24 m. ago Martin Keown doesn't hold back on ITV’s Sam Matterface live on air – 'You're not giving respect'

Martin Keown clashed with ITV commentator Sam Matterface in a discussion over Brentford boss Thomas Frank's proposed move to become Tottenham Hotspur's new manager

Society

46 m. ago Medics tell court how toddler allegedly murdered by grandparents was injured

Ethan Ives-Griffiths was desperately ill when he arrived at hospital and doctors operated with little hope of saving him

Events

58 m. ago Put Thames Water into temporary state control, ‘junior’ creditors will argue

£5bn rescue plan would set ‘troubling precedent’, bondholders who face losing all of their money will sayNils Pratley: Thames Water’s creditors are being too greedyBusiness live – latest updatesThames Water should be placed into temporary government control to avoid setting a “deeply troubling precedent”, according to people close to bondholders who face losing all of their money in the latest rescue bid.The struggling utility is under the control of a group of lenders who hold the bulk of its huge £20bn debt pile. Those “senior” creditors on Tuesday revealed details of a last-ditch rescue effort with £5bn in funding, alongside writing off about £6.7bn in debt. Continue reading...

Politics

60 m. ago Shocked school trip to France discovers two migrant stowaways in the wheel arches of their coach after hearing cheering when they returned to England

The men, believed to have climbed under the bus when it stopped at a beach near Calais, were accused of 'bullsh**ing' about their ages by the hero driver when they claimed to be children themselves.

Events

62 m. ago Thomas Tuchel ready to let England off the leash against Senegal

Friendly in Nottingham offers a chance for attacking players to impress

Politics

81 m. ago Wife and her alleged lover arrested for orchestrating murder of man on honeymoon

Police say bride shared location with hired killers while alleged lover stayed back in home city to create alibi

Events

94 m. ago Orkney Assassin Michael Ross' lawyer hopes Prime Video documentary will lead to 'new evidence'

The Orkney Assassin: Murder In The Isles has been released on Prime Video to mark the anniversary of Shamsuddin Mahmood's death in a Kirkwall restaurant in 1994.

Politics

1 hour ago UK weather mapped: Where to expect half a month’s rain in a matter of hours

The intense rainfall could see 20 to 40mm of rain in just a few hours, the Met Office warned

Politics

1 hour ago A drop in the ocean: does experimental technology hold the key to saving the world’s seas?

Investment is pouring into companies promising to geoengineer a rapid change in the pH of our waters – but critics are concerned at the speed at which unproven methods are being adoptedIn October 2024, a US company called Ebb Carbon announced the world’s largest marine carbon removal deal to date, signing a multimillion-dollar agreement with Microsoft to try to help fix a very real problem in the world’s seas: ocean acidification.Ebb plans to use a method called electrochemical ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) to mimic the natural process of ocean alkalisation – in other words, it wants to add huge amounts of alkaline materials to ocean waters that scientists now know are acidifying at an alarming rate. Continue reading...

Politics

1 hour ago What's the appeal of AI? It will always reassure you | Zoe Williams

Like many inventions – including mobile phones, Google and Lime bikes – I assumed AI would not catch on. But I’m finding it surprisingly usefulAt the start of the year, a friend asked artificial intelligence how to console his 10-year-old on the death of a pet. I thought this was the most ridiculous thing ever, given that ChatGPT didn’t know the pet, or the 10-year-old. And surely the reason a pet’s death occasions such unique grief is that pets are unique, and therefore cannot be imagined by a machine. So I assumed this wouldn’t catch on – but then I have said that about every new invention, including but not limited to mobile phones, Google and Lime bikes.Now everyone uses AI for everything, and I am slowly waking up to its appeal. Anthropic’s Claude is apparently the more emotionally intelligent, but the beauty of it is that it’s never so intelligent that it would tell you to grow up, get some backbone, and stop asking stupid questions. So you can go to it with anything: “My sist...

Politics

1 hour ago Thomas Tuchel still searching for a solution to Gareth Southgate's big England problem

Tuchel admits he doesn’t yet have an answer to the question of how best to harness the talent of Cole Palmer, Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden

Politics

2 h. ago Graz school shooting map: Nine feared dead with pupils and teachers among victims

Police confirmed the horrific shooting took place at BORG Dreierschützengasse secondary school in the north-west of the city of Gaz, which is Austria's second largest city

Events

2 h. ago Put Thames Water into temporary state control, say ‘junior’ creditors

£5bn rescue plan would set ‘deeply troubling precedent’, say bondholders who face losing all of their moneyNils Pratley: Thames Water’s creditors are being too greedyBusiness live – latest updatesThames Water should be placed into temporary government control to avoid setting a “deeply troubling precedent”, according to bondholders who face losing all of their money in the latest rescue bid.The struggling utility is under the control of a group of lenders who hold the bulk of its huge £20bn debt pile. Those “senior” creditors on Tuesday revealed details of a last-ditch rescue effort with £5bn in funding, alongside writing off about £6.7bn in debt. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago Beyoncé makes a surprise move after failing to sell out seats on the UK leg of her Cowboy Carter tour

Beyoncé has reportedly made a surprise move after struggling to sell out seats on the UK leg of her Cowboy Carter tour.

Events

2 h. ago Michelle Keegan wears stunning yellow crochet bandeau midaxi dress and it’s surprisingly affordable

If you’re looking for the perfect summer dress then look no further because Michelle Keegan was spotted on holiday wearing the Crochet Midaxi dress from Very.

Culture

2 h. ago Dozens of flowers and tributes line street as community stunned by stabbing of boy, 14

A murder investigation is underway after Ibrahima Seck was killed

Politics

2 h. ago Man gets life for ‘senseless’ murder of talented footballer, 32, in south London car park

Theo Porteous was stabbed multiple times outside a block of flats near Battersea Power Station

Events

2 h. ago Eight in 10 Scottish small businesses cite barriers to growth this summer as concerns over rising fixed costs soar to five

More than eight in ten Scottish small business owners (83%) cite barriers holding their businesses back from growing – with concerns over fixed costs and the cost of hiring skilled labour on the rise - according to new research from Novuna Business Finance.

Economics

3 h. ago Around 3,000 lives could be saved ‘by changes to heart failure treatment’

Some 614,000 adults in England are affected by heart failure.

Events

3 h. ago Bristol Rovers named most prolific divers in England’s top divisions

Relegated League One side Bristol Rovers have topped one table this season – being crowned the most prolific divers in England’s top divisions.

Politics