80 m. ago Public vote to be held on which Ukrainian town Bury should ‘twin’ with

People in the town will decide between the towns of Ivano Frankivsk and Uzhgorod in a bid to 'continue solidarity with the war-torn country'

Politics

97 m. ago Russia strikes Zelensky's home town after US stops sharing intelligence with Ukraine

UK Defence Secretary John Healey will meet Pete Hegseth in Washington on Thursday as efforts continue to bridge a transatlantic rift over Kyiv’s future security

Events

2 h. ago Jose Mourinho: Born in Portugal. Made in Largs. What are the Special One's links to a quaint Scottish seaside town?

Having promised himself that he'd do everything in his power to improve his chances of climbing the ladder, Jose Mourinho enrolled in an SFA coaching course at Largs and packed his bags.

Politics

3 h. ago How new £59 bin fee will work as more than 90,000 Greater Manchester households face new charge

The town hall has made changes to green and blue bins to balance the books.

Economics

3 h. ago Archaeological excavation at Italian town rewrites timeline of Rome’s collapse

Excavations suggest the town was likely visited by Julius Caesar

Politics

4 h. ago ‘The entire coastline will be cemented over’: the tiny Italian town set to become a dock for giant cruise ships

Only 20 miles from Italy’s capital, Isola Sacra was ignored for years but now Royal Caribbean has plans to turn it into a major new portOn a cloudy day in January, Isola Sacra, a hamlet in Fiumicino, 20 miles from Rome, does not look like a place that would attract masses of tourists. Low-rise family homes with small gardens alternate with meadows and fields and life has the sedate pace of a provincial town.An old lighthouse now lies in ruins and not far away is the darsena dei bilancioni, the beach that takes its name from the stilt houses, or bilancioni, once used for fishing. Continue reading...

Politics

7 h. ago ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: Who invented goal nets in football?

Football goal nets were invented in 1890 by John Brodie. Brodie was a civil engineer known for his contribution to town planning in Liverpool.

Politics

8 h. ago Asylum seeker raped girl, 15, in town centre after spotting her alone, court hears

A 29-year-old asylum seeker from Afghanistan raped a 15-year-old schoolgirl after spotting her alone in Falkirk city centre, a court has heard.

Events

9 h. ago Iconic high street brand to be sold in £8 billion deal this week after closure of 300 stores

The beauty and healthcare giant could be sold to private equity firm Sycamore Partners as early as this week, according to reports

Economics

14 h. ago Luxury modern mansion hiding in the trees in a popular Welsh town

It would be very easy to drive right past this seven-bed modern mansion tucked away among woodland

Politics

14 h. ago Huge fire rips through historic church in Scots town as nearby homes evacuated

The historic Maison Dieu Church was built in the 1260s.

Events

15 h. ago 'I was drowning in debt when I bought £20k nail salon on a whim

Sarah Abel’s impulse spending was out of control but she was convinced that she could turn her finances around and make a success out of her new beauty venture

Economics

15 h. ago Best at home keratin treatments in the UK and the benefits explained

Long, strong, frizz-free locks are coming your way.

Politics

16 h. ago Pretty town not overrun by tourists is perfect for British staycation

The gorgeous area is believed to only receive around 120,000 visitors each year.

Politics

17 h. ago Nine students found dismembered with 'bag of hands' on Mexico holiday also 'tortured'

The bodies of the four women and five men, aged 19 to 30 and all from the town of Tlaxcala, were found in the boot of an abandoned car on a rural road around 175 miles from Mexico City

Politics

18 h. ago Gordon and Jim after coming out to Gordon’s mum: Sage Sohier’s best photograph

‘They had been together for 21 years. They’re telling Margot, Gordon’s mum, that they’re about to appear in a Valentine’s Day issue of the local newspaper’I took this shot in 1987, when I was living in Boston, Massachusetts. It was the middle of the Aids crisis, and there was an atmosphere of fear as more people fell victim to the virus. The year before I had decided to create At Home With Themselves, a series in which I captured the lives of same-sex couples in photographs and interviews. That’s how I met Gordon and Jim, the couple shown here next to Gordon’s mother Margot in their home in San Diego.By the mid-1980s, and with the advent of Aids, there was a backlash against the growing openness towards homosexuality. There were all sorts of misconceptions about how you could contract the disease: from toilet seats, or sharing an ice-cream cone. The press played into stereotypes, particularly the idea that gay men were very sexually promiscuous. But that period got me thinking about...

Culture

18 h. ago English Football League club owner Phil Kirk diagnosed with inoperable cancer aged 58

Phil Kirk, 58, and his brother Ashley, who are from the town, first invested in Chesterfield three years ago and are now majority owners - but the family have discovered tragic news

Sport

18 h. ago 'An Evening of Burlesque' set to entertain Airdrie Town Hall audiences

Enjoy a "scintillating night out of sparkling entertainment" with the UK’s longest running burlesque show on March 22.

Events

18 h. ago Briton captured while fighting for Ukraine jailed for 19 years in Russia

James Scott Rhys Anderson was charged with terrorism and ‘mercenary activities’ after capture in Kursk in NovemberA British citizen captured while fighting alongside the Ukrainian army has been sentenced in Russia to 19 years in prison on charges of terrorism and “mercenary activities”.James Scott Rhys Anderson, 22, from Banbury, Oxfordshire, was captured by Russian forces last November while fighting on Ukraine’s side during its cross-border offensive in Russia’s Kursk region. Continue reading...

Events

18 h. ago Are female celebrities feeding a culture of secrecy around tweakments?

As the Stranger Things star sparks a viral conversation around the way we talk about women online, Olivia Petter asks if it’s time to challenge the secrecy that defines discussions around the way we look

Politics