56 m. ago Speaker vents his fury at China spy trial collapse and attack on Parliament

Lindsay Hoyle has announced he is reviewing security after the China spy trial collapse and seeking advice on what more can be done

Politics

67 m. ago Arsenal expect Martin Ødegaard to miss six weeks with knee injury

Captain could return for November’s north London derby Eberechi Eze and Ethan Nwaneri to deputise Arsenal expect Martin Ødegaard to miss another six weeks with the knee injury he sustained before the international break.The Arsenal captain went down clutching his left knee after clashing with Crysencio Summerville in the first half of a 2-0 victory against West Ham that sent Mikel Arteta’s side top of the table. Ødegaard twice attempted to carry on after treatment before being replaced by Martín Zubimendi, and Arteta said the 26-year-old had left the ground with his knee in a brace. Continue reading...

Events

67 m. ago All living Israeli hostages freed and hundreds of Palestinian detainees and prisoners released as Trump leads Egypt summit – live

US president in Egypt alongside world leaders after Israeli families welcome hostages home and Palestinian detainees are freedHamas releases 20 remaining living Israeli hostagesJoy and sorrow as Palestinian prisoners and detainees returnDonald Trump has questioned whether former UK prime minister Tony Blair will serve on a new “board of peace” that is intended to oversee the governance of Gaza.The US president’s comments come amid ongoing criticisms of Blair for his role in the Iraq war that began in 2003. Continue reading...

Politics

68 m. ago Poundland confirms it will be closing all UK stores for 3 days over Christmas

Poundland has confirmed when it will close over the festive period

Politics

69 m. ago China’s Temu more than doubles EU profits to nearly $120m despite having only eight staff

Online marketplace paid just $18m in corporation tax, leading campaigners to call for government action The Chinese online marketplace Temu’s EU operations more than doubled pre-tax profits last year to just below $120m (£90m) despite employing just eight people, accounts show.They rose 171% in the 12 months to December 2024 compared with the $44.1m the year before, as shoppers snapped up its low-cost goods, which are widely promoted on social media. Continue reading...

Economics

72 m. ago Home Secretary issues new statement on Manchester synagogue terror attack

The Home Secretary has issued a statement to MPs

Events

76 m. ago Cuban dissident José Daniel Ferrer freed to live in exile in the US

Ferrer, who has been imprisoned repeatedly, says he opted for exile after facing ‘torture’ behind bars in CubaThe prominent Cuban dissident José Daniel Ferrer has been freed from prison and put on a plane to the US where he will live in exile with his family, the communist country’s foreign ministry has said.Ferrer, who has been imprisoned repeatedly as the long-term leader of the island’s pro-democracy movement, announced this month he had opted for exile after facing “torture” and “humiliation” behind bars. Continue reading...

Politics

87 m. ago The best and worst looks celebrities have worn at the London Film Festival so far

The best and worst looks celebrities have worn at the London Film Festival so far  Business Insider

Culture

91 m. ago ‘Not difficult’: Wane explains omission of Jake Connor from England Ashes squad

Leeds half-back won the 2025 Man of Steel awardFirst Test against Australia at Wembley on 25 OctoberThe England head coach, Shaun Wane, has said the decision to leave Super League’s Man of Steel, Jake Connor, out of his squad for the Ashes was “not really difficult”. He added that he does not understand the obsession surrounding the exile of the Leeds Rhinos half-back.Connor is by far the most notable omission from the 24-man squad to take on Australia in the first Ashes series since 2003. It begins on 25 October at Wembley, with Tests at Everton and Headingley to follow on successive Saturdays. There are a number of surprise inclusions, including a returnfor Hull KR’s Joe Burgess after his two-try performance in the Super League Grand Final on Saturday. The winger has been out of the national side for a decade. Continue reading...

Events

98 m. ago Horrifying moment teen girl is bundled into car by 2 men in suspected kidnapping before being saved by have

THIS is the terrifying moment two men try to kidnap a young teenager from a busy city centre street in broad daylight. Footage of the attack on Ladypool Road, Birmingham, was captured on CCTV just after 16:00 on Saturday. The 15-year-old girl can be seen walking along the street before being approached by two men....

Events

1 hour ago Republican and Democratic senators dig in heels over government shutdown

Lindsey Graham says closure won’t push him to meet Democrats’ demands on Obama-era healthcare subsidiesRepublican and Democratic senators Lindsey Graham and Mark Kelly have dug their heels in over the government shutdown – which is now approaching two weeks, with the former saying that the closure won’t push him to meet Democrats’ demands for a restoration of Obama-era healthcare subsidies.Graham said on NBC News’s Meet the Press on Sunday that he was in favor of the Senate voting to reopen the government and prepared to “have a rational discussion” with Democrats – but not with the government shut down. Continue reading...

Politics

1 hour ago Top Hungarian EU official ‘not aware’ of alleged spying attempt in Brussels

European Commission spokesperson says Olivér Várhelyi denies knowledge of his country targeting staffHungary’s EU commissioner has denied any knowledge of alleged attempted spying by his government during his time as the country’s top diplomat in Brussels, according to a commission spokesperson.Olivér Várhelyi sat down with European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, on Sunday to discuss the allegations reported by a consortium of investigative journalists last week. Continue reading...

Politics

1 hour ago Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy ordered to go to jail next week

Sarkozy must go to La Santé prison in Paris after conviction over scheme to obtain election funds from Gaddafi regimeThe former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been ordered to go to jail in Paris next week after a court last month sentenced him to five months in prison for criminal conspiracy over a scheme to obtain election campaign funds from the regime of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.Sarkozy, who was the rightwing president of France between 2007 and 2012, was summoned to meet state prosecutors on Monday. They told him he must present himself at the entrance of La Santé prison in the south of Paris on 21 October to begin his sentence. Continue reading...

Politics

1 hour ago Israeli hostage forced to dig own grave by Hamas reunited with his family after two years

Evyatar David endured 738 days in captivity after being taken hostage at the Nova music festival on 7 October

Politics

2 h. ago Elle Fanning Embraces Simone Rocha’s ‘Disgruntled Debutante’ at London Film Festival

Elle Fanning Embraces Simone Rocha’s ‘Disgruntled Debutante’ at London Film Festival  WWD

Sport

2 h. ago 'Dead flower' sent to Jewish day centre opposite Manchester terror attack site sparks evacuation

Emergency services descended on The Nicky, directly opposite the Manchester synagogue attack scene

Events

2 h. ago Tommy Robinson says Elon Musk is paying his legal costs as trial begins

Robinson allegedly failed to comply with officers who ‘became concerned’ by his behaviour at Channel TunnelTommy Robinson claimed Elon Musk was paying his legal costs, as he went on trial for refusing to comply with a request made by counter-terrorism police as he tried to leave Britain last year.The far-right activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley Lennon, refused to give police the pin for his phone because it had “journalistic material on it” after they stopped him at the Channel tunnel on 28 July 2024, a court heard. Continue reading...

Economics

2 h. ago Sick twist emerges after Gus Lamont, 4, vanished without a trace from grandparents

As the search for little Gus Lamont resumes and his devoted grandparents hold out hope of finding him, police and other experts have warned against spreading harmful misinformation online

Politics

2 h. ago South London’s ‘party poet’ tells us how it all started in pubs in Peckham

South London’s ‘party poet’ tells us how it all started in pubs in Peckham  Southwark News

Politics

2 h. ago New Christmas event comes to Manchester with 'magical' winter festival at Freight Island and Mayfield Park

A world of festive storytelling and wonder is promised

Politics