32 m. ago Lillie Clack: Distraught friend tells of terror before 100mph car crash that killed ‘popular princess’

Drunk driver Charlie Hilton, 25, was being chased by police before his Mercedes hit a tree and burst into flames in south London

Events

41 m. ago Woman's incredible travel hack saves her £70 after easyJet tried to charge for cabin bag

Thrifty easyJet passenger, Bee Solman, 31, from Bristol, revealed the hilarious - and slightly sweaty - way she avoided paying a £70 baggage fee at Bristol Airport.

Economics

49 m. ago Fury as popular London lido shut for repairs over incoming heatwave

Staff at the swimming pool have said swimmers could have to deal with a lengthy closure if the repairs are not made

Society

55 m. ago Boy, 11, charged along with four youths in connection with alleged 'disturbance' in East Kilbride

Police were alerted to an incident involving youths on Dunblane Drive.

Politics

56 m. ago Moment passenger threatens to 'break train manager's face' as LNER releases shocking bodycam footage showing tirades of abuse

Dramatic video filmed on a London North Eastern Railway (LNER) service on the night of March 16 showed the man confronting the member of staff at the onboard café bar.

Events

88 m. ago Seven of Scotland's top whiskies you can buy for less than £50

Buying a bottle of whisky doesn't need to break the bank.

Economics

1 hour ago Tough action needed to halt level of attacks on police in NI, federation warns

The Police Federation for Northern Ireland has launched the ‘Let Them Protect’ public campaign.

Events

2 h. ago I dressed Oasis in the '90s and worked behind the scenes – even made Liam's wedding suit

Toby Lamb, design and brand director at Richard James, has spent 30 years working in the world of bespoke tailoring and fashion design, and dressed the Gallagher brothers

Culture

2 h. ago PIC OF THE DAY: Vladimir Putin has no idea what's going on around him in wild staged snap

Russia's despot-in-charge Vladimir Putin has been snapped alongside several people in an image that just gets weirder and weirder the longer you look at it . . . so we did

Politics

2 h. ago The US supreme court just undermined gender equality | Moira Donegan

The Skrmetti decision upholding Tennessee’s ban on transition-related healthcare for minors deprives children and batters the 14th amendmentBy now, it is a ritual: every June, Americans endure several weeks of agonizing suspense, as we wait to hear how the supreme court will erode our freedoms, attack our dignity, undermine self-government and empower those who enrich themselves at our expense. The court, controlled by career politicians in robes who were hand-selected for their loyalty to the rightwing and their willingness to be wildly intellectually dishonest in pursuit of Republican policy objectives, has ended the right to abortion, desiccated the Voting Rights Act, made state gun regulations nearly impossible and declared the president functionally immune to criminal law. Many of us waited, with a mixture and terror and disgust, to see what cruelties the court would deliver for us in 2025.The justices decided to start by attacking vulnerable children. In a 6-3 split, the court...

Events

3 h. ago Coronation Street star breaks silence on ITV soap future with five

Coronation Street's Debbie Webster actress Sue Devaney has spoken out on her future in Weatherfield after it was revealed that her character would be killed off

Politics

3 h. ago He attacked his partner then strangled her daughter as she lay helpless on the floor

Mark Moon, 46, was charged with actual bodily harm, strangulation and assault by beating

Events

3 h. ago The racial violence in Ballymena repeats a pattern that’s blighted Britain for years. We must wake up to that | Lanre Bakare

History tells us attacks on migrants are a predictable result of political failings, distorted media coverage and far-right opportunismIn early June, the violence began. Rumours of a foreigner assaulting a local woman resulted in groups roaming through a small British town, breaking windows of homes belonging to “outsiders”. A few days later, the police attempted to stop mobs from reaching another nearby multiracial area. Eventually they broke through, ransacking shops and burning down a house, while local media reported that the violence had developed into “something like a fever”.Sound familiar? This isn’t Ballymena, the County Antrim town in Northern Ireland that has seen several nights of unrest in which immigrant homes were attacked after reports of an alleged sexual assault on a local girl by two teenagers, who had a Romanian interpreter read them the charges. These incidents actually took place more than a century ago, during the summer of 1919, as racial violence spread thro...

Events

3 h. ago One man, thousands of trees and heaps of determination: how regreening Guatemala transformed a village

Since 1999, Armando López Pocol and his team of volunteers have bucked the trend for deforestation, regenerating the landscape of the highlands with their Chico Mendes projectArmando López Pocol is showing off some of the thousands of trees he has planted in Pachaj, his village in the highlands of western Guatemala, when he suddenly halts his white pickup truck. Alongside an American volunteer, Lyndon Hauge, he gazes out over a charred field. Clouds of smoke are still billowing from the ground.As he walks through the ash-covered field, his optimistic speech turns to sadness and he pauses in silence to take in the barren landscape. Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago Voices: ‘I feel like an expensive pet’: Independent readers open up on the human cost of disability cuts

Our community says disability benefit cuts will ‘break people,’ leave carers ‘destitute,’ and cause a human cost many say is being ignored

Politics

4 h. ago Dumped Love Islander breaks silence on furious 'uncalled for' rows between herself and co

Malisha was dumped from the Love Island villa after coming in as a bombshell and making a beeline for Dejon. She quickly ended up going head-to-head with Meg, his original partner

Politics

4 h. ago Mikel Arteta backed at Arsenal as Cuesta Carlos exit confirmed in emotional statement: 'Best is yet to come'

Arteta’s assistant leaving to take over as Parma head coach in major blow

Politics

4 h. ago Coronation Street star Lucy Fallon says 'do not panic' after sparking pregnancy confusion

The actress is currently taking a break from the ITV soap, where she plays Bethany Platt, after welcoming her second child

Politics

4 h. ago IKEA to offer click and collect service at Tesco Ayr as Swedish giant makes move into town

The Swedish firm has joined forces with Tesco Extra, in Ayr, to offer home improvement enthusiasts a break from travelling to Glasgow to pick up their flat-pack goods.

Politics

4 h. ago Storage company at centre of Middleton fire issues statement as people urged to stay away

Crews have begun a second day in attendance

Politics