84 m. ago Epping Council applying to Supreme Court over asylum seekers at The Bell Hotel after legal challenge rejected

The legal challenge, which centred around migrants being housed at The Bell Hotel, was rejected by the Court of Appeal

Events

93 m. ago Demolition for new White House ballroom doesn't need approval, Trump

The head of the National Capital Planning Commission says crews can start demolishing parts of the White House for a new ballroom without needing approval

Politics

1 hour ago ‘The robots are here’: Melania Trump makes rare appearance to hail AI progress at White House task force meeting

The First Lady is understood to spend most of her time in New York where her son, Barron Trump, attends school

Politics

2 h. ago Probe into phone planted in Commons to ‘play adult content’ during PMQs

Police believe a device found in the chamber was ‘purposedly’ placed there ‘with the aim of causing disruption to business in the House’.

Politics

3 h. ago Disabled schoolboy, 14, is now housebound after EasyJet forced him to remove wheelchair battery on flight home from Disneyland Paris

Anthony Higgins, 14, from Liverpool, was returning from a trip funded by Make A Wish Foundation when a pilot refused to allow his £1,000 battery on board - despite him flying out with it.

Society

3 h. ago ‘No child protection concern’ in agency’s interactions with missing boy’s family

Tusla CEO Kate Duggan described the case of the missing boy in Donabate as ‘really awful and harrowing’.

Society

3 h. ago Northwestern president announces resignation following tenure marked by White House tension

Northwestern University President Michael Schill announced Thursday that he will resign, ending a three-year tenure marked by the freeze of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding by the Trump administration and heated criticism from House Republicans over the university’s response to campus protests

Events

3 h. ago UK households urged to switch heating on over next two weeks

It is being advised before the coldest weather sets in

Society

3 h. ago Most enduring and biggest iceberg breaks apart, with more splintering to come in its death spiral

The world's largest iceberg, A23A, is breaking into smaller pieces and may not last beyond November

Events

4 h. ago Trump snubs former first pal Musk by refusing him invite to White House tech summit

Meanwhile, Musks’s rivals from companies like Apple and OpenAI will join president for Rose Garden dinner after AI event

Politics

4 h. ago Council blasted for letting city centre hotel house migrants unlawfully and approving plans that add rooms for more

A council is under fire after it emerged a Worcester city centre hotel is unlawfully housing asylum seekers - and has been granted planning permission to build extra 'hotel' guest rooms.

Society

4 h. ago Best garden vacuums: Cordless, corded and petrol options for clearing fallen leaves

Spark garden envy with a spotless outdoor space

Politics

5 h. ago UK households urged to check wardrobes before putting summer clothes away

One common issue could be ruining your clothes

Events

5 h. ago Afghan earthquake death toll jumps to more than 2,200, say Taliban

Aid agencies plead for funds as rough terrain hinders relief effort and 98% of buildings in one province are damagedHundreds more bodies have been recovered from houses in mountain villages destroyed by a major earthquake in Afghanistan early this week, pushing the death toll to more than 2,200, a Taliban government spokesperson said Thursday.The shallow, magnitude-6.0 quake struck the mountainous and remote eastern part of the country late on Sunday, levelling villages and trapping people under rubble. Most of the casualties have been in Kunar province, where people typically live in wood and mud-brick houses along steep river valleys separated by high mountains. Continue reading...

Events

5 h. ago MPs reject Lords bid to block expulsion of hereditary peers from upper chamber

The Commons rejected a Lords amendment to the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill that would prevent bloodline peers being removed.

Politics

5 h. ago Dyson's new products from world's slimmest vacuum to one that uses AI to detect stains

Dyson today launch 11 new products aimed at helping households from 'the world's slimmest vacuum cleaner' and the Dyson Spot and Scrub AI robot vacuum

Politics

5 h. ago TT Games on celebrating 80 years of the caped crusader with Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight

After multiple years away from nurturing the Lego Batman franchise, we speak to developer TT Games to discover what enticed the studio back.

Politics

5 h. ago Fox News executives called Jeanine Pirro a ‘reckless maniac’ while she still worked at network

Former anchor provided cause for concern among studio bosses who worried about what she might say on air about Donald Trump’s 2020 election defeat, court filings show

Politics

5 h. ago Inside Pennsylvania home where parents kept five children in 'dungeon' as police reveal twisted schemes used to stop them from escaping

New images obtained by Daily Mail show inside the squalid home in Redstone Township where James Russell Kahl, 65, and his wife Carly Kahl, 41, allegedly abused their children.

Society

5 h. ago Omaze couple put luxury former council house up for sale for £4.5m just months later

'Britain's most expensive council house' has been put up for sale by the couple who won it in an Omaze draw

Economics