19 m. ago A $200 million endowment focused on Black Americans is taking shape

The Black Freedom Fund plans to expand to a $200 million endowment

Economics

34 m. ago Manchester Arena bomb plotter charged with three counts of attempted murder

Hashem Abedi charged over incident in which four prison officers were injured at a maximum security prison in AprilThe Manchester Arena plotter Hashem Abedi has been charged with three counts of attempted murder after four prison officers were injured at a maximum security prison.Abedi, 28, is also charged with one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and one count of unauthorised possession of a knife or offensive weapon after an incident at HMP Frankland in Durham on 12 April. Continue reading...

Events

35 m. ago Alcohol at football plans supported by local club as Stirling fans enjoy tipple

Stirling Albion unveiled a complimentary beer tasting ahead of their weekend home match - with the club having a successful trial of alcohol at a 'fanzone' earlier this summer.

Sport

36 m. ago 2025/26 Premier League Specials: Odds for Golden Glove, most assists and top at Christmas

Read the latest odds and tips for a series of special markets during the 2025/26 Premier League season

Politics

43 m. ago Venus Williams, 45, will be oldest US Open singles entrant in 44 years

Williams to play first slam singles since 2023Oldest US Open singles entrant since 1981Seven-time major champ won in 2000, 2001Venus Williams will make her return to Grand Slam singles at the US Open after a two-year absence, having received a wildcard invitation Wednesday to compete at Flushing Meadows at age 45.Williams will be the oldest singles entrant at the tournament since Renee Richards played there at 47 in 1981, according to the International Tennis Federation. Continue reading...

Politics

44 m. ago 7 best bread makers for delicious homemade loaves, from sourdough to gluten

Ready, bready, bake: create show-stopper-worthy loaves with these top-rated kitchen appliances

Politics

46 m. ago Copenhagen faces repaying thousands of couples after illegal fees for weddings

Authorities could face bill of up to 23m krone for wrongful charges over seven-year period to mostly foreign couplesAuthorities in Copenhagen could face a bill of tens of millions of krone after it emerged that the city had illegally charged wedding fees to about 12,000 couples over seven years.Most of those who were charged during the period are understood to have been from outside Denmark and did not have permanent residence in the country. Continue reading...

Events

71 m. ago Trump gives assurances to Europeans over talks with Putin on Ukraine

US president indicates before Alaska summit he will not make territorial concessions without Kyiv’s involvementDonald Trump told European leaders on Wednesday he would be seeking a ceasefire in Ukraine at his summit with Vladimir Putin on Friday and gave reassurances that he would not make any territorial concessions without Kyiv’s full involvement.Trump’s approach at the video conference, disclosed by France’s Emmanuel Macron, appeared to reassure some of the leaders, who were making a final collective plea to the unpredictable US president that he had a duty to protect Ukraine’s sovereignty – and European security – at the talks in Alaska. Continue reading...

Politics

72 m. ago Memphis man who killed 3 in live streamed shooting rampage pleads guilty

A Tennessee man has avoided a trial and a possible death sentence by pleading guilty to fatally shooting three people and wounding three others in a daylong series of shootings live streamed on social media

Events

78 m. ago Funding boost for community development trust in West Lothian village

It's part of a £2.5 million package supporting almost 80 organisations across Scotland

Politics

89 m. ago European leaders praise positive call with Trump ahead of his meeting with Putin – Europe live

Zelenskyy accuses Putin of bluffing after a ‘united’ and ‘positive’ call between EU leaders and TrumpUkraine will not cede land that could be Russian springboard for new warWe are now getting reports via agencies that Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has now arrived in Berlin ahead of the series of calls later today.Separately, Estonia has moved to expel a Russian diplomat over alleged “direct and active” involvement in “undermining the constitutional order and legal system of Estonia.” Continue reading...

Politics

1 hour ago Al Jazeera’s managing editor on Israel’s killing of journalists in Gaza – podcast

Al Jazeera’s Anas al-Sharif was on air until Sunday, when the 28-year-old correspondent was killed along with five other journalists in a targeted strike carried out by Israel.Al Jazeera’s managing editor Mohamed Moawad tells Nour Haydar why al-Sharif refused to leave Gaza, even though ‘he knew this day would come’Read more: Continue reading...

Events

1 hour ago ‘Mind blown’: scientists discover sex reversal in kookaburras and lorikeets with cause unknown

Almost all of the ‘sex discordant’ birds were genetically female but had male reproductive organs, study findsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAbout 5% of common Australian wild birds including kookaburras and lorikeets could have undergone a “sex reversal” where their genetic sex does not match their reproductive organs, according to a new study.The study is thought to be the first to find widespread sex reversal across multiple wild bird species, but the cause of the phenomenon is not yet known. Continue reading...

Science

1 hour ago Mayor of DC pushes back on Trump’s incursion as national guard troops patrol the streets

Around 800 troops expected to be deployed and an unknown number of arrests have been made as Trump makes claims about ‘crime crisis’US politics live – latest updatesNational guard and federal law enforcement agents were spotted on the streets of Washington DC overnight Wednesday, as part of Donald Trump’s campaign to quell a “crime crisis” in the capital that local officials say does not exist.National guard troops were spotted arriving on the National Mall late Tuesday as agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), FBI and Department of Homeland Security fanned out across neighborhoods in the capital, sometimes accompanied by local police officers. Video circulating on local media showed police and federal agents arresting at least one person that evening in Columbia Heights, home to the city’s largest Hispanic population. Continue reading...

Politics

1 hour ago Seth Meyers on Trump’s cognitive test: ‘The written version of a boxing referee holding up three fingers’

Late-night hosts discuss Trump bragging about his intellect again as he prepares for a summit with Putin in AlaskaLate-night hosts talked about Donald Trump’s rambling Truth Social posts and Taylor Swift’s new album announcement. Continue reading...

Politics

1 hour ago Oasis Murrayfield performance breaks band's 2009 ground shaking record

Oasis have now beat their own personal peak power record with Tuesday's crowd generating the highest peak power reading of 261KW

Politics

1 hour ago The forgotten Wales and Lions star ready to spark back into life with new challenge

The Wales prop will be a key figure for the Dragons this season

Politics

1 hour ago Fake Labubu dolls are a choking risk, warns UK standards body

Thousands of the viral toys are poorly made while genuine dolls ‘are almost impossible to find’, CTSI saysGrowing numbers of counterfeit Labubu dolls being sold in the UK are poorly made and pose a choking hazard to young children, a trading standards body has warned.The toothy, fluffy monster doll figures, made exclusively by the Chinese toymaker Pop Mart, have surged in popularity among children and adults after going viral on social media. Celebrity fans include Rihanna and Lisa from the K-pop group Blackpink, while many owners like to attach the dolls to handbags or backpacks. Continue reading...

Events

2 h. ago Alaska’s Juneau orders evacuations as record glacier flood looms

Mendenhall Glacier outburst threatens homes, with scientists warning events are intensifyingAlaska’s capital city of Juneau is urging many residents to evacuate, bracing for the arrival of what could be record floodwaters flowing downstream from a basin dammed by the area’s Mendenhall Glacier, with the event being driven by climate change amid glacial retreat, according to a federal agency.Summer glacial flooding, known as a glacial lake outburst flood, or GLOF, threatens parts of the city due to a combination of rainwater and snowmelt. Continue reading...

Events

2 h. ago Tulip Siddiq brands corruption trial in Bangladesh a ‘farce’ as case opens

The Labour MP said proceedings in Dhaka are politically motivated as she is caught between her former prime minister aunt and her successor.

Politics