3 hours ago Trump could halt congestion pricing that has helped unsnarl Manhattan's busy streets

It is unpopular with both Republican and Democrat lawmakers opposing the $9 charge for drivers

Politics

5 hours ago Man charged with stabbing Vegas showgirls and tourists pleads guilty but mentally ill to murder

A man charged with a deadly series of stabbings on the Las Vegas Strip in October 2022 has pleaded guilty but mentally ill to murder and terrorism charges

Society

24 hours ago Meta agrees to pay Trump $25m for suspending accounts over Capitol riots

Settlement originates from lawsuit by president against the platform, one of several filed after 6 January violenceMeta has agreed to pay $25m to settle a lawsuit with Donald Trump. The suit originated in 2021 when Trump sued the social media company for suspending his accounts after the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. The settlement was first reported by the Wall Street Journal and has been confirmed by a Meta spokesperson.The majority of the settlement, $22m, will go toward a fund to pay for Trump’s presidential library, according to the Wall Street Journal. The remainder will pay for legal fees and go to other plaintiffs listed in the case. The White House didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal plot second Watkins bid; Tottenham in advanced Tel talks; Dorgu to Man United delay

Premier League clubs working hard in final days of January window

Sport

70 minutes ago Ukraine war briefing: elderly couples among nine killed in Russian drone attack

Thirteen people wounded, including eight-year-old girl, in Sumy apartment block attack. Sweden pledges $1.2bn in Ukraine military aid, its biggest pledge yet. What we know on day 1,073See all our Ukraine war coverageA Russian drone attack on a residential block killed nine people including three elderly couples in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, officials said on Thursday. Images distributed by the emergency services showed a gaping hole in the facade of the long block of flats and rescue workers digging through debris for survivors. “This is a terrible tragedy, a terrible Russian crime. It is very important that the world does not pause in putting pressure on Russia for this terror,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on social media. National Police later said the search operation had been completed after 19 hours, with rescuers finding nine bodies in the ruins, while 13 people were wounded. Among the dead were three couples – men and women between the ages of 61 and 74 – Ukr...

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15 hours ago BBC Am I Being Unreasonable? series 2 plot, cast, trailer as hit comedy returns

Am I Being Unreasonable? series two will see the return of Daisy May Cooper and Selin Hizli in the comedy series as we learn the truth about Alex's death

Culture

13 hours ago Woman 'on the run' from child cruelty charges after baby fell from moving car onto busy A

Raychel Hardingham, 29, was seriously injured when she fell with the child from a blue Volvo on the A1067 Fakenham Road, opposite the Shell petrol station in Taverham, Norfolk, in April 2023.

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4 hours ago Pensioner, 78, who was 'ripped to shreds' by two Rottweilers and needed arm and leg amputated tells of life being 'turned upside down' and what he most misses

Vic Franklin, 78, was left 'covered with blood' and 'not moving' following the savage 11-minute attack carried out by two large canines called Ziggy, four, and Daisy, one in Bognor Regis in August 2023.

Politics

18 hours ago Rachel Reeves' Heathrow plans hit severe turbulence! Labour split erupts as London Mayor and top party donor vow to oppose third runway

The Chancellor publicly backed controversial plans for a third runway at Britain's biggest airport as she vowed to 'fight' the 'blockers' holding back the economy.

Society

3 hours ago When is Rangers Europa League last 16 draw and who could they face? Live stream, TV channel and start time

The Ibrox club could face some tough opposition as they look to go on another Europa League adventure

Sport

2 hours ago 'Loving and caring' army veteran, 82, died following attack at bus stop

Ex-army man and 'loving' father Allen Karam Chand, 82, died after he was attacked and rushed to hospital - a 43-year-old man has since been charged with wounding

Events

16 hours ago Am I Being Unreasonable? series 2 plot, cast, trailer as Daisy May Cooper comedy returns

A raft of guest stars appear in the new series

Culture

4 hours ago Donald Trump Jr.'s new girlfriend Bettina Anderson defends First Lady Melania after Vogue's vile attack

Bettina Anderson was quick to slam Vogue on Instagram on Wednesday after the fashion publication wrote a scathing piece about the first lady's official White House portrait.

Politics

12 hours ago Sweden's PM admits 'we've lost control' as man who burned Koran is assassinated during live stream

Iraqi refugee, Salwan Momika, 38, repeatedly burned the Koran in 2023, sparking outrage in Muslim countries.

Sport

3 hours ago There's no plot, but this British drama pulsates with warmth and humanity: BRIAN VINER reviews Hard Truths

Mike Leigh's mighty reputation as a filmmaker was built by gritty contemporary realism.

Events

6 hours ago Tulsi Gabbard grilled on Snowden, Assad and Putin in tense Senate hearing

Skeptical senators ruthlessly questioned Trump’s national intelligence director nominee ahead of confirmation voteUS politics live – latest updatesTulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s nominee for national intelligence director, refused to call the whistleblower Edward Snowden a “traitor” but sought to rein in her unorthodox views on foreign dictators and opposition to electronic surveillance during a tense confirmation hearing that could sink her nomination to oversee the country’s sprawling intelligence community.In a three-hour hearing before the Senate intelligence committee, Gabbard, a former congresswoman and member of the Hawaii army national guard, partially recanted her views that Russia was provoked into invading Ukraine, said she had “no love” for the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad and denied meeting with Hezbollah representatives during a trip to Lebanon in 2017. Continue reading...

Politics

13 hours ago Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal plot second Watkins bid; Chelsea in Tel battle; Man United suffer Dorgu delay

Premier League clubs working hard in final days of January window

Sport

3 hours ago Allan Campbell receives Dundee United love bomb that is the opposite of playing down the sizzling hype

United have agreed a short-term contract for the Scotland international after he secured a release from Luton Town

Events

8 hours ago Rangers vs USG LIVE as the results Clement and Co need revealed to reach the top 8

It's another massive European night under the lights at Ibrox Stadium with opposition from Philippe Clement's homeland

Politics

16 hours ago Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal plot second Watkins bid; Chelsea in Tel battle; Man United to confirm Dorgu today

Premier League clubs working hard in final days of January window

Sport

3 hours ago Two men close to Benin’s president sentenced to 20 years in prison for coup plot

Two men close to Benin’s president have been sentenced to 20 years in prison for plotting a coup in the small West African country

Events

8 hours ago Rangers 1 USG 0 LIVE as Raskin scores and the Belgians are bang up against it

It's another massive European night under the lights at Ibrox Stadium with opposition from Philippe Clement's homeland

Politics

25 hours ago Girona vs Arsenal as it happened: Ethan Nwaneri nets as Gunners cruise into Champions League last 16

Mikel Arteta’s side finish league phase in third place after comeback victory over Spanish opposition

Sport

4 hours ago Teens jailed for life unmasked after murdering dad in 'senseless' killing

Presiding judge Mr. Justice Constable condemned the crime, calling it a "dreadful attack, shocking not just for its brutality and senselessness, but because it was orchestrated and carried out by children."

Events

9 hours ago Who are remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza and when might they be freed?

More than 250 foreign and Israeli hostages were taken by Hamas in the 7 October attack, according to Israeli tallies

Politics

5 hours ago 'Smiling' sex predator who lurked in underpass to attack women and girls as young as 13 in broad daylight is jailed

Serial sex predator, Robert Emmerson, 40, who was seen 'smiling' and 'enjoying himself' as he attacked women and girls as young as 13 has been jailed.

Events

11 hours ago Rachel Reeves grilled on past opposition to airport expansion over environmental concerns

Rachel Reeves was questioned over her previous opposition to expanding Leeds-Bradford airport after she gave the green light to a third runway at Heathrow on Wednesday (28 January).

Politics

6 hours ago Elusive leader of Hamas's armed wing unit is KILLED along with his deputy 'in combat', the terror group reveals

Mohammed Deif was widely seen as the second-ranking Hamas commander in Gaza, behind Yahya Sinwar who was also killed in an airstrike last year.

Events

13 hours ago Top Cambridge University academic is guilty of plagiarising work from her PhD student, tribunal hears

An employment tribunal has heard claims of how a top Cambridge academic plagiarised the thesis work of a young PhD student and published it as her own.

Politics

6 hours ago Muslim convert who threatened to 'flatten mosque' and kill Islamic cleric who criticised terrorism is found guilty of preparing attack

Jason Savage, 35, from Small Heath Birmingham, has been convicted of preparing for terrorist acts, including by surveilling a mosque where the cleric's views were 'entirely at odds' with his own.

Events

13 hours ago Scots Labour MPs call for public money to turn Grangemouth into green plane fuel hub

Euan Stainbank, Kirsteen Sullivan, Brian Leishman and Chris Kane have signed a letter demanding a meeting with the National Wealth Fund to convert the refinery for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production.

Politics

7 hours ago Yvette Cooper dodges on when the number of Channel migrant crossings will come down under Labour's plan

The Home Secretary has unveiled proposed new laws to crack down on people smuggling gangs, as part of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill.

Events

14 hours ago Rachel Reeves sends message to Sadiq Khan as London mayor opposes Heathrow expansion

Rachel Reeves sends message to Sadiq Khan as London mayor opposes Heathrow expansion  Yahoo! Voices

Politics

7 hours ago Man who strangled his son's partner to death after she got out of the shower before going to buy custard slice for his mother is found guilty of murder

Sophie Evans, 30, was found naked face down at home on a kitchen floor with a towel tied to a cupboard on her throat.

Events

14 hours ago More Americans support Trump’s birthright citizenship rollback than oppose it, new poll reveals

Controversial executive order issued by Donald Trump at his inauguration aims to end birthright citizenship for children of migrants

Politics

9 hours ago Labour accused of rank hypocrisy over plans to detain child migrants and ditch slavery protections

Yvette Cooper is pressing ahead with plans her party previously opposed as campaigners warn measures will only increase trafficking

Events

18 hours ago Bizarre 'sexsomnia' reason man was cleared of raping woman after she allegedly woke to find him having sex with her

Timothy Malcolm Rowland, 40, was found not guilty of having non-consensual sex with a woman at his Sydney apartment on August 26, 2022, after the pair spent a night out together.

Politics

18 hours ago Rachel Reeves backs 'badly needed' third Heathrow runway... and flies into row with Sadiq Khan

Chancellor invites proposals for a third runway at Heathrow - but London Mayor Sadiq Khan says he ‘remains opposed’ to expansion

Politics

9 hours ago Mel B 'near death' as Spice Girl chased by huge crocodile 'about to attack'

Scary Spice Mel B was chased by a 10-foot crocodile in the Costa Rican jungle as she filmed for the new Netflix survival series Celebrity Bear Hunt, which left her terrified

Events

19 hours ago Queensland man attacked by ‘massive’ kangaroo estimated to be 2m tall and weigh 100kg

Authorities say the quick actions of his neighbour helped save the man’s life after he suffered serious injuriesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Queensland man in his fifties is “very lucky” to be alive after he was attacked by a “massive” kangaroo while walking to his car. He has suffered serious hip injuries and wounds to his arms and chest.The man would have bled to death had his nextdoor neighbour not been home to assist him, Willows Rural fire brigade’s Rick Underhill said.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

Politics

9 hours ago ‘America’s gulag’: Trump’s Guantánamo ploy tars migrants as terrorists

The president wants to detain thousands of people at a site that is notorious for its secrecy and history of abuseIt has been denounced as “America’s gulag”: a secretive, abuse-ridden Caribbean prison camp for terror suspects that Donald Rumsfeld once said contained “the worst of the worst”.“All of us have scars in our souls, deformities, from living at Guantánamo,” a former Yemeni inmate recalled of his time at the notorious military detention facility in south-east Cuba. Continue reading...

Events

19 hours ago Aston Villa star hands out 'goodbye gifts' as Arsenal plot second Ollie Watkins bid

Aston Villa are set for a busy end to the January transfer window, with Arsenal set to lodge a second bid for Ollie Watkins and Jhon Duran expected to join Al-Nassr

Politics

9 hours ago The teenage killers locked up for 'dreadful' stabbing of dad in his own home

Kriesha Stroud, 15, recruited Jordan Tams and Leandro Lopes, who were 17, and they launched a frenzied attack on Gary Belfield and his son in their home

Events

19 hours ago ‘No hope’: wife’s fears for Ugandan opposition leader facing trial for treason

Kizza Besigye, veteran opponent of President Yoweri Museveni, may face death penalty but will not get justice in military court, warns Winnie Byanyima, UNAids chiefIt was a message from her sister-in-law asking where he was that made Winnie Byanyima start worrying about her husband, Dr Kizza Besigye, a prominent Ugandan opposition leader. Byanyima, head of UNAids, had just returned from Malawi to Geneva, where the UN programme on HIV/Aids is based, in November. She rang Besigye’s phone – it was off.She made some calls and learned that he had gone from Uganda to neighbouring Kenya to attend a book launch. Then a journalist told her he believed Besigye was now being held in a military prison in Kampala, Uganda’s capital. Continue reading...

Politics

10 hours ago Emmerdale fans baffled as they spot 'proof' Anthony Fox is still alive after brutal attack

Emmerdale fans are convinced that evil abuser Anthony Fox is still alive and being held captive by John Sugden, after spotting some clues in recent episodes of the ITV soap

Events

19 hours ago After Southport, Westminster is floundering. It should look to Idris Elba | Martin Kettle

The Home Office has some good ideas, but a documentary on knife crime by the actor offers the template for a new approachThe list of painful questions left behind for a wounded Britain by the trauma of the Southport stabbings is a long one. It starts with asking why Axel Rudakubana, jailed last week with a 52-year minimum prison sentence, did it. But that soon segues into wider issues of statecraft and policy. In particular, it asks whether there are measures we could now take that might, just possibly, contribute to stopping some future Rudakubana from doing the same thing.Here the issues become more substantive. Problems of family support and parenting. The too ready availability of knives. The influence of social media. The impact of poverty. The role of schools and of exclusions. The place of policing. The repercussion of imprisonment. The effectiveness of youth services. The relevance, if any, of ideology. All these, and more. And they are merely subject headings, the doors to ...

Politics

10 hours ago One final act of terror for hostages: Hamas thugs push freed Israeli captives including 80

Gadi Moses, 80, and Arbel Yehud, 29, were handed over to the Red Cross Thursday, along with five Thai hostages, following over a year spent in captivity.

Events

19 hours ago ‘No hope’: wife’s fears for Ugandan opposition leader facing trial for treachery

Kizza Besigye, veteran opponent of President Yoweri Museveni, may face death penalty but will not get justice in military court, warns Winnie Byanyima, UNAids chiefIt was a message from her sister-in-law asking where he was that made Winnie Byanyima start worrying about her husband, Dr Kizza Besigye, a prominent Ugandan opposition leader. Byanyima, head of UNAids, had just returned from Malawi to Geneva, where the UN programme on HIV/Aids is based, in November. She rang Besigye’s phone – it was off.She made some calls and learned that he had gone from Uganda to neighbouring Kenya to attend a book launch. Then a journalist told her he believed Besigye was now being held in a military prison in Kampala, Uganda’s capital. Continue reading...

Politics

11 hours ago ‘Rape is effectively decriminalised’: how did sexual assault become so easy to get away with?

Few alleged offenders are found guilty. Many victims are retraumatised. What is getting in the way of the Australian criminal courts providing justice to sexual assault survivors?Sexual assault survivors like me seek justice as a sign of strength. Few of us end up winningGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSitting in her book-lined corner office at Victoria’s Law Reform Commission, Jennifer Coate is charting the “considerable progress” she says she’s witnessed over her decades-long career working in the criminal justice system.When she first started out as a lawyer, she says the notion of consent was “not discussed” and only victims of “stranger rapes” were taken seriously – but only if they hadn’t been out late or dressed provocatively. Continue reading...

Events

12 hours ago Fugitive woman, 29, being hunted by police for neglect after child fell from moving car flees to Tenerife and claims she 'fears for her safety'

Raychel Hardingham, 29, was seriously injured when she fell with the child from a blue Volvo on the A1067 Fakenham Road, opposite the Shell petrol station in Taverham, Norfolk, in April 2023.

Events