18 m. ago Irish officials claim misunderstanding after impounding Scot's 'dog food' haggis

A Scotsman in Ireland was left outraged after his tins of haggis were impounded and branded "dog food".

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52 m. ago Lake Windermere: Government vows to clean up England’s largest lake

Environment secretary Steve Reed has vowed to ensure ‘only rainwater’ enters England’s largest lake

Politics

83 m. ago Dry cleaning boss is accused of helping wellness guru brother hide £3.8million he siphoned off his wealthy heiress girlfriend

Bahador Amini faces allegations at London's High Court over finances that went missing from multimillionaire socialite Vanessa Wurm, 41.

Economics

88 m. ago Households earning £31,000 or less can get free energy help through DWP scheme

The help comes from the Household Support Fund - which is a government-funded scheme run by the DWP - that has given local councils pots of cash to support struggling households in their area.

Economics

96 m. ago NHS doctor given just months to live after spotting one cancer symptom

Dr Rekha Gupta, a GP in Leicester, had a painful lump in her breast - an early diagnosis saved her life and now she is sharing her story to help others spot the signs

Science

1 hour ago We are stuck. Declining. And spiraling. We need a breakthrough | Amana Fontanella

We live in dark, depressing and – frankly – terrifying times. Will technology push us over the edge or help us exit our many crises?Today we live in an era defined by crisis. Indeed, we are facing multiple overlapping threats at once: from accelerating climate breakdown to the rise of authoritarianism across the world, we are in a situation that the historian Adam Tooze calls “polycrisis”. It is no wonder that hope is scarce, pessimism is high and despair is pervasive. As one meme that captures the grim, morbid mood of our age reads: “My retirement plan is civilisational collapse.”But not everyone shares this gloomy outlook. On the extreme other end of public sentiment sit Silicon Valley billionaires: they are some of the most optimistic people on earth. Of course, it’s easy to be optimistic when you are sitting on enough money to sway national politics. And yet, the source of their optimism isn’t simply money. It is also a deep-seated faith in unfettered technological advances. Con...

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1 hour ago Trump refuses to rule out recession and new Canadian PM Mark Carney vows to win trade war: Live updates

President’s remarks follow turbulent week as markets rattled by series of chaotic tariff announcements and immediate walkbacks

Politics

2 h. ago Tesco urgently recalls £1 seasoning over fears it could make people sick

The supermarket has pulled certain batches of the seasoning in Ireland as some jars contain peanut, which is not mentioned on the label

Economics

2 h. ago Gordon Brown's charity to open new multibank to help families in West Midlands

The West Midlands Multibank will open in Birmingham on Monday, with the aim of distributing more than 750,000 surplus goods to 75,000 families in the region over the next year

Politics

3 h. ago Man Utd star admits referee Anthony Taylor helped Bruno Fernandes score against Arsenal

Christian Eriksen made a huge admission about Bruno Fernandes' controversial goal in Manchester United's 1-1 draw with Arsenal and the positioning of the Gunners defensive wall

Sport

3 h. ago Six Nations announce decision on shock accusation over 'reprehensible' incident

France were furious about what happened to Antoine Dupont in the match against Ireland

Events

3 h. ago Shaun Edwards and his French marauders show how big a reset Ireland will need | Brendan Fanning

Even with talisman Dupont forced out by injury, Les Bleus brought a brutal end to the green party in DublinIt’s never a good sign when the place is crawling with French supporters. They gather in knots along pavements around the stadium, yakking away, disrupting pedestrian traffic, lost in the enjoyment of a sunny Six Nations day in Dublin. Worse still is when you climb to the dizzy height of the press box in the Aviva Stadium and survey a scene where there is lots of blue. Then they start to sing. Not good.Some of the darkest days in Ireland’s rugby history came with the away leg in this fixture. When on one occasion the front page of L’Équipe read “Le Massacre du Printemps” we learned to associate sunshine in Paris with pain and recrimination. That was the preview, not the match report. Continue reading...

Events

3 h. ago Trump’s USAid cuts will have huge impact on global climate finance, data shows

Campaigners say funding halt is a ‘staggering blow’ to vulnerable nations and to efforts to keep heating below 1.5CDonald Trump’s withdrawal of US overseas aid will almost decimate global climate finance from the developed world, data shows, with potentially devastating impacts on vulnerable nations.The US was responsible last year for about $8 in every $100 that flowed from the rich world to developing countries, to help them cut greenhouse gas emissions and cope with the impacts of extreme weather, according to data from the analyst organisation Carbon Brief. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago Golf’s peace deal is no closer – is it time for PGA Tour to end talks with LIV?

With PGA Tour’s marquee event approaching and Trump’s intervention seemingly unsuccessful, the sport is at crossroadsAn opening address from Jay Monahan at the Arnold Palmer Invitational here involved almost 1,500 words. A mere 108 of them referred to the Saudi Arabian elephant in the room. Or more specifically, the status of unification talks between the PGA Tour, which Monahan leads, and the Saudi‑fronted LIV circuit.Monahan was very keen to speak about innovation, about corporate partners, about fan engagement. Fluff. A blunt reality is that any excitement created by the announcement of a framework agreement between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has long since dissipated. No wonder: that shock press release landed on 6 June 2023. Continue reading...

Economics

3 h. ago Brother 'embarrassed for sister' after video showed her helping mum change £700K will

Eight days before their mother died, Lisa Baverstock guided mother Margaret's hand to disinherit brother John - he has now told of his disbelief after footage of the moment emerged

Economics

3 h. ago Tool library and pantry in Cambusnethan will help empower community to help themselves

An annual membership fee of £10 will give residents access to both

Politics

4 h. ago How the Cheltenham Festival reveals the underlying reasons behind the dominance of Irish trainers

The Irish have beaten Britain in the Prestbury Cup in each of the last five years showcasing the decline of British racing

Politics

4 h. ago Nigel Farage accused of ‘witch hunt’ by Rupert Lowe as Reform civil war escalates

Reform leader Nigel Farage and MP Rupert Lowe have continued to exchange blows as former Brexit Party MEPs who served with both men come to the Great Yarmouth MP’s aid

Events

4 h. ago The North Pole: The History of an Obsession by Erling Kagge review – an adventure that can’t be topped

The Norwegian explorer – who in 1990 became the first to reach 90 degrees north without the help of machine nor beast – journeys into the past to uncover the myths, politics and pure joy of the northernmost point on EarthJust before reaching the north pole in 1990, Erling Kagge dropped to his knees on the ice. He’d been trying to open a bag of raisins while wearing thick mittens but one escaped. On all fours he flicked out his tongue like some foraging beast and licked it in to his mouth.What, the Norwegian adventurer asked himself, is the meaning of life out there on the ice, where it’s dark for six months each year, always cold, cannibalism a possibility, where winds howl through the bones of dead explorers and where, if you encounter a polar bear, the question will be which of you will become the other’s dinner? The answer, he reflected, “lies in small daily miracles”. Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago Care staff left ‘crying’ as elderly residents wait ‘hours’ for help at night

Workers say they are struggling due to staff levels

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