34 m. ago Police plan to build LIFESIZE replica of part of Grenfell Tower to use in court cases

The Metropolitan Police has told grieving families that the model, which would take more than a year to build, will help explain how the fire spread in any future trials.

Events

95 m. ago The wild night Britain celebrated VE Day: Late drinking, fireworks and 'sex outside Buckingham Palace' as exhausted, battered but jubilant nation toasted Hitler's downfall after six long years of war

The Second World War in Europe had come to a halt on May 7, 1945, after nearly six years of toil, sacrifice, tragedy and loss. And so that night and on the evening of May 8 - VE Day - Britons celebrated.

Events

2 h. ago Most popular affordable locations for families looking to buy a home revealed

A third of people fear being priced out of their ideal family home location, Zoopla said.

Society

3 h. ago NASA is prepping Mars missions for next year – a shift in priorities that will likely benefit Elon Musk

The White House increased budget funding for Mars-related projects by $1 billion in its 2026 budget proposal

Events

4 h. ago DOGE bro helped fire ethics lawyers who warned him over his $715,000 in banned company stocks: report

DOGE staffer was ‘screaming at people he did not believe were working fast enough’ during April mass layoffs, according to court document

Events

4 h. ago 'Nuclear war' warning issued as India says it 'will respond' if Pakistan attacks back

Nuclear war with India could break out 'at any time', Pakistan's defence minister has said, as fears of a tit-for-tat bloodshed continue to grow. 

Events

4 h. ago David Beckham's heartbreaking 'fear' about son Brooklyn as he 'wants to heal rift'

David Beckham was reportedly "heartbroken" when son Brooklyn didn't turn up for his 50th birthday dinner and it's now claimed he fears "history is repeating itself"

Politics

5 h. ago Households urged to cut short their showers as drought fears rise across UK

With no major downpours forecast and reservoirs only 80% full, water rationing is now needed, with homeowners encouraged to turn off their taps and keep showering to a minimum

Politics

5 h. ago 'Sleepy' Joe Biden wakes up to launch scathing attack on Donald Trump and Ukraine war

In his first interview since leaving the White House, the former American president said it was 'foolish' to think Putin would stop if territory in Kyiv was conceded

Politics

5 h. ago Israeli embassy next to Kensington Palace in west London 'was target of Iranian terror plot that posed immediate risk to life' before anti

Counterterrorism officers reportedly arrested a group of Iranian men over the weekend following fears that an attack on the embassy in Kensington was imminent.

Events

5 h. ago UK set for ‘classic’ spring weather, including frosty nights and warm days

Conditions from Thursday through to Saturday are expected to be broadly similar, with dry weather and sunny spells forecast across the country.

Events

5 h. ago Man 'knocked unconscious' and left bleeding before police and paramedics race to scene

A CCTV appeal has now been issued

Events

6 h. ago Police swoop on property over fears of man with 'intent to cause violence'

A man has been arrested after a firearm was found during police warrants

Events

6 h. ago David Beckham 'desperate to make amends with son Brooklyn as he fears history is repeating itself' after former footballer's bitter fall out with his father Ted

David Beckham is allegedly 'desperate to make amends with his son Brooklyn as he fears history is repeating itself' following his bitter fall out with his father Ted in 2005.

Politics

6 h. ago Miley Cyrus reveals why she's grateful the house she shared with Liam Hemsworth burned down

The former couple married one month after her $2.525M four-bedroom Malibu house was destroyed in the 2018 Woolsey Fire

Events

7 h. ago Race Across The World fans spot huge spoiler as they beg for show format change

Race Across The World fans are convinced they have worked out which couple will be the first to be eliminated from the BBC travel competition series this evening

Sport

7 h. ago US adults’ belief in impact of BLM protests consistently decreased since 2020 – study

Study also found 54% of adult Americans said the relationship between police and Black people was about the same since George Floyd’s deathThis 25 May marks the fifth anniversary of the police killing of George Floyd, a Black man in Minneapolis, Minnesota, whose murder sparked international protests against police brutality and racism.A new study by the Pew Institute examines the beliefs of American adults regarding race and racial issues five years after Floyd’s death. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago The Guardian view on bias in medical research: disregard for women’s health belongs in the past | Editorial

It is shocking that while illnesses specific to men are studied, those affecting women are ignoredSix years after Caroline Criado Perez’s bestselling book Invisible Women drew a mass readership’s attention to the long history of sexist bias in medical research, it is shocking that women and their illnesses are still underrepresented in clinical trials. Analysis by the Guardian of data gathered for a new study showed that from 2019 to 2023, 282 trials involving only male subjects were submitted for regulatory approval in the UK – compared with 169 focused on women.Health inequality is a complex and multifaceted problem. There are massive socioeconomic differences in life expectancy and infant mortality, as well as race inequalities – for example, in maternity and mental illnesses. These and other disparities, along with those relating to disability, can also be mapped geographically. Continue reading...

Science

7 h. ago Pakistan decries ‘act of war’ after India claims to target ‘terror camps’ with airstrikes

Missile strikes and subsequent exchange of fire along border leave at least 36 people dead on both sides

Events

7 h. ago Firefighters tackle huge moorland fire in Peak District for a week

More than 100 personnel, including firefighters and partner agencies, responded with 10 fire engines and numerous specialist vehicles

Events