70 m. ago Another high street bank joins the cash offer war in bid to win your current account

NatWest will give you £175 to move banks - and you could earn even more

Economics

81 m. ago Geodesic genius: Nicholas Grimshaw brought futuristic grandeur to trains, planes, gardens – and even going shopping

As well as the Eden Project, Grimshaw’s ambitious and audacious work on railway stations, airports, sports complexes and supermarkets could elevate even the most mundane experience• Eden Project architect Nicholas Grimshaw dies aged 85 – news ‘I asked for the eighth wonder of the world and I got it,” declared Tim Smit, co-founder of the Eden Project designed by Nicholas Grimshaw, who has died at 85. In a Cornish china clay quarry, a cluster of geodesic domes resembling monumental soap bubbles enclose conservatories housing luxuriant plant eco-systems. Completed in 2000, it was one of Grimshaw’s most ambitious and audacious projects, seemingly springing from the mind of a science fiction novelist rather than an architect.But however thrillingly futuristic Grimshaw’s buildings appeared, they were grounded by an avid interest in engineering and craft, and how historic precedents could be transformed and adapted for the modern era. Instead of using glass for the Eden Project’s domes, Gr...

Economics

90 m. ago Spate of norovirus cases linked to swimming in popular Cardiff Bay

A series of norovirus cases were linked to the dirty water in Cardiff Bay which is often quickly spread by human excrement, leading the council to believe raw sewage had leached into the Bay

Politics

97 m. ago Judge ‘alarmed’ by Trump deportations that expose migrants to torture — but she can’t stop it

Judge slams ‘cavalier acceptance’ of deportation scheme sending African nationals to Ghana, only for the country to send them elsewhere

Events

1 hour ago Police investigating damage to Westbury White Horse after red cross pinned to it

The Westbury White Horse is situated in Wiltshire.

Events

2 h. ago Ghana insists immigrants deported by the US have been sent home, contradicting lawyers

Ghanaian authorities insist on their claim that the group of 14 African immigrants deported to Ghana by the U.S. have been returned to their home countries

Events

2 h. ago Two Just Stop oil protestors sprayed orange paint on two private jets at Stansted Airport after Taylor Swift's personal plane had just flown in, court hears

Jennifer Kowalski, 29, and Cole Macdonald, 23, allegedly cut through a perimeter fence at Stansted Airport before using orange paint to cause criminal damage to two private jets.

Events

2 h. ago Raw sewage spills into protected parkland at twice the rate of other areas

The average length of the spills for each national park site was 549 hours last year, according to a probe by water experts

Politics

2 h. ago ‘I had to think about Andrew Tate. That was miserable’: 150 years of masculinity, all in one play

Revered for her work on Succession and Normal People, Alice Birch has now written an era-spanning play about men, novels and the manosphere. Give me a Brontë any day, she saysEvery word is a wrestling match for Alice Birch. “I find it quite painful,” the award-winning playwright and screenwriter admits. “It’s ugly and horrible. It’s not just pouring out of me. It feels, yeah ” She shrugs in the empty courtyard of London’s Somerset House. “ not very healthy or whatever.”We meet early in the morning as Birch needs to race off to a secret project. She is a sought-after TV writer (on Succession and Normal People) but Birch’s blazing plays are known for their form and fury. Her brutal breakout in 2014, Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again, was written in a 72-hour whirl. She wrote her latest, Romans – now on at the Almeida – in around 10 days. “Of course I didn’t ‘write’ it in 10 days,” she clarifies. “I wrote it in eight years. It’s just that the words,” she waves the air around her head, “we...

Politics

2 h. ago Frantic search launched for man who vanished from Scots village

Marc Stewart is believed to have travelled for over 50 miles after he was last spotted.

Politics

2 h. ago I tried the the new collection from Very featuring elevated pieces for everyday style

The new Very Collection features everyday style items that won’t break the bank.

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2 h. ago Lesotho villagers complain of damage from water project backed by African Development Bank

About 1,600 people file complaint to AfDB demanding transparency over forced relocations and compensationEighteen rural communities in Lesotho have filed a complaint with the African Development Bank (AfDB) over its funding of a multibillion-pound water project whose construction process they claim has ruined fields, polluted water sources and damaged homes.About 1,600 people living in the villages in Mokhotlong district in north-east Lesotho are demanding transparency over planned forced relocations and compensation they say they have not been consulted on. Continue reading...

Events

2 h. ago Transform your houseplants into art with this Japanese gardening technique

The third week of September is National Houseplant Week, and it's a great time to explore kokedama

Politics

3 h. ago Rock in a hard place: Gibraltar suffers 'total power outage' due to damaged cables as emergency services are bombarded with calls for help

 Gibraltar was struck by a total power outage on Tuesday afternoon after a contractor was damaged.

Events

3 h. ago Fans fume as Borderlands boss Randy Pitchford snaps back at complaints with 'code your own engine'

Borderlands 4 is currently struggling with a number of PC issues, and it seems that the development team is getting a little snippy with players who are trying to engage with them over the problems

Politics

3 h. ago Quickly fix your fence after the storm with 'brilliant' and affordable repair kit

Ahead of the first storm of the season hitting the UK, shoppers have found a 'brilliant' way to repair fences after bad weather that's super simple and won't break the bank

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3 h. ago Calvin Harris accuses financial adviser of stealing millions for real estate project

DJ and producer’s financial adviser has denied any wrongdoing

Economics

4 h. ago Desperate search for man who entered Scottish river goes on for fourth day

Emergency services raced to the River Leven in Renton, West Dunbartonshire, on Saturday evening after reports a man had entered the water at around 7.30pm.

Politics

4 h. ago ‘African tribe’ evicted from woodland site and moves over fence

Officials evicted the group on Tuesday.

Politics

4 h. ago Calvin Harris accuses his former financial advisor of stealing $22.5M from him to fund 'boondoggle' Hollywood real estate project

Calvin Harris has accused his former financial advisor of stealing $22.5 million from him to fund a 'boondoggle' real estate development project in Hollywood.

Economics