6 h. ago Alarms raised over legitimacy of Fyre festival 2: ‘An event that does not exist’

After the announcement of a follow-up festival in Mexico, tourism and local officials have denied any knowledge of its existenceWhen tickets to the second Fyre festival went on sale this week, there was just one concrete detail: it would take place on Isla Mujeres, a tropical island off Cancún, Mexico.But the festival seems to be repeating its own history as an improvised disaster after the local government in Isla Mujeres denied knowing anything about it. Continue reading...

Events

29 h. ago Thriller filmed in Scotland ‘explores story of independent and strong woman’

The Glasgow Film Festival launched on Wednesday night with a red carpet event.

Politics

44 h. ago Congo mystery illness: 53 people die within hours of 'hemorrhagic fever' symptoms

Medical director raises alarm over ‘really worrying’ interval between the onset of symptoms and death that has been 48 hours in most cases

Events

49 h. ago Fraudster founder announces Fyre Festival 2 and it's more farfetched than the first event

Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland has revealed that he's rebooting the notorious event that saw him sent to prison for fraud, this time with even bigger promises and prices

Politics

55 h. ago Pictured: Mother, 39, found dead at home with man as police continue to probe 'unexplained' deaths

Natalie Jones, 39, and an unnamed 47-year-old man were discovered in the property in Hirwaun, South Wales, late on Friday afternoon after a neighbour raised the alarm.

Events

55 h. ago Firebugs target Scots home as probe launched after crews race to 'wilful' blaze

Emergency services raced to Wyvis Place in Inverness after the alarm was raised at around 7pm on Monday.

Events

55 h. ago Mystery illness in Congo kills 50 people who died within hours of symptoms

Medical director raises alarm over ‘really worrying’ interval between the onset of symptoms and death that has been 48 hours in most cases

Events

61 h. ago Daughter’s school sports day led to man’s heartbreaking incurable diagnosis

The 44-year-old hopes to travel to Mexico in May for intense chemotherapy treatment after a defeat at his daughter’s sports day raised alarm

Politics

62 h. ago Woman found 'mummified and almost skeletal' as cause of death revealed

Laura Winham, 41, was discovered dead in her flat in Woking, Surrey after her family raised the alarm - today an inquest into the tragedy heard a pathologist give her cause of death

Events

62 h. ago Body of Brit, 32, who vanished on Florida holiday more than two years ago is found

The alarm was raised about Alex Hodgson-Doughty when his worried mum called the cops to say she couldn't reach him in September 2022

Politics

62 h. ago Fyre Festival returns for second instalment with tickets to cost up to $1 million

Despite the catastrophic failure of Fyre Festival, founder Billy McFarland has confirmed dates for the next event

Economics

66 h. ago Mystery deadly disease with 'really worrying' 419 cases already is not Ebola

Doctors have raised the alarm over a 'really worrying' unidentified deadly illness that has kills in a matter of hours, with more than 50 deaths already recorded

Events

3 d. ago Who’s really in charge of DOGE if not Elon Musk? Government lawyers ‘don’t know’

Judges are raising constitutional alarms about the role of the world’s wealthiest man

Politics

3 d. ago Drivers' chilling 30cm water warning as 96 flood alerts grip UK with 14 killer alarms

Weather boffins are warning of a danger to life in the latest flood misery to blight Britain - authorities have also raised the alarm for drivers ahead of expected rain

Events

3 d. ago First picture of Scots pensioner and two dogs killed in horror fire at Scots home

Emergency services raced to Balnagowan Road in Selkirk after the alarm was raised at around 5.30am on Saturday.

Events

3 d. ago Fyre Festival fraudster Billy McFarland is slammed for unveiling plans for SECOND event: 'What an a**hole'

Billy McFarland said he partnered with a festival operator to book the talent this time and brought on hotel, travel and ticketing companies to make Fyre Festival 2 a reality.

Politics

3 d. ago Popular music festival to return to Greater Manchester garden centre for fifth event

Who's ready to party at the garden centre?

Culture

5 d. ago Keir Starmer lays down Ukraine peace demand ahead of Trump talks

Kyiv ‘must be at the heart of negotiations’ says PM as US threat to block Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites fuels wave of alarmKeir Starmer has raised the stakes before a crucial meeting in Washington with the US president, Donald Trump this week, by insisting that Ukraine must be “at the heart of any negotiations” on a peace deal with Russia.The prime minister made the remarks – which run directly contrary to comments by the US president last week – in a phone call on Saturdaywith Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in which he also said that “safeguarding Ukraine’s sovereignty was essential to deter future aggression from Russia”. Continue reading...

Politics

5 d. ago Berlin film festival 2025 roundup – a new boss, a flawless fairytale and Ethan Hawke’s finest hour

At a snowy Berlinale, against a backdrop of political divisions, this year’s standouts include Lucile Hadžihalilović’s The Ice Tower, Richard Linklater’s Broadway biopic of Lorenz Hart, and intensely sexual romance starring Jessica ChastainBerlin can be a touch inhospitable in February; this year was no exception, with visitors to the film festival enduring heavy snow, treacherous pavements and a two-day, city-wide transport strike. But the Berlinale itself is contending with a frosty climate. Traditionally a hub for film-makers of forthright, oppositional persuasions, it must now attempt to flourish in the face of Europe’s swing to the right, with Germany’s elections imminent and the troubling rise of the extremist AfD party.Every new festival head faces the challenge of reinventing the event they have inherited, and in the Berlinale’s 75th year, the bar was set especially high given the scrutiny the festival has received. Last year’s closing night brought controversy, with some Ge...

Society

7 d. ago How to live longer and healthier: Lessons from Korea with Michelle Jungmin Bang

Discover the secrets to living a longer, healthier, and happier life, inspired by the traditions of the world’s longevity capital.

Society