28 m. ago Rachel Reeves needs to put cutting household energy bills at forefront of budget

Record View says if the government doesn't bring gas and electricity bills down, voters will wonder if Labour are serious about the cost-of-living crisis.

Economics

48 m. ago Frustrations grow in Russia over cellphone internet outages that disrupt daily life

When Russians look back at 2025, they might remember it as the year when the government took even tighter control of the internet

Technology

3 h. ago Soldiers are using computer games such as Call Of Duty as training, Army chief says

Troops are using games to sharpen their 'war-fighting readiness' with computer game skills proving increasingly useful because of the widespread usage of drones in conflict.

Events

4 h. ago Speedboat captain who killed CEO, 45, while drunk and high on cocaine off coast of Italy is jailed

A SPEEDBOAT captain that crashed and killed a mother while she was on holiday with her husband and two children has been found guilty of manslaughter. Elio Persico, 32, was sentenced to four years and nine months in jail after requesting a plea bargain on Friday. Adrienne Vaughan, a 45-year-old publishing executive, died after being...

Events

4 h. ago Travis Kelce speaks out on his retirement plans as NFL legend, 36, enters final months of his Chiefs contract

This was widely expected to be the 13th and final season for the 36-year-old tight end, who has won three Super Bowls with the Chiefs. Kelce announced his engagement to Taylor Swift back in August.

Politics

4 h. ago Rogue bosses face Budget crackdown with more ‘naming and shaming’ over minimum wage breaches

ROGUE bosses are set for more regular “naming and shaming” to ensure they pay national minimum wage workers the full amount.  Businesses breaking the rules will have no hiding place in a government crackdown on unscrupulous bosses in the Budget. Proposals include more regular rounds of publicly naming employers who have broken the pay rules and short-changed...

Economics

5 h. ago Nigeria reels after 215 children taken in second mass school abduction in a week

Twelve teachers also kidnapped from Catholic school amid threats from Trump to intervene over ‘Christian genocide’Unknown gunmen have abducted 215 schoolchildren and 12 teachers from a Catholic school in central Nigeria, the second mass abduction in the country in a week.The latest kidnapping, in Papiri community in Niger state, came against the backdrop of Donald Trump’s threat to intervene militarily to end a “Christian genocide”, which the Nigerian government has denied is happening. Continue reading...

Politics

5 h. ago Miliband's dash for Net Zero lands millions of families with yet another energy bills hike this winter

Rachel Reeves is now considering action in next week's Budget to remove the cost of things like connecting wind farms to the grid from energy bills and pay for them through general taxation.

Economics

5 h. ago Government slaps export ban on 'beautiful' Hindu paintings worth hundreds of thousands of pounds

The Devi Mahatmya - illustrating the tale of the Divine Mother of Hinduism - have been banned from leaving the country after the Government made them subject to an export bar.

Politics

5 h. ago Gerwyn Price launches darts prize money plea as 'backwards' decisions slammed

The PDC announced record prize money for players this year, but Gerwyn Price has taken umbrage with the World Darts Championship returns that the stars will be in line for next month

Economics

6 h. ago What you aren’t seeing in Alexander Isak’s quest to get back to his best

Arne Slot warned that it could be six months before Isak reaches the peak of his powers at Liverpool – but he’s showing glimpses behind closed doors

Politics

6 h. ago Voters could abandon centrist parties if budget fails, warns former cabinet secretary

Simon Case says voters will look elsewhere if chancellor cannot find solutions to tax, spending and debt problemsVoters will look elsewhere if Rachel Reeves does not use next week’s pivotal budget to show that “centre-ground” politicians can fix the UK’s entrenched economic problems, the former head of the civil service, Simon Case, has said.Case told the Guardian that at the time of last year’s general election, when he was still cabinet secretary, he believed Labour would be forced to break its manifesto promise to not raise taxes because of the state of the public finances. Continue reading...

Events

6 h. ago Major crackdown on illegal vapes in Budget with criminals to face JAIL

Criminals flogging illegal vapes on Britain’s high street will face fresh fines and jail time in a major crackdown to be announce by Rachel Reeves in the Budget

Events

6 h. ago Helen Skelton and Gethin Jones make their second cosy red carpet appearance together at the RTS Awards after months of romance rumours

Speculation that the Morning Live presenters were more than friends began earlier this summer, before it was later reported that they had 'cooled' off their romance.

Events

6 h. ago Luke Humphries dumped out Players Championship Finals in shock after 'throwing away darts'

Former world champion Luke Humphries has been beaten by Gian van Veen, and it certainly serves as a blow to the world No.2 in the lead up to next month's World Championship

Sport

7 h. ago Police raid that uncovered mysterious locked safe sees five gang members behind bars

Five people have been sentenced to 19 years and two months in prison after police raided a property and pulled a man over

Events

7 h. ago Freedom of speech in the UK is under threat, US ambassador warns audience including Deputy PM David Lammy

Warren Stephens urged the country to reject laws which threaten free speech as he hit out at 'excessive government interference' and 'malign foreign actors'.

Events

7 h. ago Democrats investigating Epstein decry Andrew ‘silence’ over interview request

Mountbatten-Windsor ‘continues to hide’, US lawmakers say, after deadline they set to receive response passesTwo Democratic lawmakers involved in the US congressional investigation into the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein on Friday condemned Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s “silence” in response to their request that he sit for a deposition.Robert Garcia, the ranking member of the House oversight committee, and Suhas Subramanyam, a member of the panel, were among the Democrats who earlier this month sent the former British prince a letter seeking his cooperation in their inquiry into Epstein, who died in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges. Continue reading...

Politics

8 h. ago Scots theatre staff made redundant as college takes over popular Dundee venue

Theatre-goers have been left "shocked" and "devastated" by the decision, which will see staff be made redundant next month.

Culture

8 h. ago CCTV captures brazen gang who stole £2million of luxury cars from driveways as their wealthy owners slept

The highly organised crew stole 107 vehicles during an eight-month blitz across Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire, using off-the-shelf signal-boosting gadgets to break into keyless cars.

Economics