52 m. ago Do you agree with Labour's plans to cut welfare costs? Vote in our poll

Treasury insiders say cuts to welfare spending and government budgets will be in the 'billions', as Rachel Reeves faces calls not to become "Labour's Austerity Chancellor" - and we want to hear your thoughts

Politics

66 m. ago Nintendo Switch 2 'leak' could be huge nostalgia news for fans of an old handheld device

Missing your DS and wishing Nintendo would get weird again? A recently published patent might mean the Switch 2 is about to make you very happy indeed, with a clever phone attachment

Politics

66 m. ago Reviving the woolly mammoth isn’t just unethical. It’s impossible | Adam Rutherford

At a time when US scientists are under attack from their own government, the illiteracy around these elephantine fantasies is dangerousYou will never ever see a living woolly mammoth. While this is an obvious truth to most geneticists, zoologists and mammoth experts, the endless promises that you might get to meet an extant version of this very-much extinct elephantid apparently necessitate me typing it.The latest on the conveyor belt of mammoth resurrection stories came this week in the form of a slightly hairy mouse. Colossal Biosciences, the US company behind the “woolly mouse” and ensuing media frenzy, published a non-peer-reviewed paper in which it has genetically engineered a mouse to express a gene that relates to mammoth hair, resulting in a mouse with slightly longer hair than normal.Dr Adam Rutherford is a lecturer in genetics at UCL and the author of How to Argue With a Racist Continue reading...

Politics

80 m. ago Usual for ministers to make representations on national security, No 10 says

The decision follows a letter David Lammy wrote to Angela Rayner over the proposed new Chinese embassy.

Politics

80 m. ago 5 convicted of plotting to overthrow the German government and kidnap the health minister

A German court has convicted five people of plotting to overthrow the government in a far-right coup and kidnap the former health minister

Politics

83 m. ago The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits falls as labor market remains sturdy

Applications for U.S. jobless benefits fell last week as the labor market remains sturdy ahead of an expected purge of federal government employees

Politics

96 m. ago BBC Radio 2 in chaos as fire alarm forces Jeremy Vine off air and studio evacuation

Radio 2 and 6 Music were forced off air mid-show due to the incident

Events

1 hour ago Trump, tariffs and potential defense spending surge overshadow European Central Bank meeting

The impact of a potential trade war with the United States and massive increases in European defense spending and government borrowing are looming over Thursday’s policy meeting at the European Central Bank

Economics

2 h. ago Salisbury MP urges UK to ‘resist appeasement’ of Russia on Novichok anniversary

Commons Leader Lucy Powell said the attacks were evidence of ‘what a terror the Russian regime is on our soil’.

Politics

2 h. ago He was tortured in Turkey. He faced an immigration judge who almost never grants asylum

Harrowing story of ‘ES’, fleeing persecution to seek safety in US, shines light on judges who grant claims at exceptionally low rates – or not at allAt an immigration court in Pearsall, Texas, in front of a judge, government attorneys and a court interpreter, ES shakily recounted the darkest moments of his life.He explained how he had been arrested seven years ago in Turkey, amid his government’s crackdown on followers of Islamic cleric Fethullah Gülen. The police officers who detained him accused him of being involved in a terrorist movement, and demanded he reveal the names of his associates, he said. Continue reading...

Events

2 h. ago Cambuslang dad shares cancer journey as part of new Scottish Government campaign

Daniel Morrison was diagnosed with salivary gland cancer but is now recovering and living well with his young family thanks to early detection at his GP practice.

Politics

2 h. ago Rangers 49ers takeover blueprint emerges as Leeds sporting director hunt throws up clues

The Ibrox giants are also on the lookout for a new sporting director to work alongside Nils Koppen

Politics

2 h. ago Ayrshire MP calls for action to ensure voices of coastal communities are heard 'loud and clear'

Irene Campbell, MP for North Ayrshire and Arran, has joined the Labout Coastal Group which aims to ensure the government takes strong action to support coastal communities.

Politics

2 h. ago Government backs end to licensed ‘wild take’ of birds of prey for falconry

A review of the practice concluded it is not necessary.

Politics

2 h. ago Glastonbury is finally taking the risk and putting Gen Z artists front and centre

After a few years of peddling to millennial nostalgia or boomer rock, the organisers of the Worthy Farm festival are placing their bets on a new generation of future stars. Hallelujah, says Roisin O’Connor

Events

2 h. ago NHS chief urges the public to isolate for TWO DAYS if they have these symptoms

The intervention comes as newly released data show cases of Covid-19 are rising and flu and severe child respiratory infection RSV remain extremely high.

Politics

2 h. ago Important health warning issued to women who 'don't have sex often'

The researchers found that females between the ages of 20 and 59 who had sex less than once a week were at a 70 per cent increased risk of death within five years.

Events

2 h. ago If Trump forces Zelensky out who could be the next Ukraine president?

As the Trump administration takes an increasingly aggressive line towards Zelensky and his government, Sam Kiley and David Maddox look at the names emerging on who could replace the Ukrainian president if he is forced out

Politics

2 h. ago Romania detains six suspects for 'plotting Russian coup' with support from Putin

Romania has detained six people suspected of plotting a government coup with support from Russia and Vladimir Putin - We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

Politics

2 h. ago Women forced to face ‘significant’ risks because of inclusivity – Reform UK MP

Rupert Lowe told the Commons that safety and dignity should be prioritised over inclusivity and ‘wokery’.

Events