32 m. ago Sick Scots dentist caught in paedophile sting lodges appeal against jail sentence

Steven MacMillan, who sent sexual messages to a 13-year-old girl, has appealed against his sentence of 20 months.

Events

39 m. ago Council quizzed over hiring 'dishonest' former teacher who abused position 'to borrow over £30k'

Susan Pletnick was banned from the classroom after she failed to pay back thousands of pounds of loans from her school, parents and a colleague

Economics

40 m. ago 'My daughter broke her leg because of an outdated and excessive school rule'

"This was a completely avoidable incident, driven by a rigid policy that prioritises punishment over student safety"

Politics

50 m. ago High water bills, filthy rivers – and now drought. This is England's great artificial water crisis of 2025 | George Monbiot

In its refusal to renationalise water, it’s clear the government operates in the interests of private capital and not of the countryFor a rich and fairly stable country, we are staggeringly ill-prepared for climate shocks. We respond to predictable crises as if we had had no warning. Lessons from previous disasters go unlearned, mistakes are recycled, failures lodged so deeply that they come to define the system.This is not because of a deficiency in the national character, but because of a deficiency in the ideology of government: an elite belief, shared by scarcely any citizens, that public intervention should be used only when all other measures have failed. Until that point, our problems should be addressed by the private sector. As drought rolls across the country once again, England’s privatised water system guarantees an irrational response.George Monbiot is a Guardian columnistOn Tuesday 16 September, join George Monbiot, Mikaela Loach and other special guests discussing the...

Events

1 hour ago Why has it taken a decade to exhume the bodies of the 800 dead babies of Tuam? | Caelainn Hogan

The mass exhumation in Ireland is vindication for campaigners – but their battle for justice is far from overA young girl played on a swing near a mass grave as the names of hundreds of children who died in a mother-and-baby institution in Ireland were read out during a memorial service late last year. The bright day turned to dark in the time it took.Now, the playground near the site in Tuam has been dismantled and the long-awaited exhumation has begun. But why has it taken more than a decade since it emerged that those dead children were likely buried in sewage chambers on the grounds of a publicly funded institution run by nuns and the local council? Continue reading...

Events

1 hour ago ‘This is going to be a real hatchet job, isn’t it?’ Janet Street

One of the giants of British media, Street-Porter is a regular on Loose Women, a former TV executive, newspaper editor and author – and about to launch a one-woman stage show. She talks about love, regrets and her fury with her late motherJanet Street-Porter is the straight-talker’s straight talker. Nobody says it how it is quite like her, whether she’s talking about how she “hated” her mother, tried to kill her sister or cheated on her four ex-husbands. The former TV executive, newspaper editor, author and Loose Women regular is now going on the road with a one-woman show called Off the Leash. To be fair, she’s never been on it. Street-Porter’s website heralds her as “the nation’s favourite pissed-off pensioner” and promises that, with the new show, “in the words of her good friend Elton ‘the bitch is back!’”We meet at a restaurant she has booked in west London. When I get there, she’s already perusing the menu and eavesdropping on the couple behind us. “That man behind us is very ...

Politics

2 h. ago Girls as young as 12 developing eating disorders over body image fears

Childline has delivered thousands of counselling sessions to young people struggling with disordered eating.

Politics

2 h. ago Arsenal transfer news: Rodrygo set for talks with rivals as Gunners eye another huge deal

Arsenal have already concluded some big business this summer but the Gunners still want to bring in more fresh faces before the new Premier League season kicks off next month

Economics

3 h. ago Donald Trump Jr.'s former girlfriend shares candid details about their romance

Aubrey O'Day, who worked with Donald Trump Jr. on The Celebrity Apprentice in 2011, spoke with the outlet Wednesday about her past relationship with the eldest child of the U.S. president.

Politics

5 h. ago Elon Musk launches an AI chatbot that can be a cartoon girlfriend who engages in sexual chat

A sexy AI chatbot named Ani and launched by Elon Musk is available to anyone over the age of 12, prompting fears it could be used to 'manipulate and groom children', warn internet safety experts.

Politics

6 h. ago Trump vents that MAGA won’t ‘shut the f*** up’ about Epstein list controversy, report claims

‘The week was a big kick in the balls,’ one administration official said

Politics

6 h. ago Acid attacks skyrocket by 10% as campaigners warn of rise in violence against women and girls

Almost a quarter of all attacks took place in Northumbria in 2024

Events

6 h. ago British children living in 'unbearable poverty' as students make school breakfast plea

More than three-quarters of children’s doctors say poverty-related illness has increased over the last two years, as they warned of an 'unbearable level' of hardship among kids

Society

7 h. ago Girl, 17, gives birth in Walmart bathroom before her father does the unthinkable

Jerry Lee Martinez, 45, has been arrested after his teenage daughter gave birth in a Walmart bathroom in Kingsville, Texas on Monday.

Politics

9 h. ago Drunk man punched girlfriend and assaulted police officer during arrest

Ethan Jones, 22, was under the influence of alcohol and drugs when he punched his girlfriend and broke her glasses, before smashing up items in his mother's home.

Events

9 h. ago Man sexually abused teenage girl after kissing her on the stomach

Sion Butcher, 37, made his victim feel "scared" and felt "unable to say no" to him.

Events

9 h. ago Love Island faces backlash as Women's Aid accuse ITV show of reinforcing 'misogyny and sexism' as they release statement addressing Harrison's 'disgusting' behaviour

Love Island has faced backlash from Women's Aid after Tuesday night's episode as Harrison's antics sent fans into a fury as his love triangle with Lauren and Toni continued. 

Culture

9 h. ago £20,000 found in Liverpool garden as girl, 13, and five others arrested

The child was arrested on suspicion of possession of cannabis

Economics

9 h. ago Pete Davidson to become a dad as girlfriend Elsie Hewitt announces pregnancy

Pete Davidson is set to become a father for the first time as his girlfriend Elsie Hewitt has announced she is pregnant with the couple's first child

Politics

10 h. ago Pete Davidson and Elsie Hewitt are expecting their first child

Pete Davidson and his girlfriend, Elsie Hewitt, are expecting their first child

Politics