71 m. ago Another 23 women say they were raped by a Chinese PhD student feared to be one of Britain’s most prolific sexual predators

A string of survivors have come forward after serial rapist Zhenhao Zou, 28, was found guilty of drugging and abusing women

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74 m. ago One of Britain's worst rapists may have targeted more than 80 victims, police reveal as 23 new victims come forward

A Chinese student unmasked as one of Britain's worst rapists may have targeted more than 80 victims, police have revealed.

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86 m. ago Coronation Street's Tina O'Brien set for explosive storyline amid marriage split rumours

Tina O'Brien's new storyline comes after Tina and husband Adam Croft reportedly called time on their romance after Christmas following a stressful experience moving house

Events

2 h. ago Met Office issues amber wildfire warning for Britain as temperatures set to soar to 22C this week

The Met Office has issued an amber wildfire warning across most of the UK as temperatures are set to soar up to 22C this week.

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3 h. ago Britain's Got Talent's Susan Boyle teases music comeback after horror stroke

Britain's Got Talent icon Susan Boyle has been given the all-clear to return to the spotlight after taking time out to recover from a stroke which left her needing a break from music

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4 h. ago Police probe after swastika scratched into one of Britain's tallest war memorials

A hundred year old war memorial in North Staffordshire was vandalised this weekend

Events

4 h. ago US officials challenge Ofcom’s risk to free speech caused by online safety laws

Exclusive: State department said to have raised concerns over whether new online safety act infringes on freedom of expressionUS state department officials have challenged Britain’s communications regulator over the impact on freedom of expression created by new online safety laws, the Guardian understands.A group of officials from the state department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) recently met with Ofcom in London. It is understood that they raised the issue of the new online safety act and how it risked infringing free speech. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago US officials challenge Ofcom over risk to free speech caused by online safety laws

Exclusive: State department said to have raised concerns over whether new act infringes on freedom of expressionUS state department officials have challenged Britain’s communications regulator over the impact on freedom of expression created by new online safety laws, the Guardian understands.A group of officials from the state department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) recently met Ofcom in London. It is understood that they raised the issue of the new online safety act and how it risked infringing free speech. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago BBC EastEnders Vicki and Spencer affair storyline and split explained

EastEnders' Vicki Fowler was left devastated after discovering her partner Spencer Moon had cheated on her - but all was not as it seemed

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4 h. ago Karaoke: Abba's Dancing Queen has the song lyrics Brits are most likely to mishear

Dancing Queen, the iconic song by pop group ABBA, has topped the charts as the song Brits are most commonly singing wrong without knowing, according to new national research.

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6 h. ago ITV Emmerdale's Gabby Thomas and Vinny Dingle's big move revealed as couple leave the village

Emmerdale's Gabby Thomas and Vinny Dingle will make a big move in upcoming scenes, but a scheming Sam Dingle is determined to split the couple up for good

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6 h. ago Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle announces return to music after horrific stroke

Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle said she was 'definitely back' with some 'wonderful new projects' after teasing plans for a tour and TV show, three years after a stroke changed her life

Politics

6 h. ago The Guardian view on Donald Trump’s tariffs: a spectacle of struggle and control | Editorial

The US president wields tariffs not as a policy tool but as an instrument of pressure, rewarding loyalty and punishing defiance – even among alliesDonald Trump has probably not read much Michel Foucault. But he appears to embody the French philosopher’s claim that “politics is the continuation of war by other means”. Nowhere is this more apparent than in his fondness for tariffs. He presents taxing foreign imports as a way to rebuild the American economy in favour of blue-collar workers left behind by free trade and globalisation. Yet he plainly thinks that politics is not about truth or justice. It is about leverage and supremacy.Britain is learning first-hand that Mr Trump, with his us-versus-them framing and taste for spectacle, is an accidental Foucauldian – using tariffs as tools of loyalty and dominance, even against allies. If Mr Trump follows through on his threat to impose a 20% tariff on all imports, UK growth will suffer. The effect depends on the response....

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7 h. ago Britain braced for worst from Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ trade war

White House crusade against imports could cost £1.1 trillion worldwide and 25,000 jobs in Britain alone, experts warn

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7 h. ago Chappell Roan under fire after claiming she 'doesn't know anyone who is happy and has kids'

Pop star Chappell Roan claimed many of her friends who have children are "in hell", prompting a furious backlash from parents - but is she right or not?

Events

7 h. ago ITV 'bags' major US pop star for Celebrity Big Brother ahead of next week's launch

American pop star and social media sensation JoJo Siwa is reportedly joining the CBB line-up

Politics

7 h. ago Susan Boyle teases major comeback as Scots star working on 'new projects'

Britain's Got Talent singer Susan Boyle delighted fans with the news in a huge announcement on her birthday, five years on from releasing her most recent album

Politics

7 h. ago Confused families blast major UK theme park for announcing admission fees have been axed

One of Britain's biggest theme parks revealed its plans to remove admission fees today - but the April Fool's joke has confused families grappling with the cost of living crisis.

Events

7 h. ago Britain goes bonkers for Dubai chocolate: Shoppers fight to be first in line for Lidl 'dupe' before causing chaos in aisles and 'arguing with staff'

Angelina Perello Javar, an influencer from west London , revealed she headed to her local Lidl at 7.30am only to find a queue outside.

Economics

7 h. ago What price will the UK pay for a trade deal with Donald Trump?

Sir Keir Starmer may have to make concessions on Britain’s digital services tax and agriculture

Economics