1 hour ago Labour is 'squeezing the life out of hospitality': Hotel chiefs slam 'punitive' business rates hikes and call for pubs tax U

As the backlash over the Chancellor's botched business rates reforms mounts, Sir Rocco Forte described it as 'a mess of the government's own making'.

Economics

2 h. ago Andrew Mountbatten Windsor 'gets VIP treatment' as new pad is kitted out for cushy move

Sky have had workmen round at Andy Mountbatten Windsor's new home at Marsh Farm on King Charles' Sandringham estate in Norfolk - and he looked to be getting the best service

Politics

3 h. ago Couple can't believe luck after finding 'dream' item hidden in attic of new home

An engaged couple discovered a hidden attic in their new home and they couldn't believe their luck when they found what they claimed to be a 'dream' item hiding inside

Politics

4 h. ago Workers install Sky TV and security fence at 'Andrew Mountbatten

Workers have been installing Sky TV and a new security fence around the run-down farm believed to be Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's next home.

Events

4 h. ago Democratic lawmakers to file articles of impeachment against Kristi Noem

Robin Kelly, Ilhan Omar and Maxine Dexter to move against homeland security secretary over ICE killing of Renee GoodDemocratic representative Robin Kelly on Wednesday plans to formally introduce articles of impeachment against Donald Trump’s homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, following the fatal shooting of a US citizen by an immigration agent in Minneapolis last week.The new push comes amid mounting national outrage over the death of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, at the wheel of her car on a residential street, by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer. Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago As global warming melts glaciers, a novel sanctuary in Antarctica is opening to preserve ice samples

Scientists have inaugurated the first global repository of mountain ice cores in an Antarctic vault

Events

5 h. ago Two people are killed, including motorcyclist, after their throats are sliced by KITE STRINGS in India

In the latest case, 48-year-old motorcyclist Sanjukumar Hosamani died in the southern Indian state of Karnataka after riding into a taut kite string stretched across a road.

Events

5 h. ago Glitzy department store Saks files for bankruptcy as favourite of the stars collapses

High-end department store owner Saks Global has filed for bankruptcy protection as it struggles under a mountain of debt.

Politics

6 h. ago Rail services shut down as huge fire breaks out at south London station

The huge fire erupted on the train tracks between Queen's Road Peckham and South Bermondsey stations

Events

6 h. ago Iran's horrifying torture methods from gas in hospitals to kill squad executions

An expert has revealed the terrifying reality of life inside Iran as the internet blackout continues. From families searching body bags to no access to health care and street executions, the human rights specialist has issued an urgent plea

Events

7 h. ago Police appeal after boy's mountain bike stolen while he worked out at gym

The bike was a birthday and Christmas present

Events

7 h. ago Prestwick care home given clean bill of health after unannounced spot check

The care home, on Monkton Road, was graded ‘good’ across one quality indicator and ‘very good’ across another.

Society

7 h. ago Rental Family review – Brendan Fraser seeks meaning in pointless Japanese role

Fraser plays a hapless Tokyo-based actor working for a firm that offers bespoke therapeutic role-play services in director Hikari’s silly and saccharine filmBrendan Fraser is a bland and ingratiating presence in this glib, silly and pointless film from Japanese actor turned director Hikari. It is bafflingly complacent in its sentimentality and its sheer, fatuous implausibility, which makes it valueless and meaningless as drama and comedy.Fraser plays Phillip, a hapless unemployed actor from the US who a few years previously came to Tokyo to do a goofy TV ad for toothpaste and, having no friends or family back home, simply stayed on. He lucks into a weird new source of income: working for a “rental family”, based on firms in Japan which really do offer bespoke therapeutic role-play services, such as errant spouses, deceased loved ones or unsatisfactory co-workers – people who can be chatted with, or mourned, or yelled at for cathartic purposes. Continue reading...

Society

8 h. ago Royal Family LIVE: Shamed Andrew finally set 'strict deadline' for Royal Lodge move

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been eagerly awaiting his move from Windsor, with sources now claiming he could be relocated to a private home on the Sandringham estate before a major milestone

Society

8 h. ago Aberdeen crash: Teenage motorcyclist taken to hospital with 'serious injuries' after crash

Police said the road was busy at the time and are appealing for witnesses to come forward.

Events

9 h. ago Andrew's pal shares real reason he's leaving Royal Lodge earlier than expected

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was officially stripped of his titles and ordered to leave Royal Lodge by King Charles in October due to his links with Jeffrey Epstein

Politics

9 h. ago Boy, 15, seriously injured in electric motorbike smash on Scots road

Police are appealing for witnesses to the crash, which happened on Tillyrone road in Aberdeen on Tuesday night.

Transport

9 h. ago He drove at 70mph in a 20mph road, mounted kerbs and it was 'sheer luck' he didn't kill anyone

Ryan Simon, 33, was disqualified from driving at the time of the police pursuit which only came to an end when he collided with an unmarked police car

Events

10 h. ago Ryan Thomas supports daughter Scarlett's major move in 'best day of my life' message

He watched his teenage daughter, and Waterloo Road actress Scarlett Thomas, take a huge step

Politics

10 h. ago Hiker 'swung ice axe' at Scottish walker halfway up mountain after 'pouring water over her dog'

The man then allegedly struck the woman over the head with a bag.

Politics