26 h. ago Iran defies warnings to 'surrender’ as US gears up for war again

United States war machine gears up to join Israeli air attacks on Iran's nuclear programme and military sites as region hurtles towards all-out war and Iran defies White House command to 'surrender'

Events

35 h. ago Inside Kaleb Cooper's life in stunning market town with average house price of £380k

Kaleb Cooper is known for his role on Amazon Prime's Clarkson's Farm, where he works with Jeremy Clarkson at Diddly Squat farm - but at home, he leads a rather normal life.

Economics

36 h. ago Huge flames leap from cargo ship as ‘dark fleet’ tanker burns after crash in sea

Thick black smoke can be seen pouring from the blazing ship, which is believed to be a “dark fleet” oil tanker which had been making its way through the Persian Gulf

Events

54 h. ago Did the liberation of Africa start in Manchester? The biting play about a pivotal, forgotten moment

It was a turning point in the push for African independence – and it took place in Chorlton-on-Medlock Town Hall. We meet the writer of a play about the fifth Pan-African CongressOn the facade of the building that once housed Chorlton-on-Medlock Town Hall in Manchester sits a plaque commemorating a turning point in the push for African independence. The fifth Pan-African Congress in October 1945 was attended by future global leaders as well as activists and scholars from across Africa and its diaspora. But despite the event’s international importance, it has been largely overlooked by mainstream British history. Now a biting new play is set to remedy this.“I think a lot of Mancunians don’t know it happened,” says playwright Ntombizodwa Nyoni, who lectures in the same building, now part of Manchester Metropolitan University. “But it’s like: you’re part of such a phenomenal moment in history.” Eighty years later, her dramatisation of the event, Liberation, is about to receive its worl...

Politics

4 d. ago Luke Littler painting on house window praised by Warrington locals as 'stunning'

Luke 'The Nuke' Littler's iconic win at the World Darts Championship has been recreated on a window of a terrace house in his home town of Warrington as locals praised the image

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5 d. ago Life in Britain's CHEAPEST town: House prices in Burnley are lower than anywhere else... but locals still can't afford them

Locals say life in Burnley is like being stuck in 'a rut'.

Events

7 d. ago Terrifying moment Fiat speeds backwards and swerves onto grass verge as 60 masked youths riot after funeral of teen who died in crash

The large group of masked youths watched on as the car - which was missing its bumper - mounted the kerb and swerved on a grass verge, narrowly missing the crowd.

Events

7 d. ago Driver high on drugs smashed into a lamppost in 120mph police chase

Craig Peacock, 35, narrowly missed a group of pedestrians when he crashed into the lamppost at 80mph

Events

7 d. ago ‘When the river swells, it forces them to run backwards’: rising waters push Colombia’s farmers into hunger and despair

Communities in the Salaquí basin face deepening food insecurity, armed conflict and the collapse of a way of life – while government schemes ignore the real problemPhotographs by Antonio CascioRiosucio was established between rivers and swamps. For most of the year, the people of this Colombian municipality live above water and have developed ways to manage the fluctuating river levels. A network of makeshift wooden boards connects the houses in the town, allowing people to move between them.Despite the resilience of these communities, their increasingly harsh environment is beginning to overcome all the methods and systems designed to tame it, causing crop destruction, hunger and deepening poverty. Continue reading...

Society

8 d. ago Historic buildings to be sold by Falkirk Council as listed status secured

Denny Town House is now a C-listed building which will protect its historic features

Politics

9 d. ago Romanian mother ‘afraid’ to stay in Ballymena street after attack

The mother-of-three said her children were asking why their house was being attacked during disturbances in the Co Antrim town on Monday night.

Events

1 week ago Alan Shearer makes ultimate Newcastle United prediction in big compliment to Eddie Howe

Eddie Howe is looking to establish Newcastle as a force in the Premier League and they've been tipped to surpass Kevin Keegan's entertaining side, who narrowly missed out on the title

Events

1 week ago ‘Too many people lost work’: doubts in South Africa’s coal belt over ‘just energy transition’

The country wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions without destroying livelihoods, but progress is slow – and the residents of a small town are in the crosshairsCooling towers and smokestacks still loom over the single-storey houses of Komati, but the winter sky is clear: smoke hasn’t billowed from the vast concrete chimneys of the South African town’s power station since it stopped burning coal in 2022, 61 years after its inauguration.While the state power company Eskom didn’t fire any permanent employees, the end of coal generation and earlier job losses in nearby mines have fuelled doubts in the small town and wider coal belt that there are any benefits to South Africa’s “just energy transition” to renewable power. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago ‘We are just sitting here’: South African coal belt town split over green transition

The country wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions without destroying livelihoods, but progress is slow – and the residents of a small town are in the crosshairsCooling towers and smokestacks still loom over the single-storey houses of Komati, but the winter sky is clear: smoke hasn’t billowed from the vast concrete chimneys of the South African town’s power station since it stopped burning coal in 2022, 61 years after its inauguration.While the state power company Eskom didn’t fire any permanent employees, the end of coal generation and earlier job losses in nearby mines have fuelled doubts in the small town and wider coal belt that there are any benefits to South Africa’s “just energy transition” to renewable power. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago At least 4 missing after multiple explosions and fires reported on cargo ship off India’s Kerala coast

At least four crew members were missing and five others injured after fires broke out and explosions heard aboard a Singapore‑flagged container ship off the coast of India’s southern state of Kerala.

Events

1 week ago Popular ITV channel axed today after 11 years in major shake

Reality shows such as TOWIE and The Real Housewives franchise will be affected by the broadcaster's latest shift

Culture

1 week ago Melania Trump's 'orders' to Donald proves how she really feels, says lip reader

Lip-reading experts have peeled back the layers on the First Lady's candid emotions towards her husband during this latest White House spell.

Politics

1 week ago Release of prime site for housing could be way of restoring a town's 'lost' gardens

It may also speed up 30 year planning debacle on land nearby

Politics

1 week ago Firefighters tackling blaze affecting two houses in Scots town as locals watch on in horror

It is unclear whether there have been any injuries as a result of the incident.

Events

2 w. ago OutFest review: A rave party like no other in the Portuguese Riviera

EXCLUSIVE: An alternative music festival that is hidden in the picturesque town outside Lisbon and it is one for house music fans

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