64 m. ago UK food charity chef tells of Ramadan challenge for refugees in Calais

Refugee Community Kitchen has been supporting displaced people in Calais since 2015.

Events

69 m. ago Pound rises above $1.29 as Trump fears hit dollar; Poundland chain up for sale – business live

Dollar slides after US president exempts carmakers from 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico; euro and sterling hit four-month highsThe British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is predicting “a long and challenging year for UK businesses”. It has become more gloomy about the growth outlook for the UK and said firms will struggle to invest as they deal with a raft of rising cost pressures.This is going to be a long and challenging year for UK businesses. The BCC’s forecast shows an economy struggling without the secure foundations to kickstart business investment.Inflation will continue to be stubborn this year forcing the Bank of England to keep interest rates relatively high. Global uncertainties will add further dark clouds to the economic climate. Continue reading...

Economics

79 m. ago Horror UK motorway fire rips through coach 'carrying 30 school kids' in 'dreaded call'

Horrific pictures show the devastation caused to a school coach after it burst into flames on a motorway slip road yesterday. The coach was carrying '30 plus children' and teachers at the time of the fire

Events

1 hour ago Commercial director behind £100m deal resigns in latest setback to RFU

Stuart Ramsey to leave next month for role in triathlonChair has also quit and chief executive is under pressureThe Rugby Football Union’s commercial director has resigned in another setback for the beleaguered ­governing body. ­Stuart Ramsey, who was ­instrumental in securing a £100m naming rights deal for Twickenham with Allianz last year and recently agreed a partnership for England teams with Apple, will leave the RFU next month for a new role in triathlon.Ramsey’s impending departure follows the resignation of the RFU chair, Tom Ilube, last December over an executive pay row with the news coming a few weeks before a special general meeting of the RFU, which will determine the fate of the chief executive, Bill Sweeney. Continue reading...

Economics

2 h. ago 'It's the sort of call we really dread!': Devastation after coach carrying 30 children bursts into flames on M60

"It's the sort of call we really dread"

Politics

3 h. ago A youth theater production rises from the ashes of the Los Angeles fires

A children's theater group in Pacific Palisades lost its beloved playhouse to the Los Angeles fires

Events

4 h. ago Drop in planning permissions casts doubt on England’s housebuilding target

Number of new homes given go ahead last year was lowest since 2014

Events

4 h. ago UK scientists develop DNA sequencing system to fight superbugs

Exclusive: Sequencing will help doctors identify bacteria that cause infections and offer effective treatments faster and more accuratelyScientists have developed a rapid DNA sequencing system to stem the rise of superbugs by identifying bacterial infections faster and more accurately.Currently, hospital labs can take as long as seven days to specify bacterial infections, while for some infections a definitive diagnosis may take eight weeks. Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago How to get free books for children of all ages on World Book Day

Everyone deserves to lose themselves in a good book so this World Book Day all children are invited to collect free books across the country

Politics

4 h. ago Scotrail alcohol ban could still be in place five years after 'temporary' measure was introduced

EXCLUSIVE: Customers can be regularly seen flouting the booze ban on trains leading to claims it is "unenforceable".

Politics

4 h. ago Kids held in Glasgow police cells for “inappropriate” length of time

Inspectors found a number of children were being held in custody for long periods despite being charged with “minor offences”.

Events

6 h. ago Privately run immigration detention center that previously held families in Texas will reopen

A private prison company says it will reopen an immigrant detention facility in Texas that previously held families with children for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement CoreCivic announced the contract with ICE and the city of Dilley on Wednesday

Politics

6 h. ago Prince William's heartbreaking plea after 'having enough of it' in tearful moment

Prince William's childhood was spent in the glare of the public eye, with the royal admitting he 'had enough of it' - a stance which has shaped his adamancy that his own children will enjoy a private life

Politics

7 h. ago REVEALED: How doctors in Spain are exploiting a loophole to send prescriptions for powerful sex change drugs to British teenagers

When the Mail confronted Dr Xabier Lopez outside his apartment block in a working-class district of Barcelona, he quickly admitted his identity - and his unconventional practice.

Events

8 h. ago Scrubbing up well! Britain has more women doctors than men for the first time in more than 165 years, figures reveal

For the first time in the history of the General Medical Council's official UK-wide register, female doctors outnumber their male counterparts in both the workplace and medical school.

Politics

8 h. ago NFL legend Bill Belichick is coaching practices again. Only now he's a college rookie at UNC

Bill Belichick is back on the practice sidelines again, though now in college at North Carolina

Economics

9 h. ago Ban smacking because it has no benefit to children, top doctors urge

A group of top doctors have issued a plea to the government to finally ban the 'Victorian' punishment of smacking children, which they say offers no benefit at all.

Society

9 h. ago Boys watching adult porn ‘drawn to more extreme and illegal images’, warns charity

Over 81,000 Londoners called the Lucy Faithfull Foundation’s helpline Stop It Now

Events

9 h. ago Law on smacking children explained as doctors demand end to legal protection of ‘reasonable punishment’

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health demands an end to the "Victorian" punishment saying it harms their mental health and places kids at risk

Society

9 h. ago ‘Don't ban smacking – instead teach parents how to manage their anger better’

As doctors call for an end to the ‘Victorian’ punishment of smacking, columnist Darren Lewis worries this won’t stop the monsters who abuse children, but will criminalise reasonable parents

Society