6 d. ago Chelsea cut four stars from Club World Cup plans including shock decision by Enzo Maresca

Chelsea are set to travel to the US over the coming days as they get their Club World Cup campaign underway - but a number of big-money signings have missed out on a place in the squad

Events

6 d. ago Campaigners welcome decision to call in Flamingo Land's controversial Loch Lomond plans after government U

The Scottish Government has called in plans for a major development on the banks of Loch Lomond.

Politics

7 d. ago Aldi fight on two fronts in bid to build new store close to notoriously congested roundabout

The discount retailer will appeal a council planning decision and has also re-submitted proposals similar to those unanimously rejected by councillors last year

Politics

7 d. ago What’s behind Keir Starmer’s decision to back nuclear power?

Does the UK need nuclear to keep the lights on? What has big tech got to do with it? And do the costs stack up?Keir Starmer has committed the UK to its first significant stake in a new nuclear power plant since the 1980s.The decision to invest almost £18bn of taxpayer money into the Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk was welcomed by Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, as the beginning of a “golden age” of nuclear investment that would be critical to the government’s net zero goals. Continue reading...

Events

9 d. ago If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a youth hostel to give their parents a break | Nell Frizzell

Forget luxury escapes: it’s more fun to share time and space with people of all ages and from all walks of lifeI’ve never been in a band. But I have been to a youth hostel with four babies, which is sort of the same thing. Everywhere we turned there was singing, selfies, strangers coming up to us in the street and women getting their boobs out – it was the Small Faces, but with actual small faces.My God, how I love youth hostels. In all their strange, intergenerational, shared washing-up sponges and boot-room glory, they are the best of us. You can keep your sponsored hotel stays and luxury apartments as far as I’m concerned. Give me a fluorescent-lit kitchen with five electric hobs and a roll of stickers to label your milk any day.Nell Frizzell is a journalist and author Continue reading...

Society

1 week ago Greg Taylor 'set' Celtic contract decision timeline as Kosugi transfer succesion plan tackled head on

The left-back is set to become a free agent this month amid interest from Greek side PAOK

Politics

1 week ago Prince Harry's 'nonsense' plan for kids amid 'nail in coffin' decision over family

Royal expert Jennie Bond has questioned Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's reported plan they've hatched for the future for their children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet

Politics

1 week ago Mount Etna explosion from space: Satellite images show moment volcano spewed ash more than four miles into sky

Images shared by the European Space Agency have captured the eruption and lava flows

Events

1 week ago Mount Etna eruption: Incredible video shows tourists fleeing for their lives as huge ash clouds explode (cloned)

Images shared by the European Space Agency have captured the eruption and lava flows

Society

2 w. ago 'Spiderweb' sneak attack will cost Putin $7bn as he loses 34% of nuclear planes

The decisive drone strikes from Ukraine reportedly came after meticulous planning over 18 months before, with many of Vladimir Putin's notorious nuclear doomsday planes destroyed

Events

2 w. ago Brave mum who plans to end her life after daughter’s exams says decision is her ‘last bit of parenting’

A mum with motor neurone disease is planning to starve herself to protect her 'amazing' children from seeing her 'brutal' death, after being diagnosed with the terminal illness two years ago.

Politics

2 w. ago Caleb Plant stunned by unheralded Armando Reséndiz in massive upset

Reséndiz wins interim WBA title in major shockPlant outlanded 186–108 in high-volume battleCharlo drops LaManna three times, wins by TKOArmando Reséndiz pulled off a massive upset on Saturday night, defeating former world champion Caleb Plant by split decision to capture the interim WBA super middleweight title at Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas.Reséndiz (16-2, 11 KOs) won on two judges’ scorecards by identical 116-112 scores, overruling one card that had Plant ahead 115-113. The 25-year-old Mexican outworked and outlanded Plant over 12 rounds, handing the American his second straight loss and third in his last five fights. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Controversial HMO decision overturned on appeal and will now go ahead

The council's planning committee refused the plans in October last year but now a planning inspector has overturned that decision and ruled the council 'acted unreasonably'

Politics

2 w. ago Rayner: Government not compromising green protections to build homes faster

The Government has set out proposals to cut red tape and for planning decisions to be shifted away from councillors and towards expert officers.

Politics

2 w. ago UK politics live: minister defends Labour’s justice record after warnings of threat to public safety

Housing minister says previous government left prison system in state of ‘criminal neglect’ amid warnings over early release plan The government is seeking to give a boost to smaller developers with faster planning decisions and financial backing to speed up building new homes.It will set out the detail of proposals to cut red tape and for planning decisions to be shifted away from councillors and towards expert officers as part of efforts to meet Labour’s pledge to build 1.5m homes by 2029-30.We’ve inherited, as you know, a housing system that’s not building enough homes part of the reason it is broken is that we’re overly reliant on a small number of large volume housebuilders. So we’ve got to diversify the housing market and get smaller housebuilders back in the game.In the 1980s they used to produce about 40% of all homes. Today it’s less than 10%, and so the package we’re announcing today allocating land specifically to SME housebuilders, providing them with more financial supp...

Events

2 w. ago Fukushima soil headed to Japan PM’s flower beds to allay nuclear safety fears

The government has suggested the material, which it describes as low risk, could also be used in roads and infrastructure in other parts of Japan.Slightly radioactive soil from near the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will be transported to Tokyo and used in flower beds in the prime minister’s garden, in an attempt to prove to a skeptical public that the material is safe.The decision comes 14 years after the plant suffered a triple meltdown in the world’s worst nuclear accident since Chornobyl. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Planning reforms seek to boost smaller developers to build homes faster

The Government will set out proposals to cut red tape and for planning decisions to be shifted away from councillors and towards expert officers.

Politics

3 w. ago Decision made on plans to convert house into a shared space for 10 people

Council officers were concerned about a lack of parking and cramped communal space

Politics

3 w. ago Sex up the sexting! Why text messages are the hot new boom area in TV shows

What makes for a believable texting – or sexting – exchange? And why has this suddenly become so crucial for a character’s credibility? We meet the teams who agonise over writing lines that only appear on screen for secondsIn the final episode of Ted Lasso’s second season, Ted sends a text to his ex-wife that reads simply: “Knock, knock.” Nothing too unusual about that you might think, but what is strange is that it appears to be the very first message he’s ever sent the mother of his son. Stranger still, she has never previously texted him either. The blank white space above and below their messages reveals that the characters share zero messaging history.It’s a problem that used to plague TV. Why is the first message Emily in Paris has ever received from her boyfriend: “Hey, how is Paris?” When Rebecca accidentally sends a text to her crush instead of her best friend in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, why is their history blank when we saw him text her about a housewarming party a few episod...

Culture

3 w. ago Manchester United get £30m transfer green light amid five point plan and redundancy decision

A look at the latest Manchester United headlines on Friday, May 23

Economics