21 m. ago Charlie Kirk 'killer's' chilling childhood gun obsession as his parents gave him 'build your rifle' Christmas gift

Social media posts have offered a glimpse into the childhood of Tyler Robinson, 22, who was named Friday as the alleged killer who shot Charlie Kirk at a rally at Utah Valley University.

Events

22 m. ago Unemployment, inflation and GDP growth will be worse this year than projected, budget office says

The Congressional Budget Office has released new economic projections, indicating that unemployment, inflation and overall growth will worsen in 2025 before improving over the next year

Economics

32 m. ago Sephora’s £225 advent calendar worth more than £1,000 that’s sold out for three years running

It’s promising to be one of the most exclusive beauty advent calendar of the year

Economics

39 m. ago Truman Show echoes at Manchester United mean Amorim must be afforded missteps | Jamie Jackson

Ruben Amorim inherited a mess but his position being under threat so early is simply life in football’s hottest seatSoap opera, wall-to‑wall media coverage, a sporting Truman Show and real-life panopticon. Ruben Amorim, like those before him, blinks in the glare of the endless fascination with Manchester United’s leading man, and may wonder whether this is the impossible job.Three games into a first full campaign the 40-year-old seemed to believe so. The desultory 12-11 Carabao Cup penalty shootout defeat at Grimsby followed a 1-0 loss to Arsenal and 1-1 draw at Fulham. Three matches, zero wins, and the executioner’s song began to wail for the Portuguese’s job security. Continue reading...

Politics

65 m. ago UC Berkeley shares 160 names with Trump administration in ‘McCarthy era’ move

Prominent professor Judith Butler among students and faculty investigated for ‘alleged antisemitic incidents’ The University of California, Berkeley has given the Trump administration the names of 160 faculty members and students as part of an investigation into “alleged antisemitic incidents”, a move a targeted scholar likened to a “practice from the McCarthy era”.UC Berkeley, a top-ranked public institution, sent a letter to affected members of campus last week disclosing that university lawyers had included their names in reports to the Department of Education’s office for civil rights (OCR). The education department has been targeting colleges across the country as part of Donald Trump’s aggressive crackdown on pro-Palestinian activism, international students and academic freedom. Continue reading...

Politics

83 m. ago Records tumble as England set South Africa target of 305: second men’s T20 international – live

Updates from the second T20i at Old TraffordFirst T20 report | Mail Rob 5th over: England 88-0 (Salt 32, Buttler 54) Rabada returns to the attack and is monstered down the ground for six by Buttler. Three successive fours take Buttler to a quite exhilarating 50 from 18 balls. He waves his bat to the ground, then snaps his head back to salute his late father.The second of those three fours tempted mid-on, who dived in an attempt to take a low catch but was beaten by the dip on the ball. Continue reading...

Society

83 m. ago Shoppers snap up 'thick and warm' £22 winter duvet with 14,000 ratings

Shoppers can get prepared for the winter weather with this Amazon deal on a cosy duvet

Economics

2 h. ago Nine officers at Charing Cross Police station suspended after allegations of 'criminality and misconduct'

The alleged misconduct is said to have occurred both on and off duty, between August 2024 and January 2025

Events

2 h. ago Charlie Kirk 'killer's' chilling childhood gun obsession as his parents gave their kids 'build your rifle' Christmas gift

Social media posts have offered a glimpse into the childhood of Tyler Robinson, 22, who was named Friday as the alleged killer who shot Charlie Kirk at a rally at Utah Valley University.

Events

2 h. ago Parents in Wales warned not to miss out on £2,000 childcare boost

Parents in wales can benefit from a number of Welsh Government and UK Government schemes for childcare support

Events

2 h. ago US immigration officers kill man attempting to flee vehicle stop near Chicago

Fatal shooting occurred during protest outside the Ice processing center in Broadview, IllinoisA man was fatally shot during a vehicle stop on the outskirts of Chicago by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officers after attempting to flee the scene, according to officials, and another officer was injured during the altercation.Ice released the following statement after the shooting: “This morning in Chicago, Ice officers were conducting targeted local enforcement activity during a vehicle stop, the suspect resisted and attempted to drive his vehicle into the arrest team, striking an officer and subsequently dragging him as he fled the scene, fearing for his life, the officer discharged his firearm and struck the subject. Both the officer and subject immediately received medical treatment and were transferred to a local hospital.” Continue reading...

Events

2 h. ago US immigration officers kill man trying to flee vehicle stop near Chicago

Fatal shooting occurred during protest outside the Ice processing center in Broadview, IllinoisA man was fatally shot during a vehicle stop on the outskirts of Chicago by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officers after attempting to flee the scene, according to officials, and another officer was injured during the altercation.Ice released the following statement after the shooting: “This morning in Chicago, Ice officers were conducting targeted local enforcement activity during a vehicle stop, the suspect resisted and attempted to drive his vehicle into the arrest team, striking an officer and subsequently dragging him as he fled the scene, fearing for his life, the officer discharged his firearm and struck the subject. Both the officer and subject immediately received medical treatment and were transferred to a local hospital.” Continue reading...

Events

2 h. ago A video, a pastor and a tense meeting: timeline of Charlie Kirk suspect’s arrest

Surveillance footage of person suspected of fatally shooting the rightwing activist set in motion a rapid series of eventsCharlie Kirk shooting – live updatesFuzzy video footage of Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer racing across a rooftop at Utah Valley University, dropping to the ground and sprinting away in the moments following the conservative activist’s death on Wednesday, was taken from so far away that it could not possibly have revealed his identity.“You started off with a clip that made him look like an ant,” Donald Trump told Fox News in a Friday morning interview as the US president discussed the killing of the rightwing activist at a campus speaking engagement attended by thousands of students. Continue reading...

Events

2 h. ago Jasper Philipsen sprints to victory on stage 19 to complete Vuelta hat

Belgian rider wins his third stage of 2025 raceVingegaard adds four seconds to overall leadBelgium’s Jasper Philipsen sprinted clear at the end of stage 19 to seal his third win at this year’s Vuelta a España on Friday while Jonas Vingegaard added four seconds to his overall advantage over Joño Almeida.After 160km of relatively flat riding in west central Spain, Alpecin-Deceuninck’s Philipsen burst to the front near the finish and never looked like being caught. Denmark’s Mads Pedersen was the first to make his move but could not hold off Philipsen and he crossed the line in second place with Venezuela’s Orluis Aular third. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago Britain’s biggest company AstraZeneca pauses £200m investment into Cambridge site

The investment had been set to create 1,000 jobs

Economics

3 h. ago Bee Network strikes to hit two thirds of services across Greater Manchester

Many bus services will not run at all as 2,000 drivers take legal action

Events

3 h. ago Every bus cancelled including school services as 2,000 Bee Network drivers prepare to strike

Travellers are being urged to plan ahead as transport is expected to busier than normal

Events

3 h. ago The Guardian view on Bolsonaro’s coup conviction: a landmark for Brazilian democracy – but this fight isn’t over | Editorial

Though the far-right former president has been held accountable for overseeing the plot, supporters at home and abroad still rally to his causeA populist president refused to accept his defeat at the ballot box, insisting that the election had been stolen. A far-right mob stormed the country’s institutions in his support. Yet democracy prevailed. And then, on Thursday, Brazil’s supreme court sentenced the former president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for leading a criminal conspiracy to overturn the 2022 elections and “annihilate” democracy through a coup. The sprawling plot was both modern and crudely old school – extending from an online disinformation campaign to undermine faith in the voting system, to aborted plans to assassinate the newly elected president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, and the supreme court justice investigating Bolsonaro. It culminated in the riots in Brasília in January 2023.Four of the five judges on the panel found Bolsonaro guilty...

Politics

3 h. ago Woman travels to Cadbury World and is stunned by free chocolate she bags

Shivani Khosla recently shared her adventure in Cadbury World. She headed to the popular attraction to see how much free chocolate she could bag in a single visit

Politics

3 h. ago New alleged Jeffrey Epstein emails cast fresh light on financier’s dealings with Ghislaine Maxwell

Personal account yields more than 18,000 messages sent to and from the disgraced financier over a 20-year period, revealing new details about his personal interractions

Economics