29 minutes ago UK politics live: Keir Starmer gives Downing Street speech on migration after figures fall sharply

Figures from the Office for National Statistics showed that net migration has fallen by 20 per cent this year, after reaching a record high of 906,000 in 2023

Politics

43 minutes ago Train firms pay £2bn in dividends while passengers endure delays, cancellations and fare hikes

Latest figures show train operators doubled the amount of dividends they paid last year to £165million

Economics

47 minutes ago Scots pensioners to receive between £100 and £300 in winter fuel payments by SNP Government next year

The new system ditches the Labour Government plan which strips 900,000 Scots of a payment.

Economics

50 minutes ago ‘You have to find your own recipe’: Dutch suburb where residents must grow food on at least half of their property

In the suburb of Oosterwold, a living experiment in urban agriculture, the 5,000 inhabitants find different creative ways to fulfil the unique stipulationWhen Marco de Kat starts planning his meals, he doesn’t need to travel far for fresh food. Right outside his house is an 800 square metre plot with all sorts of produce – apples, pears, peppers, basil, beets and cauliflower, to name a few. During the winter months, he and his wife can pretty much survive off the vegetables stored in their freezer. Even after living in Oosterwold for a number of years, it’s something that still excites him.“Yesterday, I forgot to think about what to eat,” he says. “You walk through your garden and you find something and that’s what you eat.” Continue reading...

Society

67 minutes ago Brits to go on £3billion Black Friday spending spree tomorrow in bid to bag Christmas 'bargains'

Consumers are expected to defy the cost-of-living crisis by spending £3.33million every minute tomorrow as they stock up on discounted Christmas presents, according to a study by VoucherCodes.

Economics

81 minutes ago Israel says air force struck Hezbollah facility in southern Lebanon; curfews announced amid uneasy ceasefire – Middle East crisis live

Israeli military and Lebanon MP both says ceasefire has breached – but officially it remains in placeMy colleagues, Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem, and Oliver Holmes have produced this explainer on what the terms of the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire are. You can read more at the link below:Here is a video report on families returning to homes in Lebanon and northern Israel after the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire took effect: Continue reading...

Events

98 minutes ago Need a few minutes away from your family this Thanksgiving? I suggest becoming obsessed with bullet chess

Bullet chess is a faster and more frenetic version of the classical game.

Politics

1 hour ago Charities vent fury as more than HALF of pension credit claims are rejected amid surge in applications after Rachel Reeves axed winter fuel payments

Government data showed there were around 150,000 pension credit applications in the 16 weeks since Rachel Reeves announced she was means-testing the help with energy bills.

Economics

1 hour ago Number of Vietnamese migrants crossing Channel on small boats soars 177% in a year

Vietnamese migrants are believed to be flying to Hungary and then travelling onwards to northern France

Events

2 hours ago First wave of cold weather council payments to support pensioners start this weekend

Estimates suggest some 8,000 people in Manchester who are entitled to the benefit are missing out

Economics