55 m. ago Ryanair, TUI, Jet2 and easyJet passengers warned over taking food onboard

Flying with your food could see you fall foul of the law - and those munching on a picnic could face fines

Events

62 m. ago Worst bus routes in London revealed as passenger complaints to TfL reach 70,000 a year

Buses are stuck in traffic, with average speeds across the city of 9.1mph

Politics

78 m. ago Apocalypse in the Tropics review – how Brazilian politics succumbed to rightwing fundamentalism

Petra Costa explains how screeching evangelical Christian leaders have become kingmakers to all politicians in a chilling documentary that shows democracy on the brinkPetra Costa’s documentary tells a grim story about modern Brazil and leaves it up to us to decide if it has a happy ending. Apocalypse in the Tropics is about the country’s political leaders’ addiction to rightwing Christian fundamentalism, US-style prayer breakfasts, and a particular enthusiasm for the Book of Revelations, whose apocalyptic rhetoric is used to amplify all manner of conspiracist, xenophobic screeching.The politicians have a close association to televangelists like the always angry Pastor Silas Malafaia, interviewed at some length here, a strange man thrilled and energised by his own national celebrity and wealth, though irritated by questioning about his private plane, whose value, he says, has depreciated from over a million dollars new to about $800,000. Malafaia is someone for whom an ear-splittingl...

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79 m. ago Fears Russia could could deploy 1,000 killer drone waves on Ukraine

Russian war chiefs have ordered a huge increase in production of an Iranian-designed killer drone. It comes as Kremlin troops launched a record 728 drones and 13 missiles across Western Ukraine overnight

Events

89 m. ago Drone video of site of new Monklands Hospital released by NHS Lanarkshire

The video indicates where key aspects of the new hospital campus will be constructed by NHS Lanarkshire’s Monklands Replacement Project.

Events

96 m. ago Project to develop £900,000 sports facility in Castle Douglas clears planning hurdle

Threave Rovers has been granted planning permission to build a 3G, all-weather pitch beside their existing ground at Meadow Park.

Economics

97 m. ago Scientists reveal the exact diet to follow to stave off disease linked to bowel cancer

According to a new study of over 140,000 people from the UK, eating this particular diet can stave off IBD-a proven precursors to deadly bowel cancer.

Events

98 m. ago ‘The best song to have sex to? Kraftwerk has good beats’: Mel Giedroyc’s honest playlist

The comedian, presenter and podcaster was haunted by Eleanor Rigby and can’t really handle Abba at karaoke, but which 90s dance banger makes her pine for the good old days?The first song I remember hearing My mum was a massive Beatles fan. I remember, pretty much every day after school from the age of five, coming home and putting on Eleanor Rigby, because I loved the storytelling. The idea of a face that you keep in a jar by the door haunted me, and “all the lonely people” was just too much.The first single I bought I got 2p a week pocket money – it was in the 70s. My older sister and I went halves on Bo Rap [Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen], which cost 30p on seven-inch, from a record shop in Epsom. I’d heard it on Top of the Pops and I must have listened to it seven times a day. Continue reading...

Politics

1 hour ago Aviation regulator defends the safety of India’s skies following Air India crash

‘India's skies have always been safe’, the country’s aviation regulator claims

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1 hour ago Beekeepers at war: Rival honeymaker targets grandmother's 23 hives in 'grudge' £5,000 double vandalism attack

Debra Cruttenden, 62, from Dorset was devastated to find her collection of wooden hives hidden away in a remote private woodland had been trashed last month.

Events

1 hour ago Holly Willoughby's firm given more time to sort £377,000 HMRC debt

The company is at risk of being wound up by court order

Economics

2 h. ago Care home colleagues and residents walk 7,000 miles for Cancer Research UK

Greenan Manor Care Home in Ayr, along with other Meallmore-operated care homes across Scotland, raised £7,000 after a walking challenge.

Science

2 h. ago Thicko benefits cheat couple defrauded £50k from DWP before stupid holiday snaps

A benefit cheat couple fraudulently claimed over £50,000 by telling the DWP they had separated and were therefor single parents, but holiday photos posted to social media gave the game away

Economics

2 h. ago Prestwick construction firm Ashleigh confirmed as key airshow sponsor

South Ayrshire Council has confirmed the backing of the major local firm for the event once again this year.

Society

2 h. ago Holly Willoughby's media company handed huge lifeline over tax debt

Holly Willoughby's own company has been given a huge chance to avoid being axed after mounting up over £300,000 in debts to HMRC

Economics

2 h. ago Martin Lewis gives £10,000 cash ISA update ahead of 'very unpopular move' by Rachel Reeves

Chancellor Rachel Reeves could slash cash ISA limits 'in days' - what to do if you have one

Economics

2 h. ago Undocumented builders face unchecked exploitation amid Trump raids: ‘It’s more work, less pay’

In a new series on undocumented workers, construction laborers tell the Guardian fear is fueling wage theft and workplace abuseAs the Trump administration ramps up its crackdown on immigration, undocumented workers in the construction industry claim raids and arrests have emboldened some contractors to cut pay and increase hours.Rogelio, a tile setter, works for various contractors in the the Tucson, Arizona region. He is undocumented, and did not provide his full name. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago Holly Willoughby’s media company given further chance to avoid being wound up

Roxy Media was issued with a winding-up order by His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs earlier this year.

Politics

2 h. ago I thought settling for a man below my league meant safety. After five years of marriage, I learnt a humiliating lesson

I married down. Deliberately. Not because I thought Mike was ugly or unworthy. But because I believed being the hotter one gave me a kind of relationship insurance.

Politics

2 h. ago 'Noise sensitive' woman blows her £100k inheritance on failed court battle against sisters to claim her mother's entire home for herself

Sharon Duggan, 49, was left a third of the share of her mother's £420,000 home, but dramatically sparked a bitter inheritance battle.

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