47 h. ago Major changes to car tax as drivers face new charges from this week

There are changes coming to anyone with an electric vehicle (EV) while the showroom tax, which applies when you buy a brand new vehicle, is also going up from April 2025

Transport

4 d. ago Warning to anyone with an air fryer as new charges come into place in days

With air fryers increasingly rising in popularity, households are being warned about extra charges that will now come with the beloved kitchen appliance

Events

4 d. ago Carlo Ancelotti could face four years in prison as he stands trial over tax evasion

Ancelotti is to stand trial on tax evasion charges next week

Events

4 d. ago Heathrow boss: better energy supply to avoid outage repeat could cost £1bn

Airlines could face higher charges to fund new system at airport, which was affected last week by substation fireThe chief executive of Heathrow has said it could cost about £1bn to install a more resilient power supply system to prevent a repeat of the outage that shut Europe’s busiest airport last week, and that airlines could pay higher charges to help fund it.Thomas Woldbye, who has been criticised for going to bed on the night of the crisis so he could be “better rested” to handle the fallout the following day, has said he was frustrated the incident occurred and would like to have handled it better. Continue reading...

Economics

4 d. ago Heathrow boss: better power supply to avoid outage repeat could cost £1bn

Airlines could face higher charges to help fund new system at airport, which was shut down by substation fireThe chief executive of Heathrow has said it could cost about £1bn to install a more resilient power supply system to prevent a repeat of the outage that shut Europe’s busiest airport last week, and that airlines could pay higher charges to help fund it.Thomas Woldbye, who has been criticised for going to bed on the night of the crisis so he could be “better rested” to handle the fallout the following day, has said he was frustrated the incident occurred and would like to have handled it better. Continue reading...

Economics

7 d. ago In Turkey, we are showing the world how to challenge a callous, authoritarian leader | Ece Temelkuran

The youthful energy of street protest is breathing life back into failing progressive parties – and it’s a model that could be applied everywhereEce Temelkuran is a Turkish journalist and political commentatorAfter 22 years of power grabs, the seizure of all state institutions and severe oppression aimed at reshaping Turkish citizens into Islamofascist minions, Turkey is striking back against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s authoritarianism. In cities across the country, including the regime’s strongholds, protests have been ongoing for the past week.Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu’s detention on bogus corruption charges this week galvanised the people; within days, the protests evolved into something bigger – a national riot demanding democracy, dignity and freedom. The protests reminded many of the Gezi uprising of 2013, yet this time the young people who we thought had lost all hope for the future under Erdoğan and during the severe economic crisis took to the streets, risking lim...

Culture

7 d. ago Millions of people moving home face extra £2,500 charge from next week

You have to pay stamp duty if your property is your only residence and is worth over £250,000 in England and Northern Ireland - but this will be reduced to £125,000 from April 1

Economics

7 d. ago Households using air fryers set to be hit with extra charges from next week

Air fryers have surged in popularity in recent years because of ease and healthy cooking benefits

Society

8 d. ago Energy experts warn of £138 charge for any households using an air fryer

Households who cook their food using an air fryer have been told to brace for increasing charges ahead of Ofgem's latest energy price cap hike, which comes into effect on April 1, 2025

Events

8 d. ago Arsenal transfers news: Mikel Arteta gets Alexander Isak boost as boss talks about target

Arsenal are hoping to make the most of the two-week pause in Premier League proceedings to get their title charge back on track and plan big summer transfers

Sport

9 d. ago The Guardian view on China's EV breakthrough: helped by the kind of strategic state Elon Musk despises | Editorial

BYD, a Chinese carmaker once dismissed by Tesla’s CEO, claims to have outpaced western rivals with charging tech that’s as fast as filling petrol enginesTesla’s boss, Elon Musk, once thought the idea that China’s BYD could compete with his company was laughable. In 2011, he smugly dismissed the Chinese carmaker as unimpressive, its products unattractive and its technology “not very strong”. He’s not laughing now – and not just because Tesla’s stock has plummeted amid a boycott by motorists protesting against his embrace of far-right politics. More pressingly, Mr Musk, like other western carmakers, has been outpaced by BYD.Last week, the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer unveiled new charging technology that, it says, is capable of delivering 400km (249 miles) of driving range in just five minutes – as quick as filling up a petrol car. The system, released next month, will be fitted in two EVs, priced from 270,000 yuan (£29,000) – comparable to Tesla’s most affordable model ...

Politics

1 week ago Jack Fincham gives thumbs up as he avoids jail after appeal against prison sentence for dog attack

Love Island's Jack Fincham gave a thumbs up as he swerved jail time after appealing his six-week prison sentence over being in charge of a dangerously out-of-control dog

Events

1 week ago Court filings offer new details in Bryan Kohberger's quadruple murder case. Here's what to know

A flurry of court documents have been filed this week in the case of Bryan Kohberger, the man charged in the killings of four University of Idaho students in late 2022

Events

1 week ago FBI agent who has criticized the bureau arrested on charges of sharing confidential information

An FBI agent who has criticized the bureau was arrested this week on charges of illegally disclosing classified information

Events

1 week ago Rangers tell fans behind ‘shameful’ banner to stay away after Uefa charge

Banner appeared during victory over FenerbahceClub expecting ‘significant sanctions’ from UefaRangers have described the behaviour of a minority of their fans as “embarrassing” after being charged by Uefa over incidents during last week’s Europa League last-16 victory over Fenerbahce at Ibrox.Rangers confirmed on Wednesday that they faced significant sanctions after what Uefa described as a “racist and/or discriminatory banner” was unveiled by a group of fans. The banner read: “Keep woke foreign ideologies out. Defend Europe.” Continue reading...

Sport

2 w. ago How can Manchester City stop Chelsea in the Women’s Champions League? | Tom Garry

Nick Cushing’s side must shut down Mayra Ramírez, have the right mentality and take their chancesChelsea are unbeaten in 28 games under Sonia Bompastor – with 26 wins – and arrive in Manchester for the first leg of their European quarter-final as strong favourites to progress to the semi-finals, and harbour realistic ambitions of winning their first Women’s Champions League title in Lisbon in May.The task of trying to beat this seemingly unstoppable force, over two legs across the next nine days, falls to Manchester City, who are in the unenviable position of facing Chelsea in four consecutive games in three competitions. Nick Cushing, who has been back at the club for only a week, has said their performance in his first game back in charge, the League Cup final defeat on Saturday, gave him belief that they could better Chelsea in Europe – but what do they need to do to achieve that? Continue reading...

Sport

2 w. ago Megachurch founder and Trump ally to surrender on child sexual abuse charges

Former pastor Robert Morris was charged last week with five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child

Politics

2 w. ago Russian ship captain charged with manslaughter appears at Hull court

Filipino national killed during collision between Vladimir Motin’s vessel and a US oil tanker in the North SeaThe captain of the Russian container ship that crashed into a US oil tanker in the North Sea, killing a crew member, has appeared in court.Vladimir Motin of Primorsky, St Petersburg, in Russia was charged with gross negligence manslaughter over the collision earlier this week. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Man charged with Glasgow train station attack after victim left 'lucky to be alive'

The man appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court this week charged with serious assault.

Events

2 w. ago Wes Streeting's former aide refuses to quit as Labour councillor despite admitting exposing himself to 13

Sam Gould, 33, was fired as a constituency caseworker by the Health Secretary and expelled by Labour after he pleaded guilty to two charges of indecent exposure in court last week.

Politics