26 m. ago Good Morning Britain star shares 'heartbreaking' news after tragic death

Good Morning Britain star Kate Garraway shared devastating news during Tuesday's live show

Events

30 m. ago Sonay Kartal declares Australian Open defeat her worst performance in years

The British No 2 was knocked out by 31st seed Anna Kalinskaya, 7-6 (3) 6-1

Politics

32 m. ago Cruise company boss sues firm for nearly £10million after slipping and fracturing her neck in onboard toilet

Human resources chief Kerry Middleton, 52, cracked a bone in her neck when she slipped while on the company's giant liner, the MV Britannia, while in port in the Spanish city of Cádiz in 2019.

Economics

37 m. ago Donald Trump says UK handing over Chagos Islands sovereignty is an ‘act of great stupidity’ – live

US president says UK’s plan to hand over the islands to Mauritius is among the ‘reasons why Greenland has to be acquiredDonald Trump links Greenland threats to Nobel snub as EU trade war loomsThe US president, Donald Trump, has suggested Britain’s decision to cede the Chagos Islands to Mauritius is among the reasons he wants to take over Greenland.In a Truth Social post, he said the UK’s plan to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius is an “an act of GREAT STUPIDITY”. He said:Shockingly, our “brilliant” NATO Ally, the United Kingdom, is currently planning to give away the Island of Diego Garcia, the site of a vital U.S. Military Base, to Mauritius, and to do so FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER.There is no doubt that China and Russia have noticed this act of total weakness. These are International Powers who only recognize STRENGTH, which is why the United States of America, under my leadership, is now, after only one year, respected like never before. Continue reading...

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53 m. ago ‘It felt celebratory’: Portrait of Britain winners – in pictures

From charity workers to synchronised swimmers via a young lad having tea with his nan, these people all inspired award-winning photographs Continue reading...

Culture

63 m. ago Donald Trump slams UK for 'act of great STUPIDITY' and doubles down on Greenland

Donald Trump slammed the UK in a post on Truth Social this morning, raging over Britain's ceding of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and deeming it an 'act of GREAT STUPIDITY'

Politics

90 m. ago Tragic death of boy, 15, after no one told his family his bail had elapsed

'The biggest hole has been left in our hearts that can never be fixed'

Events

91 m. ago Campsites closed as police investigate possible dingo link to death of Canadian on Australian tourist island K’gari

While violent dingo and human interactions have been increasing, police refuse to speculate whether 19-year-old woman drowned or was killed by the wild canidsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo campsites have been closed and park rangers are increasing patrols after a 19-year-old Canadian woman was found dead on a beach surrounded by a pack of dingoes on a popular Queensland tourist island.Two men made the grisly discovery while driving down the eastern beaches of K’gari (formerly known as Fraser Island) at about 6:15am on Monday. The discovery came up to 75 minutes after the woman left the backpacker hostel at which she had been working for six weeks, where she told colleagues and friends she was heading to the beach that morning. Continue reading...

Events

98 m. ago Take That star 'told never to sing' as he makes heartbreaking admission

The star has opened up about his experience in Take That during the band's early days in the new Netflix documentary series

Events

1 hour ago Danny Rohl told eternal Rangers hero status awaits as former Ibrox star assesses Premiership title chances

Rohl has got Gers firing and has bolstered his squad with three new signings this month, with more set to follow

Politics

2 h. ago Northern Lights dazzle the UK amid Met Office's warning of aurora 'red alert'

The Met Office had said the Northern Lights — or aurora sighting — would result in "geomagnetic storming" but Brits scrambled to take a glimpse of the rare phenomenon

Events

2 h. ago Britain has spent little extra on conventional armed forces, experts warn

Bulk of new money last year eaten up by inflation, housing costs and the nuclear programme, industry experts say

Events

2 h. ago UK should consider expelling US forces from British bases, says Zack Polanski

Exclusive: Green party leader advocates leaving Nato and says Britain should wean itself off its reliance on the USThe UK should consider expelling the US from British military bases, the leader of the Green party has said, as he advocated leaving Nato and spending less on American weapons as part of a wider dismantling of the two countries’ defence alliance.Zack Polanski told the Guardian he believed Britain should wean itself off its reliance on American military cooperation, though would not say whether he supported spending more money to replace that capability. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago ‘I thought it was going to perish’: the remarkable revival of an endangered language in Lesotho

Concentrated among 1,000 people in the remote Daliwe valley, siPhuthi has gained a dictionary, a Bible translation and official recognition thanks to intrepid linguists and activistsTsotleho Mohale was addressing a group of people gathered on a mountainside still damp from an intense rainstorm that morning. The peaks on the other side of the steep valley were draped in cloud. Mohale was speaking in siPhuthi, a language spoken by just a few thousand people in parts of southern Lesotho and the north of South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, about the plants he used and the ailments he cured as a traditional healer.The questions came from Sheena Shah, a British linguist, and were translated into siPhuthi by Mohale’s grandson Atlehang. Shah’s German colleague Matthias Brenzinger was filming the exchange. The two academics have been travelling regularly to Daliwe, a remote valley in Lesotho about 15 miles from the nearest paved road, since 2016, working with local interpreters and activis...

Politics

2 h. ago UK snow: Britain 'disappears' in maps as Atlantic storm brings major 90mph winds

Dramatic new weather maps show a powerful Atlantic storm forecast to batter the UK with snow, heavy rain and strong winds, with only 10 counties spared across the country

Events

2 h. ago Mike Johnson says he aims to ‘calm the situation’ over Trump’s Greenland threats during his UK trip in interview with Farage

British politician said Trump's actions, including waging a potential trade war, threaten the NATO military alliance, which the House Speaker denied

Politics

3 h. ago Brits on beta blockers told 'contact GP' if getting 'common' side effects

If these side effects persist for days or "bother you" you should seek advice

Politics

3 h. ago Building warships on Clyde crucial as UK cannot rely on US to defend shores

Britain must step up defence spending as old world order crumbles, says Record View.

Events

3 h. ago Dear Coleen: My best friend turned nasty after I became a mum

The woman told Coleen: "She had been wonderful to me after I had miscarriages"

Politics

3 h. ago Russell Grant's horoscopes as Cancer told to turn on the charm to get noticed

Today's star signs as Aries advised to be flexible and Libra urged to embrace new passion.

Science