38 m. ago Britain's biggest pub chain hikes prices of drinks by 4% with could add up to 20p onto the cost of a pint

Stonegate Group, which owns bars including Slug & Lettuce, Walkabout, Be At One and Popworld, is set to increase prices for its leased and tenanted pubs to get booze from May 2.

Economics

53 m. ago Man who tricked his way into Wembley for Champions League final may face jail

A court heard Steven Carruthers and his four-year-old son rubbed shoulders with celebrities and sat in seats which should have cost more than £20,000.

Sport

60 m. ago MTG signals the one thing that will cost Republicans ‘bigly’ in midterms in warning to colleagues

Republicans are at odds on whether to pass Trump’s tax cuts, which could introduce $4.6 trillion to the national debt over the next decade

Events

69 m. ago Trump declares war on Jeff Bezos after Amazon's 'hostile and political' tariffs move

After Amazon announced it was going to display the cost of Trump's tariffs alongside its products on its website, Donald Trump dubbed the move 'hostile and political'

Politics

86 m. ago 'Nepo baby' whose father and uncle starred on iconic comedy show is now a singer... can you guess who she is?

The 25-year-old's father and uncle both starred on a comedy series that has emerged as one of the most iconic TV programs in American history.

Culture

2 h. ago The uniting theme of Trump’s presidency? Ineptitude | Robert Reich

From deportations to human rights to the economy, the president’s actions have resulted in mayhem. Here’s a samplingSome Democrats fear they’re playing into Donald Trump’s hands by fighting his mass deportations rather than focusing on his failures on bread-and-butter issues like the cost of living.But it’s not either-or. The theme that unites Trump’s inept handling of deportations, his trampling on human and civil rights, his rejection of the rule of law, his dictatorial centralization of power, and his utterly inept handling of the economy is the ineptness itself.Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is a professor of public policy emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Guardian US columnist. His newsletter is at robertreich.substack.com Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago Weather Scotland: Edinburgh to be hotter than Athens as hottest day of year forecast for tomorrow

Temperatures are set to soar on Wednesday in locations including Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee

Politics

2 h. ago Dermot O'Leary shares emotional advice from Simon Cowell as he fronts new show away from ITV

This Morning presenter Dermot O'Leary has been a mainstay on British TV for almost three decades - and he's set to host a new comedy game show, Silence is Golden

Culture

3 h. ago Nintendo spills how much Switch 2 Welcome Tour will cost, and fans aren't happy

Fans aren't happy that the game isn't being included for free.

Politics

3 h. ago Drivers of Ford Rangers and other vehicles face £7,000 tax change

Thousands of drivers could be hit with a hefty tax bill as a major tax change hits certain vehicle types

Economics

3 h. ago Britpop battle between Blur and Oasis revisited in ‘punchy’ new comedy

John Niven’s debut play explores rivalry between the two British bands who vied for the No 1 spot in the charts in 1995It was the great Britpop showdown in the summer of 1995, billed as a contest between cheeky chaps and lairy lads. Thirty years on, a new play is to revisit the fierce rivalry between Blur and Oasis when both British bands put out a new single in the same week and competed to grab the No 1 spot in the charts. Some purchased both releases, many couldn’t care less, but for a few days it was a decision that defined you: whether to spend £2.99 on Oasis’s Roll With It or Blur’s Country House?The Battle is the debut stage play of novelist and screenwriter John Niven who said of the era: “Music was so central to the culture that two pop groups could dominate the entire summer, the evening news and the front page of every newspaper in the country. We’re going to take you back there.” Continue reading...

Events

3 h. ago The secrets that have kept this restaurant thriving on historic Edinburgh street for 20 years

This place originally opened back in 2005

Society

3 h. ago Soaring Fringe costs mean comedy is 'becoming more elitist', leading stand

The ‘Edinburgh model’ is making it ‘almost impossible’ for working class people to become comedians

Politics

3 h. ago Soaring Fringe costs mean comedy is 'becoming more elitist', comedian Matt Forde warns

The ‘Edinburgh model’ is making it ‘almost impossible’ for working class people to become comedians

Events

3 h. ago New Cardiff date for Oasis show inspired by Britpop feud with Blur

The Battle is a new comedy that will relive the heady summer of 1995, when Blur and Oasis went head-to-head in the 'greatest chart battle of all time' - and the play is coming to Cardiff

Politics

4 h. ago White House calls Amazon ‘hostile’ for reportedly planning to list tariff costs

White House accuses Amazon of ‘hostile and political act’ after report says company will display tariffs costs on siteThe White House accused Amazon of committing a “hostile and political act” after a report said the e-commerce company was planning to inform customers how much Donald Trump’s tariffs would cost them as they shopped.The press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, was responding to a report in Punchbowl News, which, citing a person familiar with the matter, reported that Amazon would begin displaying on its site how much the tariffs had increased the prices of individual products, breaking out the figure from the total listed price. Continue reading...

Economics

4 h. ago DVLA tells drivers they could be entitled to car tax refund amid price rises

Some motorists could get money back on their Vehicle Excise Duty after the cost of it rose for millions this month

Economics

4 h. ago No criminal charges over death of ice hockey player Adam Johnson during game

Adam Johnson died after he was hit in the neck by Steelers player Matthew Petgrave’s skate in October 2023

Sport

4 h. ago Trump’s first 100 days mark worst for US stock market since Gerald Ford

S&P 500 on course to lose 8% since inauguration day in weakest start to a presidency since 1970s

Politics

4 h. ago Netflix adds new comedy adaptation of 1981 film White Lotus fans should watch

The comedy boasts one of the strongest casts of the year

Events