36 m. ago SNP facing social care 'meltdown' as £560m black hole risking service collapse

A £560m social care financial black hole could pay for more than 18,000 care home beds or more than 11,000 nurses.

Economics

37 m. ago The Christian right has set the US on the road to Gilead. Without a fight, other nations may follow | Deborah Frances

Organisations that pumped money into overturning Roe v Wade are making inroads in Europe. Women’s rights are truly at riskWith Donald Trump as president, there is now a heavy strain of Christian nationalism driving the US political agenda. From draconian abortion policies to ending birthright citizenship, some of Trump’s first executive orders sound startlingly like something out of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, the dystopian novel turned TV show set in Gilead, a fundamentalist, fascist version of the US where women have no rights. But it is urgent we understand that what is happening in the US could happen here. This road to Atwood’s Gilead is charting a course straight through the UK and Europe, and we may well be sleepwalking on to it.In November 2024 I debated with the American conservative lawyer Erin Hawley at the Oxford Union. The motion was “This house regrets the overturning of Roe v Wade”, the US supreme court’s landmark decision that once protected the right to h...

Politics

98 m. ago Being Elis James, the Welshman who can't quite believe his luck

The Welsh comedian talks cycling with Lee Trundle, the magic of Wales away and how a Ribena spillage helped him woo the love of his life

Politics

2 h. ago Homeless women raped and assaulted in dingy hostels as campaigners call for female

Petition attracts 30,000 signatures amid a wave of sexual assaults.

Events

2 h. ago Gangland drama told through eyes of crime kingpins penned by ex

Anton O’Donnell, from Paisley, had no film making experience and a budget of just £5,000 when he decided to try and bring his script to life.

Events

2 h. ago Benidorm tourist clampdown as penalties revealed for anyone breaking strict rule

As fed-up locals continue to berate tourists for fuelling Spain's housing crisis, Benidorm has decided to take powers into its own hands in a huge new clampdown that comes into effect in just two weeks

Politics

2 h. ago Incredible transformation in £1m Cardiff home from bland to bold on a budget

A dramatic 'before and after' transformation influenced by top interior designer Abigail Ahern's London home and recreated by a Cardiff homeowner

Economics

2 h. ago We bought a house to knock it down. Now we've got the best view of Cardiff possible

This tough transformation marks an incredible 'before and after' that has completely changed the site with a house built into a cliff

Politics

3 h. ago You can now get free Jacquemus pyjamas when you fly Air France, but here's the catch

Beloved French fashion brand Jacquemus is serving up serious style at 30,000 feet in the air by giving Air France travellers free pyjamas on their flights, but there’s a catch

Politics

5 h. ago IRS plans to cut up to 25% of staff, starting with closing its civil rights office, AP sources say

The IRS plans to cut as many as 20,000 staffers as part of layoffs that began Friday

Politics

5 h. ago Universities review trans policies after Sussex Uni's record £585,000 fine for failing to uphold free speech as feminist academic was 'hounded out' by activists

Universities are reviewing their transgender equality policies in the wake of a record fine handed to the University of Sussex after feminist Professor Kathleen Stock was hounded out of her job.

Events

5 h. ago Phil Foden told how to become England favourite again as Thomas Tuchel handed warning

EXCLUSIVE: Manchester City's attacking midfielder Phil Foden has had a tough season and was in the spotlight again recently after failing to sparkle for England in Thomas Tuchel’s opening match

Events

5 h. ago Change to DWP earnings rule means 60,000 more Brits are eligible for £333 next week

The DWP has announced a major benefit change coming into force from Monday, April 7

Economics

6 h. ago Channel small boat migrants top 30,000 since Labour came to power, as Tories accuse PM Sir Keir Starmer of 'betraying the British public'

There were scores of migrant arrivals in Dover this morning after UK Border Force vessels intercepted dinghies in the middle of the English Channel.

Events

6 h. ago The 1% Club contestant misses out on £10,000 jackpot after taking a risky gamble on final question

Player Brett made his way through the trivia game easily but on the last round, he chose to take a risky gamble instead of walking away with the prize.

Economics

7 h. ago Los Angeles agrees to $4bn deal to settle thousands of sexual abuse claims

County’s offer – largest of its kind – would settle lawsuits filed over alleged abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959Los Angeles county has reached a $4bn agreement to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959, officials said Friday.The agreement, which still needs approval from the Los Angeles county board of supervisors, would be the largest of its kind and have long-lasting financial effects for the county, officials said. Continue reading...

Economics

7 h. ago Man United star Andre Onana's wife has 'Rolex and £62K handbag’ stolen in car park

Melanie Kamayou was said to have had her expensive designer handbag and Rolex watch stolen during the robbery in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, where she lives with her footie star husband

Economics

7 h. ago HALF of all sick notes are handed out without the patient seeing a doctor, damning government study reveals

The bombshell study also reveals that more than a third (39 per cent) of recipients said it is easy to get one even 'when not really needed'.

Science

8 h. ago Taxpayers funded training for ministers to sell their controversial welfare cuts to the public

Official records show £12,000 of public money was given to PR giant Freud Communications, whose chairman backed Labour at the election.

Economics

8 h. ago Man Utd star Andre Onana's wife 'has 62k bag and Rolex stolen' in horrifying ordeal

Melanie Kamayou, the wife of Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana, was robbed on the street in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, of an expensive handbag and a Rolex watch

Economics