37 h. ago I'm A Celeb stars look very different as they are seen fleeing Australia after jungle adventure

The first batch of stars have been spotted at Brisbane airport as the prepare to head back to Britain - no doubt excited about returning to some home comforts after weeks in camp

Politics

56 h. ago Woman who answered 'astronaut wanted' ad to become Britain's first person in space to headline festival

The first headline speakers at the Edinburgh Science Festival have been announced

Technology

6 d. ago Good Morning Britain star delivers tragic news after death that 'shocked the nation'

Good Morning Britain hosts Charlotte Hawkins and Ed Balls discussed the latest headlines on Thursday

Events

7 d. ago Reform council leader accused of racism after alleged remarks about Sadiq Khan

Ian Cooper allegedly called Khan ‘narcissistic Pakistani’ and made comments about lawyer Shola Mos-ShogbamimuA Reform UK council leader has been accused of racism after allegedly describing Sadiq Khan as a “narcissistic Pakistani” and saying a black British lawyer should have “F’d off back to Nigeria”.Ian Cooper, the leader of Staffordshire county council, is also said to have attacked the justice secretary, David Lammy, in a social media post that said: “No foreign national or first generation migrant should be allowed to sit in parliament.” Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago Venezuela to continue accepting deported migrants despite Trump's airspace closure assertion

U.S.-operated flights returning deported migrants to Venezuela will continue despite President Donald Trump’s assertion to consider the country’s airspace closed

Politics

8 d. ago Labour warned of fresh economic hit as Brexit accelerates high

‘None’ of the Labour chancellor’s measures will ‘have a material effect’ on growth, Richard Hughes, the chair of the OBR, has said.

Events

1 week ago Two of Britain's most glamorous new female stars will go head to head for the prestigious Brits Rising Star award

Two of Britain's most glamorous new female stars will go head to head for the prestigious Brits Rising Star award - hoping to follow in the footsteps of Adele, Jessie J and Sam Smith.

Events

1 week ago The Scottish Budget outlook: Why Shona Robison's job has been 'made slightly easier' by Rachel Reeves

The Fraser of Allander Institute (FAI) said measures introduced by Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves have opened up hundreds of millions of pounds for the Scottish Budget

Politics

1 week ago Turner v Constable: Tate Britain exhibition invokes long history of artistic rivalries

From Michelangelo and Leonardo to Picasso and Matisse, bitter feuds have defined art. But are contemporary artists more collaborative than their renaissance predecessors?“He has been here and fired a gun,” John Constable said of JMW Turner. A shootout between these two titans would make a good scene for in a film of their lives, but in reality all Turner did at the 1832 Royal Academy exhibition was add a splash of red to a seascape, to distract from the Constable canvas beside it.That was by far the most heated moment in what seems to us a struggle on land and sea for supremacy in British art. It’s impossible not to see Tate Britain’s new double header of their work this way. For it is a truth universally acknowledged, to paraphrase their contemporary Jane Austen, that when two great artists live at the same time, they must be bitter and remorseless rivals. But is that really so, and does it help or hinder creativity? Continue reading...

Culture

1 week ago 'Brain drain' warning: Why Labour's pandering to Reform on immigration is serious threat to economy

Labour’s continued drive to discourage migrants despite the latest massive fall in their numbers will dismay business leaders who view immigration as an ‘economic necessity’

Events

2 w. ago More migrant woe for Shabana Mahmood as Epping council vows to continue fight against Bell Hotel

Epping Forest District Council lost a High Court bid to have the Bell Hotel closed - but now councillors have agreed to attempt a further challenge in the Court of Appeal.

Events

2 w. ago Labour donor claims 'three simple measures' could slash energy bills by £20bn

With the cost of living set to be at the heart of the Budget, a Labour donor has set out a bold plan he says can permanently slash energy bills

Economics

2 w. ago Rachel Reeves 'can't tax her way to growth', warns head of CBI as Chancellor set to raise taxes to highest level in modern history

In a last-ditch plea ahead of Wednesday's Budget, the head of Britain's biggest business group will warn the Chancellor: 'You will never be able to tax your way to growth.'

Events

2 w. ago Anas Sarwar demands 'package to bring down energy bills' in UK Budget

The Scottish Labour leader said Chancellor Rachel Reeves must bring forward measures which reduce energy costs for consumers and businesses on Wednesday.

Economics

3 w. ago Government minister issues statement as Russian spy ship seen on edge of UK waters

John Healey said Britain “is ready” if the ship heads south in a warning to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Politics

3 w. ago How Europe’s immigration crackdown is fuelling smuggling gangs – video

It has been 10 years since the migrant crisis began - when thousands of people fleeing war, persecution and poverty sought refuge in Europe. A decade later, migration remains one of the continent’s most divisive and politicised issues.Across Europe, anti-immigrant policies have hardened, physical border walls have gone up, and new barriers - both visible and invisible - continue to appear. As a result, migrants are forced on to ever more dangerous routes in search of safety. And the smuggling gangs that EU politicians claim to want to stop are growing more powerful than ever.The Guardian’s European community affairs correspondent, Ashifa Kassam, and video journalist Frances Rankin travel to the edges of ‘Fortress Europe’ to find out what 10 years of tightening migration policy means for people on the move today. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Dublin promises tougher asylum rules to counter any new measures Labour bring in, to ensure migrants continue heading to Britain and not Ireland

Jim O'Callaghan said the UK's new proposals could alter the flow of asylum seekers between the two countries and insisted Ireland would not become a more attractive destination than Britain.

Events

3 w. ago Mahmood says UK asylum system ‘out of control’ as she defends Labour crackdown amid growing backlash

Labour backbenchers accuse government of ‘chasing Reform’ with new measures

Events

3 w. ago Labour faces growing revolt from own MPs over tougher asylum system as Shabana Mahmood sets out plans

One Labour MP branded the immigration reforms ‘dystopian’

Events

3 w. ago Shabana Mahmood tells MPs asylum system is ‘out of control and unfair’ amid Labour backlash over proposals – UK politics live

Labour MP calls government’s asylum plans ‘dystopian’ as home secretary announces measures in CommonsMomentum, the leftwing Labour group, has also denounced the government’s asylum plans. In a statement it says:The home secretary’s new immigration plans are divisive and xenophobic.Scapegoating migrants will not fix our public services or end austerity.Draconian, unworkable and potentially illegal anti-asylum policies only feed Reform’s support.The government has learnt nothing from the period since the general election.Some of the legal changes being proposed are truly frightening:Abolishing the right to a family life would ultimately affect many more people than asylum-seekers. Continue reading...

Politics