1 hour ago Trump gives green light for $2m ICE deal with notorious Israeli spyware company

Trump administration appeared to restart frozen Biden-era deal with Paragon Solutions, whose products have been accused of facilitating the surveillance of journalists and activists

Politics

2 h. ago Thames Water creditors pledge more investment to try to seal rescue deal

Bondholders also intend to inject more equity into the utility as it seeks to avert nationalisation

Economics

2 h. ago Thames Water creditors outline £20.5bn investment aims under rescue plans

The London & Valley Water consortium is pledging to ‘fix the foundations’ of Thames Water with the mammoth spending proposal put forward to Ofwat.

Economics

2 h. ago Energy company uses gas network to transport hydrogen in first test of its kind

SGN’s Live Transmission System (LTS) Futures trial was launched in Scotland this week.

Science

2 h. ago UK could face importing 70% of oil and gas needs by 2030, new report warns

Trade body Offshore Energies UK published its economic report for 2025.

Events

2 h. ago Thames Water unveil £20.5 billion action plan to revive struggling water firm

Thames Water is on the brink of nationalisation as it struggles under a mountain of debts

Economics

2 h. ago Top cop's message to public figures 'with power and influence' amid 'climate of tension'

National Police Chief Council chairman Gavin Stephens says police officers are facing increased divisions as they attempt to deal with protests, including at migrant hotels

Events

3 h. ago Stuart Armstrong in Aberdeen transfer talks as ex Celtic star in line for stunning SPFL return

The Scotland international is a free agent after leaving Sheffield Wednesday at the end of last season

Politics

3 h. ago Farage to say UK has ‘authoritarian censorship regimes’ after Linehan arrest

The Reform UK leader will give evidence to the House Judiciary Committee in Washington on free speech in the UK.

Events

3 h. ago Families' fury as 'cruise ship' like structure 'crash lands' metres from back gardens

The enormous steel structures, part of a 350,000 sq ft industrial site, tower over fences and hedges, completely overshadowing homes just metres away from the development

Events

4 h. ago Scotland coach Gregor Townsend signs new deal until end of 2027 Rugby World Cup

Townsend will have been in the role more than a decade by the time he leads the Scots to his third World Cup in Australia in just over two years.

Economics

4 h. ago Shark attack horror as boy, 8, left fighting for his life after snorkelling trip

The boy was swimming with his father and sister in Key Largo, Florida, when the shark struck - leaving him with severe injuries and 'significant' blood loss from a deep bite above the knee

Events

5 h. ago Netflix's actual stance on Harry and Meghan after criticism of divisive royal couple

Chiefs at the very top of the US media firm are “ecstatic” to work with The Sussexes, who they view as 'pioneers' in their business expansion

Politics

5 h. ago 'I landed iconic 90s Nickelodeon show role after making big change to myself'

A successful actor and director has admitted there was one key move in an important interview in Los Angeles as a teen that helped shape his career, revealing things could have been so different

Politics

5 h. ago Lanarkshire locals urged to start their own business with help of Business Gateway

Business Gateway, Scotland’s national business support service, has launched Scottish Start-Up Month, a nationwide campaign to celebrate Scotland’s entrepreneurial spirit.

Politics

5 h. ago Olivia Attwood sets record straight on first same sex couple joining Bad Boyfriends cast

ITV's Olivia Atwood's Bad Boyfriends will return this month with a series two line-up featuring one gay couple and the host said it was a "no brainer" to include them

Politics

5 h. ago Dead Man’s Wire review – Gus Van Sant calls the shots with surreal true

Venice film festivalAl Pacino, Colman Domingo and Myha’la excel in this gripping take on the events of 1977 when an Indianapolis businessman held his mortgage broker hostage With terrific chutzpah, black-comic flair and cool, cruel unsentimentality, screenwriter Austin Kolodney and director Gus Van Sant have made a true-crime suspense thriller set in the 1970s, tapping into the spirit of both Sidney Lumet’s Dog Day Afternoon and Network. Apart from anything else, it is a reminder that in that post-Kennedy, post-Watergate age, plenty of lawless and febrile things happened that would now be considered phenomena purely attributable to social media.In 1977, an Indianapolis businessman named Tony Kiritsis, with many acquaintances in the police department, kidnapped a mortgage broker named Richard Hall, and tied Hall’s neck with a “dead man’s wire” to his shotgun, which would therefore go off if police sharpshooters tried to kill him. Kiritsis even paraded his victim like this on TV while...

Events

5 h. ago Gregor Townsend signs new contract: length of deal, World Cup implications, Franco Smith latest

Scotland keep faith with long-serving head coach

Economics

6 h. ago Criticism grows over Father Ted creator Graham Linehan arrest for ‘anti

JK Rowling and Elon Musk among high-profile critics as Irish comedian, 57, detained by armed officers moments after stepping off an American Airlines flight from Arizona

Events

6 h. ago Olivia Attwood admits 'it's really hard' as she opens up on filming Bad Boyfriends

Bad Boyfriends is back on our screens this month and host Olivia Attwood has opened up on the new line-up and how she finds it difficult to remain impartial as a presenter

Politics