70 m. ago Blake Lively's victory tour continues as she makes gloating speech at drinks event after Justin Baldoni win

Blake Lively was still reveling in the joy of her blockbuster Justin Baldoni win this week as she made a gushing speech at an event for her drinks company.

Society

2 h. ago Nationwide customers being paid £375 directly into bank accounts

Nationwide customers can make hundreds of pounds in free cash

Economics

2 h. ago Craig Gordon lays down Scotland plan as he talks Cieran Slicker and why he's carrying on

Goalkeeper will offer advice to rookie as he plots another year with club and country

Politics

2 h. ago Kieran Tierney prepares for the ultimate Celtic return bonus as close Hoops mate senses destiny

The Hoops diehard is back home and a former club captain believes he could one day succeed Callum McGregor

Politics

3 h. ago Emmerdale Robert Sugden ‘to find love again’ after Aaron and it’s with unexpected villager

Emmerdale's Robert Sugden is set to return to the village next week and fans reckon he could he be set for a new romance

Politics

3 h. ago Benjamin Nygren to Celtic transfer takes a big step forward as Nordsjaelland remove major hurdle

An official approach was made by the Hoops and they've now had a response from the Danes over the Swedish winger

Events

4 h. ago Emirhan Demircan 'rejects' Ranger transfer offer as Bayern Munich starlet links up with pricey Celtic flop instead

Demircan had the chance to stay in Germany or head home to Turkey but has swerved both of those options as well

Politics

4 h. ago Scots dad donates kidney to give son 'second chance at life'

Brian Innes stepped up as son Kieran's vital organ was functioning at just ten per cent.

Politics

4 h. ago Emmerdale fans 'know what's wrong with Robert' in sad health twist after scene with John

Emmerdale viewers think a recent scene involving Robert Sugden ahead of actor Ryan Hawley's full-time return to the ITV soap could allude to a sad health storyline

Politics

5 h. ago Trump’s pollution rollback rewards wealthy plant owners — at the expense of Americans’ health

Proposals this week to weaken EPA restrictions will help tiny group of owners while ‘the American people will breathe dirtier air’Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) claimed on Wednesday that its plan to eviscerate power plant pollution standards will save the US about $1bn a year. In reality, though, this represents a starkly uneven trade-off, experts say.The savings for “Americans” will go entirely to power plant operators who won’t have to cut their pollution, while at the same time climate and health benefits for all Americans that are 20 times larger in dollar terms will be deleted. Continue reading...

Politics

5 h. ago The Guardian view on Iran’s nuclear programme: Trump undid a crucial accord. A new deal is urgently needed | Editorial

Diplomacy can do more to slow Tehran’s alarming progress than threats from IsraelA year into his first term, Donald Trump pulled the US out of the hard-won international deal that had slowed Iran’s advance towards nuclear weapons, and imposed punishing sanctions. Europe tried to keep the joint comprehensive plan of action (JCPOA) on life support. But the strangling of Iran’s economy, and the US assassination of Qassem Suleimani, the powerful head of its Quds force, undermined the country’s moderates and the progress on non-proliferation.The fallout of Mr Trump’s Iran policy is still becoming evident. On Thursday, the UN nuclear watchdog found, for the first time in two decades, that Tehran was not in compliance with the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. Iran vowed to “significantly” increase production of enriched uranium in retaliation, following a pattern of escalation in response to International Atomic Energy Agency criticism. US and European officials say th...

Politics

6 h. ago Emma Raducanu leapfrogs Katie Boulter to British No 1 after beating Sramkova at Queen’s

Raducanu wins 6-4, 6-1 to reach the quarter-finalsBoulter falls to fifth seed Diana Shnaider 2-6, 6-3, 6-2Emma Raducanu will regain her status as the best female tennis player in Britain for the first time in two years as she continued her solid start to the grass-court season by defeating Rebecca Sramkova of Slovakia 6-4, 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals at Queen’s.Raducanu, who currently sits at world No 35 in the live rankings, will return to British No 1 next week after Katie Boulter fell to the fifth seed Diana Shnaider 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday. Raducanu has not been the highest-ranked player in the country since June 2023 when she was recovering from surgeries to her wrists and ankle. She missed a total of eight months in 2023 and consequently fell out of the top 300. Continue reading...

Politics

6 h. ago Arne Engels gets honest over Celtic as 3 things stand out for record transfer as chapter one of journey comes to a close

Brendan Rodgers paid out the big bucks to land the Belgian as he brings reflects on his first campaign in the hoops

Politics

7 h. ago Solo female traveler reveals why Mexico is great for visiting alone (though there is a city she won’t return to)

Travel content creator Sam Saenz, from Texas, has spent a huge amount of time in Mexico and tells The Independent that she is "fascinated by the country"

Politics

7 h. ago Jay Slater bombshell as AirBnB host says he told teen plan was 'mad'

Private investigator Mark Williams-Thomas has uncovered why the tragic teen left the AirBnB apartment.

Events

7 h. ago When could Keely Hodgkinson return to track after latest injury setback?

The Olympic 800m champion has been sidelined with a hamstring injury so far this season and will not race in Stockholm

Events

7 h. ago UK’s FTSE 100 share index hits record closing high despite economy shrinking in April – business live

UK economy shrank by 0.3% in April, biggest fall since October 2023, as trade with the US slumped.. but FTSE 100 ends at new record closeFull story: UK economy shrinks by 0.3% as as exports hit by Trump trade warNicholas Hyett, Investment Manager at Wealth Club, blames “a cocktail of headwinds to growth” for the 0.3% fall in UK GDP in April.Hyett says:In the very short term the change to Stamp Duty rules have put the legal and property services on ice - with legal activities down 10.2% month-on-month.New barriers to trade with the US and changes to employment costs, from a higher living wage and increased national insurance contributions, are a longer term challenge.“The 0.3% m/m fall in real GDP in April supports our view that the strength in Q1 was unsustainable. This won’t prompt the Bank of England to cut interest rates next Thursday. But it is one more piece of news pointing to another cut in August.”We still expect the Bank Rate to be maintained at 4.25% in the June meeting, t...

Economics

7 h. ago Donald Trump to make Open return case for Turnberry as US President flies into Scotland

The Donald wants his Ayrshire course back on the Open rotation after controversy and poor infrastructure affected attendance

Politics

8 h. ago England stars show ominous signs that some already not buying into Thomas Tuchel era

After only four matches, there are already big hints that the reign of another imported England manager is not going to be any more successful than previous ones

Politics

8 h. ago Plumber who had just £9 in bank scooped £11m lottery win – then life began to unravel

Joshua Winslet was 22 when he won $22m on the Australia lottery - but the life of the plumber who had endured years of bullying and misery was soon to take a tragic turn

Economics