60 m. ago Local elections live: Polls to open in Starmer’s first major ballot box test as PM

Voters to cast ballots in 23 local authorities and six mayoral contests across England

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82 m. ago Ugandan opposition accuses president of using military courts to quash dissent

Politicians say Yoweri Museveni is prosecuting opponents on politically motivated charges before 2026 electionUgandan opposition politicians have accused the president, Yoweri Museveni, of attempting to quash dissent by prosecuting opponents on politically motivated charges in military courts in the run-up to presidential and legislative elections next year.The government is pushing to introduce a law to allow military tribunals to try civilians despite a supreme court ban on the practice. Continue reading...

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82 m. ago The Four Seasons review – Tina Fey’s midlife comedy is properly funny and heartbreaking

Like The White Lotus without deaths, this brilliant tale of old college friends holidaying together is Fey’s finest work in years. Steve Carell and Colman Domingo are revelatoryIn my next life I am definitely coming back as an affluent American. Whatever the risk of being murdered in a White Lotus hotel complex or a beachfront property by Nicole Kidman, the benefits far outweigh it.The Four Seasons follows a year’s worth of the can-we-really-call-them-travails of three well off, beautifully clad couples in their 50s. They have been friends since their college days and now go for weekends away together four times a year, as we all would if we had the money, time and wardrobes. The eight-episode series is a remake and update of the 1981 Alan Alda film of the same name, by Tina Fey, Tracey Wigfield and Lang Fisher. It’s a creative triumvirate that promises much and – to the delight of Fey fans, who may feel it’s been a long wait since anything approaching the joy and genius of her Unbr...

Culture

1 hour ago SFA linesman who missed 'ghost goal' in viral blunder selected as Scottish Labour candidate

EXCLUSIVE: Jordan Stokoe is campaigning to be the next MSP for Almond Valley - but Partick Thistle fans will likely remember him for an "unbelievable" decision at Firhill.

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1 hour ago 'The untouchables' Directors behind £6m NHS corruption scandal 'thought they would walk free'

'Swaggering' telecoms chiefs Adam Sharoudi, 41, and Gavin Brown, 48, are behind bars and facing jail after a decade-long investigation into lucrative NHS contracts awarded to their Ayrshire-based firm Oricom.

Economics

3 h. ago Kamala Harris to step back into spotlight to give sharp critique of Trump

Democratic presidential candidate to speak in San Francisco after keeping low profile since election defeatKamala Harris will step back into the political spotlight on Wednesday night to deliver a sharp critique of Donald Trump, warning that his presidency has put the US at risk of a constitutional crisis.The former vice-president has mostly kept a low profile since leaving the White House in January following her bitter defeat to Trump. Now, a day after Trump celebrated 100 days in office with a rally in Michigan, she is expected to deliver a forceful renunciation of the president’s stunning power grabs that have prompted warnings of creeping authoritarianism. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Trump says he would ‘love’ to see ESPN pundit Stephen A. Smith run for president

The president said he would put the TV personality and sports pundit above other Democratic candidates as Smith challenged him on attacks on DEI

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3 h. ago Veteran card is now accepted as photo ID at polling stations

Voter ID rules were first enforced in England in 2023 and across Britain at the 2024 general election.

Culture

3 h. ago Trump on tariff deals at town hall: ‘I’m in less of a hurry than you’

The president appeared to row back on claims he had already made agreements with hundreds of countries, downgrading them to just a handful of ‘potential deals’

Economics

4 h. ago Trump claims he ‘hasn’t made any mistakes’ in first 100 days under questioning on TV town hall: Live

The president was grilled by journalist Bill O’Reilly and sports pundit Stephen A Smith as he joined NewsNation town hall by phone

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4 h. ago I'm a victim of the vile grooming gang and I kept going back because they made me feel special

Jade was one of hundreds of girls who was trafficked, groomed and raped by gangs across the UK and one who is still fighting for justice while living with the horrors of her abuse on a daily basis.

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4 h. ago Drax takes ancient trees from near my Carolina home and burns them 4,000 miles away. This greenwashing scandal utterly shames Britain

There will be plenty of backslapping among the highly paid executives of Drax, Britain's biggest power station, at today's AGM held in the shadow of St Paul's Cathedral.

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4 h. ago When TINA NASH'S boyfriend gouged out her eyes the case horrified the nation. Now he's about to be let out she tells how she knows he's a psychopath... and fears he'll strike again

Tina Nash has a recurrent nightmare in which she comes face to face with Shane Jenkin, the ex-boyfriend who blinded her.

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5 h. ago Ukraine PM hails minerals deal with US as ‘good, equal and beneficial’ – Europe live

Denys Shmyhal says agreement leaves Kyiv in full control of its infrastructure and natural resourcesFull report: US and Ukraine sign minerals deal that solidifies investment in Kyiv’s defense against RussiaIn Spain, harrowing stories have continued to emerge after much of the Iberian Peninsula was plunged into an hours-long blackout earlier this week.Jonathan Bernal, a window washer in Madrid, has detailed how he and a co-worker were cleaning the outside windows of a skyscraper when the power went out. For four hours they ended up stranded on hanging scaffolding, some 240 metres above the city. Continue reading...

Economics

5 h. ago Trump campaign chief claims he visited Australia to advise Liberals at start of election campaign

Exclusive: Chris LaCivita, Trump’s presidential campaign co-manager, tells undercover reporters he advised on ‘structural issues’ related to Peter Dutton; the Coalition denies LaCivita was involved in campaign in any waySee all our Australia 2025 election coverageOne of the architects of Donald Trump’s 2024 victory claims he made an unpublicised visit to Australia to advise the Liberal party about “structural issues” related to Peter Dutton ahead of the federal election.The veteran Republican strategist Chris LaCivita told undercover reporters posing as prospective clients for political consulting work he was working as a private consultant on the visit to Australia, not in an official capacity or as an adviser to the US president. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago US and Ukraine sign minerals deal after months of strained negotiations – Europe live

US treasury department announces agreement after reports of last-minute obstacles apparently overcomeFull report: US and Ukraine sign minerals deal that solidifies investment in Kyiv’s defense against RussiaIn Spain, harrowing stories have continued to emerge after much of the Iberian Peninsula was plunged into an hours-long blackout earlier this week.Jonathan Bernal, a window washer in Madrid, has detailed how he and a co-worker were cleaning the outside windows of a skyscraper when the power went out. For four hours they ended up stranded on hanging scaffolding, some 240 metres above the city. Continue reading...

Economics

6 h. ago Labour faces first electoral test since taking power as voters head to polls

Kemi Badenoch has conceded the scale of the Conservative victory when these councils were last up for election in 2021 means losses are likely.

Politics

6 h. ago Two Gazan children arrive in UK for treatment amid brutal Israel aid blockade

The Government has confirmed that two children from Gaza, whose conditions are not linked to the brutal Middle East conflict, are receiving treatment in a London hospital

Politics

6 h. ago 'Don't sell us short': Poll reveals overwhelming support for Scottish fishing control

Opinion Matters carried out the poll asking questions about the control of Scottish fishing waters

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6 h. ago Schools should deliver more ‘relationship violence prevention lessons’ – charity

One in eight secondary school teachers report that a pupil committed sexual assault against another child in the past term, poll suggests.

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