7 h. ago Chicago man intentionally set his family’s home on fire after Thanksgiving argument with relatives got out of hand, police say

‘It’s nothing short of a blessing that nobody was injured or killed in this senseless act,’ the local sheriff said

Events

69 h. ago DWP families set for £14,000 bonus in budget bonanza as one type of household qualifies

Families on Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefits are set to see a massive increase in payments with larger households in line for a £14,000 payment bump

Economics

3 d. ago How many children in your London borough will benefit from Reeves axing two

Newham, Tower Hamlets and Hackney set to be the London boroughs where most families benefit from lifting of two-child welfare cap

Politics

3 d. ago Budget 2025: Interactive map shows where 260,000 London children will benefit from Reeves axing two

Newham, Tower Hamlets and Hackney set to be the London boroughs where most families benefit from lifting of two-child welfare cap

Politics

5 d. ago Cyril Ramaphosa bangs gavel to close G20 summit after US handover row

South Africa rejects proposal from US, which hosts next summit, for president to hand over to embassy officialSouth Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, closed the G20 summit in Johannesburg by banging a gavel, having rejected a US proposal for him to hand over to a relatively junior embassy official for the next summit in Florida in a year’s time.South Africa presented the two-day event as a triumph for multilateralism but it was marred by a boycott by the US, which has repeatedly accused South Africa of discriminating against white minority Afrikaners, a claim that has been widely discredited. Continue reading...

Politics

5 d. ago Cyril Ramaphosa closes G20 summit after US boycott and handover row

South African president bangs gavel after rejecting plan from US, which hosts next meeting, for him to hand over to junior officialSouth Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, closed the G20 summit in Johannesburg by banging a gavel, having rejected a US proposal for him to hand over to a relatively junior embassy official for the next summit in Florida in a year’s time.South Africa presented the two-day event as a triumph for multilateralism but it was marred by a boycott by the US, which has repeatedly accused South Africa of discriminating against white-minority Afrikaners, a claim that has been widely discredited. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago ‘There is so much corruption’: hundreds of thousands protest in Manila over missing flood funds

Huge rally organised by megachurch whose members vote in a bloc could spell trouble for Philippine presidentFrom a skyscraper in downtown Manila, a sea of white spreads out below, covering the vast green lawns of Rizal Park and expanding down arterial roads and sidestreets. It is formed of more than half a million people, clad in matching white T-shirts, the slogan “transparency for a better democracy” emblazoned on their chests.An estimated 650,000 of them have flooded the centre of Manila to protest, amid fury over a spiralling corruption scandal in which billions of dollars in flood mitigation funds have evaporated. Organised by the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), a powerful sect in the Philippines, the three-day rally has shut down schools, roads and offices. Many of those protesting have camped out all night on the park’s lawns, sleeping in tents or beneath tarpaulins and umbrellas. Families have journeyed from across the country to set up camp, some equipped with portable stoves and ...

Events

1 week ago NBA calls on teams and players to hand over phones and documents in gambling investigation, report says

Lakers players are expected to be asked to hand over phones and documents related to the investigation

Sport

2 w. ago EastEnders confirms legend's return to Walford 13 years after tragic on

EastEnders is set to welcome back a very familiar face as Christmas draws closer in Albert Square.

Events

3 w. ago Blow for millions of families as BBC licence fee is set to be hiked to more than £180 a YEAR

TV viewers already pay an annual rate of £174.50, which is on course to increase by almost £7 in the spring.

Economics