21 minutes ago Justin Bieber 'disgusted' by P Diddy accusations as his lonely life is exposed

Fans of Justin Bieber have been left concerned in recent months after images of the pop star looking dramatically slimmer emerged, on top of rumours about his marriage

Politics

19 hours ago Emily Willis 'did 6g of ketamine a day before rehab and now lives in care home'

A Superior Court lawsuit filed by Emily Willis' family and conservator has accused the rehab centre, Summit Malibu, of negligence in the lead up to the ex-adult star becoming 'permanently disabled'

Society

4 hours ago Wasting lots of taxpayer money has become almost routine for SNP government

Record View says if John Swinney is to win his own mandate as first minister next year, he needs to cut out the waste and start delivering.

Economics

9 hours ago Coroner accuses NHS of 'unacceptable' waiting lists after mother suffering from 'aggressive' form of womb cancer was not treated quickly enough before her death

Coroner Samantha Goward warned 'lengthy' delays will lead to more women dying from cancers affecting the reproductive system after the death of a 38-year-od mother from Hunstanton, Norfolk.

Sport

5 hours ago Washington DC plane crash live: flight data and cockpit voice recorders recovered, officials say

National Transportation Safety Board announces recorders are now at a lab for evaluation; operation to recover bodies continuesFull report: cockpit voice and flight data recorders recoveredVictims: world champion Russian pair and US skaters were onboard crashed planeVisual guide – how did the DC plane crash unfold?What caused this tragic aviation disaster is not yet known, but the National Transportation Safety Board investigators has said it will have a preliminary report within 30 days.Despite the lack of clarity, newly inaugurated US president Donald Trump has accused his Democratic predecessor Joe Biden of lowering hiring standards and suggested the Federal Aviation Administration’s diversity push could have weakened its capabilities. Continue reading...

Events

14 hours ago Jurors shown videos of student allegedly raping nine women in China and London

Zhenhao Zou, 27, is accused of drugging and raping 10 women in total.

Culture

22 hours ago Health nominee RFK Jr to face further grilling at Senate confirmation hearing

Trump’s pick endured tough questions from Bernie Sanders on Wednesday and was accused of ‘peddling half-truths’After Robert F Kennedy’s bruising performance in a heated three-and-a-half-hour Senate confirmation hearing to become America’s top health official on Wednesday, he’s off to the health committee on Thursday morning for round two.The 71-year-old faces another grueling day of questioning from a more health-minded crowd, with Republican chair Bill Cassidy – a physician who caught Kennedy confusing basic facts about Medicare and Medicaid in Wednesday’s session – likely to press further on his grasp of America’s healthcare system. Continue reading...

Science

34 minutes ago Who was Princess Anne's predecessor as Princess Royal who married a serial womaniser, who only proposed to her for a bet?

Nobody could accuse Princess Anne of having anything less than a rollicking love-life. From Captain Mark Phillips to the relationship with Andrew Parker Bowles.

Politics

9 hours ago 'Innocent' looking pensioner has been accused of dealing drugs while using Zimmer frame

The 87-year-old Spanish granny was supposedly found in possession of a kilos of cocaine and marijuana as well as guns and knives, despite her "innocent" appearance

Economics

16 hours ago Liverpool fans accuse Piers Morgan of 'stirring the pot' in Mo Salah's transfer saga

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah continues to be linked with a sensational move to Saudi Arabia and in an interview with Piers Morgan, chiefs have confirmed that they are still plotting a move

Sport

7 hours ago Diddy accused of sex trafficking two additional women in new criminal indictment

Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been accused of sex trafficking three women in a new criminal indictment filed by prosecutors on Thursday. 

Events

1 hour ago Readers' Letters: Budget agreement shows parties at Holyrood are too cosy

Other political parties failing to go against the SNP’s budget riles a reader

Politics

20 hours ago 'Nightmare' neighbour who chopped down hedge to make her flowerbed two feet bigger loses latest court battle that's already cost her £27,000

Tersia Van Zyl and husband Stiaan were sued after neighbour Peter Walker-Smith accused them of wrongly having the bush that separated their gardens in Claygate, Surrey cut down.

Economics

10 hours ago Mom uses hair dryer to 'warm' infant son but burns him to death when she passes out: report

Authorities accused the mom of being under the influence of a controlled substance at the time

Events

2 hours ago Nicola Sturgeon can't seem to resist having a pop at her fellow SNP First Ministers

SNP infighting over Nicola Sturgeon’s legacy and the direction of the party could flare up again

Politics

21 hours ago First Nations to fight for billions in treaty payments in Canadian court

Group in northern Ontario argues crown failed to honour agreement and capped annual payments in 1874 at $4A group of First Nations in Canada is turning to the courts in the hope of securing billions of dollars in compensation, after accusing the government of failing to engage in “meaningful negotiations” for money owed under a 175-year-old treaty.“The governments’ refusal to come to grips with their treaty obligations has continued 175 years of broken promises, lies and neglect,” Wilfred King, chief of Gull Bay First Nation, said in a statement announcing plans to seek compensation that is “just, liberal, generous and honourable”. Continue reading...

Economics

13 hours ago Woman, 21, accused of killing Border Patrol agent in shooting linked to California stabbing appears in court

Teresa Youngblut faces federal firearms charges in the January 20 death of Agent David Maland

Events

2 hours ago Rubens is a titan of Western art. The task of restoring his paintings is equally gigantic

When an iconic painting is in need of restoration, it is usually taken to a studio to be worked on in seclusion.

Politics

22 hours ago B&M fans 'obsess' over 'stylish' £10 wireless lamps that 'add class to any room'

Some claimed that 'nobody would ever guess' that the battery-powered lights came from the local discount home store

Economics

13 hours ago Ravens kicker Justin Tucker denies claims of sexual misconduct towards massage therapists

NFL star accused of ‘really degrading’ behaviorLawyers for Tucker say claims are ‘utterly baseless’Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker has denied allegations accusing him of sexually inappropriate behavior towards massage therapists.The Baltimore Banner spoke to six massage therapists at four spas and wellness centers around the Baltimore area. The accusations include claims that Tucker exposed his genitals, brushed some of the therapists with his penis and left ejaculate on treatment tables. Two spas allegedly banned Tucker from returning. One therapist who spoke to the Banner described Tucker’s alleged behaviour as “really degrading”. Another said that “I can’t watch sports anymore. I see his face everywhere.” Continue reading...

Events

4 hours ago Samoa’s prime minister criticises RFK Jr’s vaccine views after deadly measles outbreak

In an exclusive interview, Fiame Naomi Mataʻafa tells the Guardian she is surprised at Trump’s pick for health secretary and criticised anti-vaxxers for their part in 2019 measles crisisSamoa’s prime minister, Fiame Naomi Mataʻafa, has criticised Robert F Kennedy Jr’s views and the spread of vaccine misinformation related to the deadly 2019 measles outbreak that claimed the lives of at least 83 people, mostly babies in her country.It comes as Kennedy, who is president Donald Trump’s pick to lead the top US health agency, faced attacks in Senate confirmation hearings this week with Democratic lawmakers accusing him of covering up his anti-vaccine views. Continue reading...

Politics

14 hours ago Girls 'lied' about rape and abuse at hands of older Asian men for 'quick easy money', court told

A jury at Minshull Street Crown Court were told about interviews which police conducted with the accused

Events

14 hours ago Forensics link Martin McCauley to ‘cowardly murder’ of three RUC men, court told

McCauley is one of the so-called Colombia Three, accused of training rebel FARC guerrilla forces in 2001.

Events

4 hours ago Nicola Sturgeon blasts Humza Yousaf over 'catastrophic' sacking of Greens from Scottish Government

Sturgeon did not spare her successor for ending an agreement she engineered.

Politics

14 hours ago ‘We’re not gonna be woke’: Middlesex chief risks ECB wrath over new diversity rules

Andrew Cornish criticises ‘token’ appointmentsECB has set new targets and could withhold fundingMiddlesex’s chief executive, Andrew Cornish, has risked ­antagonising the England and Wales Cricket Board by appearing to criticise a central ­element of the counties’ new diversity rules that come into force on Saturday.At a club forum last week Cornish told Middlesex members “we’re not gonna be woke and just do ­political correctness” before criticising “token” appointments based on “gender or ethnicity”. Continue reading...

Events

6 hours ago Revealed: How Justin Bieber REALLY feels about the accusations against Diddy

When four blacked-out people carriers pulled up outside the private members' club, my first thought was that the American President was going to step out. Him or a senior Royal, perhaps.

Politics

14 hours ago SNP must ditch unbelievable plan to send people to prison for refusing to kill deer

The Scottish Government’s controversial plans to modernise the management of deer in the new Natural Environment Bill must not include forcing landowners to kill them or face a £40,000 fine or even three months in prison

Events

8 hours ago Fergus Ewing: Sturgeon took SNP in direction that was ‘really not going to work’

Mr Ewing said the former first minister became ‘obsessed with ideology, equality and gender form’ during the time Greens were in government.

Politics

15 hours ago Robbery conspiracy accused told police ‘every man loves a watch’, court hears

Mannix Pedro, 37, and Junior Kunu, 30, are charged with conspiring with others to commit robbery after watches worth more than £1 million were stolen.

Events

15 hours ago Brendan Rodgers was accused of trading Celtic immortality for mediocrity

Tynecastle banner comes to mind as Kyogo heads for France

Politics

15 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

17 hours ago BBC apologises after Russell Brand probe found staff felt ‘unable to raise’ complaints about presenter 

The 49-year-old actor and comedian has denied accusations of rape, assault and emotional abuse

Politics

16 hours ago Jury tears as videos of alleged rapes by Chinese PhD student played in court

Zhenhao Zou is accused of raping ten women after plying them with drink or drugs, and taking videos of the alleged attacks as ‘souvenirs’

Events

20 hours ago High street banks accused of 'abandoning' Dumfries and Galloway communities

Bank of Scotland branches in Annan, Thornhill, Moffat and Sanquhar will close over the next 14 months.

Politics

16 hours ago Netflix film ‘shaped by the voices of Grenfell’s bereaved and survivors’

The 90-minute documentary, with the working title Grenfell, comes from Rogan Productions.

Events

20 hours ago BBC apologises after staff felt ‘unable to raise’ Russell Brand complaints

The actor and comedian denies the accusations.

Politics

16 hours ago Sarah Mayhew's killers exchanged depraved voice notes about cannibalism and dead babies

WARNING DISTURBING: Gemma Watts laughed and giggled in court, winking at her co-accused Steven Sansom - whom she called her "evil twin" - as the pair were jailed for life for murdering Sarah Mayhew

Events

20 hours ago Bangladesh minority rights group accuses interim government of failing to protect minorities

Bangladesh’s largest minority rights group has accused the country’s interim government of failing to protect religious and ethnic minorities from attacks and harassment, a claim the government has denied

Politics

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

Despite Labour frontbenchers repeatedly speaking out against the Conservatives’ Illegal Migration Act (IMA), Yvette Cooper is pressing ahead with plans to allow unaccompanied children whose age is disputed by the Home Office to be detained for up to 28 days

Events

21 hours ago Assistant headteacher touched her female colleagues and made 'outrageous' sexualised banter, tribunal hears

Nicola Houghton 'mortified, embarrassed and disgusted' one woman teacher with her behaviour towards both male and female staff at Rowan High School, Liverpool.

Politics

19 hours ago Russian arrest warrant for UK journalist ‘is desperate rhetoric’, No 10 says

The Kursk regional court accused Jerome Starkey of illegally crossing the border into Russia.

Events

21 hours ago Stunning moment pair of golfers come to blows on the course after accusations group was 'taking too long' to make their shots

The incident happened at the century-old Outlane Golf Club, on the Pennines off the M62 near Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, where annual membership costs £850.

Politics

21 hours ago Tearful dad 'who ran over and killed son' in farm vehicle tells court 'I messed up'

Neil Speakman, 39 is accused of fatally reversing a telehandler into his three-year-old son Albie in Bury, Greater Manchester in 2022 - he told a court the 'split second mistake' has 'ruined my life'

Events

21 hours ago 'Nightmare' homeowner who chopped down hedge to make her flowerbed two feet bigger loses latest round of six

Tersia Van Zyl and husband Stiaan were sued after neighbour Peter Walker-Smith accused them of wrongly having the bush that separated their gardens in Claygate, Surrey cut down.

Politics

21 hours ago Crowds try to storm Greek court in case of couple accused of brutally abusing child

The little boy’s case has received intense media attention in Greece and has sparked outrage across the country

Events

22 hours ago 'Nightmare' homeowner who chopped down hedge to make her flowerbed two feet bigger loses six

Tersia Van Zyl and husband Stiaan were sued after neighbour Peter Walker-Smith accused them of wrongly having the bush that separated their gardens in Claygate, Surrey cut down.

Politics

23 hours ago Labour’s border bill to 'block migrants from claiming slavery protections’

Sir Keir Starmer accused the previous Conservative government of ‘driving a coach and horses’ through protections for victims of trafficking

Events

31 hours ago NHS England boss is accused of lacking the 'drive and dynamism' needed to reform the health service

Amanda Pritchard and colleagues came under fire for giving vague and rambling responses to the Commons Health and Social Care Committee.

Politics

24 hours ago White couple accused of treating adopted Black kids as 'slaves' found guilty of forced labour, human trafficking

Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Ray Lantz were accused of mistreating their children — all of whom are Black

Events