' Ryan Wellings was previously cleared of the unlawful killing of Kiena Dawes, 23, who left a suicide note calling her partner a 'monster' who had 'killed me'.

Events

2 hours ago 'I almost joined Man City from Man Utd – I walked out of the medical to sign for Arsenal'

One former Manchester United star has recounted how he was on the verge of joining bitter rivals City before Arsenal came calling - and he fled his medical to accept the transfer

Politics

28 hours ago Live updates as Welsh secretary Jo Stevens faces questions over Tata, Holyhead, and farmers' tax

Rail investment is also set to feature in the session

Society

11 hours ago A 100% tax on Brits buying homes in Spain sounds satisfying – but it won’t solve our housing crisis | María Ramírez

Making visitors pay more may bolster Treasury revenues, but it’s no match for building more housesLast October, tens of thousands of people marched through Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and other big Spanish cities demanding affordable housing. Protesters jingled keys to make noise, held signs denouncing “speculators”, and threatened a “rent strike” while calling for action from national and local politicians. They had good reason to be angry.Housing has become the most pressing concern for Spaniards, according to a December survey by the national polling centre, ranking higher than unemployment and migration. Look at the statistics and it’s clear why. The cost of renting in cities rose by around 30% between 2015 and 2022, forcing young workers to move to the outskirts of Madrid and Barcelona or settle for tiny, often barely habitable flats. In popular tourist regions like Valencia, Alicante and Málaga, rents have surged by 40%. For workers in the Balearic Islands, a commute by plane ...

Economics

23 hours ago TikToker's huge The Traitors 'secret relationship' theory about fake Welsh player Charlotte

TikToker Martha Collison revealed she believed that Charlotte's game plan was to distance herself from another contestant

Sport

2 hours ago Elianne Andam’s parents vow knife crime and violence ‘will not go unanswered’

Hassan Sentamu, 18, has been found guilty of murdering the 15-year-old in 2023.

Events

2 hours ago ‘Everything we were taught about success is wrong’: how to find true fulfilment in your life and career

Made good life choices yet still feel dissatisfied? A life coach suggests an alternative way to look at our goals and aspirations to find more positive outcomesAuthor Annie Dillard wrote that “how we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives”. So, how was it that I spent a large portion of my 20s ­ terrified of the big, long life I had before me? After Stanford University, I’d moved to New York to work at Google but I was depressed, anxious.When I realised that many brilliant and accomplished people were also secretly miserable, just trying to make it through the day, I looked for terminology to describe this, but there was none. So I came up with my own: the underfulfilled overachiever, or UFOA. This describes a constant striver who is living a great‑­on‑­paper life, yet feels disconnected from their work, life and self. UFOAs see success as the organising principle of our lives. We call it by a catchy name: hustle culture. We brag about our intense busyness. Side hustle...

Politics

28 hours ago Uproar as adult child porn suspect is released into custody of his parents

‘Given the serious nature of these charges, which involve the safety and well-being of children, we find this decision troubling and concerning’

Society

12 hours ago Economic growth could fall 50% over 20 years from climate shocks, say actuaries

Exclusive: Report by risk experts says previous assessments ignored severe effects of climate crisisGlobal economic growth could plummet by 50% between 2070 and 2090 from the catastrophic shocks of climate change unless immediate action by political leaders is taken to decarbonise and restore nature, according to a new report.The stark warning from risk management experts the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) hugely increases the estimate of risk to global economic wellbeing from climate change impacts such as fires, flooding, droughts, temperature rises and nature breakdown. In a report with scientists at the University of Exeter, published on Thursday, the IFoA, which uses maths and statistics to analyse financial risk for businesses and governments, called for accelerated action by political leaders to tackle the climate crisis. Continue reading...

Economics

24 hours ago BBC The Traitors: Exactly why Welsh accent deemed 'more trustworthy' as player Charlotte continues to pretend

32-year-old Charlotte, who is a business director from London, has adopted a fake Abergavenny accent on the BBC programme

Sport

2 hours ago Labour backs down over grooming gangs: Whitehall fixer to undertake 'rapid audit' into scale of child sex abuse in Britain

Yvette Cooper told MPs she had asked Baroness Louise Casey to oversee a three-month review into gang-based child sexual exploitation.

Events

2 hours ago Bathgate MP uses Prime Minister’s Questions to demand action on ‘dental deserts’

Bathgate and Linlithgow MP Kirsteen Sullivan called on the Prime Minister to tackle the growing problem of dental deserts and ensure local NHS dentistry is accessible to all communities across the UK.

Politics

29 hours ago Teacher's assistant accused of raping disabled student, 15, who has a mental age of nine

Christin Coble, 45, was arrested and booked into the Sandusky County Jail in Ohio on charges of rape on January 7, after police responded to a call over an alleged assault at a student's home

Society

12 hours ago Global economy could face 50% loss in GDP between 2070 and 2090 from climate shocks, say actuaries

Exclusive: Report by risk experts says previous assessments ignored severe effects of climate crisisThe global economy could face 50% loss in gross domestic product (GDP) between 2070 and 2090 from the catastrophic shocks of climate change unless immediate action by political leaders is taken to decarbonise and restore nature, according to a new report.The stark warning from risk management experts the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) hugely increases the estimate of risk to global economic wellbeing from climate change impacts such as fires, flooding, droughts, temperature rises and nature breakdown. In a report with scientists at the University of Exeter, published on Thursday, the IFoA, which uses maths and statistics to analyse financial risk for businesses and governments, called for accelerated action by political leaders to tackle the climate crisis.This article was amended on 16 January 2025. The headline of an earlier version said that economic growth could fall by...

Economics

26 hours ago Tonight's Cardiff City news as talent facing surgery after 'really bad' injury and players could be frozen out

The latest Bluebirds news from Cardiff City Stadium

Sport

2 hours ago Mark Selby opens up on suicide attempts as snooker star speaks about learning to live with depression

Selby has called on greater support for players after his own battle with mental illness which remains ongoing

Events

3 hours ago This Morning's Ben Shephard gasps 'my goodness' as caller rings from hospital bed for emotional reason

This Morning's Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard were left stunned during Thursday's (January 16) Spin to Win.

Politics

30 hours ago Horrified bride told she has cancer on wedding day despite doctor saying she was 'too fat'

Claire Boulton, 47, discovered she had cancer on her wedding day as the nurse called while she was sat in a salon, after saying she had felt unwell for several years before

Society

13 hours ago Founder of muckraking financial information firm Hindenburg Research calls it quits

The founder of the muckraking financial research firm Hindenburg Research says he is disbanding the organization after finishing the work it set out to do

Economics

31 hours ago Switch 2 leak hints at exciting new way to connect with players as Nintendo teases big reveal

The feature may signal how Nintendo is getting ready for a wave of third-party games, including Call of Duty

Sport

3 hours ago Avanti West Coast train strikes called off for the next two Sundays as ‘intensive talks’ begin

RMT union stresses: ‘All other previously announced strike dates remain in place’

Events

37 hours ago Parental mental health biggest cause of child protection referrals in England

Public service cuts and ‘stark impact of poverty’ are causing worse outcomes for children, according to surveyPoor parental mental health has overtaken domestic violence as the most commonly reported factor in social worker assessments into whether a child is at risk of serious harm or neglect, according to new research.Growing rates of mental illness – in both parents and children – were an increasingly important driver of child safeguarding interventions in England, the latest comprehensive survey of children’s social care pressures found.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...

Society

23 hours ago Sadiq Khan's latest council tax rise revealed as Mayor's share of bills for Londoners rises to nearly £500

Mayor’s share of council tax helps to fund the Metropolitan police, London fire brigade, TfL and City Hall

Economics

3 hours ago Rail union calls off two strike days while Avanti West Coast talks continue

RMT members have been taking industrial action in a dispute over rest-day working.

Events

3 hours ago Bangladeshi and British politics collided to bring down Tulip Siddiq | Salil Tripathi

After allegations of corruption, the former government minister’s family legacy now lies in tatters in both countriesIt was unusual to see Muhammad Yunus, a widely respected Nobel laureate and the chief adviser of the unelected interim government of Bangladesh, taking aim at a British minister, accusing Tulip Siddiq of benefiting from “plain robbery” in his home country and calling for her to apologise. But once that happened, things moved swiftly: accusations against the beleaguered treasury minister swirled, she pulled out of an official delegation going to China, she referred herself to Laurie Magnus, the government’s adviser on ministerial standards, and finally this week she resigned from her post. (Siddiq “totally refutes” allegations of corruption.)This month, the Financial Times reported that Siddiq was given a two-bedroom central London flat by a developer closely associated with her aunt, Sheikh Hasina, the recently ousted longtime leader of Bangladesh. Siddiq had claimed ...

Politics

42 hours ago Parents may be ‘fuelling obesity’ by encouraging one eating habit in children

Nutritionists have warned of one food habit which might be fuelling Britain’s obesity crisis

Society

27 hours ago Statement issued on new £22m school where teachers face redundancy and state of the art facilities may never be used

Powys Council rejected claims that cuts would make Ysgol Robert Owen unsafe as it warned schools across the county have begun "management of change processes in response to the financial pressures"

Economics

3 hours ago Wendy Williams speaks out against guardianship in rare interview: ‘I feel like I’m in prison’

TV host claims in Breakfast Club interview she is experiencing ‘emotional abuse’ after entering care facilityWendy Williams has spoken out about her court-mandated guardianship in a rare interview on Thursday morning, saying that it makes her “feel like I’m in prison”.The longtime TV host and personality called into the popular Breakfast Club radio show for an interview, in which she discussed her current situation living in a care facility. Williams has largely been out of the public eye since 2021. Continue reading...

Events

3 hours ago Welsh school placed in special measures after report flags 'poor' teaching

Inspectors will now follow its progress after an inspection in November last year

Politics

42 hours ago Parents’ mental health now most common factor in children’s social care need

A report said the pandemic, a housing crisis and health challenges contributed to safeguarding pressures.

Society

28 hours ago New update on calls to increase personal tax allowance from £12,570 to £45,000

More than 32,700 people have signed an online petition calling for change.

Economics

3 hours ago 'Zip it!': Tui flight attendant praised for reaction to racist remarks as flight erupts into chaos

The flight attendant said she would call the pilots and the police if the chaos continued

Events

4 hours ago ITV This Morning's Cat and Ben speechless after caller rings from hospital bed for special reason

This Morning hosts Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard were left open-mouthed during Thursday's (January 16) edition of Spin to Win.

Politics

30 hours ago Council tax: Will Sir Sadiq Khan break £500 barrier with latest mayoral demand on Londoners?

Mayor’s share of council tax helps to fund the Metropolitan police, London fire brigade, TfL and City Hall

Economics

3 hours ago Manchester court takes down 'deranged' answerphone message after it left callers in stitches

A court in Manchester has replaced its answerphone message after callers were left in stitches because of the 'deranged' voice used for the recording.

Events

4 hours ago Private school run driving 27% increase in air pollution in south London, campaigners say

Studies point to a considerable increase in emissions when both state and private schools are open

Politics

30 hours ago Heinz beans and sausage tins on eBay for £50 as shoppers desperate for original recipe

Fans of the family favourites have been calling for the company to bring back the original sausages

Economics

3 hours ago ‘A ton of unknowns’: months ago, LA residents lost wildfire insurance. Then the fires came

After insurers like State Farm dropped policies, to switch to the state’s Fair plan was prohibitively pricey for manyWhen James Borow realized last Tuesday that his Palisades house was on fire, he was 300 miles away in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show. The power was out at his house but a friend suggested he remotely turn on his Tesla and see if the cameras showed anything.From the car camera, he watched in a panic as his house burned. As he drove home from Vegas to LA, he called his parents and told them: “You’ll see it on the news tomorrow, but the house is totally gone. I just watched it.” Continue reading...

Events

4 hours ago My petty gripe: I just want one ding from speeding cyclists. How hard can it be?

It’s called a shared path for a reason, but a peaceful walkway can turn into something more like a racetrack My family recently moved house (still unpacking those last non-priority boxes) to a spot near a shared pedestrian/cyclist pathway and a few suburbs further from the CBD. We’re enjoying an easy hour’s walk most mornings. We pass wetland reserves full of bird calls and flowering trees and shrubs, eventually reaching the beach, and never needing to cross a road to get there.However another wheeled threat can spoil the serenity – the subset of cyclists who fly past pedestrians as if the shared pathway is a velodrome. It’s especially alarming when a cycling group whoosh-whoosh-whooshes past with never a bell sounded beforehand nor a slowing of speed. Now I appreciate that they are forced to pursue their hobby in a city that hates cyclists. And that many cyclists believe pedestrians will respond poorly if they sound their bell as they approach. Continue reading...

Politics

31 hours ago Bridget Phillipson dodges question on impact of private school tax raid

As parents and schools complain of chaos, Ms Phillipson refuses to spell out details of the assessment made by the department for education

Economics

4 hours ago Teenager who stabbed schoolgirl Elianne Andam to death in row over teddy bear guilty of murder

Hassan Sentamu used a kitchen knife to attack 15 year-old in front of her horrified school friends in Croydon

Events

4 hours ago I’m 24 years old and embarrassed that I’ve never dated anyone. How do I meet a girl? | Leading questions

We’re all on different timelines for love and fun, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. If you want a good dating life, focus first on creating a robust social lifeRead more Leading questionsI have a bit of an embarrassing situation: I’m 24, single, a lesbian, and I’ve never been with anyone! I have had depression for a few years – a combination of family losses and years caring for my terminally ill mother, only going out to work. It’s been a lot, and I’m only just starting to feel better.People I know either met someone in school and are happily coupled up or they were able to have wild “coming-of-age” experiences at university. Lots of sex, club nights and friends. I’ve got life experience some of those people haven’t had. But I feel as though I missed out on that opportunity to practise dating and sex. It seems that to meet someone nowadays it’s through work, apps or on a night out. I work in a male-dominated industry. There are no gay bars within 70 miles of me, but I’...

Politics

33 hours ago UK Government responds to calls to scrap £169.50 TV licence fee for all pensioners

Thousands of people have signed an online petition calling for the £169.50 TV licence fee to end for people over 66.

Economics

4 hours ago Aspiring rapper Kelyan Bokassa, 14, was on his way home from school when he was 'stabbed 27 times with machetes', court hears

Kelyan was stabbed around 27 times with machetes during the horror attack which took place on his way home from school on January 7.

Events

5 hours ago UK parents worry as 75% of kids feel unprepared for work life, new study reveals

A new study has found that 75% of kids don't feel prepared for the world of work, with a quarter having no idea what to do after leaving education

Politics

36 hours ago Poorest Londoners to pay council tax for first time due to town hall cash crisis

Poorest Londoners to pay council tax for first time due to town hall cash crisis  Evening Standard

Economics

4 hours ago 'End of life' Victorian building putting 'immense pressure' on Cardiff school

Cardiff Council wants to move Lansdowne Primary School to a new location to the north of the former Fitzalan High School

Events

5 hours ago Scottish Labour MP branded 'arrogant' and ridiculed after claiming party has made 'strong start to government'

Graeme Downie called for his party to construct a better narrative

Politics

38 hours ago What's next for house buyers and sellers? ESPC boss reveals 2025 trends including private school change

Paul Hilton, CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC, shares his insights into what he thinks will happen in the housing market in 2025.

Economics

4 hours ago After Dad died I dressed like an extra from The Matrix. Now I’m blooming again like the flowers on my psychedelic new vest | Nick Buckley

For a while I lost my sense of self and dressed in void-core black. Finally I’m finding myself again in a new, colour-filled wardrobeFirst my dad died, followed by my gran, the resulting trauma forced me to quit my job, the love of my life left and before I knew it I was an only child who didn’t know who they were any more. All inside 18 months. I didn’t recognise the person who showed up at social gatherings, spoke for me or stared back from the mirror. That vanished person really enjoyed playfully dressing up but the new me only felt comfortable wearing black – an unconscious tonal shift to match life’s darkness.As a kid I’d often be deep in my puppeteer mum’s dress-up box, and she gave me a small clothing allowance from an early age (which I’m sure she sacrificed her own needs to provide) that gave me autonomy over my image. I was the only boy in my high school sewing class and for a time I wanted to be a tailor. I’m straight but my choice of clothing became a target for homophob...

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