1 hour ago Netflix confirms launch date for Liam Payne's posthumous TV show as fans react to news

Liam Payne fans have said they are "not ready" to watch his final TV project, as Netflix confirmed the release date for the new show the late singer worked on before his death

Economics

2 h. ago Liam Payne's Netflix show releases trailer in late One Direction star's last project

Netflix has unveiled a release date and first look trailer for new talent show Building The Band, featuring the late Liam Payne as a judge alongside Nicole Scherzinger and Kelly Rowland

Economics

3 h. ago Reeves only a ‘gnat’s whisker’ from having to raise taxes in autumn, says IFS – UK politics live

Institute for Fiscal Studies says figures for projected departmental efficiencies savings from Treasury are not credibleReeves gambles on ‘renewing Britain’ to win voters’ trustRachel Reeves is now on ITV’s Good Morning Britain. Susannah Reid and Richard Madeley are interviewing her.Q: You must be disappointed about the growth figures? Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago Afghan human rights defender granted asylum after Home Office U

Claim of woman who risked life working for western government-backed projects was initially rejectedAn Afghan woman who risked her life defending human rights in her home country has been allowed to stay in the UK after a Home Office U-turn.The Guardian previously reported on the case of Mina*, whose asylum claim was rejected by the Home Office despite her high-profile work in Afghanistan. She worked for western government-backed projects and was involved in training and mentoring women across the country, which put her in grave danger even before the Taliban took over in 2021. Continue reading...

Society

4 h. ago Who could deny a hot, tired delivery driver the fruit from their cherry tree? | Adrian Chiles

All the poor man wanted was fresh fruit from the tree in front of my flat. I would have needed a heart of stone to refuse himI couldn’t understand what the food delivery bloke was saying to me. His accent was as heavy as his helmet and his words were getting lost in it. At the flats where I live, you’re never more than five minutes away from a weary rider like this turning up bearing someone’s tea, dinner, breakfast, lunch, snack, whatever. They’re not usually there for me, but it has been known.As I parked near the entrance, I saw him hand over his goods to a neighbour, but, unusually, he seemed in no hurry to speed off. He stood there looking up at something, before getting back on his moped and making to leave. But then he looked up again, thought better of leaving and got back off his moped. It was then that he came over to me saying words I couldn’t quite catch. He pointed up at the tree we were standing beneath and then I heard him properly, saying: “Please, if I pick cherry, ...

Politics

4 h. ago Tackling global warming is key to keeping Dartmoor ‘special’, says William

The Duchy of Cornwall and Central Dartmoor Landscape Recovery Project have launched a new project to create a resilient environment.

Politics

4 h. ago Liam Payne fans say they're 'not ready' as Netflix confirms release date for late singer's final project

The series also features Kelly Rowland and Nicole Scherzinger

Economics

5 h. ago Brotherless Night by VV Ganeshananthan audiobook review – love and conflict in Sri Lanka

The civil war transforms a young trainee doctor’s life as she copes with her feelings for a Tamil Tiger in last year’s Women’s prizewinning novelBrotherless Night opens with 16-year-old Sashi Kulenthiren, who hopes to be a doctor like her eldest brother, making tea when the kettle slips out of her hand, causing her to pour boiling water on herself. When a neighbour, K, hears her screams, he rushes over to help, cracking raw eggs over the scalds to soothe the pain. “So I began as K’s patient though he ended as mine,” Sashi reflects.Set in 1980s Sri Lanka, VV Ganeshananthan’s coming-of-age novel – which won the 2024 Women’s prize for fiction – is an epic and hard-hitting tale of family and survival as it documents life during the civil war between Tamil separatists and the Sinhalese majority that lasted three decades. Before fighting breaks out, Sashi’s most pressing problem is whether she will pass her exams at school. But soon violence and kidnapping become the norm, communities are...

Events

5 h. ago UK Government ‘committed’ to Acorn carbon capture project in Scotland – minister

Kirsty McNeill said the inclusion of development funding for the scheme in the spending review shows the Government’s support for it.

Politics

5 h. ago Plan to demolish part of Dalston's Kingsland Shopping Centre and build "massive" tower blocks prompts backlash from residents

The project could see 254 homes built, but the applicant has admitted it will not meet Hackney Council's affordable housing policy

Economics

6 h. ago Netflix release first look at Liam Payne’s final music project before his death

Netflix has released a first look at Building the Band, a new music competition series featuring the late Liam Payne as a guest judge.

Economics

7 h. ago NASA says there's higher chance Asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit the Moon

The asteroid was originally projected to hit Earth, but a moon strike is now more likely

Events

9 h. ago Acorn project funding uncertainty as 'final decision' still to be made by Chancellor Rachel Reeves

Concerns have emerged over how much funding the Chancellor will hand over for the Acorn project.

Politics

10 h. ago Greta Thunberg projects the 'image of a heroine' and proudly 'mocks her critics'

Greta Thunberg was deported by Israel on Tuesday, one day after the Gaza-bound ship she was on was dramatically seized by the Israeli military in "international waters"

Politics

12 h. ago Jamie Oliver's 'super tasty' banana bread recipe that only takes 10 minutes to prep

This is a super-tasty treat that's a great way to use up overripe bananas - eat this with a nice, hot cup of tea and you'll be in heaven. Here's how it is made

Society

14 h. ago How Greta Thunberg relishes being 'the poster girl for rebellious teenagers': JUDI JAMES reveals how she uses all the tricks of a political pro

Body language expert Judi James said campaigner Greta Thunberg projects the 'image of a heroine' and her confidence on the global stage 'would match or even exceed seasoned leaders'.

Politics

15 h. ago Stormzy to star in first project from new Merky Films venture

Brit Award-winning rapper and entrepreneur says film ‘Big Man’, directed by Oscar winner Aneil Karia, is about ‘the joy, spirit and fearless energy of youth’

Events

16 h. ago Major road opens to traffic after most expensive upgrade in Welsh history

The £2 billion project to upgrade the A465 Heads of the Valleys road began in 2002 and has now been fully completed

Politics

19 h. ago Police leaders say they will struggle to fulfil Labour’s promise to recruit 13,000 officers

Projected £1.2bn police funding shortfall expected to grow after spending review outlined fall in Home Office spending powerPolice forces will struggle to fulfil Keir Starmer’s promise to recruit an additional 13,000 officers and the public will “pay the price”, police leaders have warned, after the chancellor outlined a decline in Home Office spending power on Wednesday.The National Police Chiefs’ Council said it would be incredibly difficult to deliver the prime minister’s election pledge within the lifetime of this parliament, with a projected £1.2bn shortfall in police funding expected to grow. Continue reading...

Events

22 h. ago Peter Kay reveals very different project months after booting heckler out of his show

Comedian Peter Kay has announced a very different new project after being hit with bullying claims on his UK tour when he decided to boot hecklers out of his show

Politics

24 h. ago Spending review: Reeves vows to ‘renew Britain’ with big rises for NHS, housing and defence

Chancellor pledges to end spending on asylum hotels, as she contrasts Labour investment with Tory austerityUK politics live – latest updatesSpending review 2025: key points at a glanceFive charts underpinning Rachel Reeves’s decisionsRachel Reeves has pledged to “renew Britain” with a spending review prioritising health, defence and more than £100bn for long-term capital projects, despite leaving some key areas facing a tough squeeze on funding.In a speech to the Commons setting out Labour’s priorities up to the next general election, the chancellor said her investment programme would be felt in all corners of the country, while decrying austerity as a “destructive choice”. Continue reading...

Politics

24 h. ago Inside the new £400m UK train line that will never be used by normal passengers

The new £400million project, in the mountains of Neath Port Talbot, will have miles of railway tracks and station platforms - but it's not for everyday passengers

Economics

25 h. ago Chancellor announces funding for Acorn carbon capture project

The project had previously been overlooked for funding.

Politics

25 h. ago What the Spending Review means for Scotland and the projects being funded

How the spending plans announced by Rachel Reeves will impact Scotland

Economics

26 h. ago Spending Review: Scotland to get £52billion as Rachel Reeves also confirms Acorn Project funds

The Chancellor delivered the Spending Review on Wednesday

Economics

26 h. ago Spending Review: Scotland to get £52billion, Rachel Reeves says as figure sparks row with SNP

The Chancellor delivered the Spending Review on Wednesday

Economics

26 h. ago 84 inquiries for projects at Grangemouth received by Government, MSPs told

A number of approaches, a Holyrood committee heard, could begin in the next ‘three to four years’.

Politics

27 h. ago Lewis Hamilton subject of scathing comment by former Ferrari F1 chief Mattia Binotto

Mattia Binotto was Ferrari team principal before Frederic Vasseur and previously spent more than 20 years serving the iconic Italian F1 team, but is now leading the Audi project

Politics

27 h. ago Southport mum praises £10m project to remember three girls killed by knifeman

The regeneration project has been drawn up with help from Elsie's uncle, who said it is about remembering the victims of the attack as well as helping their hometown of Southport

Events

27 h. ago Rachel Reeves spending review 2025 LIVE as Chancellor makes major announcements

Key projects in Greater Manchester are expected to benefit from funding

Politics

28 h. ago Is it safe to travel to LA as protests and looting erupts across US city?

Tear gas and rubber bullets have been used by police, while projectiles have been thrown back by protestors as demonstrations turned violent

Events

28 h. ago Celebrations planned for 65th anniversary of Threave Heritage School of Gardening in Castle Douglas

Alumni have gone on to work at prestigious gardens such as the Eden Project, Kew Gardens and the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.

Culture

28 h. ago The Spin | Chipboard and carpet: refugee cricket tournament brings a moment of happiness

In the current wild and fragmented landscape, there is comfort in the sport’s ability to bring hope and communityNext week in Caen, at a baseball practice ground, on a pitch made out of two pieces of chipboard with some carpet stapled on top, a cricket tournament will unroll. Nine teams of refugees, mostly based in Normandy, will fight it out over two days in a series of round-robin T5 tape-ballgames.The battles will be fierce, the bowling often fast, with added jeopardy if the ball hits the not-very-well-disguised join between the two bits of chipboard. Chris Drew, a Guardian reader who lives locally, will umpire. “You watch county cricket and there is time,” he says via video call from France. “Time is one thing that you don’t have here. It is hit, it is whack, it is run, it is bowl – it is quite something. When they whack the ball, it stays whacked. There are no defensive shots. Continue reading...

Events

29 h. ago Rachel Reeves says she ‘chooses investment’ as she prepares to unveil Labour’s spending review – UK politics live

Chancellor will reveal how the government plans to spend almost £1.4tn in 2026-27, rising to almost £1.5tr in 2028-29In Wales politcians from almost all parties have been complaining for years about the UK governments decision to categorise HS2 as a project for England and Wales, even though the line does not go through Wales at all. Treating it as a project that nevertheless benefit Wales means Wales does not get equivalent money for its own infrastructure, under the Barnett formula.According to a report by ITV Cymru, Wales will get £445m for rail in the spending review. ITV quotes a Welsh Labour source as saying:This investment is more than Wales would have had so far had HS2 been Barnettised. It will make a massive difference economically and politically.We need to go much further and faster to get one step ahead of the tactics used by small boat gangs.That is why we will boost investment to secure our borders, with up to £280m per year in the Border Security Command by 2028/29. ...

Politics

32 h. ago Mother says Southport project a thank you to ‘community that saved us’

The Government has pledged £5 million for the work at Town Hall gardens.

Politics

32 h. ago COS artwork project elevates London, Paris and Helsinki stores

COS artwork project elevates London, Paris and Helsinki stores  FashionNetwork USA

Economics

32 h. ago A moment that changed me: I went to a death cafe – and learned how to live a much happier life

I felt peace flood over me as I realised I no longer needed to seek validation from others. Rather than saying yes to everything, I became more open, present and patient‘Are you afraid of dying, or are you afraid of not living?” Last year, I was sitting in a circle of strangers – half Buddhist monks, half morbidly curious members of the public – when someone asked one of the most profound questions I had ever heard. I was at a “death cafe”, at my local Buddhist centre in south London. A plate of biscuits was passed around while people nursed mugs of hot tea. At 29, I was one of the youngest attending the informal chat about death and dying, which was part of an initiative to encourage more open conversations about the ends of our lives.During the session, people reflected on the lives of those they had lost. Stories were shared about the joyful moments they had had together. A woman asked me why I would want to come to something like this, at my age. I looked around before revealing...

Events

33 h. ago New supercomputer for Scotland and funding for Acorn Project set to be confirmed in Spending Review

The Spending Review will be unveiled on Wednesday

Economics

39 h. ago Spain's economy minister says 'overtourism' challenges need to be addressed

Spain could receive as many as 100 million tourists this year, according to some projections

Politics

39 h. ago Meta is looking to build an AI lab to develop ‘superintelligence’

Mark Zuckerberg’s company is spending billions on AI infrastructure projects

Politics

40 h. ago The Salt Path author Raynor Winn discusses ‘powerful’ upcoming project in conversation with Matt Everitt

Raynor Winn, author of The Salt Path, sits down with writer and presenter Matt Everitt to discuss the brand new movie adaptation of her award-winning novel and upcoming show Saltlines: An Immersive Portrait of the South West Coast Path in Prose and Music, as part of the first installment of The Independent’s Live series in collaboration with Latitude Festival.

Culture

41 h. ago Chancellor Rachel Reeves set to promise Wales nearly half a billion pounds for rail

An initial funding settlement of £445m for new rail projects in Wales will be confirmed by the Chancellor Rachel Reeves in the Comprehensive Spending Review

Politics

42 h. ago Old Trafford, M60 upgrades and new railway lines: The big Greater Manchester projects Rachel Reeves could fund this week

Here are the big projects in Greater Manchester which local leaders will be hoping to get some funding for in the Spending Review

Politics

43 h. ago EastEnders confirms unexpected Stacey Slater twist just weeks after star's exit

EastEnders spoilers reveal that the soap are set to air a shock exit for Alfie Moon next week as the star previously headed on a break for another project

Politics

43 h. ago Charles Bronson vows to skip next parole hearing saying 'I don't do false hope'

Charles Bronson says he has 'as much chance of a chocolate tea pot surviving a second brew' as he has of tasting freedom with his parole due to be considered again

Politics

43 h. ago UK's most notorious criminal Charles Bronson makes vow from behind bars in leaked audio

Charles Bronson says he has 'as much chance of a chocolate tea pot surviving a second brew' as he has of tasting freedom with his parole due to be considered again

Events

44 h. ago Government pledges £5m for renovation project in memory of Southport victims

Sir Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner met the parents of Elsie Dot Stancombe, Alice da Silva Aguiar and Bebe King in Downing Street on Tuesday.

Economics

47 h. ago Historic Stirling bridge to reopen after nine months of £1.2m restoration works

The overpass - which sits on the B8034, over the River Forth, between Port of Menteith and Arnprior, in Stirling - saw a £1.2million repair project begin, with work originally scheduled to be complete by mid-March.

Economics

47 h. ago Acorn carbon capture project funding to finally be announced in Rachel Reeves spending review

Details of funding for the Acorn project are set to be announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves as part of Wednesday’s Spending Review.

Economics

48 h. ago 'Truth' behind Area 51 UFO conspiracies revealed in bombshell US report

Area 51 conspiracy theories and fake UFO sightings were deliberately planted to conceal Cold War-era military projects including stealth fighter jets, a bombshell report has found

Events

49 h. ago New Aldi and Starbucks to be built on empty land in Welsh town

It is hoped the project will contribute to creating a more viable ‘destination’ for shoppers

Politics

50 h. ago Comedian reveals he accidentally poured 'scalding hot tea' on VERY famous royal while working as a waiter

Daniel Foxx told Mel Giedroyc on her Where There's a Will There's a Wake podcast that he once had a not-so-favourable encounter with the Princess Royal while working as a waiter.

Politics

50 h. ago Scottish Government must embrace opportunities of nuclear energy, GMB Scotland say

The UK Government announced new nuclear projects on Tuesday

Politics

51 h. ago Support service for young victims of crime reaches 22 council areas

Glasgow sees highest number of referrals to Kibble’s pioneering SAFE Project

Events

54 h. ago Reeves says nuclear investment shows UK ‘back where it belongs’ after approving Sizewell C plant

The Government has earmarked almost £17 billion for nuclear power projects in the UK

Economics

58 h. ago AP PHOTOS: London's red foxes get a lifeline in The Fox Project

When red foxes are ill, injured or abandoned as cubs in south London and its leafy suburbs, The Fox Project is often there to help.

Culture

63 h. ago Geologists unveil UK ‘super regions’ with best potential for transition projects

The UK has a diverse subsurface, which can play a key role in supporting efforts to reach the country’s legally binding climate goals, geologists say.

Politics

63 h. ago Scottish Labour Government would end block on new nuclear power projects

Twenty-thousand Scots work in jobs that are dependent on the UK’s nuclear power industry.

Politics

68 h. ago Contract for cycle hub and toilet block at Lochwinnoch beauty spot to go before councillors

Elected members will be asked to approve awarding a deal for the project to Clarks Contracts.

Politics

69 h. ago A £25m project could bring more than 700 new jobs to a Greater Manchester town

The major scheme is about to get underway and should be completed by July 2026.

Economics

2 d. ago Government facing ‘walk of shame’ over Chinese embassy decision – Duncan Smith

The former Tory leader described the Government’s response to plans for a new Chinese embassy in London as ‘Project Kowtow’.

Politics

3 d. ago American tourist dies after drinking hallucinogenic herbal tea in Amazon rainforest

The psychoactive substance is illegal to consume in several countries, including the US

Events

3 d. ago Matt Baker's wife Nicola praised as she shares 'amazing' new project

Matt Baker's wife Nicola was showered with praise as she shared her latest project on Monday's Lorraine

Politics

3 d. ago Jodie Comer shares unexpected realisation she made after starring in Ryan Reynolds film

‘28 Years Later’ star suggested she’ll avoid similar projects in the future

Events

3 d. ago Sadiq Khan said to be furious over lack of spending review cash for London

City hall source says it would be unacceptable if there were no major infrastructure projects for capitalUK politics live – latest updatesSadiq Khan is understood to be furious at the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, over a lack of funding for London in the forthcoming spending review, with sources close the mayor suggesting the capital will get none of its key transport requests.The mayor is also understood to share the concerns of senior Met police officers that London will not get a substantial uplift in funding. Continue reading...

Economics

3 d. ago Is it safe to travel to LA? Your rights as immigration protests erupt across city

Tear gas and rubber bullets have been used by police, while projectiles have been thrown back by protestors as demonstrations turned violent

Events

3 d. ago BBC star battling health struggles doubles his money in just four years by transforming and selling his London home for £2.75million

Radio 2 star DJ Spoony is selling the grand Victorian house he turned into his dream home in a backbreaking four year renovation project - just months after undergoing life-saving brain surgery.

Economics

3 d. ago Artists, Siblings, Visionaries by Judith Mackrell review – the remarkable lives of Gwen and Augustus John

Gwen’s talent vastly outshone her brother’s – but both are treated with subtlety in this outstanding dual biographyA young woman sits reading, a pot of tea to hand, her blue dress almost the only colour in a still, sandy room. Gwen John’s painting The Convalescent shows a subdued yet happy moment, for this woman is free to think and feel. That, we see in Judith Mackrell’s outstanding double biography of Gwen and her brother, was her ideal for living: to be at liberty even if that meant existing in deepest solitude.The quietness of a life spent largely alone in single rooms, reading, drawing, painting and occasionally having wild sex with the sculptor Rodin, is counterpointed in this epic narrative by the crowded, relentless, almost insanely overstimulated life of Augustus John. Lion of the arts in early 20th-century Britain, he was a bigamist, adulterer, father of so many children you lose track (so did he), and an utterly forgettable painter. Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago DWP cuts impact laid bare with exactly how many will be 'in poverty'

The number is much higher than the Government's projected 250,000 - including 50,000 children

Politics

3 d. ago Skyblivion project lead and GOG chat about partnering up to release the massive Elder Scrolls mod following Fallout: London's troubled success

Skyblivion project lead and GOG chat about partnering up to release the massive Elder Scrolls mod following Fallout: London's troubled success  Rock Paper Shotgun

Events

3 d. ago London ‘Lamplighters Project’ Turns Bussinessmen Into Shluchim

London ‘Lamplighters Project’ Turns Bussinessmen Into Shluchim  Anash.org

Politics

4 d. ago Pulp review – Jarvis Cocker’s captivating comeback turns a rapt crowd rapturous

OVO Hydro, GlasgowOn a kitschy 1970s chatshow set, the Sheffield band play hits from across their career – and fans welcome their just-released album tracks like old friendsA thick velvet curtain cocoons the stage as a cool disembodied voice projects over the audience: “This is an encore. An encore occurs because the audience wants more.” Since their initial breakup in 2002, Pulp have re-formed twice, for sold-out tours and festival sets played to loyal, rapturous audiences. Tonight, the stakes are higher: for the first time in 24 years, Pulp have a new album, More, released just one day before tonight’s opening show. The audience want more – but do they want More?Any anxiety about new material is quashed when set opener and comeback single Spike Island is received like an old friend. Jarvis Cocker rises from the back of the stage flanked by cardboard cutouts of his bandmates – recognisable from the cover of 1995’s Different Class – before joining their real-life counterparts, guita...

Politics

4 d. ago England gets £16bn for transport as people share views on what Wales needs

WalesOnline readers have shared their thoughts on the the billions of pounds that will be spent on tram, train, and bus projects in mayoral authorities across the Midlands, the north, and the west of England

Economics

4 d. ago Bruno Fernandes staying means Manchester United face all kinds of trade

Signing Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo are leaps of faith, as is hoping Ruben Amorim can solve all the problemsIn publicly rejecting the overtures of the Saudi Pro League, Bruno Fernandes has made it clear he wants to continue playing football at the highest level. That he wants to challenge for trophies. That he has no interest in wasting what remains of his peak years jogging around aimlessly in the service of a vast public relations project, providing lucrative content for a cruel and heartless regime. Despite all this, he’s more than happy to remain at Manchester United for now.There were other angles to this decision. In a sense, Al-Hilal’s courtship of Fernandes represented a kind of catch-22 for United, desperate to reinforce their underperforming squad while remaining compliant with profitability and sustainability rules. Only a player who truly loved United could contemplate leaving in order to help balance the books. But in signalling his willingness to leave, Fernandes me...

Politics

4 d. ago Kilmarnock Tartan Tea Party raises vital funds for Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland

The Park Hotel and local peer support group, the Killie Heartmates, joined forces to host the event

Politics

4 d. ago Munroe Bergdorf: ‘If somebody isn’t willing to use my correct pronouns, there’s not any conversation to be had’

A prominent voice in the fight for trans rights, the author, model and activist reflects on the cost of speaking out in a new documentary and calls for deeper allyship in her latest book. In recent years, while working on these projects, she has faced significant personal challenges, which she shares with Olivia Petter

Politics

4 d. ago One of NHS's biggest AI projects is halted after fears it used health data of 57 MILLION people without proper permissions 

NHS England has paused Foresight, a ground-breaking AI project designed to predict the risk of health conditions, after concerns were raised over the use of data from 57 million people.

Events

4 d. ago Chris Hadfield: ‘Worst space chore? Fixing the toilet. It’s even worse when it’s weightless’

Canada’s most famous astronaut on his unusual party trick, predictions on extraterrestrial life and favourite space moviesWhat’s the most chaotic thing that’s ever happened to you in space?Launch – you go from no speed at all to 17,500 miles an hour in under nine minutes. The chaos is spectacular, the power of it is just wild, the physical vibration and force of it is mind-numbing – and it all happens so blisteringly fast. In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, you go from lying on your back in Florida to being weightless in space. It’s just the most amazing, chaotic, spectacular, rare human experience I’ve ever had. Continue reading...

Politics

4 d. ago Shinobi Art of Vengeance is a stunning and confident retooling of a 2D platforming Sega classic

Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is on track to be one of the biggest smaller scale surprises of the year, getting Sega's classic franchise revival project off to a strong start.

Politics

5 d. ago JoJo Siwa shares sweet Chris Hughes update after admitting romance is not 'platonic'

JoJo Siwa has been making the most of her time in London this week, as she brought her UK tour to the capital and also hosted her Afternoon Tea Party for fans

Politics

5 d. ago Tottenham: Harry Redknapp 'not writing off' Mauricio Pochettino return after Ange Postecoglou sacking

Former boss believes that Spurs project is highly attractive to potential successors

Politics

5 d. ago Rod Stewart 'devastated' to cancel shows ahead of Glastonbury legends slot

The music legend has cancelled several shows in the run-up to to his tea-time set at Glastonbury.

Events

5 d. ago Couple's £2,000 holiday wrecked by 'view from hell' that stopped them having tea on balcony

Holidaymakers Lee and Mandy Trivett were looking forward to relaxing on their 'deluxe' Ayia Napa balcony with a nice cup of tea. Instead, they were left staring out at the 'view from hell'

Economics

5 d. ago Campaigners call on King Charles to help them stop Britain's biggest solar farm as £800m 3,500

The £800million Botley West project is set to cover almost 3,500 acres of land in Oxfordshire with solar panels.

Economics

5 d. ago Unloved house next to Eryri National Park in Wales is going to auction: Could it be YOUR perfect project?

Craig y Nos has been owned by the same family for generations, but has fallen into disrepair and needs a full renovation.

Politics

5 d. ago ‘The US was our El Dorado’: Africans on Trump’s travel bans and taxes

Already affected by US aid cuts, many Africans now face limits on travel to US and looming remittance taxWhen Essi Farida Geraldo, a Lomé-based architect, heard about partial restrictions on travel to the US from Togo as part of the travel bans announced by Donald Trump on Thursday, she lamented losing access to what many young Togolese consider to be a land of better opportunities.“The United States was the Togolese’s El Dorado,” Geraldo said. “Many people go to work in the US to save money and support their families or projects in Africa This will force the country to really develop stronger partnerships that exclude the US.” Continue reading...

Politics

5 d. ago York and London respond to Bishop Martyn Snow quitting as lead bishop for the LLF project

York and London respond to Bishop Martyn Snow quitting as lead bishop for the LLF project  Anglican Ink

Politics

5 d. ago ‘Big Balls’ and other Musk DOGE proteges could see payback from Trump

The high-profile crash out could put the billionaire’s signature government project under scrutiny

Politics

5 d. ago Tourist dies after drinking hallucinogenic tea on Amazon rainforest retreat

Aaron Wayne Castranova, 41, reportedly from Alabama, in the US, suffered "multi-organ failure" after having a hallucinogenic drink at a spiritual retreat in the Amazon

Events

5 d. ago Musk and Trump are enemies made for each other – united in their ability to trash their own brands | Jonathan Freedland

What one did to Twitter and Tesla, the other is doing to the United States of America. Their feud is revealing a fatal flaw in the Maga projectThe scriptwriters of Trump: the Soap Opera are slipping. The latest plot development – the epic falling-out between the title character and his best buddy, Elon Musk – was so predictable, and indeed predicted, that it counts as the opposite of a twist. Still, surprise can be overrated. Watching the two men – one the richest in the world, the other the most powerful – turn on each other in a series of ever-more venomous posts on their respective social media platforms has been entertainment of the highest order. X v Truth: it could be a Marvel blockbuster.But this is more than mere popcorn fodder. Even if they eventually patch things up, the rift between the president and Musk has exposed a divide inside the contemporary right, in the US and beyond – and a fatal flaw of the Trump project.Jonathan Freedland is a Guardian columnistDo you have an...

Politics

5 d. ago Update after human remains found by gas workers digging at major project

Police and the council have outlined the next steps

Politics

5 d. ago Death, violence and endless delay: Inside Africa’s most troubled energy project

Africa’s largest natural gas project was expected to drive Mozambique’s economy to new heights. The reality has been far different, writes Nick Ferris

Events

5 d. ago Major step forward in £4.2bn project to redevelop Manchester United and Old Trafford

The Old Trafford Regeneration Mayoral Development Corporation is being set up to acquire and develop land

Economics

5 d. ago Work to begin on Stirling Council's first new primary school in 30 years

Corbiewood PS will serve the 800-home South Stirling Gateway housing estate, with completion for the project expected in time for the 2026/27 academic term.

Politics

5 d. ago What is the Dragon spacecraft? SpaceX project in the middle of the Musk

Elon Musk has thrown the future of a SpaceX project, the Dragon spacecraft, into doubt after floating, but then retracting, the idea of decommissioning the project.

Technology

6 d. ago New UK AI datacentre could cause five times emissions of Birmingham airport

Exclusive: emissions from power-hungry computer warehouses at Lincolnshire facility expected to be 850,000 tonnes a yearA vast new datacentre to feed Britain’s rising demand for artificial intelligence could cause more greenhouse gas emissions than five international airports.Elsham datacentre in Lincolnshire is on course to cost £10bn and its 15 power-hungry computer warehouses are projected to release five times the carbon dioxide of Birmingham airport, including from take-offs and landings. Continue reading...

Events

6 d. ago Gary Clarke Company: Detention review – horror and humour in stand against Section 28

The Place, London The Yorkshire-born dance artist concludes his social historical trilogy on the Thatcher era by celebrating resistance to homophobiaGary Clarke grew up in a Yorkshire mining village in the 1980s and 90s, and the scars left by Margaret Thatcher’s government (and her Tory successors) have informed an impressive dance theatre trilogy that lies somewhere between social history project and cri de coeur. Detention is the final part of the trilogy that began with Coal, looking at the mining industry, followed by Wasteland, about the nascent rave culture that sucked in disaffected youth in the midst of those mines’ closures. Detention focuses on the Section 28 legislation brought in in 1988, forbidding the “promotion” of homosexuality. This is the backdrop against which Clarke, and every other young gay man and woman at that time grew up. We see dehumanising political speeches, the bullying, the self-hatred; the bleakness is tangible.Yet while Detention is about the effects...

Events

6 d. ago American tourist dies in shamanic ritual in Peru after drinking hallucinogenic herbal tea during 'spiritual tourism session' in remote Amazon

An American tourist has died after taking ayahuasca at a spiritual retreat in the Peruvian Amazon.

Events

6 d. ago Dumfries and Galloway Solway coast environment project in line for £8 million

The Solway Coast and Marine Project Landscape Connections (SCAMP) Landscape Connections is being backed by the National Lottery Heritage Fund

Economics

6 d. ago ‘Tastes like water’: how a US facility is recycling sewage to drink

A California project can turn sewage into drinking water in less than 45 minutes and could be a blueprint for other water-scarce regionsAs the pumps whir around us, Denis Bilodeau motions to the liquid in the vats below. It looks like iced tea, but in fact it’s secondary treated sewage, cleaned of any solids by the plant next door. In less than an hour, and after three steps of processing, we will be drinking it – as pure water.The Groundwater Replenishment System facility in Orange County, California, houses the pipes, filters and pumps to move up to 130m gallons each day – enough for 1 million people – processing it from dark to clear. The facility, which opened in 2008, is part of broader moves to help conserve water. Continue reading...

Politics