21 m. ago Hero yoga teacher reveals desperate attempts to save children from Southport attacker despite being stabbed five times

Speaking publicly for the first time since the massacre Leanne Lucas described helping young girls flee to safety and calling 999 as child killer Axel Rudakubana chased after them.

Society

30 m. ago Ukraine war live: Zelenskyy hails ‘three years of resistance’ on anniversary of Russian invasion

Ukraine president pays tribute to ‘absolute heroism’ of Ukrainians as EU leaders arrive in KyivSee all our Ukraine coverageHungary’s foreign minister Péter Szijjártó has chosen the third anniversary of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine to post to Facebook to announce that his country is unwilling to press ahead with the extension of sanctions on Russian individuals at the European Union’s foreign ministers meeting on Monday.Reuters reports he added that Hungary would also not consent to the EU committing tens of billions of euros for more arms supplies to Ukraine. Continue reading...

Events

35 m. ago Southport attack yoga teacher says she had to survive to save the children

Leanne Lucas suffered stab wounds to her spine, her head, her ribs, her lung and her shoulder blade.

Events

1 hour ago 'People are suffering, things have got to change': The growing crisis gripping 12,000 homes in Greater Manchester

Social housing is under major pressure in Stockport and some think a controversial arms length arrangement is part of the problem. Joseph Timan and Declan Carey report on a growing crisis.

Sport

1 hour ago There is a clear Trump doctrine. Those who can’t see it won't have a say in reshaping the world | Nesrine Malik

The sooner the US’s former friends realise the old global order is over, the sooner they can organise to regain power and agency – the only language Trump understandsA resonant phrase during Donald Trump’s first administration was the advice to take him “seriously, but not literally”. It was a singularly detrimental expression, widely quoted by politicians and the media. Its adoption fit with the position many felt most comfortable taking: Trump was bad, but he wasn’t smart. He wasn’t intentional. He wasn’t calculated and deliberate. He sounded off, but rarely followed up with action. He was in essence a misfiring weapon that could do serious damage, but mostly by accident.The residue of that approach still persists, even in analysis that describes Trump’s first executive orders as a campaign of “shock and awe”, as if it were just a matter of signalling rather than executing. Or that his plan for Gaza is to be taken – you guessed it – seriously, not literally. When that was suggeste...

Politics

2 h. ago FTI Consulting reels from staff exodus after rainmaker launches rival

Competition from Jonathan Orszag’s Econic Partners triggered 14% share price slide

Politics

2 h. ago EU spends more on Russian oil and gas than financial aid to Ukraine – report

Europe estimated to have bought €22bn of fossil fuels from Russia in 2024 but gave €19bn to support KyivThe EU is spending more money on Russian fossil fuels than on financial aid to Ukraine, a report marking the third anniversary of the invasion has found.The EU bought €21.9bn (£18.1bn) of Russian oil and gas in the third year of the war, according to estimates from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (Crea), despite the efforts under way to kick the continent’s addiction to the fuels that fund Vladimir Putin’s war chest. Continue reading...

Economics

3 h. ago Scots jail chiefs 'turn a blind eye to drugs', new report claims

One remand prisoner told researchers: "There's a tacit approval of drug taking and drug dealing in SPS jails."

Events

3 h. ago London's Regent's Park is plagued by early morning hammer attacks on cyclists, intentional wheel punctures and masked thieves

The muggers have been operating in Regent's Park, London, where more than 30 cycling clubs meet between 5.45am-7am every morning before the area opens to cars.

Events

3 h. ago ‘No more excuses’: Europe under pressure on defence spending three years after Russian invasion

Continent is being told to take more responsibility for its own defence in light of US president’s overtures to PutinA few days after Vladimir Putin sent Russia’s invading forces into Ukraine in February 2022, the EU’s then foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, asked his staff for an urgent military aid plan. They came up with €50m (£41.4m) to help Ukraine.“And I said: ‘Are you crazy? We are talking about a war,’” Borrell recounted in late 2024, shortly before standing down. “Do you know what does it mean, a war? Put three zeros behind! And then we started taking things seriously.” Continue reading...

Events

4 h. ago All the ways in which councils are 'fleecing motorists' with confusing road markings: From small signs to bus lanes and yellow boxes

Drivers across the country are being fleeced by council chiefs filling streets with an increasing array of punitive and lucrative restrictions and penalties, campaigners say.

Transport

5 h. ago Joy Reid’s staff had ‘tense’ meeting with MSNBC chiefs after learning her show was being axed in media: report

Joy Reid hosted ‘The ReidOut’ for more than four years on MSNBC

Politics

5 h. ago Low Tolerance Neighbourhood! Why residents in a leafy suburb became so enraged at meeting about a traffic calming scheme that council workers got a 'wellbeing' day off to recover

Declaring a 'climate emergency' in 2019, Lambeth Council painted an apocalyptic vision of a future shaped by flash floods, stifling heatwaves and choking air pollution

Politics

5 h. ago We're getting a Hooters but we don't care about feminist complaints over the scantily

The 'breastaurant' chain, infamous for making their staff wear tight-fitting and revealing uniforms, unveiled plans to expand its empire into Britain by announcing its third UK-based restaurant.

Politics

6 h. ago Donald Trump's defence chief refuses to say Russia started Ukraine war

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has refused to outright say that Russia started the war in Ukraine, days after Donald Trump falsely blamed Kyiv for sparking the conflict

Politics

6 h. ago Senior detective in charge of violent sex cases who slept with junior police staff and bragged about being a 'bad ass' is banned from being a police officer

Former DCI Roger Wood has has been slammed by his Hampshire Constabulary after he struck up sexual relationships with junior police staff and bragged he was a 'bad ass'.

Events

7 h. ago This is how much the advertised annual salary is now, according to a new survey

The report also noted a decline in salary transparency

Politics

7 h. ago ‘Farcical’ misconduct proceedings should be delayed, Nottingham families say

A report concluded police failed to properly investigate an assault by Valdo Calocane a month before his murder spree in 2023.

Politics

7 h. ago Levy on London stadium concerts could support grassroots music venues

In a report on the capital’s nightlife, the London Assembly has also told Sir Sadiq Khan to explore expanding the Night Tube

Culture

7 h. ago 'I'll be working when I'm 70': Less than a third of Generation X are on track for retirement

Only 28% of Britons aged between 45 and 60 are on track to meet their retirement savings goals, data seen by This is Money shows.

Politics