1 hour ago Labour's class war is about to get worse. This mean and petty act takes your money from your children. Could Rachel Reeves be so stupid? Yes she could: STEPHEN GLOVER

What is it about this Government? Just when one thinks it can sink no lower, it plumbs new depths of idiocy.

Events

2 h. ago Katie Holmes looks glum on set with Joshua Jackson after he sparked romance rumors with Bridgerton star

She's been unable to contain her smile on the set of her latest film, Happy Hours.

Politics

3 h. ago Starmer ‘set to revive Northern Powerhouse Rail plan’ to boost UK infrastructure

Sir Keir Starmer is set to make the announcement before the Labour conference in a speech with chancellor Rachel Reeves

Politics

3 h. ago Flow of fresh homes to rent ‘shrinks at fastest rate since 2020’

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors highlighted a ‘firmly negative trend’ in landlords making their property available for rent.

Society

3 h. ago Women's rights champion and Olympic hero Sharron Davies is set to become Conservative peer

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch will reportedly appoint the 62-year-old to the House of Lords alongside columnist Simon Heffer and Graham Edwards, the Tory party treasurer and mega-donor.

Sport

3 h. ago Huddersfield shock Leicester as Sheffield Wednesday set up Yorkshire derby in Carabao Cup

Nicholls made two stops in the shootout against Leicester

Events

4 h. ago Simon Murray primed for Dundee injury return as Steven Pressley confirms friendly double header

The influential striker is set for a return to action this weekend after injury

Politics

4 h. ago Nuno Mendes gets PSG party started in Super Cup shootout win against Spurs

Paris Saint-Germain 2-2 Tottenham (4-3 pens)PSG score two late goals to set up shootoutIt turns out the DNA of serial ­winners cannot be developed within three months. Tottenham should have been able to announce themselves kings of the continent here in Udine, flimsy though any grand statements after a Uefa Super Cup win might be. Thomas Frank had challenged them to back up the heroics of Bilbao with a statement in the Friulian heat and, by the evening’s end, he should have been basking in the kind of start that can define a new manager’s tenure.Instead he received a reminder that there is no quick fix to some deep-rooted habits. For long periods Spurs, faced with a lethargic Paris Saint-Germain, resembled a perfectly imprinted version of the Frank playbook. They pummelled their ­opponents in the air, their two-goal lead owing much to well-executed free-kicks and plenty more havoc arising besides. On top of that they looked at ease with a three-man back line that gave a stellar atta...

Events

5 h. ago Next manuscript by Amitav Ghosh to be kept sealed for 89 years

The Indian author is the next Future Library writer, set to submit a secret work to be locked in a library until 2114The next manuscript by Indian writer Amitav Ghosh will not be read for 89 years, as he becomes the 12th author to contribute to the Future Library project.Ghosh joins Margaret Atwood, Han Kang, Ocean Vuong and other prominent authors who have written secret manuscripts, which are locked away until 2114. Continue reading...

Politics

6 h. ago Liverpool's plan for Giovanni Leoni as Reds to beat two Premier League rivals to teen star

Liverpool are set to secure another transfer in the coming days as they near a full agreement for Parma's teenage star Giovanni Leoni to add to Arne Slot's first team squad

Politics

6 h. ago People urged to put bowl of water on windowsill as heatwave hits Wales

The Met Office has said the UK is set to be hit by a heatwave this week - but there is a cheap and easy way to keep your home cool as temperatures soar

Events

6 h. ago Emmerdale Dingle legend 'to be killed off' after years on soap and fans will be heartbroken

Emmerdae could be set to kill of a beloved Dingle icon

Events

6 h. ago Khamzat Chimaev leaves UFC legend stunned after showing off insane strength

The undefeated star is set to compete in his first UFC title fight on Saturday - and preparations are clearly going well after fans were left stunned by his power

Politics

6 h. ago Shoppers rave over 'best fan I've ever bought' as temperatures soar in heat wave

One shopper says they were 'absolutely blown away' by the fan.

Politics

6 h. ago Coronation Street recasts actor after just one year as replacement filming already

There is set to be a new face on Coronation Street in a few weeks as one character gets recast, with the fourth actor taking on the role in the ITV soap

Culture

7 h. ago Amazon to broadcast 17 NBA Cup games, including championship, on Prime Video

Amazon has announced its NBA Cup broadcast schedule, with Prime Video set to air 17 games, including the championship

Politics

7 h. ago Harvey Weinstein, 73, set for third trial this year after mistrial on rape charge

Disgraced media mogul Harvey Weinstein is set for a third trial in New York after a mistrial in June as jury members couldn't reach a decision

Events

7 h. ago Trump says he will host Kennedy Center awards and rejected liberal artists

President, set to honor Sylvester Stallone and Kiss, says he was ‘98%’ involved in selections and ‘turned down plenty’Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he will host the Kennedy Center honors this year and said he had been heavily involved in choosing who to nominate, rejecting people he thought were too liberal.The US president named actor Sylvester Stallone, singer Gloria Gaynor, the rock band Kiss, country music star George Strait and actor and singer Michael Crawford among the first batch of Kennedy Center honors nominees since he took over as the Washington-based arts center’s chairman upon returning to the White House this year. Continue reading...

Politics

7 h. ago Scots teen missing for three days as cops launch urgent search

The 16-year-old is described as being around 5ft 5in in height, of medium build, with fair/blonde hair.

Events

7 h. ago Shoppers turn to cooling pillow Amazon deal as temperatures break 30C this week

"I've never had such a comfortable pillow."

Economics