9 m. ago Evri faces Christmas delivery backlash as driver is caught 'stealing' and thousands complain their gifts have not arrived

Thousands of customers have complained their gifts have not arrived in time for the big day after a series of striking videos exposed Britain's £650million-a-year-parcel epidemic.

Events

71 m. ago 'Britain's angriest man' who screamed abuse at female motorist after she beeped at him is jailed over fresh outburst at a mum and her newborn baby

Peter Abbott was cycling along a beach promenade when he got into an angry confrontation with a woman walking her new-born baby and her dog.

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83 m. ago Woman claims 'creepy male staff' at Winter Wonderland 'grabbed' her on ride while she was wearing VR set

A woman has shared her experience of  'creepy male staff' at Winter Wonderland after she claims the workers' behaviour turned inappropriate during a virtual reality ride.

Politics

1 hour ago Inside Helen Flanagan's very racy Christmas after taking aim at ex Scott Sinclair

Helen Flanagan has stunned fans with a slew of Christmas-themed lingerie shots for Anne Summers - following her angry swipe at ex Scott Sinclair for missing their son's nativity play

Politics

2 h. ago Roy Keane blasts Man Utd star who 'doesn't do enough' after Aston Villa defeat

Roy Keane criticised one player's efforts in Manchester United's 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa, saying he needs to "roll his sleeves up" and suggesting boss Ruben Amorim should take action

Politics

4 h. ago High ranking Putin general killed in Moscow 'car bomb blast'

A high-ranking Russian military officer has died in a suspected car bomb explosion in Moscow on Monday morning as he travelled to work in Yasenevo district

Events

4 h. ago Poem of the week: Down on the canal on Christmas Day by Chris McCabe

A melancholy December vision in Liverpool invokes a Dickensian ghost with more worldly but still warm realismDown on the canal on Christmas Day Down on the canal on Christmas Day a man walks towards me out of water-light, upright, Cratchit-wrapped, a smile to say:I know you. Hello Chris. Ghost in a time-ripped landscape where a low solstice sun spills whisked through a metallic staircase. With joy, the man’s smile haunts me for miles — a long blasted path, where a dead rat’s belly festoons its purple crinoline Christmas hat. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Dad smuggled into UK in lorry slams Government's asylum seeker plans and blasts Farage

Sabir Zazai OBE, has made a life for himself in Scotland after going through the asylum seeker system in 1999 - has begged for refugees to be treated with dignity in communities.

Politics

9 h. ago ‘Slightly haunted but manageable’: new signs cause confusion – and delight – in Christchurch

Six absurdist signs resembling official city council information boards have popped up across New Zealand’s second-largest cityOutside an abandoned building in New Zealand’s second-biggest city, a sign reads “slightly haunted but manageable”. In the middle of a busy shopping strip, pedestrians are warned to keep to a 2.83km/h walking speed. In another part of the Christchurch, one piece of signage declares simply “don’t”.The baffling boards are not an overzealous new council initiative, but a piece of art designed to “play with the way we take authority and signage so seriously”. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago The 'nappy valley' dog walkers at WAR with speeding cyclists: Park near £5M homes is turned into 'a motorway' as the council arms wardens with speed guns to enforce 12mph limit

It's one of the most popular and attractive parks in the capital with houses bordering Tooting Common changing hands for over £5 million.

Economics

11 h. ago Labour will unleash a blizzard of lies to drag us back under the heel of Brussels. It's time for Brexiteers to wake up, says STEPHEN GLOVER

Little by little, Labour is sneaking this country back into the European Union. You'd think Brexiteers would complain but we barely hear a squeak of protest.

Politics

13 h. ago SNP plans to allow crack cocaine to be smoked inside Scotland’s drug fix rooms

A BID to allow crack cocaine to be smoked inside Scotland’s drugs fix rooms was blasted by the Tories. Nats are exploring a possible legal loophole to ditch part of the smoking ban and let addicts light up and puff the dangerous class A narcotic under supervision. It comes following a request from health bosses...

Events

14 h. ago Full truth of Epstein files could come from whistleblowers angry at Trump administration’s redactions, senior Democrat says

‘There are hundreds of FBI agents and others that are good American patriots that have worked to put these files together. They know what is in them’

Politics

14 h. ago ITV Royal Variety Performance viewers issue same complaint over Britain's Got Talent's Harry Moulding

The magician was crowned the winner of the ITV talent show back in May

Politics

16 h. ago ITV Royal Variety Performance viewers issue same complaint minutes into 2025 show

This year's Royal Variety Performance was presented by Jason Manford

Culture

20 h. ago Officials consider shutting down Britain's last two blast furnaces to stem losses of £1m a day, leaving UK with no virgin steel making capability

Britain's last blast furnaces could be turned off under plans revealed only eight months after they were saved by unprecedented state intervention, leaving the UK unable to produce virgin steel.

Economics

21 h. ago Humans blasted for being 'impatient' in contacting aliens by 3I/ATLAS prof

After 3I/ATLAS appeared to be nothing more than just a comet whirling through our solar system, one physicist is becoming frustrated Earth has not found alien life yet

Science

21 h. ago Market upheavals drive biggest gains since 2008 for macro hedge funds

Swings in the dollar, gold and government debt have been fertile territory for funds such as Rokos and Caxton

Economics

22 h. ago Outcry as Labour council advises shoppers to 'sack off' busy High Street

A Labour-run council faced a backlash after advising shoppers to 'sack off' the pre-Christmas rush on the High Street - and shop online inside.

Politics

24 h. ago Woman's revenge on 'entitled' neighbours who complained about Christmas lights

A woman has shared how she has been decorating her home for Christmas - but her neighbours constantly criticise her for her design choices so she decided to teach them a lesson in kindness

Politics