88 m. ago New pictures show dramatic redevelopment of Liverpool Street station into 'landmark gateway'

The £1 billion project is intended to future-proof the station

Events

92 m. ago New health building in Salford will be 'iconic' addition to city

Construction on a major project has started in the city.

Science

3 h. ago Chryston High School pupils befriend German youths as part of international project

The Chryston-Schweinfurt Digital Exchange Project, which started in November, links Chryston with Schweinfurt, a town in Bavaria.

Politics

3 h. ago 'Nothing can bring mum back and this tragedy was unnecessary and caused through selfishness'

A driver who killed two women should not have been behind the wheel, an inquest has heard

Politics

3 h. ago Inside Celebrity Big Brother host Will Best's life from longterm girlfriend to project away from TV

As Will Best prepares to return to our screens with a new series of Celebrity Big Brother, we take a look into the TV presenter's life away from the ITV show...

Politics

4 h. ago Sadiq Khan intervenes in Archway housing and student tower scheme

City Hall could grant permission for project despite opposition from Islington Council and local MP Jeremy Corbyn

Politics

5 h. ago Stranger Things actor admits he wishes he had therapy as he reflects on becoming a child star at 13

The 22-year-old Mike Wheeler actor was just 13 when the sci-fi drama debuted on the streamer in 2016.

Politics

6 h. ago Smooth, speedy and free. But will cyclists be prepared to wait for the Silvertown bike bus?

Shuttle bus will run every 12 minutes through Sir Sadiq Khan’s new road tunnel under the Thames

Transport

6 h. ago When sadness strikes I remember I’m not alone in loving the wild boundless beauty of the living world | Georgina Woods

Nature will reclaim its place as a terrifying quasi-divine force that cannot be mastered. I find this strangely comfortingExplore the series – Last chance: the extinction crisis being ignored this electionGet Guardian Australia environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as an emailAt times my work takes me to the big city and the tall buildings where people with power make decisions that affect the rest of us. While I am there, crossing busy roads, wearing tidy clothes and carrying out my duty, I think of faraway places where life is getting on without me.Logrunners are turning leaf litter on the rainforest floor, albatross are cruising the wind beyond sight of the coast. Why does thinking about these creatures, who have no idea that I exist, bring me such comfort?Get Guardian Australia environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as an email Continue reading...

Events

7 h. ago Flames soar outside Manchester house after wheelie bin fire spreads

Three fire engines raced out to the scene

Events

8 h. ago Jesy Nelson reveals she has to use wheelchair after emergency surgery to save unborn twins

Jesy Nelson has issued a health update after undergoing emergency surgery to save her unborn twins.

Politics

8 h. ago Prolific paedophile attempted to sexually assault teenager while riding bike

Carl Badham, 57, grabbed the wrist of the victim who was walking along the Taff Trail in Cardiff.

Events

9 h. ago Warning to UK drivers as wearing one popular style of hat could land you a £5k fine

UK motorists have been warned to double check what hat they've put on their heads before getting behind the wheel. One popular accessory has been deemed a risk by experts

Events

9 h. ago Fury as Britain's iconic Red Arrows Hawk fleet 'may be replaced by Russian

Defence chiefs are reportedly considering swapping the ageing Hawk T1s - which have been a staple for the famed aerobatic teams - for the M-346.

Politics

10 h. ago Netflix Adolescence team to give 'scariest film ever made' modern spin as TV drama

The producers behind Netflix's hit four-parter Adolescence have just announced their next project

Events

10 h. ago Fearless nuclear rats swarm UK power plant 'staring out' workers on 'grim' site

'Nuclear rats' infesting the construction site of power plant have allegedly taken over 'everywhere' the mischievous rodents have become bold and have started staring at the men on site

Events

11 h. ago Gatehouse's Big Wheel to be used to power Wheels of Fleet bike project

The wheel in the grounds of the Mill on the Fleet has been switched on for the first time in 15 years.

Politics

13 h. ago Britain tests hypersonic missile engine in ‘milestone’ for UK defence

New engine could power a cutting-edge cruise missile with a bigger range than a conventional rocket

Events

14 h. ago Curtains, wellies, nuclear subs and a tsar’s palace: how William Morris mania swept the world

His unmistakable floral patterns – awash with willow, blackthorn and pimpernel – are now on everything from walking sticks to the seats submariners sit on. We go behind the scenes of a dazzling new showHe has papered our walls and carpeted our floors, enlivened our curtains, coats and cups, and even infiltrated Britain’s nuclear submarine fleet. Almost 130 years after his death, the Victorian arts and crafts designer William Morris has blanketed the world with his unmistakable brand of busy floral patterns, wrapping our lives with tasteful swathes of willow, blackthorn and pimpernel, peppered with cheeky strawberry-eating robins. There’s no escape.“I started seeing Morris everywhere,” says Hadrian Garrard, director of the William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow, east London, speaking with the air of someone trying to shake off a stalker. “He’s on phonecases, umbrellas, walking sticks – and about a third of the Victoria and Albert Museum gift shop. I thought it was time that we address...

Politics

15 h. ago Vroom with a view: images from behind the wheel – in pictures

Clark Winter’s car photographs, taken during his travels around the globe, revel in nostalgia and reveal our strangely intimate relationships with our vehicles Continue reading...

Politics