45 m. ago 'All drivers should do 50p test before taking their car for an MOT'

The MOT test can be a stressful and expensive time for drivers, but there's a simple trick that can help you avoid unnecessary failures and fines

Transport

54 m. ago Wednesday season 2 part 2 release time as final episodes prepare to drop

Wednesday season 2 still has four episodes left to air.

Politics

65 m. ago Home Office tells foreign students they will be removed if they overstay visas

About 130,000 to be contacted for first time in response to ‘alarming’ spike in numbers claiming asylum Tens of thousands of foreign students are to be contacted directly by the government and warned that they will be removed from the UK if they overstay their visas.The Home Office has launched the new campaign in response to what it has called an “alarming” spike in the number of international students arriving legally on student visas then claiming asylum when they expire. Continue reading...

Society

65 m. ago Cooper rejects claims Reeves has been sidelined on economic policy by No 10 mini

‘Quite the reverse’, says home secretary, amid reports Starmer’s reorganisation is aimed at freezing chancellor out ahead of autumn budgetIn an interview with Sky News this morning Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, declined to guarantee that migrants will definitely be sent back across the channel this month as part of a returns agreement with France.Asked for the exact date of the first returns, Cooper replied: “It will be later this month.”We expect the first returns to take place this month. But I’ve always said from the very beginning on this, it’s a pilot scheme and it needs to build up over time.If you submit an asylum claim that lacks merit, it will be swiftly and robustly refused.Any request for asylum support will be assessed against destitution criteria. If you do not meet the criteria, you will not receive support.If nothing has changed in their country, people should not be claiming asylum at the end of a student course. We need to clamp down on that and that’s why we’r...

Economics

65 m. ago 'I visited frozen in time seaside town and have never been so glad to leave'

Walking the almost-empty streets of this small seaside town near Clacton-on-Sea felt like a fever dream. Returning to London has never felt better

Politics

80 m. ago Little Problems – a cute detective game with no violence or victims

Shanghai-based developer Posh Cat Studio focused on the satisfying thrill of solving life’s small mysteries in this cosy crime caperAs the latest generation of 18-year-olds is about to find out, starting university is an experience fraught with minor as well as major problems. Oversleeping and missing lectures, forgetting where your study group is meeting, mislaying your books – a lot of your time is spent looking for things.It is these small mysteries that concern Little Problems, a cute detective game, in which the protagonist, Mary, must use her sleuthing abilities to make it through each day as a new student . Created by Indonesian designer Melisa, who has chosen to go by her first name only, the idea comes from her love of detective stories, but also her wish to take violence out of the genre. Continue reading...

Events

2 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 02 September: Gold price at record level, index struggles

The price of gold today set a new all-time high, fuelled by bets on US interest rate cuts.

Politics

2 h. ago Sanatorium review – Ukraine health resort guests seek sanctuary amid shelling

Poignant documentary by Irish director Gar O’Rourke peers into a faded Soviet-era institution where visitors search for relief while war grinds on outsideThere is something ever so slightly Martin Parr-like about this documentary, filmed inside a shabby rundown health resort near Odesa, in Ukraine. It’s not the colour palette, which is Soviet-era pale beige, but the images of holidaymakers: elderly men strutting about in thongs and playing ping pong in their vests; retirees of both sexes glad-ragged at the disco. Like Parr’s photos, the images are funny but not unkind; everyone retains their dignity. The director is Irish film-maker Gar O’Rourke, who planned Sanatorium before the war, but filmed it after Russia invaded Ukraine, which adds a layer of melancholy to the guests’ search for health and happiness.The huge Kuyalnik sanatorium is a time warp with its brutalist architecture and institutional interiors. Back in its glory days, people must have come here in their thousands. Now...

Politics

2 h. ago Queen of Clean: The jobs to tackle now the kids are back at school

Time for a big tidy-up, says TVs Queen of Clean. By Sam Wylie-Harris.

Politics

2 h. ago 'I visited Tenby for first time but one simple thing put me off'

Christopher Evans visited Tenby for the first time in a bid to find the "prettiest town in Wales"; however, he admitted one thing about the popular seaside town put him off

Politics

2 h. ago BBC Breakfast's Sally Nugent left in disbelief as Jon Kay shares 'bad' career admission

Sally Nugent shared her shock after her BBC Breakfast co-star Jon Kay made a surprising revelation about their time on the morning programme

Events

2 h. ago Smartwatch with standout 'battery life' drops to £26 in Amazon offer

Hopeful buyers can save £72 on the Owmsic smartwatch for a limited time

Economics

2 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 02 September: Gold price at record level, index opens lower

The price of gold today set a new all-time high, fuelled by bets on US interest rate cuts.

Politics

2 h. ago Home Office will TEXT foreign students warning they will be kicked out for overstaying amid alarm at huge abuse of visas

Ministers are launching a new campaign where, for the first time, it will contact international students and their families, telling them they must leave if they do not have a right to remain.

Events

2 h. ago What time is The Great British Bake Off on TV? Channel 4 start time explained

Channel 4 has confirmed the start time for The Great British Bake Off tonight 😍🍰

Politics

2 h. ago Business news live: Gold price hits record high and Revolut share sale gives $75bn valuation

Stock market news and latest business and finance updates from Tuesday

Economics

3 h. ago This Morning Queen of Clean Lynsey Crombie says everyone should use a hairdryer on their radiators this week

Lynsey Crombie says now is the time for a reset

Politics

3 h. ago Pensioners can claim heating bill help of up to £300 from specific date this month

Most DWP payments will be issued automatically but postal claims can be made this month.

Economics

3 h. ago My husband has erectile dysfunction. Is it because of his porn addiction?

He struggles to maintain an erection and I feel worthless as his partner. I wonder whether there’s a way back for usWhen we first met, 12 years ago, my husband and I didn’t waste any time in starting the sexual part of our relationship. He warned me he was a sex addict, and I am enthusiastic about sex. On our first night together I was aware of some erectile dysfunction – he wasn’t entirely hard and benefited from holding himself when penetrating me – though this didn’t stop us reaching climax. We joked about how many times I would orgasm and neither of us seemed inhibited. Over time, my husband needed more and more help with ejaculating and would often lose his erection during sex. He has shown less interest in any form of intimacy with me, while I have been trying to show my attraction to him in other ways, like hugging and holding hands. Pamela Stephenson Connolly is a US-based psychotherapist who specialises in treating sexual disorders.If you would like advice from Pamela on se...

Politics

3 h. ago Northern Lights captured in stunning photograph in Bannau Brycheiniog

The Northern lights appeared over Wales for the first time this autumn

Events