2 h. ago Margaret Thatcher 'had TWO affairs' while married to husband Denis, new book claims

The Iron Lady described Denis as 'the golden thread running through my life' and, indeed, there was barely a whiff of scandal across the decades they spent in the public eye.

Culture

3 h. ago Teen charged with attempted murder after schoolboy and girlfriend stabbed at bus stop

The teenage defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, denies all charges including attempted murder and wounding with intent

Events

3 h. ago Rocky Horror star Tim Curry says he 'owes his life' to masseur who defied him and called 911 during 2012 stroke

Tim Curry has credited his masseur for saving his life when he suffered a stroke in 2012.

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4 h. ago Record clearout of rogue police officers as more than 700 axed in last year

The number of police officers booted out of forces across the UK has surged, with officers being removed for dishonesty, racism, misogyny and sexual misconduct in the wake of Wayne Couzens scandal

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4 h. ago MAFS UK couple sensationally quit show in shocking scenes before tear

Married At First Sight UK couple Sarah and Dean called time on their troubled marriage in an emotional commitment ceremony after weeks of tension, criticism, and viewer backlash over their rocky relationship

Events

5 h. ago Top lawyers for Bush, Clinton and Obama join together to blast Trump’s political prosecutions: ‘No American is safe’

The attorneys labeled the pattern of revenge prosecutions an ‘epidemic of injustice’

Politics

6 h. ago The outrageous reason why millions of victims of the car finance scandal may be unable to claim payouts

Millions of car loan customers unwittingly paid commission to car dealership salesmen through higher interest borrowing charges.

Economics

6 h. ago Amy Robach and TJ Holmes announce engagement three years after GMA3 cheating scandal cost them their jobs

The two have been dating since 2022

Society

7 h. ago Teen stabbed schoolboy 11 times at bus stop and knifed girl in chest

The defendant accepts he stabbed the boy and girl but denies trying to kill them

Politics

8 h. ago Coronation Street's Carla Connor star admits 'absolute nightmare' for Lisa Swain future as she hails co

The couple's relationship has been rocked by an unexpected arrival in the ITV soap

Politics

9 h. ago Miss Major, trailblazing US trans rights activist and Stonewall veteran, dies aged 78

Longtime organizer and founder of House of gg earned reputation as champion for liberation of Black trans womenMiss Major Griffin-Gracy, a trailblazer of the transgender rights movement, longtime community organizer and veteran of the Stonewall riots, died on Monday, her representatives announced.The acclaimed activist died at her home in Little Rock, Arkansas, surrounded by family, the House of gg (the final organization she founded and led) announced. She was 78, and the group’s statement did not give a cause of death. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago House speaker defends White House using research funding to pay military during government shutdown – live

Mike Johnson says Trump administration has ‘every right’ to move around ‘duly appropriated dollars from Congress to Department of Defense’China has hit back at accusations from the US that it is trying to hurt the world economy, as the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies appeared to re-escalate, amped up by aggressive rhetoric on both sides.China’s commerce ministry said on Tuesday that the US was “threatening to intimidate” with the prospect of new tariffs on Chinese exports, “which is not the right way to get along with China”. Its spokesperson said that China would “fight to the end” in trade talks. Continue reading...

Events

11 h. ago Vivienne Westwood’s granddaughter criticises company as Riyadh fashion week deal announced

Brand defends decision to show in Saudi Arabia alongside Stella McCartney as ‘a way to encourage dialogue’Vivienne Westwood’s granddaughter has said her brand’s decisions “do not align with the values or wishes” of the late designer, as it announced it would headline Riyadh fashion week despite Saudi Arabia’s human rights record.Cora Corré, the co-founder of the Vivienne Foundation, said that, by contrast, the legacy charity started by her grandmother before her death in 2022 will launch a range of T-shirts this week with proceeds going in part to LGBTQ+ charities. Continue reading...

Economics

11 h. ago Miliband: Clean power is right choice for UK to ‘bring down bills for good’

The Energy UK conference heard from leading politicians as consensus on climate action becomes increasingly fractured.

Politics

11 h. ago Bobbi Brown on career pivots, unconventional life choices & losing control of her namesake brand

In an exclusive extract from her memoir Still Bobbi, the legendary makeup artist introduces the women who inspired her no-makeup-makeup philosophy

Politics

11 h. ago Vivienne Westwood’s granddaughter slams company as Riyadh fashion week deal announced

Brand defends decision to show in Saudi Arabia alongside Stella McCartney as ‘a way to encourage dialogue’Vivienne Westwood’s granddaughter has said her brand’s decisions “do not align with the values or wishes” of the late designer, as it announced it would headline Riyadh fashion week despite Saudi Arabia’s human rights record.By contrast, Cora Corre, the co-founder of the Vivienne Foundation, the legacy charity started by her grandmother before her death in 2022, will also launch a range of T-shirts this week. Continue reading...

Economics

12 h. ago Obama backs California’s Proposition 50 to counter Texas redistricting

Former president urges support for the ballot measure Democrats say could add up to five US House seatsIn a new ad released on Tuesday, Barack Obama urged California voters to support Proposition 50, a November ballot measure that could reshape the state’s congressional map and deliver up to five new Democratic seats in the US House.“California, the whole nation is counting on you,” the former two-term Democratic president says in the video. “Democracy is on the ballot.” Continue reading...

Politics

12 h. ago House speaker defends administration’s move to keep military paid during government shutdown – US politics live

Mike Johnson says Trump administration has ‘every right’ to move around ‘duly appropriated dollars from Congress to Department of Defense’China has hit back at accusations from the US that it is trying to hurt the world economy, as the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies appeared to re-escalate, amped up by aggressive rhetoric on both sides.China’s commerce ministry said on Tuesday that the US was “threatening to intimidate” with the prospect of new tariffs on Chinese exports, “which is not the right way to get along with China”. Its spokesperson said that China would “fight to the end” in trade talks. Continue reading...

Events

12 h. ago Albert Herring review – ENO heralds new era with witty staging of Britten’s story of a mummy’s boy

Coliseum, LondonEnglish National Opera’s first shared production between London and Salford is a fluent and finely sung take on Britten’s 1947 comic opera. Antony McDonald’s lively staging gives the slender tale a sitcom feelThis is English National Opera’s first production shared between London and Greater Manchester – where the company has been obliged to plan to move its base, following Arts Council England’s diktat. The choice of a relatively small-scale opera – necessary in the circumstances – means it was never going to be the kind of show to announce the new era with a bang. Albert Herring is Britten’s 1947 work based on a slender 19th-century French story about a mummy’s boy suddenly finding freedom calls for only a small orchestra and no chorus, so the company won’t be heading en masse to Salford next week. It’s regular fare at music colleges thanks to its large and even cast, but this staging, surprisingly, is an ENO first.Billing Antony McDonald’s production as a semi-sta...

Politics

12 h. ago Influencer mom Emilie Kiser slams critics who said she wasn't grieving her son properly after he drowned

Influencer Emilie Kiser tearfully defended her decision not to discuss her 3-year-old son's drowning, telling followers she's grieving privately and 'not ready to share.'

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