15 m. ago Big Lots announces plans to reopen 132 stores that were closed during bankruptcy last year

The first round of stores will reopen on May 1, and the second will reopen on May 15

Politics

23 m. ago Wife should get to keep more of family fortune after divorcing banker husband who gave her £80m to escape threat of inheritance tax, Supreme Court hears

Clive Standish, 70, a sheep-farming tycoon and former CFO of UBS, married Anna Standish, 55, in December 2005, but the couple separated in 2020 after a 15-year marriage.

Economics

23 m. ago Darts legend banned for 11 years for match fixing and placing 88 bets on matches

A former World Darts Championship semi-finalist has been banned for 11 years for match fixing and ordered to pay a fine of £17,580, after a hearing held by the Darts Regulation Authority (DRA) disciplinary committee

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24 m. ago Judge orders release of Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi from ICE detention after his arrest during citizenship interview

Palestinian activist is among dozens of international students marked for deportation by Trump administration

Events

26 m. ago Port of Liverpool horror as man killed in forklift truck accident

Emergency services rushed to the Seaforth Docks in Liverpool at around 10.15am on Wednesday following reports that a 63-year-old had been involved in a forklift accident

Events

30 m. ago Tennis star 'snaps' and grabs umpire by throat – 'I just couldn't hold back my emotions'

Svyatoslav Gulin has spoken out after his obscene gesture towards an umpire during his clash with Alejo Sanchez Quilez and then what he did next while "very angry"

Politics

33 m. ago Woman smelt 'weird smell' in hotel room and found man hiding under bed

Holiday goer Natalisi Taksisi horrifyingly found a man was hiding under her bed during what should have been a relaxing hotel break, and says she's still traumatised by it now...

Politics

35 m. ago Carnival Cruise brawl caught on video as ship slapped with 'DO NOT SAIL' warning

A horror video caught the moment a passengers was pinned to the ground while punches were thrown at them and other travellers fighting on a Carnival Cruise ship as they were coming off following a seven-day journey

Events

40 m. ago Dozens of firefighters battle large fire on roof of west London school

Around 60 firefighters had to tackle a blaze at a school in Maida Vale

Events

44 m. ago Closure of popular Ayrshire restaurant and hotel a 'massive blow' for village

The Kirkton Inn in Dalrymple closed suddenly on Monday, April 28 and the people of the village have reacted with shock and sadness.

Society

46 m. ago Trump 100 days: tariffs, egg prices, Ice arrests and approval rating – in charts

The first few months have seen record-breaking use of executive powers – here are some of the outlying trendsTrump 100 days: inside Trump’s whirlwind start to his second presidencyWhen reading a chart, an outlier is often the first thing you notice. The first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term has been full of them: immigration arrests spiking. Markets falling. Emission trends reversing. Hundreds of day one pardons to insurrectionists. Record-breaking use of executive powers. Continue reading...

Politics

56 m. ago Kendrick Lamar and SZA review – powerhouse duo make their mark in Atlanta

Mercedes-Benz stadium, AtlantaThe record-breaking Grand National tour brings together two stylistically opposed stars and continues an internet-breaking feudJust when it seemed as if Kendrick Lamar had dropped his grudge against Drake, it turns out his “game over” coda to the Super Bowl half-time show was just the end of regulation. On the Grand National tour, a four-month stadium circuit for the Grammy-sweeping album GNX and SZA’s reissue album Lana, Lamar takes the music industry’s most bitter rivalry match into overtime.The score-keeping has not stopped. The Grand National tour’s opening date in Minneapolis last week totaled more than $9m from more than 47,000 spectators, giving Lamar claim to the highest-grossing hip-hop concert of all time – surpassing the record Eminem set after playing Melbourne, Australia, in 2019. That’s what you get when you pair the hottest rapper in the game with an R&B queen who is coming off the critical and commercial success of the buddy comedy O...

Politics

56 m. ago Man avoids prison sentence after firing crossbow into Motherwell flat

Ian Craig banged on the door of the property and made threats before firing a bolt into the hallway.

Events

57 m. ago Jannik Sinner considered quitting tennis during fallout from doping case

World No 1 is set for Rome return after three-month ban‘For a moment, I thought about giving up everything’Jannik Sinner has revealed he considered quitting tennis amid the fallout from his doping case. The world No 1 is preparing to return to the sport after agreeing a three-month ban with the World Anti-Doping Agency over the positive tests he returned last March for a banned steroid.Sinner was initially cleared of blame after it was accepted the substance entered his body via a product used by his then physio during a massage, but Wada appealed against the decision. Continue reading...

Politics

60 m. ago Michael Bolton breaks silence as star battles aggressive brain cancer diagnosis

Singer Michael Bolton has broken his silence after it was revealed that he has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer and was forced to undergo emergency surgery

Events

68 m. ago Elon Musk's three unhinged moves before quitting the White House

Elon Musk has been a stalwart defender of President Donald Trump, but a White House containing two massive egos was always going to end with one leaving the White House, according to an expert

Events

69 m. ago Kelly Jones refused to watch Stereophonics tribute band who had a hilariously

Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones said it was 'an honour and privilege' to see the band's music being performed

Politics

79 m. ago This Welsh beach has dolphins, stunning coastal walks and banging brioche doughnuts, just don't tell everyone

It has all the hallmarks of a brilliant Welsh beach, expansive golden sands, big skies, sweeping estuary views and even a dolphin sighting if you're lucky!

Politics

83 m. ago Dozens of firefighters battle huge moorland blaze near Buxton

A large plume of smoke can be seen for miles around

Events

84 m. ago 'I’ve been turned into a human piñata': Katy Perry breaks silence on space trip backlash

The singer, 40, said she has been left ‘battered and bruised’ by online criticism

Politics