17 h. ago Pope Leo XIV celebrates cinema with Hollywood stars and urges inclusion of marginal voices

Pope Leo XIV has welcomed Spike Lee, Cate Blanchett, Greta Gerwig and dozens of other Hollywood luminaries to a special Vatican audience

Culture

23 h. ago BBC Breakfast issues urgent weather warnings as Storm Claudia hits UK

BBC Breakfast star Naga Munchetty issued an urgent weather update on Saturday

Events

38 h. ago Join the party at Cheltenham Festival 2026: Best price on hotel and ticket packages for Gold Cup from £169pp

THE roar of the crowd, the thunder of hooves, and the thrill of the chase – there is nothing quite like the Cheltenham Festival.  From the 10th to the 13th of March 2026, the world of horse racing will descend upon the picturesque Prestbury Park for four days of unparalleled sporting drama. As the pinnacle...

Economics

41 h. ago ‘Red cup rebellion’: striking Starbucks baristas urge customers to stay away

In Brooklyn, workers walked off the job in search of fair pay and conditions – and said many customers were in supportAt a popular Starbucks in Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill, hundreds of people – including workers, union allies, and community supporters – filled the sidewalks. In 40F (4.4C) weather, picketers held signs, marched, and chanted “What’s disgusting? Union-busting!” and “No contract, no coffee!”More than a thousand Starbucks workers across the US walked off the job on Thursday in over 40 cities, marking one of the largest coordinated actions yet by the rapidly-growing union movement inside the world’s largest coffee chain. Continue reading...

Economics

55 h. ago Thomas Tuchel hails bench impact as perfect England build team ethos

Substitutes shine against Serbia as Three Lions stars urged to leave their egos behind in pursuit of World Cup glory

Politics

67 h. ago Keir Starmer faces another 'sleaze' row as Tories demand urgent probe into 'lobbying' links of PM's communications chief

There are demands for an investigation into Tim Allan, who joined the Prime Minister's team in Downing Street in September, and his ties to Strand Partners.

Politics

68 h. ago Woman says when she won £127,000 it was 'worst day of my life'

Lisa says the life-changing sum was the start of a nightmare and has urged others not to make the same mistake

Economics

2 d. ago 'Extortionate and pernicious': Dua Lipa and other stars urge UK Government to honour ticket pricing pledge

38 artists have called for Keir Starmer to commit to Labour’s manifesto and curb secondary ticket sales from reaching “extortionate” prices

Politics

2 d. ago Ed Miliband urges Labour to move on after Starmer apologises to Streeting for hostile briefings from No 10 – UK politics live

Fallout from extraordinary briefing operation against Wes Streeting continues as calls grow for Starmer to sack his chief of staff Morgan McSweeneyGood morning. In an interview around this time yesterday morning, Wes Streeting, the health secretary, said that if Keir Starmer were to ring him about the anti-Streeting briefing by Starmer allies reported by the Guardian and others on Tuesday, Streeting would reply: “Why are you bothering with this.” It was an attempt to play down a new episode of Labour turmoil that has turned out to counter-productive for Starmer, but helpful for Streeting, and by the time the two men did speak last night, the conversation took a different tone.Starmer apologised to Streeting, journalists have been told. The conversation was short, and they did not discuss Morgan McSweeney, Starmer’s chief of staff, whom Starmer is now under pressure to sack. The pair also agreed they would speak again soon – which doesn’t mean much (they both attend cabinet, and have...

Politics

3 d. ago Biggest names in music urge UK government to honour cap on ticket resale prices

The statement highlights how resale platforms have allowed touts to bulk buy and resell tickets at inflated prices, forcing fans to either pay above the odds or miss out entirely

Politics

3 d. ago Swinney has ‘bottled it’ on nuclear, Starmer says as he urges SNP to end ban

The Prime Minister spoke after announcing the UK’s first small modular reactor in north Wales.

Events

3 d. ago Coldplay and Dua Lipa behind calls to combat 'exploitative' online ticket touts

Radiohead, New Order, Mark Knopfler, Iron Maiden and PJ Harvey and this year’s Mercury Prize winner Sam Fender are also backing a campaign to cap the resale price of tickets

Politics

3 d. ago Biggest names in music press Government over ticket resale price cap

Coldplay, Dua Lipa and Radiohead are among the artists who have signed a statement calling for a cap to ‘restore faith in the ticketing system’.

Politics

3 d. ago Coldplay and Dua Lipa back calls for Keir Starmer to crack down on ticket touts

A host of big name artists including Coldplay, Dua Lipa, Radiohead and Sam Fender have joined a campaign, calling on Keir Starmer to take action to protect music fans from the secondary ticketing market

Politics

3 d. ago Channel 4 star urges MPs to abolish stamp duty in 'passionate' speech

'We’re damaging our first-time buyer housing stock'

Politics

3 d. ago Government issues update on ticket prices for Great British Railways passengers

The Government is not planning to withdraw current discount schemes for trains

Politics

3 d. ago Dragon's Den star Deborah Meaden shares why you should keep garden leaves this autumn

Dragon's Den star Deborah Meaden has shared a video on social media, urging people not to clear away all the leaves in their garden, as they are "not just garden clutter"

Politics

3 d. ago 3 reasons Deborah Meaden is telling people to keep autumn leaves in their garden

Dragon's Den star Deborah Meaden has shared a video on social media, urging people not to clear away all the leaves in their garden, as they are "not just garden clutter"

Politics

3 d. ago TRNSMT 2026 ticket prices revealed as loyal fans rewarded with price drop

Festival Director Geoff Ellis said the lower early-bird pricing was 'exceptional value for money' and will help

Sport

3 d. ago Keir Starmer breaks silence on Donald Trump’s threat to sue BBC for $1bn

Sir Keir Starmer urged the BBC to “get its house in order” following Donald Trump’s threat to sue the corporation for $1billion lawsuit.

Politics