3 h. ago Millions of vape users will risk buying toxic products on the black market after ban, survey suggests

Illegal products can often contain nicotine levels higher than the UK legal limit and may harbour cancer-causing chemicals.

Economics

4 h. ago 'I am expected to tolerate racism, deny biological reality and suppress my deeply held Christian beliefs': Nurse who called transgender paedophile 'Mr' is suspended after investigation

Jennifer Melle, 40, was previously investigated and disciplined by NHS bosses despite being called the N-word three times by the patient, a convicted sex offender

Events

4 h. ago British drugs giant accused of hiding link between heartburn medicine and cancer

Zantac went on sale in the UK in 1981. But in 2019, GSK withdrew it in the UK and US over fears that the ingredient ranitidine created a carcinogenic chemical

Events

6 h. ago For the age of Amorim, this Manchester derby feels like a decisive moment

Against a backdrop of internal strife, facing their sky blue rivals provides a struggling team with chance to rebuild the brandThis brave overhanging firmament, this majestical roof fretted with golden fire, this collection of generic spires with a massive plastic handkerchief chucked over the top. Three weeks on from first sight of the conceptual drawings for Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s stately pleasure dome, also known as the proposed Manchester United Stadium Soccer Product Hub, there is still a sense of double-take about the whole thing.Early impressions of the new ground ranged from a defunct Venusian mercury mine, to Dubai Butlin’s, to a pointed corporate monument to our divided world. Welcome to the Staff Lunch Arena, embodiment of the 21st-century conviction that if you just stopped buying so many sandwiches and also fired the tea lady you could probably afford a vast and unattainable house. Continue reading...

Politics

12 h. ago Proposed state pension age rise could see you work until you're 71

A report says anyone born after 1970 may have to work much longer than they were planning to

Economics

13 h. ago Trump officials quietly move to reverse bans on toxic ‘forever chemicals’

EPA bids to change chemical risk evaluations, which could expose public to higher levels of PFAS and other pollutantsThe Trump administration is quietly carrying out a plan that aims to kill hundreds of bans on highly toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” and other dangerous compounds in consumer goods.The bans, largely at the state level, touch most facets of daily life, prohibiting everything from bisphenol in children’s products to mercury in personal care products to PFAS in food packaging and clothing. Continue reading...

Politics

17 h. ago Soap spoilers for next week: Emmerdale death teased and Coronation Street proposal

There's some big moments coming up across Emmerdale, EastEnders and Coronation Street next week according to new spoilers, from sad discoveries to a deadly twist

Events

17 h. ago Are paedophile hunters heroes or dangerous vigilantes? Troubling questions arise after a string of men were driven to suicide before being charged with any crime

A string of vigilante paedophile hunters have been arrested and even jailed for crimes - including Tim Heron (pictured) who was found to possess an indecent image of a child.

Events

19 h. ago ‘I didn’t start out wanting to see kids’: are porn algorithms feeding a generation of paedophiles – or creating one?

More than 850 men a month are arrested for online child abuse offences in England and Wales. They come from every walk of life: teachers, police officers, doctors, TV presenters. And the numbers are rising every year. How did this happen?Andy was enjoying a weekend away with his wife when it happened. “My neighbour phoned me and said, ‘The police are in your house. They’re looking for you.’” He didn’t need to wonder why. “You know. You know the reason. I was petrified when I got that call. It wasn’t just the thought of other people knowing what I had done; I also had to face myself, and that is a sick feeling – it is guilt, shame.”Andy had been watching and sharing images of children being sexually abused for several months before the police appeared at his door. He tried at first to keep it from his wife: “I was afraid she would ask me to leave. I wouldn’t have blamed her if she had.” Continue reading...

Politics

22 h. ago Dad takes own life after paedophile abuser moves back into area

Andrew Hodge's body was discovered at woodlands in Fife three days after he was reported missing.

Events

23 h. ago Four types of PIP claimants with highest chance of £749 award

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed proposed plans to reform Personal Independence Payment (PIP)

Economics

27 h. ago Labour 'plotting to delay AI copyright law for up to four more years'... while tech firms carry on 'burgling' creatives

The government reportedly wants to conduct a full 'technical review' of its proposal to give Big Tech firms an exemption from copyright law when training AI models.

Politics

28 h. ago Perfect: Seven get engaged at one Ed Sheeran gig as singer admits becoming a 'trend'

Ed Sheeran has revealed a trend for public proposals taking place during his concerts - with fans tending to pop the question as he plays popular love songs Perfect and Thinking Out Loud.

Politics

30 h. ago Chemical industry seeks exemptions from US pollution rules as part of Trump administration offer

Industry groups representing hundreds of chemical and petrochemical manufacturers are seeking blanket exemptions from federal requirements to reduce emissions of toxic chemicals such as mercury, arsenic and benzene

Politics

30 h. ago Homes evacuated as police find 'chemical substances' at property

Nearby properties were evacuated as a precaution during the incident on Lansbury Terrace in Ebbw Vale

Society

32 h. ago Reform UK suspend local election candidate after they were revealed to have praised sex predator Jimmy Savile as a 'working class hero'

Stephen Hartley, who was listed as a Reform candidate for Oxfordshire County Council, described the notorious paedophile as a 'innocent man' and a 'scapegoat'.

Politics

33 h. ago The row between Manchester's tallest tower and £150m tourist attraction

'The proposed development does not complement the heritage assets but instead subsumes [them]'

Economics

37 h. ago Raspberry scented weirdness: will Elio be Pixar’s wildest ride to date?

The Inside Out studio’s latest, long-awaited project is a neon-drenched star-straddling adventure featuring an orphan, a tardigrade and a wannabe astronautPixar’s film-makers are famously asked to pitch three unique ideas when proposing new projects. In terms of Elio, unique is very much the operative word. Presumably that pitch went somewhere along the lines of: “A lonely kid is mistaken for Earth’s ambassador by a UN-style council of sentient celestial bath bombs dipped in day-glow glitter and floating in a malfunctioning lava lamp.”If you thought Inside Out, with its candy-coloured Freudian crisis management team, was pushing it, the studio’s latest project may make you suspect Pixar has fully surrendered to the void, and is now making films for children who are made of sherbet and tie-dye, rather than flesh and bones. Continue reading...

Politics

40 h. ago Putin must meet a deadline for peace in Ukraine... or meet the consequences: NATO leaders' warning as they reveal Russia's staggering death toll in war

Canadian foreign minister Melanie Joly said there had to be consequences if Russia does not agree to a ceasefire proposal as she arrived in Brussels on Friday to meet with her NATO counterparts.

Events

40 h. ago Ed Sheeran says proposals have become a ‘trend’ during his concerts

He said people tend to pop the question when he plays Perfect or Thinking Out Loud.

Politics