54 m. ago London shopping hub is turned into Tent City as migrants and homeless people set up at least 30 'shanty town' shelters

It's one of the most famous shopping thoroughfares in the country, housing top retailers and including the historic flagship branch of high end furniture store Heal's.

Economics

91 m. ago Businesses face being tied up in 'years of litigation' over Labour's right to work from home, Lords warn

Employment tribunals could be overwhelmed with claims from people seeking more 'flexible' deals unless Labour clarifies its right to WFH, according to a new report.

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2 h. ago Relentless rise in carbon pollution from fossil fuels slightly dampens climate

Scientists report that emissions from fossil fuels rose by 1.1% in 2025, marking the second consecutive year of a small increase

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2 h. ago Humans have 'nearly exhausted' earth’s global warming limit, scientists say

The warning comes after a stifling summer for Londoners who endured four heatwaves and temperatures reaching 34.7C

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3 h. ago Chinese scientist charged with smuggling pathogen into US to be deported

Yunqing Jian, temporary researcher at University of Michigan, was studying organism harmful to some cropsA Chinese scientist charged in Michigan with smuggling biological materials pleaded guilty on Wednesday, but was given no additional time in jail beyond the five months she already spent in custody.Yunqing Jian, who was a temporary researcher at a University of Michigan lab, will be released and quickly deported. A judge called it a “very strange” case involving an “incredibly accomplished researcher”. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago High blood pressure rates in children nearly doubled in 20 years, global review finds

Poor diet, inactivity and obesity believed to have caused hypertension for millions of under-19s around the worldThe rate of children and teenagers living with high blood pressure globally has nearly doubled because of a toxic combination of unhealthy diets, mass inactivity and soaring levels of obesity, according to the largest review of its kind.Experts said 114 million children who have developed hypertension even before reaching adulthood were facing potentially deadly and lifelong harm, including cardiovascular disease, kidney disease and a myriad of serious health complications. Continue reading...

Events

3 h. ago NHS doctor issues stark warning over 'internal shower' trend with gross side effects

Drinking an 'internal shower' is just three simple ingredients supposedly 'cleanses' your insides - but people are being warned to be careful about the side effects when doing the trend

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4 h. ago Judge signals hundreds of people detained in Chicago immigration crackdown could be released on bond

A federal judge has signaled that hundreds of people arrested and detained in the Chicago area immigration crackdown could soon be released on bond while they await immigration hearings

Events

4 h. ago California revokes 17,000 driver's licenses. But the state disputes it is over immigration concerns

California plans to revoke 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses given to immigrants after the Trump administration raised concerns about people in the country illegally receiving licenses to drive a semitruck or a bus

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5 h. ago Shepton Mallet Carnival stops suddenly after incident as people warned 'stand back'

Floats were weaving their way through the town tonight before onlookers said the procession came to an abrupt standstill - people were urged to make way for an ambulance

Events

5 h. ago A flotilla kicks off the People's Summit for activists at UN climate talks

As United Nation climate talks get underway in Belem, a different kind of conference is kicking off: the People’s Summit, a gathering of activists, organizers, environmentalists and Indigenous groups from around the world

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5 h. ago Grand Designs couple who BOTH overcame brain tumours repurpose their £275,000 build into free retreat for people going through serious illnesses because they 'know how tough times can be'

Greg, a pub landlord from Kent, first met artist Georgie through a charity when he had just recovered from his brain tumour 15 years ago.

Economics

5 h. ago What to do if your parcels don’t arrive as expected this Christmas season from damage to delays

MANY of us will be drowning in cardboard boxes over the coming weeks as we shop online for Christmas gifts. Last year there were 4.2billion parcels sent out across the UK. But more than two thirds of people had a delivery issue in the last six months, according to industry regulator Ofcom. Here is what...

Events

5 h. ago I saved pregnant woman world saw hanging out Bataclan window now we’re like siblings, says survivor on 10th anniversary

TWO rock fans will today mark ten years since the day they met – when one of them saved the other’s life in the most terrifying setting imaginable. As gun-wielding IS terrorists rampaged around them massacring 89 people at Paris’s Bataclan music venue, a pregnant woman identified only as Charlotte clung on for life to...

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6 h. ago Paris Hilton Says Daughter London Is the 'Little Girl I Always Dreamed of' as She Celebrates Her Second Birthday

Paris Hilton Says Daughter London Is the 'Little Girl I Always Dreamed of' as She Celebrates Her Second Birthday  People.com

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6 h. ago New Archbishop of Canterbury says churches SHOULD baptise asylum seekers amid fears of fake conversions to stay in the UK

Dame Sarah Mullally argued that due to the persecution faced by millions of Christians around the world, people may wait until they are in the UK to publicly declare their faith.

Events

6 h. ago Sudan's worsening situation leaves 2 out of every 3 people in need of aid, UN official says

U.N. humanitarian affairs and relief head Tom Fletcher has told The Associated Press that the situation is getting “horrific for civilians” in Sudan

Politics

7 h. ago Rangers are better than crying conspiracy over refs and risk being poked with the Celtic paranoia stick

Keith Jackson wants the tin foil hats taken off as he issued a reminder to when the green half og Glasgow was the butt of the jokes

Events

7 h. ago Chris Eubank Jr: ‘People try to strip us of our health – we get used and betrayed’

Interview: Ahead of his rematch with Conor Benn, Eubank Jr suggests there is no reason to put bad blood under the bridge

Politics

7 h. ago ‘Lot to prove to ourselves’: Thomas Tuchel challenges England to maintain standards

Head coach unlikely to experiment against Serbia‘We still run at people, we still go after them’It was certainly a strong look, impossible to ignore, something only a top-level footballer could carry off – and even then, the jury was out. When Ezri Konsa strolled in to preview Thursday’s World Cup qualifier against Serbia at Wembley, the England defender did so in what, at first glance, appeared to be a cross between a pair of slippers and oversized Crocs. In garish, fluorescent red.On closer inspection, it was possible to make out grooves and nodules on them, and then it was time for the science part. Apparently, if you wear these your concentration improves. Well, that is according to the manufacturer. Something to do with the pressure points on the foot, perhaps. Was Konsa convinced? Unclear. How about Thomas Tuchel? Ditto. Continue reading...

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