90 m. ago Windfarm boss says UK 'not windy enough' as profits slump due to calm British summer

Danish firm Orsted has 12 farms in the UK, including Britain's largest offshore wind farm, as the developer has blamed the British weather on a profits slump this summer

Economics

2 h. ago Israel’s top court says government is not giving Palestinian prisoners enough food

Justices rule state is legally obliged to ensure ‘basic level of existence’ and orders authorities to improve nutritionIsrael’s supreme court has ruled that the government has failed to provide Palestinian security prisoners with adequate food for basic subsistence and ordered authorities to improve their nutrition.Sunday’s decision was a rare case in which the country’s highest court ruled against the government’s conduct during the nearly two-year war. Continue reading...

Events

2 h. ago Florida's plan to drop school vaccine rule won't start for 90 days, won't cover all diseases

Florida has a plan to drop school vaccine mandates

Politics

2 h. ago VALERII ZALUZHNYI: How Russian soprano's voice will drown out the real cries of Ukrainians as the Royal Opera House 'betrays' millions

The acclaimed soprano Anna Netrebko will step onto the stage as Tosca. But for me and for millions of Ukrainians, every note, every tear will sound different, writes Valerii Zaluzhnyi.

Events

2 h. ago Billy Porter pulls out of Broadway show after 'serious sepsis' diagnosis

Tony Award winner Billy Porter has had to step back from his Broadway duties on the advice of doctors after being diagnoses with sepsis

Science

3 h. ago Drivers told to report people parking at Tesco, Aldi, Asda, and Sainsbury's to officials

Officials have asked motorists to report other drivers who are breaking the rules in supermarket car parks.

Politics

3 h. ago Thomas Tuchel: England have to adapt to adversity and overcome it in Serbia

Tuchel is expecting to face a tough side and hostile Belgrade crowd on Tuesday night.

Politics

3 h. ago Palestinians launch legal bid against Britain over 'century of oppression'

Lawyers behind the 400-page legal petition say they have evidence of alleged international law violations during the British rule of Palestine in the first half of the 20th Century

Politics

4 h. ago Governor Wes Moore rules out 2028 presidential run, ending frontrunner speculation

Moore reiterated on ‘Meet the Press’ he has no intention of running for president while pushing Maryland’s policies on the national stage

Politics

4 h. ago Manager speaks out on Arsenal's £23m transfer decision after 'difficult' admission

Arsenal were very busy on transfer deadline day to round off an eventful summer, signing one player and allowing several others to leave the club either permanently or on loan

Economics

4 h. ago Door staff's harsh rules helped make Greater Manchester nightclub 'legendary'

Quaffers was a beloved haunt amongst Stockport's fashionable crowd during the 1970s through to the '90s

Politics

4 h. ago Gwyneth Paltrow says Brad Falchuk's daughter 'taught her so much' in rare admission

Goop founder Gwyneth Paltrow, 52, wished Brad Falchuk's daughter Isabella Falchuk, 21, a happy birthday on Saturday and said she feels 'lucky' to be her stepmother

Events

5 h. ago Watchdog fails wrongly convicted owing to lack of forensic expertise, experts say

Criminal Cases Review Commission faces criticism over its handling of several high-profile casesThe miscarriage of justice watchdog is failing prisoners appealing against wrongful convictions because it does not have forensic expertise and will not engage with third parties who do, experts have claimed.Advisers to Inside Justice, a miscarriage of justice charity, say that the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) relies on legal professionals without a proper understanding of the science that underpins many convictions and appeals. Continue reading...

Events

5 h. ago Vinted users prepare for frustrating change which some say is 'not fair'

Just one years after Vinted was forced to make a U-turn to appease sellers, users of the popular online marketplace have once again expressed dismay over new rules which could make things trickier

Politics

7 h. ago Couple tell of ordeal when kittens went missing after being left in plane hold

British newlyweds feared worst when transportation of rescue cats from Greece to Paris went awryA newlywed couple who married in Greece have said they feared the worst when three kittens they rescued from Crete went missing after being left in the hold of an aeroplane.They first travelled to the island in September 2023 and found the mother cat, who “had a very distinctive bulging eye that needed to be removed”, Bethany Mulcahy-Stephenson, a veterinary nurse, said. Continue reading...

Economics

7 h. ago Police step up patrols after reports of knifepoint bike robberies

Officers have been given extra powers

Events

7 h. ago Angela Rayner to get £17k redundancy weeks before new rules for disgraced MPs take effect

Cabinet ministers are entitled to a payment worth 25 per cent of their annual ministerial salary when leaving office

Economics

7 h. ago California Schemin’ review – James McAvoy’s directorial debut is an unlikely rap tale

Toronto film festival: the actor makes for a hit-and-miss first time film-maker with the undeniably involving true story of Scottish rappers who pretended to be AmericanAt the start of the century, a struggling Scottish rap duo decided to overhaul their image in extreme fashion: they began posing as two Americans from California, and managed to secure themselves a record deal with a label in London. Eventually the hoax was revealed, and one of them released a memoir about the charade. That wild story has now been adapted into a film, California Schemin’, which marks the alternately confident and unsteady directorial debut of actor James McAvoy.McAvoy is a son of Scotland himself, and perhaps feels some kinship with rappers Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd, who found the cultural tastemakers of the south to be indifferent or even hostile to Scottish artists. Though McAvoy has fared just fine as an actor, Bain and Boyd – who would come to be known as Silibil N’ Brains – had a much tougher go...

Politics

8 h. ago Natasha Hunt: England will benefit from feeling pressure against Australia

The hosts overcame a difficult start to win convincingly in their World Cup pool decider.

Events

8 h. ago How to spend 48 hours in Port Stephens, Australia’s town of the year for 2025

Sand dunes, dolphin spotting and crystal clear waters. It’s little surprise that Port Stephens was just crowned Best Town in Australia

Politics