44 m. ago The Vapors UK Tour: 80s icons set to hit the road in support of new album

The band’s new album, Wasp In A Jar, is out now through all leading retailers 🎶🎸🎫

Events

57 m. ago Texas measles cases rises to 146 in an outbreak that led to a child's death

Texas health officials say the number of people with measles has increased to 146 in rural West Texas outbreak that led this week to the death of a school-aged child who was not vaccinated

Events

66 m. ago Alison Hammond breaks down in tears as This Morning legend leaves after 10 years

This Morning's editor Martin Frizell is leaving the show today after a decade and presenter Alison Hammond was in floods of tears as she thanked him for all his support

Politics

94 m. ago People putting bins out in March face £1,000 fine over little

Kingdom Local Authority Support, who assist councils across the country in tackling littering and fly tipping, are telling those getting rid of rubbish to check if the people coming to collect have a Waste Transfer Note

Economics

95 m. ago Glamorous Texas teacher, 35, raped boy she met at her school, police say

A glamorous former Texas high school teacher has been locked up again on new charges after she allegedly had sexual intercourse with one of her young students.

Events

99 m. ago US defense secretary saw few political drawbacks in backing joint chiefs ouster

Pete Hegseth viewed his political odds as being unchanged in pushing Trump to fire Gen Charles BrownDon’t let a billionaire’s algorithm control what you read. Download our free app to get trusted reporting.The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, saw few political consequences in supporting Donald Trump’s ouster of the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff because he never had the support of the senators who wanted Gen Charles Brown to remain in the role, advisers close to the secretary said.The ramifications of Trump’s decision to fire Brown and seven other senior officials at the Pentagon took on new urgency on Thursday after five former defense secretaries, outraged at Trump’s firings, urged Congress to hold hearings and extract justifications for their dismissals under oath. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago Shedeur Sanders and Cam Ward will not work out at NFL scouting combine

Shedeur Sanders and Cam Ward, the top two quarterbacks in this year's NFL draft, are both opting out of workouts at the league's annual scouting combine in Indianapolis

Events

2 h. ago Timothée Chalamet deserves an Oscar – for his Oscar campaign

A Complete Unknown’s best actor nominee might lose out on the prize to The Brutalist favorite Adrien Brody but his journey to the stage has been award-worthyOn Sunday, Timothée Chalamet could become, at 29 years, two months and three days, the youngest best actor winner in Oscar history. But whether or not his performance as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown beats out presumed frontrunner Adrien Brody – the current youngest best actor, at 29 years, 11 months and nine days in 2003 – Chalamet has already won arguably the most important prize of modern movie stardom: the hearts and minds of the internet.If we’re in the business of giving out awards for deserving, boundary-pushing work, then Chalamet’s best actor campaign – unofficial and often unspoken efforts to sway awards voters and build public sentiment – deserves its own Oscar. For the past several months, ostensibly in support of A Complete Unknown but seemingly just as much for laughs, Chalamet has embarked on a rare press run of...

Politics

3 h. ago Jaguar Land Rover to launch charitable foundation to support young people

The JLR Foundation will focus on supporting the personal, social and educational development of children and young people through initiatives that further their skills, knowledge and abilities

Politics

3 h. ago Measles cases continue to rise in the US. Here’s what to know and how to avoid it

Americans are growing more concerned about the preventable virus after an unvaccinated child died in the West Texas outbreak this week

Politics

3 h. ago Charity Children First urging families to call support line for free expert advice if they have money worries

With one-in-four children living in poverty across Scotland, the national children’s charity is recommending struggling families seek support - and not to suffer in silence.

Society

3 h. ago Cardiff Council still in the dark about support for millions in National Insurance contributions

Cardiff Council, like other councils across the country, will have to pay out millions of pounds in National Insurance contributions

Politics

4 h. ago Dodds quits as international development minister over aid cut to fund defence

Anneliese Dodds warned that the move would affect the UK’s support for Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine.

Politics

4 h. ago Rightmove expects increase in revenue this year as property market recovers

The company said that "supportive" property market trends in the early months of this year would support a rise in revenue of between 8% and 10% compared with 2024

Politics

5 h. ago I’m a pediatrician in Texas. Things are dire and we need your support – not your condescension

Nothing I have done is more impactful than a day’s work in this battleground in the south, the graveyard of politicians’ abandoned promisesThe tentacles of disinformation have already claimed its first young victim. This week, an unvaccinated child in Texas died of measles – an entirely preventable disease. Right now, the state is seeing its largest measles outbreak in more than 30 years. Yet at a White House briefing, secretary of health and human services, Robert F Kennedy Jr, falsely noted “it is not usual”, and did not offer any plans for containment.I am a pediatrician in Texas, and I can assure you the situation is so abnormal that most younger physicians have never seen a case of measles, thanks to successful vaccination campaigns.Seema Jilani is a pediatric physician based in Texas, a first-generation American, and a member of the Council of Foreign Relations Continue reading...

Politics

5 h. ago I’m a pediatrician in Texas. Things are dire and we need your support – not your condescension | Seema Jilani

Nothing I have done is more impactful than a day’s work in this battleground in the south, the graveyard of politicians’ abandoned promisesThe tentacles of disinformation have already claimed their first young victim. This week, an unvaccinated child in Texas died of measles – an entirely preventable disease. Right now, the state is seeing its largest measles outbreak in more than 30 years. Yet at a White House briefing, Robert F Kennedy Jr, the secretary of health and human services, falsely noted “it is not unusual”, and did not offer any plans for containment.I am a pediatrician in Texas, and I can assure you the situation is so abnormal that most younger physicians have never seen a case of measles, thanks to successful vaccination campaigns.Seema Jilani is a pediatric physician based in Texas, a first-generation American, and a member of the Council of Foreign Relations Continue reading...

Politics

5 h. ago Wishaw law firm signs up to support St Andrew’s Hospice during Make a Will Month

Ness Gallagher, which has offices in both Motherwell and Wishaw, is proud to once again take part in the hospice’s Make A Will Month, running from March 1 to 31.

Politics

6 h. ago US shutdown of HIV/Aids funding ‘could lead to 500,000 deaths in South Africa’

USAid cuts to clinics dispensing antiretroviral drugs will be ‘death sentence for mothers and children’, expert warnsSweeping notices of termination of funding have been received by organisations working with HIV and Aids across Africa, with dire predictions of a huge rise in deaths as a result.After the US announced a permanent end to funding for HIV projects, services across the board have been affected, say doctors and programme managers, from projects helping orphans and pregnant women to those reaching transgender individuals and sex workers. Continue reading...

Events

6 h. ago Duke of Edinburgh appointed patron of Lord's Taverners in charity's 75th year

The Duke’s patronage will continue a long line of Royal support for the charity that uses cricket to empower and positively impact the lives of disadvantaged and disabled young people

Politics

8 h. ago AD FEATURE: Help and support for people and businesses affected by Tata Steel changes

A former employee of Tata Steel explains how he retrained thanks to UK Government's Employment and Skills Fund and with support from Neath Port Talbot Council's Employability Team

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