54 m. ago Officials must ‘get off bums’ and quickly set up football regulator – Blunkett

Legislation passed in July paves the way to set up the body which will oversee the professional men’s game in England.

Politics

92 m. ago Trump administration agrees to restore health websites and data

Federal officials have agreed to restore health- and science-related webpages and data following a lawsuit settlement with doctors' groups and other organizations

Politics

1 hour ago Edinburgh crime: Man, 25, taken to hospital after assault at Edinburgh vape shop

Officers say enquiries are ongoing.

Events

2 h. ago World’s largest sand battery switches on in huge boost to clean energy

Thermal storage system holds enough energy to heat homes, offices and a school

Science

2 h. ago More details emerge about Nestlé CEO’s ‘inappropriate relationship’ with employee

Laurent Freixe was accused of improper favoritism months before he was fired

Politics

2 h. ago Three men reported to Procurator Fiscal after 'damage' to geological Highland site

Officers were made aware of damage to the site in November 2023.

Events

2 h. ago Thunderstorms and flash flooding to hit Scotland as yellow weather warning issued

Flood alerts have been set in place for areas in Scotland as the Met Office issues a yellow weather alert.

Events

2 h. ago Moment officers are helped by friendly boat owner as they chase knifeman who jumped into river to evade police

The officers swapped their patrol vehicles for a boat moored on the riverbank while trying to apprehend Richard Shelton, 33, in Fiskerton, Nottinghamshire.

Events

3 h. ago Tennessee appeals ruling against 2 gun laws, saying it caused 'unnecessary confusion and risk'

Tennessee officials say a court’s ruling against two gun laws seemingly legalizes children carrying semiautomatic rifles to a recreational league basketball game and drunk adults toting shotguns as they stagger through popular, sometimes crowded areas

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3 h. ago Zohran Mamdani says he'll skip 'unofficial' debates in NYC mayor's race

Zohran Mamdani says he won’t participate in any debates in the New York City mayor’s race except for two official debates next month that were organized by the local campaign finance board

Politics

3 h. ago Florida will work to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, officials say

Florida will work to phase out all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, building on the effort by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to curb vaccine requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic

Politics

3 h. ago Mum of man who admitted killing 'loved and cherished' woman says she should have had son sectioned

Lisa Fraser was killed in her home in Pembrokeshire in May, 2022. Matthew Harris was charged with her murder but died in prison without standing trial. He told officers during his arrest that he killed Ms Fraser and was 'guilty as charged'

Events

3 h. ago The Paper review – Tim Key dials up the cringe factor and goes full David Brent in Office US spin

‘White Lotus’ star Sabrina Impacciatore is also a highlight as the lightly deranged Esmeralda, who steals every scene she’s in

Society

3 h. ago Regatta's £60 wellies with designer print available for £8 feel like 'walking on clouds'

"Fabulous wellies, like walking on a cloud. They have a cushioned footbed and are generous in size"

Economics

3 h. ago Fifa says 2026 World Cup tickets will start at $60 but dynamic pricing looms

Dynamic pricing has drawn complaints in other areasStart of sales process for tournament will begin next weekFifa has confirmed that it will employ dynamic pricing for tickets to the 2026 World Cup from the beginning of the sales process, which starts next week. The system was also used for this year’s Club World Cup and, in the UK, drew widespread complaints from fans buying tickets for Oasis’s comeback tour.The use of dynamic pricing was one of a few new details Fifa officials discussed around ticketing for the World Cup one week before sales open, including the first collection of prices. The cheapest tickets will start at $60 (£44), with the most expensive, for a prime spot at the final, starting at $6,730 (£5,760). Fifa did not provide any price points in between those two. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago Trump's warning to Putin as he promises 'more US troops in Poland' if needed

The US could put even more troops in Poland, President Donald Trump has said during a bilateral meeting with Poland's President Karol Nawrocki in the Oval Office today

Events

4 h. ago Clippers deny claims star forward Kawhi Leonard was paid $28m for job that didn’t exist

Allegation emerge that team circumvented salary capClippers and owner say claims are ‘provably false’The Los Angeles Clippers and their owner, Steve Ballmer, have denied allegations the team’s star forward, Kawhi Leonard, was paid $28m for a job that doesn’t exist.Journalist Pablo Torre laid out the allegations in his podcast on Wednesday. Torre, citing legal documents, claims Ballmer employed Leonard for a non-existent role in one of his companies to circumvent the NBA salary cap, which punishes teams for spending too much on player salaries. Continue reading...

Events

4 h. ago Accepting my gray hair was one thing. Going back to school was another

I stopped dyeing my hair to avoid the hassle. As an older college student, responses from teachers and younger classmates surprised meA year ago, on my first day of graduate school, the lecture hall filled up around me – and I plotted revenge on the friend who’d persuaded me to enroll.To cure a thousand days of malaise, loneliness and brain fog, she’d suggested I apply to Columbia’s journalism school. So there I was, back in New York after two years in California, armed with 13 books about words and writing, every item of clothing I owned that looked like something my teenage nephews would wear, plus dried persimmons, avocados and walnuts from local farmers markets, the thing I’d miss about LA. Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago One in eight young people are choked by their partner during sex, new study finds

A new study from YouGov has revealed how commonplace BDSM acts such as choking, slapping and spanking are in young peoples’ sex lives

Politics

4 h. ago Over 1,000 HHS staffers demand RFK Jr resign as civil war swirls over his remaking of the agency

Employees past and present come togther to express lack of confidence in Robert F Kennedy Jr over turbulent leadership of America’s public health institutions

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