10 h. ago Refugee aid groups say Trump administration is trying to circumvent court order

Major refugee aid groups say President Donald Trump’s administration appears to be trying to circumvent a federal court ruling this week that blocked his efforts to suspend the nation’s refugee admissions program

Events

16 h. ago Strangeways here we come! Morrissey fans from all over the world to descend on Manchester

The event is reputedly ‘one of the biggest fan gatherings of its kind in the world’

Sport

19 h. ago Entrepreneur behind £400million scheme to build the world's biggest residential superyacht is hit with £1million court bill after being sued by the boat's British designers

The giant boat - M/Y Somnio - is described as a cross between a floating 'six-star hotel' and a private superyacht.

Economics

20 h. ago Jury urged to clear Charles Hanson after claim his wife lied to ‘build’ her case

Defence KC Sasha Wass suggested Rebecca Hanson had ‘dismally failed’ to satisfy the court that the TV auctioneer had committed any crime.

Politics

20 h. ago Mike Amesbury is now spared prison: MP to walk free from court after appealing 10

The 55-year-old was jailed for 10 weeks on Monday for battering Paul Fellows, 45, after a 2am argument by a taxi rank in Amesbury's home town of Frodsham, Cheshire.

Events

20 h. ago Trump live: Chief Justice John Roberts pauses order for administration to pay $2bn foreign aid

Supreme Court’s intervention comes hours before midnight payment deadline arrives

Politics

21 h. ago YouTube star MrBeast planning investment round that could value company at $5bn

26-year-old is reportedly planning to use funds to create a holding company for his growing empireThe world’s biggest YouTube star, MrBeast, is planning to raise hundreds of millions of dollars in a move that would reportedly value his company at roughly $5bn (£3.9bn).The YouTuber, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, is said to have spoken with several wealthy individuals and financial firms about taking part in the investment round, which would help to expand his business. Continue reading...

Economics

21 h. ago Jailed MP Mike Amesbury wins appeal as court suspends prison sentence for assault

A senior judge concluded there was a 'realistic prospect of rehabilitation'

Events

21 h. ago Mike Amesbury is now spared prison: MP walks free from court after appealing 10

MP Mike Amesbury has walked free from court today after his 10-week prison sentence for punching a constituent in the street was suspended for two years at his appeal hearing.

Events

22 h. ago Mike Amesbury: Former Labour MP jailed for punching man has sentence suspended for two years on appeal

Former Labour MP Mike Amesbury has had his 10-week prison sentence for assault suspended for two years following an appeal at Chester Crown Court.

Events

22 h. ago Man who attacked police protecting mosque jailed after admitting riot charge

John Kirtley, 27, was initially charged with violent disorder but police later upgraded that to the more serious offence of riot

Events

23 h. ago Lucky Death Row killer who ate tasty last meal 'three times' granted new trial

Oklahoma prisoner Richard Glossip has been scheduled to be put to death nine times in total, but fresh evidence has prompted the Supreme Court to grant him a new trial

Events

23 h. ago British woman allegedly gang raped in Cyprus was ‘failed’ by authorities, ECHR rules

Then-19-year-old found guilty of lying about being gang-raped in Ayia Napa before conviction overturned at Cyprus’s supreme court

Events

23 h. ago Disgraced MP Mike Amesbury arrives at court in handcuffs to appeal jail sentence for sucker

The 55-year-old MP for Runcorn and Helsby was filmed striking constituent Paul Fellows, 45, after they had an argument by a taxi rank at 2am in Frodsham, Cheshire, on October 26.

Events

24 h. ago Britpop star fights drug driving charge after he was arrested over claims he was 'intoxicated' at M25 service station following Land Rover crash

The 1990s band frontman, 54, was injured in a collision and a member of the public called the police in Surrey because they believed he was 'intoxicated', a court heard.

Events

24 h. ago Supreme court backs Trump over holding back $1.5bn in USAid cash – US politics live

Stay of lower court ruling comes as Trump administration said it is eliminating $60bn worth of US assistance around the worldUK prime minister Keir Starmer is in Washington where later today where he will have his first meeting with President Trump since the inauguration.With Trump aligning with Moscow even more explicitly than he did during his first administration, and threatening to wind down the Nato guarantees that have underpinned the security of western Europe since the second world war, the stakes could not be higher. Continue reading...

Politics

26 h. ago Seized, settled, let: how Airbnb and Booking.com help Israelis make money from stolen Palestinian land

As Israel deploys tanks in the West Bank for the first time in 20 years, we reveal how two of the world’s biggest travel companies are helping settlers commercialise stolen landThe villa is stunning. The private swimming pool; the lush, landscaped terrace with firepit; the long dining table with its expansive balcony view; the pingpong table; the piano.But the jewel in the crown, according to the Airbnb listing, is the experience of watching the sun rise over the nearby mountains from the luxury of the generous master bedroom. Continue reading...

Politics

27 h. ago Trump live: Supreme Court pauses order for administration to pay $2bn foreign aid

The intervention by the nation’s highest court comes hours before the midnight deadline for the administration to pay up

Politics

29 h. ago USAID workers will be given 15 minutes to clear their workspaces as the agency gets dismantled

Thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development workers who have been fired or placed on leave as part of the Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency are being given a brief window Thursday and Friday to clear out their workspaces

Politics

31 h. ago Trump live updates: Supreme Court pauses order for administration to unfreeze foreign aid payments

The intervention by the nation’s highest court comes hours before the midnight deadline for the administration to pay up

Politics