1 hour ago Britain’s biggest company AstraZeneca pauses £200m investment into Cambridge site

The investment had been set to create 1,000 jobs

Economics

3 h. ago Exiled Chelsea trio named in official Premier League squad despite continuing to train apart

The door has cracked open for the trio to reintegrate with the first team

Politics

4 h. ago Manchester United include 'bomb squad' member in official Premier League squad

Man Utd have formally submitted their official squad to the Premier League for the 2025/2026 season

Politics

5 h. ago Israeli strikes on Yemen's Houthi rebels damage residential homes, forcing families to live in ruins

Israel’s deadly airstrikes this week targeting Iran-backed rebels in Yemen have damaged residential areas in the country’s capital of Sanaa, leaving many houses in ruins and residents unable to afford repairs on their own

Society

7 h. ago South Korea outraged at 300 workers treated as ‘prisoners of war’ in US raid

As Hyundai-LG workers fly home after visa ordeal, Koreans bristle at ‘humiliation’ and sense of betrayal by Seoul’s allyMore than 300 South Korean workers arrived at Incheon international airport on Friday afternoon, ending a week-long ordeal that began with the US Department of Homeland Security’s largest ever single-site raid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, and has left South Korea questioning whether it can trust its closest ally.The 316 Koreans, along with 14 workers of other nationalities, landed shortly after 3pm local time on a chartered Korean Air flight after being detained since 4 September at a Hyundai-LG battery plant construction site in Georgia. Continue reading...

Events

8 h. ago Iran says enriched uranium stockpile buried under bombed sites

Fate of hundreds of kilogrammes of fissile material has been unclear since Israel and US bombing campaign in June

Events

8 h. ago Community groups warn against push to ‘rip up’ UK nuclear industry rules

Joint response by 25 bodies says proposals to speed up approval of new power plants weaken protection for public A coalition of civil society groups is warning of the dangers of cutting safety regulations as the government pushes to “rip up the rules” to accelerate the construction of new nuclear power stations.The 25 groups from communities neighbouring nuclear sites have submitted a joint response to a consultation by the nuclear regulatory taskforce, saying its proposals lack “both credibility and rigour”. Continue reading...

Events

9 h. ago Former Ayrshire opencast mine identified for peatland restoration project

The site is contained within the Netherton former open cast coal site and work is expected to begin in October and last until March 2026.

Politics

9 h. ago Woman convicted for 'reckless damage' at 'nationally important' Ayrshire site

Dagmara Lesiow Lasczcewski was found guilty of three charges of causing reckless damage to two SSSIs at Paisley Sheriff Court on 28 July 2025.

Events

10 h. ago Karan Gokani shares his recipe for a Bombay sandwich, the cheese toastie of dreams

From his latest cookbook, Indian 101, Karan Gokani shares his favourite street food snack

Events

11 h. ago Stirlingshire villagers launch funding appeal in bid to secure vital land

Residents in Kinlochard are hoping to secure the 27 acre site as part of big plans for a community revamp.

Politics

12 h. ago Boyfriend of Ukraine refugee stabbed on train blasts judge who let suspect free

Iryna Zarutska, 23, had been living in a bomb shelter in Ukraine before moving to the US to escape the war and she was brutally stabbed to death on a train in North Carolina

Events

12 h. ago Chess: Erdogmus, 14 , wins ‘Immortal’ game on Silk Road as Grand Swiss nears climax

The ‘Turkish Immortal’ allowed two white queens on the board, then sacrificed the black queen for a pawn, followed by checkmate by a previously unmoved black pawnThere were two new frontrunners on Thursday at the $625,000 Grand Swiss in Samarkand on the ancient Silk Road, after Iran’s Parham Maghsoodloo, who had led for the first six rounds, was beaten. The top two finishers after 11 rounds will qualify for the 2026 Candidates and a potential title shot at the shaky crown of the world champion, Gukesh Dommaraju.Leaders after round seven were Nihal Sarin (India) and Matthias Blübaum (Germany) 5.5, Maghsoodloo (Iran), Abhimanyu Mishra and Hans Niemann (US), Anish Giri (Netherlands), Alireza Firouzja (France), Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan) and Vidit Gujrathi (India) 5. Continue reading...

Politics

13 h. ago Fury in leafy suburb over plans to turn student halls into migrant accommodation

House-holders living near Mary Morris House in Shire Oak Road, in the Headingley area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, are divided over the bombshell announcement.

Events

15 h. ago Radiohead condemn ‘exploitative’ touts and resale sites ahead of tour

Band urges fans to avoid secondary sites, where more than 1,000 potentially fraudulent tickets for their shows have been foundRadiohead have condemned ticket resale sites and “exploitative” touts who use them after more than 1,000 potentially fraudulent tickets for the band’s upcoming tour were advertised online before they had even gone on sale.The rock quintet implemented strict measures designed to limit touts’ ability to buy up tickets for shows in London, Berlin, Copenhagen, Madrid and Bologna, announced to the delight of fans earlier this month. Continue reading...

Politics

18 h. ago London police hunt for man suspected of smearing feces on synagogues, other Jewish sites

London police hunt for man suspected of smearing feces on synagogues, other Jewish sites  The Times of Israel

Events

18 h. ago Locals in leafy city suburb fear plans to turn student halls into migrant accommodation will turn their quiet streets into protesters' battleground

House-holders living near Mary Morris House in Shire Oak Road, in the Headingley area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, are divided over the bombshell announcement.

Events

19 h. ago Elderly sailor rescued after 45 days lost at sea but has bomb squad called

Armed police were called to the scene following the man's rescue from the boat at King Edward's Bay in Tynemouth, along with an Army bomb disposal team

Events

19 h. ago 'We've been told they could get TEN years': Son of British couple arrested in Iran on trumped

Joe Bennett never wanted his mother and stepfather, Lindsay and Craig Foreman, to go to Iran on their round-the world motorbike 'trip of a lifetime'.

Politics

21 h. ago 'We've been told they could get TEN years': Son of British couple arrested in Iran on trumped

Joe Bennett never wanted his mother and stepfather, Lindsay and Craig Foreman, to go to Iran on their round-the world motorbike 'trip of a lifetime'.

Politics