81 m. ago Christian residents launch legal challenge over trans pedestrian crossings that 'excluded and marginalised' them from affluent London neighbourhood

Four crossings were installed in upmarket Bloomsbury, central London, by Camden Council in 2021 to 'support the LGBTQ + community'.

Politics

16 h. ago Hamas agrees to the release of 10 hostages amid Gaza ceasefire talks

The Palestinian terrorist group said the ceasefire talks have several sticking points, including the flow of aid, withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip, and 'genuine guarantees' for a permanent ceasefire.'

Events

50 h. ago Monzo fined £21m after customers used No 10 and Buckingham Palace as addresses

FCA finds digital bank failed to employ adequate controls when signing up new clientsBusiness live – latest updatesThe digital bank Monzo has been fined £21m over weak financial crime controls, after it allowed customers to register for accounts with “implausible” home addresses including 10 Downing Street, Buckingham Palace and Monzo’s own headquarters.The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) penalty follows a lengthy investigation, which discovered that Monzo’s internal controls failed to keep up with a rise in customers, which ballooned from 600,000 in 2018 to more than 5.8 million in 2022. Continue reading...

Economics

51 h. ago UK watchdog fines Monzo £21mn for ‘falling far short’ on financial crime

Digital bank took on clients with ‘implausible’ information including home addresses such as Buckingham Palace, says FCA

Economics

55 h. ago Arsenal's Eberechi Eze transfer approach emerges as club prepare first bid

Arsenal have already added a couple of new faces to Mikel Arteta’s squad this summer but still have a few major deals in the pipeline including a move for Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze

Sport

3 d. ago Nana Akua celebrates her engagement to partner Stephen Gillen at a lavish party with famous pals including Eamonn Holmes and his partner Katie Alexander on star

The GB News presenter, 53, was spotted arriving for her lavish celebration in a jaw-dropping gold gown, with stars including Lizzie Cundy and Eamonn Holmes among the big names in attendance.

Politics

4 d. ago The five new signings Rangers want next including three wingers as transfer plan throws weight behind burning Palati link

Rather than slowing down, the Ibrox signing frenzy looks set to accelerate

Events

4 d. ago Israel continues airstrikes on Gaza after Hamas says it is ready for ceasefire talks

Hopes that pause to the killing may be agreed were boosted despite 24 Palestinians being killed including 10 seeking aidIsrael has continued to launch waves of airstrikes in Gaza, hours after Hamas said it was ready to start talks “immediately” on a US-sponsored proposal for a 60-day ceasefire.The announcement by the militant Islamist organisation increased hopes that a deal may be done within days to pause the killing in Gaza and possibly end the near 21-month conflict. Continue reading...

Events

5 d. ago Mel B shares snaps of unusual wedding preparation ahead of lavish ceremony

Mel B is set to tie the knot to the 'love of her life' in a luxurious London ceremony attended by her nearest and dearest including her celebrity pals later on today

Politics

6 d. ago Airstrikes and shootings kill 94 Palestinians in Gaza including dozens trying to get aid, officials say

Israel is facing ongoing criticism of its handling of food aid in the war-torn enclave, as efforts to forge a ceasefire continue

Events

7 d. ago 82 Palestinians killed in Gaza, including 38 people waiting for aid, authorities say

Airstrikes and shootings killed 82 Palestinians in Gaza overnight, including 38 while attempting to get much-needed humanitarian aid, hospitals and the Health Ministry said Thursday

Events

8 d. ago Battle of the London bookshop as Westminster council seizes tomes in street raid

‘This was a deeply distressing incident,’ says the bookstore’s manager Glenn Smart

Events

1 week ago Liverpool transfer news: Marc Guehi plan explained as Reds agree release clause fee

Liverpool are pursuing Marc Guehi and are closing in on the Crystal Palace defender whilst they've included a release clause as they prepare to see Jarell Quansah leave

Politics

1 week ago BBC issues statement after making decision to air Kneecap’s Glastonbury performance

Belfast band’s set, which included anti-Keir Starmer and pro-Palestine chants, was not aired live by the broadcaster

Politics

2 w. ago Top Meta exec joins US army’s ‘next generation’ tech team Detachment 201

Longtime Zuckerberg lieutenant Andrew Bosworth calls donning fatigues with Palantir and OpenAI brass ‘great honor’Meta’s chief technology officer has called it “the great honor of my life” to be enlisted in a new US army corps that defence chiefs set up to better integrate military and tech industry expertise, including senior figures from top tech firms that also include Palantir and OpenAI.Andrew Bosworth, a long-term lieutenant to Mark Zuckerberg known widely as “Boz”, is one of several senior Silicon Valley executives commissioned to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the corps, called Detachment 201, which the US army says will “fuse cutting-edge tech expertise with military innovation”. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Meta boss praises new US army division enlisting tech execs as lieutenant colonels

Longtime Zuckerberg lieutenant Andrew Bosworth calls donning fatigues with Palantir and OpenAI brass ‘great honor’Meta’s chief technology officer has called it “the great honor of my life” to be enlisted in a new US army corps that defence chiefs set up to better integrate military and tech industry expertise, including senior figures from top tech firms that also include Palantir and OpenAI.Andrew Bosworth, a long-term lieutenant to Mark Zuckerberg known widely as “Boz”, is one of several senior Silicon Valley executives commissioned to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the corps, called Detachment 201, which the US army says will “fuse cutting-edge tech expertise with military innovation”. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Historic pub loved by Charles Dickens battles to keep riverside tables branded 'visual clutter' by council

Exclusive: Owner of the Trafalgar Tavern in Greenwich may have to call time on its outdoor seating after the local authority demanded its removal

Events

2 w. ago Man United 'plan' transfer for Ruben Amorim favourite amid Marcus Rashford Barcelona update

The latest Manchester United transfer news and gossip including updates on Joao Palhinha, Mason Mount and Marcus Rashford

Politics

2 w. ago ‘No one is immune to grief’: the team turning A Single Man into a sexy, grimy, heartbreaking ballet

Musician John Grant was blown away by Christopher Isherwood’s 1964 novel, finding deep resonances in its tale of gay love and loss. Now, he’s put songs to choreographer Jonathan Watkins’s new dance adaptation“I can’t believe that somehow I was able to make it all the way to the age of 55 without having read that book!” says American singer-songwriter John Grant. “It’s a transformative book. I was just completely blown away by it; I’ve been trying to get everybody that I’ve ever met to read it.”The book Grant is telling me about, enthusing from his sofa at home in Reykjavík, is Christopher Isherwood’s A Single Man, published in 1964, turned into 2009’s most stylish film by first-time director Tom Ford, starring Colin Firth, and now about to be a ballet, premiering at this year’s Manchester international festival. Grant, the former Czars frontman and now an acclaimed solo artist (with albums including Pale Green Ghosts and his latest, The Art of...

Politics

2 w. ago EastEnders' Jessie Wallace shares her emotional reaction to onscreen daughter Michelle Ryan's shock return to the BBC soap after 20 years away from the Slater family

The actress has reprised her role as Zoe Slater, Kat's on-screen daughter, two decades after her dramatic exit from Albert Square.

Events