25 m. ago A record 17.5 million fines could be dished out by parking 'cowboys' this year as Labour dithers over a planned crackdown on rogue firms

Ruthless private firms have already slapped drivers with 4.3 million tickets between April and June - an average of 2,000 every hour - as ministers face fresh calls to get tough on them.

Economics

43 m. ago 'Mystery virus' at UK business conference sees 20 fall sick including CEO

At least two people were hospitalised overnight after a virus outbreak caused nausea, vomiting, and diarrhoea to sweep through people at a conference centre

Economics

52 m. ago ‘We’re still in the dark’: a missing land defender and the deadly toll of land conflict on Indigenous people

Julia Chuñil is one of 146 land defenders who were killed or went missing last year, a third of them from Indigenous communitiesOne day last November, Julia Chuñil called for her dog, Cholito, and they set off into the woods around her home to search for lost livestock. The animals returned but Chuñil, who was 72 at the time, and Cholito did not.More than 100 people joined her family in a search lasting weeks in the steep, wet and densely overgrown terrain of Chile’s ancient Valdivian forest. After a month, they even kept an eye on vultures for any grim signs. But they found no trace of Chuñil. Continue reading...

Events

79 m. ago Chilling update exposes just how cowardly Southport teenage killer Axel Rudakubana is

Axel Rudakubana was given a 52-year life term after admitting the murders of Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine following the Southport attack

Events

3 h. ago Ancient monument transformed into one of the most unique and enchanting homes in Wales

How many people can say they live in a romantic medieval ruin with an ancient priory arch in the garden?

Politics

3 h. ago Stephen Fry reveals one career rule he broke by joining BBC's Celebrity Traitors

The legendary actor played a part in Claudia Winkleman's murder mystery gameshow.

Politics

5 h. ago 'Umbrella Murder' mystery as ricin pellet assassin remains undetected 47 years on

The identity of Bulgarian dissident writer Georgi Ivanov Markov's killer remains a mystery some 47 years on - the 'Umbrella Murder' remains one of the Cold War’s most infamous political assassinations

Events

5 h. ago The burning Aberdeen problems Jimmy Thelin must solve to get Dons back on track

Thelin admitted at the weekend that he is frustrated as anybody connected with the way the new term has started

Events

6 h. ago 'Mystery virus' at Edinburgh event caused over 20 delegates to be violently ill

At least two individuals, one heavily pregnant, were rushed to hospital due to an outbreak of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhoea.

Science

6 h. ago Arne Slot ends Alexander Isak mystery and issues clear response to Liverpool critics

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has confirmed that Alexander Isak is in line to make his Reds debut in the Champions League clash with Atletico Madrid on Wednesday night

Politics

8 h. ago Works approved for historic Welsh church of 'exceptional interest'

The ancient Pembrokeshire church is of 'exceptional interest', and plans for a refurb have received conditional approval

Politics

9 h. ago Woman buys Heathrow Airport lost luggage for £130 and is left baffled by contents

A woman who spent £130 on lost luggage from Heathrow Airport in a bid to profit from on its contents on Vinted has revealed what was inside her mystery purchase

Economics

9 h. ago Scientists discover world’s earliest evidence of human mummification

The evidence is far older than better-known examples from ancient Egypt and South America

Politics

11 h. ago ‘Cowardly’ Southport killer targeted women and girls, inquiry hears

Axel Rudakubana’s attack on a class of young girls was ‘extremely cowardly’.

Events

11 h. ago Scientists solve the mystery of why killer whales are attacking boats worldwide

As more footage emerges from an orca attack, scientists reveal why these clever creatures frequently target boats.

Events

12 h. ago The 1% Club viewers sink claws into question 'too easy for the final round' that they solved 'in two seconds'

The ITV game show, which is hosted by comedian Lee Mack, tasks 100 players with surviving increasingly difficult rounds of logic-based questions.

Society

13 h. ago Hiker in Scottish Borders makes wild historical discovery on rock

A hiker has shared their shock after stumbling across 'ancient' rock carvings when exploring the English border with Scotland - and it has left them questioning who carved them and why they're there

Politics

13 h. ago Jackson Pollock mystery is SOLVED after 77 years: Scientists finally identify the origins of the blue colour used in one of his iconic paintings

Scientists have identified the origins of the blue colour in one of Jackson Pollock's paintings on display at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York.

Politics

14 h. ago David Squires on Nottingham Forest’s mythical quest for a new champion

Our cartoonist tells the ancient Greek tale of one godlike figure’s pursuit of glory at the City GroundBuy one of David’s cartoons in our Print ShopDavid’s new book, Chaos in the Box: buy it now Continue reading...

Politics

15 h. ago Netflix teases new murder mystery adapted from novel hailed 'Agatha Christie at her best'

The streaming giant is set to release a new murder mystery series based on one of Agatha Christie's novels

Events