52 m. ago Global trading platform boss says Rachel Reeves' cash ISA raid plan is wrong and will create nation of 'zombie investors'

The UK boss of a major global trading platform has warned Rachel Reeve's planned raid on cash ISA's is simply the wrong way to get Britons investing again.

Economics

68 m. ago Man tries 'best chips in England' then gives brutally honest review

Harrison Webb took a trip to Camden in a bid to try the new viral chip stall in town and shared his honest review in a post with his 810,000 followers on TikTok

Politics

72 m. ago ‘Too far? I don’t think we’ve gone far enough!’ The founder of Peta on gruesome stunts and her bloody fight for animal rights

After 45 years as chief fake blood thrower, Ingrid Newkirk is still waging war on everything from leather to cashmere. Is she still relevant?Ingrid Newkirk was 54 when she thought she was going to die in a plane crash. It was late summer and the founder of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) was flying from Minneapolis in the US to the company HQ in Norfolk, Virginia when her plane encountered strong wind shear. The pilot attempted an emergency landing, but failed; back up they went.On the third attempt, with “a teaspoon of fuel” in the tank, he finally got the plane down safely. During those moments, Newkirk, now 76, scribbled a will on a napkin. She has tweaked it over the years, but it still reads like a horror movie prop list: her liver is to be sent to France to be made into foie gras, her skin to Hermès to create a handbag and her lips to whichever US president is in power, to shame them for granting a “patronising” pardon to a turkey each Thanksgiving. As wills...

Events

72 m. ago Dining across the divide: ‘I was expecting some leftist, anti

They agreed on the importance of financial education, but how would a Trump supporter and a Green voter approach the issues of immigration and ICE?Celestino, 55, Bristol Occupation Retired Continue reading...

Politics

72 m. ago Trump tariffs and strict US border rules threaten flight of Canada’s ‘snowbirds’

Annual migration from frigid Canadian winter to Florida sunshine could become thinner as travellers look elsewhereThe annual migration of hundreds of thousands of Canadian “snowbirds” escaping freezing temperatures in their homeland and heading to warmer US states such as Florida for the duration of the winter could be about to become noticeably thinner.Many have ditched plans to visit their southern neighbor and are looking to spend their valuable dollars elsewhere, largely put off by Donald Trump’s escalating economic war with Canada and strict new immigration rules that have created fear and confusion. Continue reading...

Politics

1 hour ago Accidental prisoner releases have gone up under Labour, minister admits

Asked about accidental prisoner releases, Lisa Nandy said ‘even one is too many’ but the government is ‘gripping’ the crisis

Politics

2 h. ago A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit

Americans have shown a tremendous amount and variety of opposition – more than some may realizeA young white woman in yoga clothes berating masked ICE agents in a parking lot this spring. A pope speaking up again and again for immigrants. Furious judges dressing down the Trump administration and ruling against it time after time after time, in response to the blizzard of lawsuits filed by human rights and environmental groups, states, cities and individuals. A senator speaking nonstop for 25 hours and another flying to El Salvador to find out what happened to his kidnapped constituent. The biggest day of protest in US history as an estimated 7 million people showed up for No Kings on 18 October in small towns and red counties as well as big blue cities.Weekly protests at Tesla salesrooms earlier this year that succeeded in damaging the brand, depressing global sales and prompting Tesla CEO Elon Musk to retreat from his Doge slash-and-burn project. Federal workers resisting sometimes...

Politics

2 h. ago Lisa Nandy defends David Lammy over prison release errors and scrutiny claims

The Culture Secretary said her Cabinet colleague had weighed up which detail to share in the Commons.

Events

2 h. ago Ukraine scramble to turn the lights back on after devastating Russian strikes leave power generating capacity 'at zero'

Moscow , which has escalated attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure in recent months, launched hundreds of drones at energy facilities across the country overnight into Saturday.

Events

2 h. ago Pensioner rushed to hospital after 'car smashes into home' in Scots town

An 81-year-old woman was rushed to hospital after the incident.

Politics

2 h. ago Man accused of sexually assaulting boy at Loch Ness campsite dies in Inverness Prison

A report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.

Events

3 h. ago First look at new £18m train station being built near Glasgow

DRONE footage reveals progress at the site of a new train station near Glasgow.  Train journeys in East Renfrewshire are set to drastically improve when Balgray Station, Barrhead opens in 2026. The new station is being built on the Neilston line, running between Glasgow and Neilston, after plans were approved in September. A funding award of £18.3million from the...

Economics

3 h. ago 'Best place to retire' in the UK named as beautiful Welsh seaside town

A new study has named the best place in the UK to retire - and a Welsh seaside town came out on top thanks to its quiet and picturesque setting

Politics

3 h. ago I’m an extreme body modifier with elf ears, horns & inked EYEBALLS I’m planning to turn my privates into work of art

A TATTOOIST who injects ink directly into people’s eyeballs has revealed his next shocking plan - to turn his privates into a masterpiece. Alexander Cabrera, an extreme body modifier from Uruguay, already has elf ears, horn-like implants in his head, full-face tattoos and inked eyeballs - and says he’s only just getting started. The tattoo...

Economics

3 h. ago James Bulger's dad warns: 'Jon Venables will kill another child'

Murderer Jon Venables could be released from jail before Christmas but James Bulger's dad has issued a plea to prison bosses to keep the 'predatory paedophile killer' locked up

Events

3 h. ago Swansea City star posts message to fans after rough day as they make feelings clear

Swansea were defeated 4-1 by Ipswich Town, with Cameron Burgess netting two own goals against his former club

Politics

3 h. ago Remains dating back 4,000 years being uncovered on outskirts of Greater Manchester town

Ancient cemetary may even have origins in the Stone Age

Politics

4 h. ago Chicago police respond as ‘shots fired’ at federal agents amid immigration operations

The Department of Homeland Security said shots were fired by a man in a black Jeep who was targeting the agents

Events

4 h. ago Would YOU try an offal Bolognese? Scientists are calling on Brits to eat more heart, liver, and kidney to save the planet

Sadly, offal is typically underused and overlooked compared to the muscle tissue and fat, which makes up the majority of what meat-eaters consume.

Science

5 h. ago Loch Ness 'sex attacker who preyed on boy, 8' found dead in jail

A 44-year-old man charged with sexually assaulting a young boy at a Loch Ness campsite in July has died in prison in Inverness

Events