9 h. ago Forget house deposits... the Bank of Mum and Dad is now funding private medical treatment

The Bank of Mum and Dad has long funded their children's young adult life, from paying rent while at university to gifting tens of thousands of pounds for housing deposits.

Economics

17 h. ago Blue Badges stripped from tens of thousands of Brits in major new crackdown

The government has revoked at least 22,000 blue badges issued to people with mobility or other disabilities who had since died as part of a record-breaking anti-fraud campaign, officials said

Politics

25 h. ago Trump to meet with Project 2025 architect on cutting ‘Democrat agencies’ amid government shutdown – live

Trump touts meeting with Russ Vought ‘of Project 2025 fame’ to determine where cuts can be made as the federal government remains shut for second dayHere’s what the shutdown means for travel, national parks and housingSince the US government shut down at midnight on Wednesday, tens of thousands of federal workers have been furloughed (told not to work), while others must work without pay until Congress passes a budget. The shutdown will have a wide range of effects on government services and programs as well as the US economy, from national parks to travel and housing.My colleague Marina Dunbar explains what it means for everyday people:This isn’t the way to have a discussion, shutting down the government and lowering the GDP. We could see a hit to the GDP, a hit to growth and a hit to working America. Continue reading...

Politics

28 h. ago Ryanair warns travellers as tens of thousands of airline flights face disruption

Action is set to disrupt travel to and from France and Spain, and many other destinations

Events

30 h. ago One third of children in parts of Kenya severely malnourised as aid cuts worsen crisis

Exclusive: Data from Save the Children reveals a devastating shortages of food in affecting tens of thousands of infants under the age of five

Events

44 h. ago Democrats liken Trump to Putin after call to use US cities for military training

Illinois governor JB Pritzker and others condemn the US president for suggesting cities be used as military training groundsA leading Democrat has compared Donald Trump to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin after the US president told military leaders on Tuesday that the armed forces should use US cities as “training grounds”.JB Pritzker, the governor of Illinois, which is bracing for Trump to deploy national guard troops to his state, questioned the president’s mental health and accused him of behaving like an autocrat. Continue reading...

Politics

53 h. ago Just 29,000 criminals cost public purse £5billion a year through prolific shoplifting, theft and violence

A study presented at the Labour Party conference found that tens of thousands of repeat offenders were responsible for 130,000 crimes a year, ranging from burglary to assault

Economics

59 h. ago The European Union was designed for peace – it is never going to be a war machine | Anand Menon

Reacting to the Russian military threat would require the bloc to be agile and decisive. It is many great things, but it is not thatIn her 2025 state of the union speech last month, Ursula von der Leyen didn’t mince her words. Europe, the president of the European Commission declared, is engaged in a “fight for a continent that is whole and at peace”. Her analysis of the problem was pretty accurate. What is increasingly clear, however, is that the European Union is not the whole solution. The EU is good at many things. Being an effective defence organisation is not one of them.Don’t get me wrong: European integration has, over the decades, performed an important security function. By binding former enemies together, it helped them overcome centuries-old rivalries. By incorporating new members, it calmed potential tensions (not least among those countries formerly within the Soviet bloc).Anand Menon is director of UK in a Changing Europe and professor of European politics and foreign...

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3 d. ago Unions are handing Democrats a golden opportunity amid the shutdown battle | Judith Levine

Federal workers’ move offers Democrats a chance to win the budget battle – and their identityThe Federal Unionists Network (FUN) and 35 national, state and local unions have written a letter to the Democratic congressional leadership – Chuck Schumer in the Senate and Hakeem Jeffries in the House, urging them to hold out against Republicans in the budget negotiations, even if it means a government shutdown and halted paychecks. The signatories represent “tens of thousands of federal workers”, according to an FUN press release.The Democrats’ demands, the letter says, should include “adequate funding for critical public services” and a “guarantee” that funds appropriated by the Congress are spent.Judith Levine is a Brooklyn-based journalist, essayist and author of five books. Her Substack is Today in Fascism Continue reading...

Events

3 d. ago French airport strikes: What does the October walkout mean for your flight?

Tens of thousands of passengers are likely to have their journeys cancelled during the next walkout

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3 d. ago French air traffic control strike: What does the October walkout mean for your flight?

Tens of thousands of passengers are likely to have their journeys cancelled during the next walkout

Events

4 d. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Should unemployed young people lose their benefits if they refuse to take a job, as Reeves wants?

Rachel Reeves is set to announce today that tens of thousands of out-of-work young people could be stripped of their benefits if they refuse to take a job.

Society

4 d. ago Knit’s Island review – comradeship and survival in brutal and bloody online zombie game

This inventive film, made entirely inside the multiplayer game DayZ, finds moments of community and wonder amid the zombies, factions and virtual bloodshedEvery day, tens of thousands of people roam through the dystopian universe of DayZ, a popular online game in which players strive to survive a zombie outbreak. Immersing themselves as participants and observers, film-makers Ekiem Barbier, Guilhem Causse and Quentin L’Helgouac’h find strange beauty in this post-apocalyptic world filled with brutality and bloodshed. Their documentary is built entirely around in-game footage, interactions and POV shots, capturing a seemingly endless realm with infinite possibilities.As an open-world game, DayZ has no set objectives – apart from the obvious goal of staying alive – and players are allowed to build their own adventure, or to simply drift. Many organically form close-knit factions. The film-makers encounter one such group whose masked, gun-toting members espouse a shared philosophy of de...

Events

4 d. ago Drones spotted at military locations amid suspected growing Russian aggression

The Danish defence ministry have confirmed it again observed drones at several of its armed forces locations overnight.

Events

5 d. ago Denmark bans drone flights after fresh sightings of suspicious aerial objects outside military bases

Drone sightings across Denmark and Norway since September 22 sparked closure of several airports. (Pictured: Drones above Aalborg, Denmark, September 24, 2025 and mobile radar installation)

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5 d. ago Nato alarm bells ringing after MORE drones spotted flying over Danish military bases in latest alarming incident

Drone sightings across Denmark and Norway since September 22 sparked closure of several airports. (Pictured: Drones above Aalborg, Denmark, September 24, 2025 and mobile radar installation)

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5 d. ago Zelenskyy condemns ‘vile’ and deadly Russian strikes on Ukraine; drones spotted over Danish military sites – Europe live

Twelve-year-old girl among those killed in Kyiv; unidentified drones spotted over Danish military bases on Saturday nightIn an address at the UN general assembly in New York on Saturday, Moscow’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov warned that “any aggression against my country will be met with a decisive response” but insisted Russia has no intention of attacking EU or Nato member states.In a wide-ranging speech, Lavrov said threats against Russia by western countries were becoming “increasingly common”. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Sir Alex Ferguson's favourite Italian restaurant 'is fined tens of thousands of pounds after illegal foreign workers raid'

The eatery, in the village of Hale, Greater Manchester, is a favourite haunt of the legendary former Manchester United manager (pictured), 83.

Events

5 d. ago Tens of thousands protest in Berlin and call for end to the Israel

Tens of thousands of protesters have marched in Berlin in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza

Politics

6 d. ago Denmark reports new drone sightings over its biggest military base

Unidentified drones spotted at several military sites including the Karup airbase on Friday night Unidentified drones flew over Danish military sites including its biggest base during Friday night, the latest in a slew of sightings officials have called a “hybrid attack” and hinted at possible Russian involvement.Drones were spotted at several military sites, a Danish military spokesperson told Agence France-Presse, refusing to provide other details. Continue reading...

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