84 m. ago Labour support in London at record low, new poll finds as Reeves Budget tax raid to hammer the city

Exclusive: Nigel Farage’s Reform UK surges to 23% in the capital, ahead of the Tories on 20%, with Labour on 32%

Economics

85 m. ago Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media

Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls“It was Trumpian,” said Mark Mansfield, editor and CEO of Nation.Cymru, a small English-language Welsh news service. “It has perhaps given us a flavour of how a Reform UK government would behave towards the media.”Mansfield is referring to what he described as an attempt by a figure at Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party to “bully” his publication, but he believes a wider lesson might be learned. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago ‘It fully changed my life!’ How young rewilders transformed a farm – and began a movement

At Maple Farm, nature is returning in droves: nightingales, grass snakes, slowworms, bats and insects. All due to the vision of a group determined to accelerate its recoveryThe manically melodic song of the nightingale is a rare sound in Britain these days, but not at Maple Farm. Four years ago, a single bird could be heard at this secluded spot in rural Surrey; this summer, they were everywhere. “We were hearing them calling all night, from five different territories,” says Meg Cookson, lead ecologist for the Youngwilders, pointing to the woodland around us. A group of Youngwilders were camping out at the site, but the birds were so loud, “we couldn’t sleep all night,” says Layla Mapemba, the group’s engagement lead. “We were all knackered the next day, but it was so cool.” An expert from the Surrey Wildlife Trust came to help them net and ring one of the nightingales the next morning, Cookson recalls: “He’d never held a nightingale in his hands before. He was crying.”Rewilding is ...

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2 h. ago ‘Porch pirate’ crime ring ‘hacked’ FedEx delivery system to steal packages carrying electronic devices, prosecutors say

‘For two years, this alleged porch pirate ring plagued our community,’ said Long Island prosecutor Raymond A. Tierney

Events

4 h. ago Pauline Hanson suspended from Senate over burqa stunt as Mehreen Faruqi says parliament ‘drips in racism’

One Nation leader suspended for seven days after members of Labor, Greens and crossbench vote to censureFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPauline Hanson has been censured by the Senate after her burqa stunt on Tuesday, suspended from the chamber for seven days for refusing to apologise and will be barred from representing the parliament in overseas delegations.In an overwhelming show of opposition to the repeat of her 2017 stunt, members of Labor, the Coalition, the Greens and crossbench voted for the censure motion. Only Hanson, her three fellow One Nation senators, and United Australia senator Ralph Babet opposed it. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Horror moment Palestine Action activist allegedly attacks cop with SLEDGEHAMMER as female officer felt ‘spine shatter’

THIS is the terrifying moment a Palestine Action protestor allegedly attacks a police officer with a sledgehammer. Police bodycam footage shows the harrowing moment the activist swings the heavy hammer at officers during a break-in at an Israeli defence firm's UK site. A court was told six members of the proscribed organisation wearing red boiler...

Events

6 h. ago Marquess of Bute's daughter Lady Caroline, 41, gets engaged to 29

Lady Caroline - whose racing driver father, the 7th Marquess of Bute, died in 2021 aged 62 - has got engaged just eight months after she split up with her previous fiancee.

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7 h. ago Eerie new images show Luigi Mangione's final moments of freedom before he was arrested for murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO

Newly-released images show alleged assassin Luigi Mangione 's final moments of freedom before he was taken into custody for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Events

7 h. ago EastEnders' Anthony 'exposed', Tommy 'is Zoe's tormentor' and couple engaged

EastEnders spoilers for next week tease huge twists for ongoing storylines, some unexpected moments, drama as well as two characters bidding farewell to Walford

Politics

8 h. ago Toddler drinks McDonald’s water bottle in Happy Meal – but it's filled with disinfectant

A two-year-old girl had to be taken to hospital after she allegedly drank from a bottle of disinfectant that was reported to be included in her McDonald's Happy Meal

Science

8 h. ago Son, 56, 'dressed as dead mum in Mrs Doubtfire scam while hiding her body'

An unemployed nurse from Italy is under investigation after allegedly dressing up as his dead mother to claim her pension, while her mummified body was hidden at the family home

Events

9 h. ago Boy, 12, 'vomited in pain as mums trapped him in basement and watched him die'

Two women accused of murdering a 12-year-old boy allegedly watched him die on camera as he was trapped in their basement vomiting and screaming, a court has heard

Events

9 h. ago WATCH: Alleged white nationalist group seen demonstrating on London, Ont. bridge

WATCH: Alleged white nationalist group seen demonstrating on London, Ont. bridge  CTV News

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9 h. ago Pentagon threatens US Senator Mark Kelly with legal action over ‘seditious’ video

Defence department says it will investigate unspecified allegations against Democratic lawmaker

Events

9 h. ago Toddler drinks 'McDonald’s water bottle filled with DISINFECTANT' in Happy Meal

The two-year-old girl was rushed to hospital after she was allegedly given a bottle of disinfectant inside her McDonald's Happy Meal - police have launched an investigation

Science

9 h. ago Boy, 12, spent dying moments vomiting in pain as women who wanted to adopt him deny murder

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT - The pair allegedly watched the boy's screams via a camera

Events

9 h. ago Nigel Farage responds to claims of 'racism and antisemitism' made by former classmates

The Reform leader responded to allegations that he made pro-Hitler jokes while at school in a tense TV interview

Events

10 h. ago Nigel Farage says Reform isn't a 'police force' after Nathan Gill grilling at Welsh rally

The Reform UK leader said he'd had no contact with Gill since his arrest

Events

10 h. ago Farage says he never engaged in racism ‘with intent’ amid schoolboy allegations

The Reform UK leader directly responded to newspaper reports about his behaviour while at Dulwich College, south London, as a teenager.

Events

10 h. ago NFL's first transgender cheerleader makes explosive allegation against Carolina Panthers

Justine Lindsay, a former Carolina Panthers cheerleader, claims she was fired for being transgender just as Donald Trump was returning to the White House in the first months of 2025.

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