91 m. ago Pep Guardiola slip of the tongue sets new challenge for Man City star

Manchester City January arrival Nico Gonzalez is still bedding into his new surroundings but will be needed for more before the end of the season

Politics

2 h. ago A dozen Louisiana victims of police racism get $1,000 each month. The program is funded by a family that got rich off slavery

Participants in the unique program said the financial support helped, but symbolism of program was just as important, writes Josh Marcus

Events

2 h. ago Liverpool news: Virgil van Dijk issues demand as clubs circle for Reds defender

Liverpool defeated Manchester City in the Premier League over the weekend and Reds star Virgil van Dijk has already issued a demand for the Reds to meet before the end of the season

Society

2 h. ago New York City boat tragedy as three dead and one missing after vessel sinks off coast

Three people have died and a fourth is presumed dead after a boat sank off the coast of New York City, authorities have said. Two other people were hospitalised

Events

2 h. ago New York boat disaster: Three dead as Grady White vessel sinks during fishing trip

A fourth person - Vernon Glasford - remains missing after the Grady White boat sank off the coast of New York City during a fishing excursion, the US Coast Guard said

Events

3 h. ago Every Spanish town and city hosting protests in weeks as Brit tourists warned

From Barcelona to Málaga, protests are expected to erupt in Spain in the coming weeks - as locals argue they've been priced out of the 'unsustainable' property market

Events

3 h. ago Households in Scotland have seen energy bills jump by an average £3,000

Research by fuel poverty groups found the average home has faced punishing extra fuel costs of around £750 more per year since 2020-21.

Economics

3 h. ago For cities to stand tall there is a minimum standard of cleanliness that must be applied

Record View says Glasgow City’s Council’s plan to reverse the decline in cleaning its streets caused by spending cuts is welcome.

Politics

3 h. ago Meet and greet parking firm 'crash' on holidaymakers' £157k BMW after airport drop

A couple have told how they landed back at Manchester Airport from a holiday only to find a 'meet and greet' parking firm had allegedly crashed their brand new £157,000 BMW

Economics

3 h. ago Meet and greet parking firm 'crash' holidaymakers' £157k BMW after airport drop

A couple have told how they landed back at Manchester Airport from a holiday only to find a 'meet and greet' parking firm had allegedly crashed their brand new £157,000 BMW

Economics

3 h. ago Beatings, torture and electric shocks: freed scam compound workers allege horrific abuse

Lured by the promise of well-paying jobs in Southeast Asia, thousands instead allegedly end up enslaved in jail-like compounds and forced to carry out online scams“The Chinese would shock me with electric probes almost daily. I endured this continuously for nine months,” claims Seye, a 27-year-old woman who is one of hundreds of alleged trafficking victims who streamed across the Thai-Myanmar border this month.Seye was among 260 people, more than half of them Ethiopian, who were transferred across the border to Thailand this February by a rebel group. Several among the group agreed to be interviewed on the condition they use only their first name. Continue reading...

Events

4 h. ago Three dead in New York boat sinking as search called off for missing person

Coast Guard ends search for Vernon Glasford, 52, missing after boat capsized off Queens on Sunday, killing threeThree people died, two others were hospitalized and one was presumed dead after a boat sank in New York City on Sunday, according to the US Coast Guard.One of the hospitalized people was in critical condition on Monday morning, police said, a day after the speedboat took on water 5 miles (8km) south-east of Breezy Point, a neighborhood at the tip of Queens’ Rockaway peninsula. Continue reading...

Events

4 h. ago More than 1,000 musicians including Kate Bash and The Clash release 'silent album' to show the impact Labour's damaging AI plans would have on the music industry

Massive stars including Kate Bush, Annie Lennox and The Clash are among those who have collaborated on the project designed to warn that Labour's proposals would see the industry fall silent.

Culture

4 h. ago US personnel office walks back email ultimatum from Musk to workers

OPM says failure to respond to email will not be considered resignation but Trump ally digs in and threatens job lossesThe US government’s human resources office has walked back an ultimatum issued by Elon Musk that would have forced its workers to resign if they did not submit a bullet-point list of their recent accomplishments, in one of the first signs of internal pushback to the Tesla billionaire’s campaign to downsize the federal workforce.The demand, made in an email sent to million of government employees over the weekend and quickly sued over by a coalition of labor and advocacy groups, represented the latest salvo by the “department of government efficiency” (Doge), the Trump-sanctioned cost-cutting initiative Musk chairs. Continue reading...

Politics

5 h. ago Alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione makes surprising request from jail

Luigi Mangione, accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has amassed a devoted fanbase, with supporters raising over $610,000 for his defense and portraying him as a vigilante.

Events

5 h. ago Cannabis dealer who made more than £7.5m from crime must pay back just £3,000

A man who made more than £7.5million from crime has agreed to settle a confiscation action for less than £3,000.

Economics

5 h. ago Farmer Tony Martin who shot and killed a teenager burglar 'died a multi

Farmer Tony Martin (pictured), who was jailed for murder but released after three years, left behind an estate of around £5million. It remains unclear who will inherit the windfall.

Events

5 h. ago Liverpool star Darwin Nunez left in no man's land after brutal Man City snub

Arne Slot left Darwin Nunez on the bench during Liverpool's big win at Manchester City, while Jamie Carragher reckons a new striker might arrive in the summer

Politics

5 h. ago Prospect of UK troops being deployed to Ukraine a step closer

Military experts have suggested the British force could be as large as 15,000 personnel and would include RAF jets and a Royal Navy force in the Black Sea, as well as ground troops.

Politics

5 h. ago Inside Asia's richest city, home to 14 billionaires and more than 290,000 millionaires

With an estimated population of 37 million people in 2023, this capital city is the third richest in the world and is only beaten by New York City and the Bay Area

Society