1 week ago SNP promise to reduce NHS waiting lists rings hollow for 1 in 6 Scots left languishing

The number of Scots facing two-year waits for outpatient appointments is at the highest level on record.

Sport

1 week ago Almost half of teenagers live with just one parent as family breakdowns reach highest level since records began

The study, by the Marriage Foundation think-tank, found the level of family breakdown has increased fivefold since the 1970s and has reached 'epidemic proportions'.

Society

1 week ago Nearly half of British teenagers don't live with both birth parents as family breakdowns reach record levels

An astonishing 45 per cent of British teens now do not live with both parents - almost double the official figure of 24 per cent of families who are headed by a lone parent.

Society

2 w. ago Fuel thefts at record level as crime gangs target forecourts and 3 main targets emerge

And in 95% of the cases no suspect has been caught – despite forecourts being covered by CCTV as cops seem incapable of catching the crooks

Events

2 w. ago Ukrainian man claims he climbed Everest from sea level to summit in record four days

Ushakov slept at home in a hypoxic tent that simulates high-altitude conditions before heading to Nepal

Politics

2 w. ago NSW floods: almost 50,000 people isolated by record flooding on mid

Residents describe anxious waits for rescue as unprecedented level of flooding strikes the Manning riverAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 48,800 people and 23,200 dwellings were isolated by record flood waters on the mid-north coast of New South Wales on Wednesday, the State Emergency Service said, as it predicted another 200mm of rain in the next 24-48 hours.Residents described anxious waits for rescue as unprecedented flooding struck the Manning river, inundating homes and businesses across the region. The Manning river has already surpassed its 1929 record flood level.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Fires drove record loss of world’s forests last year, ‘frightening’ data shows

Burning, worsened by global heating, overtook farming and logging as biggest cause of destruction of tropical forestsThe destruction of the world’s forests reached the highest level ever recorded in 2024, driven by a surge in fires caused by global heating, according to “frightening” new data.From the Brazilian Amazon to the Siberian taiga, Earth’s forests disappeared at a record rate last year, losing an area the size of Italy to agriculture, fires, logging and mining, according to analysis from the University of Maryland hosted on Global Forest Watch. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Revolution Beauty shares plunge as it reviews funding options

Shares in the troubled firm dropped by as much as 40% on Tuesday morning, to their lowest level on record.

Politics

3 w. ago Labour's £25 billion tax raid and work reforms see businesses take a battering as report finds employers' hiring plans at lowest level since records began

Research today lays bare the impact of a £25billion raid on businesses and a planned shake-up of employment law.

Economics