39 m. ago US approves $32.5 million in assistance to Nigeria to help address hunger

The United States has approved $32.5 million in assistance to Nigeria to help address hunger, in a rare shift in U.S. foreign policy since former President Donald Trump abruptly suspended most aid through the U.S. Agency for International Development

Economics

2 h. ago Martin Lewis urges people to check payslip this month as 'millions are wrong each year'

Millions of payslips are wrong every year - but it's your responsibility to check they're right

Economics

3 h. ago Disney is set to pay $10 million for violating children’s privacy

The FTC claims Disney failed to mark YouTube videos “Made for Kids,” which allowed YouTube to serve targeted ads and collect data from children under 13 without parental consent, violating COPPA

Economics

3 h. ago Arne Slot told Mohamed Salah will be 'gutted' after Liverpool transfer blow

Liverpool spent over £450million on new signings during the summer transfer window, but two deals in particular have been criticised due to their potential impact on Mohamed Salah

Politics

3 h. ago Davina McCall's candid statement about sexless marriage after life

Davina McCall, who has been in a relationship with Michael Douglas for five years, has shared candid thoughts about the impact of her brain surgery.

Politics

3 h. ago Ryanair axes flights to popular Spanish holiday spots affecting millions of travellers

The budget airline has announced plans to cut back on its Spain routes.

Transport

4 h. ago Kind Kate doing charity head shave for Brain Tumour Research in memory of Robbie

The funeral arranger is helping Lesleyanne Gibson “turn the pain into something positive” this Friday.

Events

4 h. ago Great British Bake Off suffers huge blow as it gets worst rating in 14 years

The Great British Bake Off has returned for a new series but has suffered a huge blow after getting its worst ratings in over a decade, more than seven million down on its highest ever ratings

Politics

4 h. ago Man accused of stealing flowers left in memory of Ozzy Osbourne has charges dropped

Parviz Jafari claimed a security guard had given him permission to remove some of the flowers

Events

4 h. ago Family pay tribute to 'one in a million' daughter, 21, run over and killed outside shopping centre

Natasha Thorp, 21, was fatally struck by a car in Sutton Coldfield near the Gracechurch Shopping Centre shortly before midnight on August 22.

Economics

4 h. ago US job openings slip to 7.2 million in July, more evidence the American labor market is cooling

U.S. employers posted 7.2 million job vacancies in July as the American labor market continued to cool

Economics

5 h. ago Hollywood actor sues British council over 'Downton Shabby' manor house after it evicted him from ruined 'ancestral home' he has spent eight years trying to save

Hopwood DePree, 55, has told of spending eight years and half a million pounds trying to restore a stately home in Middleton, Greater Manchester.

Society

5 h. ago Trump’s ‘Gaza Riviera’ plan is an obscenity. Can we really trust Tony Blair to have told him so? | Simon Jenkins

The former PM’s leaked visit to the White House is concerning. This scheme is an outrage that no other Arab – or western – state could backSign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and moreTony Blair’s leaked presence at the recent White House discussion of Donald Trump’s “Gaza Riviera” plan is either good news or outrageous. Good news if he used his influence with Trump to terminate this obscenity. Dreadful news if he were to be party to it.The plan itself was first outlined to an incredulous world by Trump in February. The details have now emerged. It involves the expulsion – the de facto imprisonment – of 2 million Palestinians, while the US administers the exclave for 10 years. Each Palestinian would be paid $5,000 each plus four years’ rent somewhere else and one year’s supply of food. Gaza is then rebuilt as a skyscraper wonderland of artificial intelligence inv...

Politics

5 h. ago Trump’s aid cuts in east Africa led to unwanted abortion and babies being born with HIV – report

Doctors, nurses, patients and other experts describe the loss of decades of progress in beating the virus in 100 days after Pepfar was disruptedAid cuts in east Africa have led to cases of babies being born with HIV because mothers could not get medication, a rise in life-threatening infections, and at least one woman having an unwanted abortion, according to interviews with medical staff, patients and experts.A report by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) sets out dozens of examples of the impact of disruption to Pepfar – the president’s emergency plan for aids relief – in Tanzania and Uganda. Continue reading...

Politics

5 h. ago Mohamed Salah calls out fan ‘disrespect’ to former Liverpool forwards Núñez and Díaz

Winger responds to account with half a million followersPost moocked two of Liverpool’s outgoings this summerThe Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah called out a popular fan account on Wednesday for “disrespecting” former teammates Luis Díaz and Darwin Núñez after a social media post mocked their departures from the club.Salah took exception to a post on X featuring images of the departed duo in black-and-white over new signings Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak with the caption: “Name a bigger upgrade in footballing history.” Continue reading...

Events

6 h. ago Cabinet minister issues statement ahead of emergency text event this weekend

The test emergency text message will go out to millions of mobile phones

Politics

6 h. ago Will YOU get the full triple lock increase in your state pension next year?

Millions of pensioners will not receive the expected £551 triple-lock boost to their state pension payments next April.

Politics

6 h. ago Protesters demand release of HIV funds ‘illegally’ withheld by Trump

People take to streets against Trump administration plans to rescind funding for life-saving international programsAs Congress reconvened on Tuesday, activists gathered near the White House to protest against cuts to global HIV funding, calling attention to funds they say are being withheld illegally by the Trump administration despite being appropriated by Congress.The end of the fiscal year 2025 is 30 September, which means the majority of the withheld federal funds will disappear. The activists called for the release of the funding for programs such as Pepfar (the President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief), a program established in 2003 that has saved an estimated 26 million lives around the world and promised to help bring the HIV epidemic to an end. Continue reading...

Events

6 h. ago Children’s home approved on ‘millionaire row’ as neighbours’ fears are dismissed

It is understood neighbours opposed to the plans discussed potentially buying the £1.5M property to prevent the change of use

Society

7 h. ago Craig Bellamy criticises Kazakhstan pitch as Wales face tough night at $185 million stadium

The 30,000 capacity Astana Arena is the venue for the World Cup qualifier, with the artificial pitch a cause for concern

Economics