28 m. ago You can buy this pub in one of Wales' most beautiful towns, and you might even grab a bargain

Last orders at this inn for the current owners so this historic pub is now going under the hammer to start its next chapter

Economics

39 m. ago Unhinged Donald Trump's scathing three word verdict on Keir Starmer as row over Ukraine peace goes on

The US Commander in Chief has continued to rage against Europe in his latest interview, this time targeting nuclear leaders Sir Keir and President Emmanuel Macron

Politics

44 m. ago 'British people used to know how to protest': Fuming OAPs issue call to arms over plans for 150 newbuilds beside leafy cul

Home to mostly pensioners, residents of Corn Close in Fiskerton have been devastated that their retirement plans could be thwarted by years of development.

Events

87 m. ago Exactly how council tax will be spent in Bury in the next year

See which will be the biggest areas of spend for the local authority over the next 12 months

Economics

2 h. ago Army chiefs say Vladimir Putin can be defeated if Ukraine fight back with 'flying AK

In a summit in Kyiv last night, military chiefs mapped out a way to overcome Putin's Russia – obviously it involves an army of AI-powered 'flying of Kalashnikovs'

Politics

2 h. ago Toxic Town: Jodie Whittaker is absolutely flawless as she battles real

The hasty regeneration of Corby’s old steelworks poisoned a generation. Now the story of how it came to court is told in a harrowing, if slightly melodramatic, new Netflix seriesJack Thorne writes the kind of meaningful, worthwhile dramas that you definitely – no, honestly – do plan to watch but just maybe not tonight. Best Interests from 2023, about a distraught mother battling the NHS doctors who decide to allow her severely ill teenage daughter to die, was warm, miraculously funny, and as gripping as a thriller. It was also so traumatising that it could make the viewer feel as if they were in actual physical pain. Before that, there was The Accident, whose matter-of-fact title only hinted at the harrowing subject matter: the series covered the aftermath of a construction site explosion in Wales that killed eight children.Toxic Town (Thursday 27 February, Netflix) – Thorne’s new four-part series – could be considered a companion piece to The Accident: it also deals with a dea...

Events

2 h. ago Plastic bags and chicken bones: the fossils scientists believe will become our eternal legacy

Fast fashion and drinks cans among technological-age matter most likely to endure as fossils, say scientistsAs an eternal testament of humanity, plastic bags, cheap clothes and chicken bones are not a glorious legacy. But two scientists exploring which items from our technological civilisation are most likely to survive for many millions of years as fossils have reached an ironic but instructive conclusion: fast food and fast fashion will be our everlasting geological signature.“Plastic will definitely be a signature ‘technofossil’, because it is incredibly durable, we are making massive amounts of it, and it gets around the entire globe,” says the palaeontologist Prof Sarah Gabbott, a University of Leicester expert on the way that fossils form. “So wherever those future civilisations dig, they are going to find plastic. There will be a plastic signal that will wrap around the globe.” Continue reading...

Science

2 h. ago ‘Technofossils’: how humanity’s eternal testament will be plastic bags, cheap clothes and chicken bones

Fast fashion and drinks cans among technological-age matter most likely to endure as fossils, say scientistsAs an eternal testament of humanity, plastic bags, cheap clothes and chicken bones are not a glorious legacy. But two scientists exploring which items from our technological civilisation are most likely to survive for many millions of years as fossils have reached an ironic but instructive conclusion: fast food and fast fashion will be our everlasting geological signature.“Plastic will definitely be a signature ‘technofossil’, because it is incredibly durable, we are making massive amounts of it, and it gets around the entire globe,” says the palaeontologist Prof Sarah Gabbott, a University of Leicester expert on the way that fossils form. “So wherever those future civilisations dig, they are going to find plastic. There will be a plastic signal that will wrap around the globe.” Continue reading...

Science

2 h. ago Which English arboreal project occupies 200 square miles? The Saturday quiz

From back, basting and zigzag to ‘the stuff that dreams are made of’, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 What TV cliffhanger was resolved on 21 November 1980?2 Which body in the solar system has lakes of liquid methane?3 What Yorkshire side were the first national women’s football league champions?4 In a 1941 film, what was “the stuff that dreams are made of”?5 Who writes the Empyrean fantasy book series?6 What does the US defense department classify as UAP?7 What arboreal project occupies 200 square miles of central England?8 Which monarch was killed in 1057 at the Battle of Lumphanan?What links: 9 Emotion icon; glamorous camping; smoke and fog; fan magazine; romantic comedy?10 Cantuar; Dunelm; Ebor; Petriburg; Roffen; Sarum?11 Tom Cruise (6.5 mins, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation); Kate Winslet (7.25 mins, Avatar: The Way of Water)?12 Seth Pecksniff; Howard Roark; Anthony Royal; Rudolf Santonix?13 Back; basting; blind; cross; running; slip; zigzag?14 8 (1950-60); 9 (19...

Events

2 h. ago What channel is England vs Scotland Six Nations? Free live stream, TV, ref and team news for Calcutta Cup clash

Gregor Townsend's men will be looking to get one over on their eternal rivals once again

Politics

3 h. ago London borough that desperately needs council homes may have to sell some to repay £40m bailout

London borough that desperately needs council homes may have to sell some to repay £40m bailout  Yahoo News UK

Economics

3 h. ago A Rangers takeover future with Clement in dugout gets unanimous Jury verdict as Maeda Munich role throws up Celtic debate

Record Sport's top team debate the big issues of the week

Politics

4 h. ago Meet the 5 top court justices in Brazil who could decide the future of former President Bolsonaro

Five of Brazil’s 11 Supreme Court justices will decide in the next three weeks whether former President Jair Bolsonaro and 33 others charged by the country’s prosecutor-general with attempting a coup will stand trial

Politics

4 h. ago New Look shutting another three stores starting from today in latest string of closures

Earlier this year, the Times reported that the chain was looking to "accelerate future store closures" when leases expire due to the tax increases revealed in October’s budget.

Politics

4 h. ago The quiet battle going on for the future of the UK's most iconic tourist snack

Romney's and Kendal Mint Co are currently fighting it out for the future of the Kendal mintcake, which powered Sir Edmund Hilary and Sirdar Tenzing to the top of Mount Everest

Events

4 h. ago Readers' letters: SNP's years of council tax freezes are coming home to roost

SNP policies are to blame for big increases in council tax bills, a reader argues

Politics

4 h. ago Scotland’s AI future depends on talent that builds, not talks

Ross McNairn says Scotland must act fast to attract the best people – or be left on the sidelines

Politics

5 h. ago New map shows every UK seaside town where house prices are falling fastest

While the UK saw house prices climb 4.6 per cent over the last year, several stunning seaside resorts surprisingly witnessed property sales fall. So, if you've been dreaming of a life by the sea, now might be the right time to take the plunge

Politics

5 h. ago Scots families risk being plunged into poverty over council tax debt

EXCLUSIVE: The Aberlour charity warned Scotland was in "the grip of a debt and child poverty crisis" at a time council tax bills are set to rise above inflation.

Economics

5 h. ago Simple way to get maximum State Pension payments to boost retirement income

Older people do not automatically receive full New State Pension payments when they reach retirement age.

Economics