73 m. ago Stark warning for NHS over drop in number of international nurses coming to UK

The health and care system has relied on international recruitment ‘for generations’ with experts warning that plans to tighten visa rules and cut immigration could ‘deepen’ workforce shortages

Events

2 h. ago Woman cut from car and rushed to hospital after 'major' crash shuts roads

Emergency services remain at the scene at Bolton Road in Rochdale

Events

2 h. ago Rochdale crash LIVE: Roads closed as woman cut from car after horror collision

Emergency services have attended a 'major road traffic collision' in Rochdale at the junction of Bolton Road and Eskdale Avenue, with one woman cut from a vehicle and taken to hospital

Events

2 h. ago Dozens of delivery riders face deportation after immigration crackdown

The targeted action of workers in the so-called gig-economy led to 171 arrests across the country last month

Politics

2 h. ago Universal Credit rule change to help more working parents get help with childcare costs

WORKING parents on Universal Credit are set for a major boost, as the Government unveils new support to cut the crippling cost of childcare. Ministers have confirmed that Universal Credit rules will change next year to stop families from falling into a "debt trap" when they try to return to work. The strategy targets one...

Society

4 h. ago Immigration crackdown in New Orleans has a target of 5,000 arrests. Is that possible?

Trump administration officials overseeing the latest immigration crackdown are aiming to arrest 5,000 immigrants in New Orleans and across Louisiana

Events

4 h. ago Terrifying new theory about what caused JetBlue horror plunge that grounded thousands of Airbus jets

A JetBlue flight had to make an emergency landing in Florida after suddenly losing altitude while en route from Mexico to New Jersey.

Events

7 h. ago Brit blokes reckon they could score past a Premier League goalie or land a plane

New findings have shockingly revealed that chaps have a tendency to inflate the skills they are capable of - with half also thinking they could get a ball past a premier league goalkeeper.

Politics

7 h. ago Why small farmers can’t fix our hunger problem | Cassandra Loftlin

Big farmers grab the lion’s share of US government support, and recent cuts have chipped away at small growers’ markets and marginsThe most significant food system failure since the pandemic was not a natural disaster: in October, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap) was temporarily suspended for the month of November due to the government shutdownMore than 40 million people had to ration food, skip meals and make sacrifices we might associate with the Great Depression, not 21st-century America. Churches, community groups and neighbors sprang into action. They checked on single moms juggling multiple jobs, elderly friends living alone, people with disabilities and large families with children too young for school lunch programs. And though food stamps were restored, the Trump administration is now threatening to pull Snap funds from Democratic-led states. Continue reading...

Politics

7 h. ago Foreign aid cuts will see extra 200,000 children under five die this year, damning Gates report warns

Report from the Gates Foundation says the death rate for under-fives will increase for the first time this century as cuts by Donald Trump and from nations across Europe begin to bite

Events

7 h. ago Bungling contractors cut down the wrong cherry tree in the wrong London borough after mixing up street names

Premier Tree Care & Conservation felled the tree on Priory Road in Kew, Richmond, instead of one on a street with the same name in Ealing.

Politics

7 h. ago Cutting income tax is the promise Anas Sarwar needs to make to distance himself from Keir Starmer

Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says Anas Sarwar may need to bring forward his income tax plan is he wants to eat into the SNP's 17 point lead for Holyrood.

Events

7 h. ago Man Utd 'step up interest' in £40m transfer target wanted by Arsenal and Real Madrid

Manchester United are expected to focus on rebuilding their midfield in 2026 and one of their younger targets caught the eye in a thrilling Champions League game last week

Economics

7 h. ago Labour misses target for hiring new teachers despite VAT raid on private schools to pay for them

Official figures show that for 2025/26, the Government only recruited 88 per cent of the required 19,270 new secondary school teachers.

Economics

8 h. ago Man threatened to cut off handyman's testicles then stabbed pensioner

A judge described the facts of the case as "disturbing to say the least"

Events

8 h. ago Nationwide cuts its mortgage rates to lowest levels since September 2022

Nationwide Building Society is cutting rates across a number of its mortgage deals from tomorrow.

Politics

8 h. ago Limbs in the Loch killer complains after being refused Amazon delivery at prison

William Beggs took the Scottish Prison Service to the Court of Session over an incident which happened at HMP Edinburgh in December 2024.

Events

8 h. ago Endangered wild dog pups die in Zimbabwe as Trump’s aid cuts leave them unprotected

Exclusive: Six African wild dog pups killed in a single road collision in Zimbabwe after a fence that was intended to be built with money from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) was left incomplete due to aid cuts

Politics

8 h. ago Meta to slash spending on metaverse as it shifts focus to AI

Mark Zuckerberg’s social media company considers cutting unit’s budget by as much as 30%

Politics

8 h. ago Meta set to slash spending on metaverse as Zuckerberg shifts focus to AI

Social media company considers cutting unit’s budget by as much as 30%

Politics