92 minutes ago Laos doctor who treated 'methanol poisoning' victim, 19, has told of how she went from confused to comatose in half an hour then died nine days later

Holly Bowles, 19, (pictured) of Melbourne in Australia, died from suspected methanol poisoning on Friday during her travels, just one day after the death of her best friend.

Events

5 hours ago Kemi Badenoch pocketed five times more than maternity rate after quitting as minister

New analysis reveals Tory leader Kemi Badenoch was awarded a £7,920 severance payment when she quit Boris Johnson's cabinet in 2022 - only to rejoin the government eight weeks later

Politics

6 hours ago STEPHEN WRIGHT: The 'evil genius', bigamist, drug dealer and playboy peer who 'helped' Lord Lucan

His final resting place can be found under a tree in a cemetery 7,000 miles from his old stomping ground at the House of Lords, where he once pledged allegiance to the Crown.

Events

6 hours ago A MILLION people sign petition demanding general election amid mounting fury at Labour's Budget tax raid

The petition on the Parliament website, complaining that Keir Starmer has 'gone back on promises', has been gaining 100,000 backers an hour.

Economics

7 hours ago Middle East crisis live: Israeli airstrike on Lebanon kills at least one Lebanese soldier and injures 18 others

Lebanese military says strike took place in southwestern Lebanon on coastal road between Tyre and Naqoura while Israeli military says strike is under reviewSpeaking at the news conference in Beirut, Josep Borell also urged Lebanese leaders to pick a president to end a two-year power vacuum in the country, and he pledged €200m (£166m) in support for Lebanon’s armed forces.The EU’s outgoing foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, has called for pressure to be exerted on both the Israeli government and on Hezbollah to accept a US ceasefire proposal. Continue reading...

Events

7 hours ago Pub owner's petition demanding general election spikes past 900,000 signatures amid mounting fury at Labour's Budget tax raid

The petition on the Parliament website, written by a pub owner and complaining that Keir Starmer has 'gone back on promises', is gaining over 100,000 backers an hour.

Politics

7 hours ago Fans fume as Sky Sports miss coverage of Liverpool goal to show 'absolutely pointless replay'

Liverpool took the lead after half an hour of the clash at St Mary's through Dominik Szoboszlai, but Sky Sports were showing a replay of a different incident at the time

Sport

9 hours ago Keir Starmer accused of 'pedalling benefit scrounger myth' after clampdown vow

Labour veteran Diane Abbott hit out at Keir Starmer after he pledged to 'get a grip' on the cost of welfare, with sanctions set to be introduced in a tough new clampdown

Politics

9 hours ago Cop29 finance deal ‘a death sentence’ and ‘woefully inadequate’, activists say

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband called the package a ‘critical 11th-hour deal at the 11th hour for the climate’.

Economics