1 hour ago 'Big cat' filmed in remote beauty spot where sheep was 'ripped to shreds'

A huge, hulking 'big cat' is said to have been spotted lurking in a remote part of Yorkshire following reports a sheep nearby was ripped apart, baffling farmers only recently

Politics

1 hour ago Drag star Ella Vaday channels Nigella Lawson in hilarious Christmas cooking demo

Drag queen Ella Vaday, who is famous for impersonating Nigella Lawson in RuPaul's Drag Race, has given the TV chef a run for her money with a brand new Christmas treat

Society

2 hours ago National Lottery winner who scooped £1million reveals humble but tasty first purchase

Herefordshire man Neil Leighton, 26, bought a ham, cheese and salami Subway sandwich after finding out he'd become a millionaire with the National Lottery's Instant Win Game in 2023

Economics

2 hours ago The Breakdown | Modern Test margins can be wafer thin but winners and losers are clear

The Springboks are head and shoulders above the chasing pack and the Autumn Nations Series has raised the stakesFirst among equals There is still the small matter of Ireland v Australia on Saturday but that is not going to alter this autumn’s unavoidable fact: South Africa remain the best team in the world. Or, to boil it down to its essence, the hardest to beat. They can bash teams up, slice them open out wide, kick them to death or simply outlast them: in short, they have every angle covered. The outstanding Pieter-Steph Du Toit was a deserving winner of this year’s men’s World Player of the Year award in Monaco on Sunday but, in truth, it could have been any one of several Springboks. Eben Etzebeth and Ox Nché were right on Du Toit’s tail and Cheslin Kolbe and Siya Kolisi, among othe...

Politics

2 hours ago The ICC arrest warrants for top Israeli officials are a step toward justice | Kenneth Roth

The warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant are also a reminder to governments arming Israel as it commits war crimes in GazaThe international criminal court’s issuance of arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and former defense minister Yoav Gallant is an important step toward justice for the Palestinian people, who too often have known only injustice. The court allows charges to move forward for war crimes and crimes against humanity focused mainly on the Israeli strategy of starving the civilians of Gaza and depriving them of medical and other necessities. The arrest warrants will make the world much smaller for these senior Israeli officials.The Israeli government had advanced two principal arguments in the hope of avoiding the warrants, both of which the co...

Politics

2 hours ago That Librarian by Amanda Jones review – one woman’s brave fight against book banning

A small-town US librarian’s lively account of her battle with a group of far-right censors reveals the toll it took on her healthAmanda Jones’s story is awful – and important. A school librarian for 23 years in her home town of Watson, southern Louisiana, she has watched with concern in recent years as a movement of book-banning swept across the US. According to the American Library Association, “book challenges” in public libraries almost doubled from 729 in 2021 to 1,269 in 2022.In July 2022, when Jones heard about a public meeting that would discuss “book content” in local libraries, she went along. A board member said she was “concerned” about some “inappropriate” material in the local library’s children and young adult sections. In response, Jones gave a measured speech, explaining...

Events

2 hours ago New asylum hotels act as a 'massive incentive' for small boat migrant crossings, ministers warned after it emerged seven more have been opened since Labour came to power

UK Home Office minister Dame Angela Eagle revealed last week that asylum hotel use had risen since Labour entered government.

Events

3 hours ago Top jockey Cieren Fallon’s ‘ridiculous’ record fine halved after appeal in Australia

The rider was partially successful in his challenge of the £50,000 fine and month long ban he received after his victory in a £5 million race in Sydney

Politics

3 hours ago Claim half price tickets to the Ladbrokes Christmas Festival 2024 at Kempton Park Racecourse

A great saving to be had at the ultimate racing festival this Christmas!

Sport