69 m. ago Householders face £400 fine for common recycling mistake that can 'wreak havoc'

Recycling experts have warned that councils are cracking down on 'contamination' as many people are putting the wrong items in the wrong bin

Economics

75 m. ago Tired all the time? Experts discover  the specific items in your home that could be to blame

There's even a name for the phenomenon: sick building syndrome-where a range of symptoms, from fatigue to runny noses, are triggered by being in a particular building.

Politics

84 m. ago Acid attack victim dies in hospital months after horror home incident and 'kidnap bid'

Danny Cahalane was attacked with sulphuric acid at a property in Plymouth on Friday, February 21 just before 4am. He has remained in hospital until he died

Events

86 m. ago Trump's trade demands go beyond tariffs to target perceived unfair practices

President Donald Trump's trade war isn't just about tariffs

Politics

1 hour ago TV star looks unrecognisable with the late Whitney Houston as she shares throwback pictures to celebrate anniversary

The TV star posed alongside the singing legend as she shared an insight behind the scenes when creating I Wanna Dance With Somebody.

Events

2 h. ago Hanwell fire: Man dies after blaze breaks out in home in west London

The Met Police and London Fire Brigade are investigating the cause of the fire

Events

2 h. ago Trump targets housing policies in latest battle against transgender rights

HUD is retreating from long-established fair-housing protections by closing discrimination complaints

Events

2 h. ago MSP Monica Lennon joins health secretary at East Kilbride and District Dementia Group

The charity operate from a welcoming house, not a typical office or building.

Society

2 h. ago Chelsea fans call out star who dressed 'as a janitor' at the club's glitzy end

Most Blues stars were dressed to the nines as players from the men's and women's teams, as well as the academy, arrived at the swanky Grosvenor House.

Sport

2 h. ago ‘I’ve been hiding powdered mushrooms in everything’: Erin Patterson’s Facebook messages revealed

Victorian trial hears from online friends who say murder accused discussed her dehydrator and asked for advice on cooking beef wellingtonWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Erin Patterson’s estranged husband has denied asking her “is that what you used to poison them?” in the days immediately after a deadly mushroom lunch.Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to the beef wellington lunch she served at her house in Leongatha in South Gippsland in 2023.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago Manchester's VE Day celebrations in May 1945 captured in incredible photos

Thousands gathered in Albert Square to listen to the Prime Minister's address to the nation, while elsewhere in the city, bunting was hung from house to house across the terraces

Culture

4 h. ago Dream State by Eric Puchner review – an epic tale of paradise lost

A love triangle plays out across generations in this brilliantly panoramic tale of family tiesAmerican author Eric Puchner’s latest novel is a colossus: a vast, bright behemoth of a book, panoramic as the Montana skyline. Dream State opens in 2004 with the image of a young woman, a month before her wedding, diving into a perfect lake whose “blue expanse of water” reflects the “overlapping peaks of the Salish range”. From this Edenic outset, it traverses decades, barrelling through our present day into a projected future: dipping in and out of the lives of a tight cast of characters as they succeed and fail; love and fall out of love; change and stay the same.The young woman is Cece. She has stepped out of the lakeshore family home of Charlie Margolis, a cardiac anaesthesiologist to whom she’s engaged. Route 30 traffic noise aside, the place is a bucolic idyll, marked by abundance and continuity: orchards filled with “ancient apple trees”, “raspberry bushes, magically replenishing”, ...

Politics

4 h. ago Households urged to save plastic bottles and add to garden immediately

If you have old plastic bottles lying around, don't toss them out - they can actually be recycled into a handy item that will help you grow many different kinds of plants

Politics

4 h. ago In battle against transgender rights, Trump targets HUD’s housing policies

In the months since President Donald Trump took back the White House and installed a loyalist to lead the federal housing department, HUD Secretary Scott Turner and his team have moved swiftly to undo, uproot and remake the agency’s decades of work and priorities

Events

5 h. ago Iraq's justice minister says prisons are at double their capacity as amnesty law takes effect

As a general amnesty law takes effect in Iraq, the country’s prisons are facing a crisis of overcrowding, housing more than double their intended capacity, the country’s justice minister said in an interview

Politics

5 h. ago Alleged mushroom murders trial: husband denies asking Erin Patterson ‘is that what you used to poison them?’

Simon Patterson cross-examined by estranged wife’s lawyer as Victorian supreme court trial enters second week Erin Patterson trial LIVEWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Erin Patterson’s estranged husband has denied asking her “is that what you used to poison them?” in the days immediately after the deadly mushroom lunch.Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in Leongatha in South Gippsland in 2023.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

Events

5 h. ago Albanese has ‘very warm’ call with Trump, who says he has ‘no idea’ who Dutton is

Re-elected PM foreshadows meeting with US president after conversation that covered tariffs and Aukus treaty Australian federal election news LIVE – latest results and updatesLive results: federal election votes tracker, electorates map and seat countsSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email,free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has had a “very warm” conversation with Donald Trump about tariffs and Aukus, foreshadowing a coming meeting with the US president after Labor’s election win.Trump was asked earlier on Monday about the Australian election at the White House. He said, “I’m very friendly with” Albanese, but distanced himself from the Liberal leader, Peter Dutton.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Metal objects unearthed near volcano reveal secrets of 3,400

People who lived in western Hungary between 13th and 6th centuries BC were likely tribal societies led by elite warriors

Politics

5 h. ago Households urged to leave out one stale 88p breakfast item for birds

Garden birds can benefit from one stale breakfast item lurking in your cupboard, but it’s important to serve it correctly to keep them safe and healthy

Politics

6 h. ago From acid house to ancient rites: Jeremy Deller’s enormous, collaborative, unsellable art – podcast

The artist Jeremy Deller can’t really draw or paint. Instead of making things, he makes things happen. And later this year, he is planning to unleash a bacchanalian festival that will be his most daring public artwork yetBy Charlotte Higgins. Read by Richard Coyle Continue reading...

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