56 m. ago LA City Hall evacuated and LAPD bomb squad called after car rams into building

The collision happened just after 4pm local time on Friday on Spring Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department, the suspect is now in custody and the LAPD bomb squad is on the scene

Events

77 m. ago LA City Hall evacuated after car crashes into building's steps

Officials say Los Angeles’s City Hall is being evacuated after a car crashed into the steps of the building

Events

2 h. ago Wetherspoons boss accuses Ed Miliband of making drinkers pay for his Net Zero targets after 'huge stealth taxes' cost pub chain millions

Sir Tim Martin said taxes added to energy bills and designed to pay for the transition away from fossil fuels and to build new nuclear plants are spurring inflation - and so driving up drink prices.

Economics

2 h. ago AMANDA PLATELL: Like Nicole Kidman, I too was abandoned by a pathetic mid

I also know from bitter personal experience that when the woman is the biggest breadwinner - as I was with my former husband - and when she is always away at work, choppy waters lie ahead.

Politics

2 h. ago David Lammy told he has blood on his hands from furious hecklers amid outrage over massive 'hate march' in London today

In astonishing scenes, the Deputy Prime Minister was told by furious members of Manchester's Jewish community that he had 'blood on his hands'.

Events

3 h. ago Young adults ‘less confident about DIY skills but more likely to finish tasks’

YouTube and TikTok are replacing dusty DIY manuals for home improvement tips, research from Nationwide Building Society indicates.

Events

4 h. ago ‘We’re building the best team’: Thomas Tuchel explains England camp selection after surprise omissions

The manager raised eyebrows by not recalling some of England’s biggest individual stars, instead keeping faith with the squad that impressed against Serbia last month

Politics

5 h. ago West Lothian locals baffled as demountable camper 'dumped and set on fire'

The massive object was pictured on the side of the road on Drumshoreland Road near Livingston after it was dumped.

Events

5 h. ago Agents race to Texas crash site as balloon from space is found in crops

Agents rushed to a West Texas farm after a massive balloon from space crash-landed in a crop field.

Events

6 h. ago Storm Amy: Busy Glasgow road closed as building collapses onto car as winds hit 100mph

The disruption caused by Storm Amy was expected to extend into Saturday

Events

6 h. ago Luxury London apartment building draws influx of US billionaires

Luxury London apartment building draws influx of US billionaires  Financial Times

Society

6 h. ago Manchester terrorist's dad praised Hamas terrorists after evil October 7 attacks

The Facebook posts written in Arabic added that the images of "fighters storming" Israel with paragliders and motorbikes "prove beyond a doubt" that Israel would be destroyed

Events

6 h. ago Building collapses onto car on Busy Glasgow city centre road during Storm Amy

Glasgow City Council said the Broomielaw was closed to all traffic in both directions between York Street and Oswald Street.

Transport

7 h. ago Busy city centre road closed after building collapses on to car amid Storm Amy

A building has fallen on to the road in Glasgow amid strong winds in Scotland from the first named storm of the season.

Transport

7 h. ago 'Hero' died 'while saving others' during Manchester synagogue terror attack

Adrian Daulby was accidentally shot by armed police officers while barricading the doors of the building

Events

7 h. ago US military poised to seize ports and airfields in Venezuela as Trump strikes a fourth 'narco

As the U.S. military builds its presence in the Caribbean amid heightening tensions with Venezuela, there is mounting evidence that troops are preparing for a potential conflict.

Events

8 h. ago He was the 'king' of our family but a 'horrible and cruel' disease took him from us

Paul Sloots had regularly been tasked with removing asbestos lagging from pipework during his career as a burner in the demolition of buildings

Politics

8 h. ago New Florida bill will bypass training requirements for people using guns to defend religious buildings

Licensed gun owners in the state with concealed carry permits can already take their weapons inside houses of worship

Politics

9 h. ago The Guardian view on Tilly Norwood: she’s not art, she’s data | Editorial

The first 100% AI actor is a cause for alarm. But the human connection of great acting can never be replacedThe threat to human creativity from technology took another step closer this week with the appearance of Tilly Norwood, the first 100% AI-generated actor. Unsurprisingly, her unveiling at the Zurich film festival in a comic sketch called AI Commissioner caused an outcry. Emily Blunt described the film as “terrifying” and the actors’ union Sag-Aftra condemned it as “jeopardising performer livelihoods and devaluing human artistry”.There is much that is problematic about Norwood, not least the message her “girl-next-door vibe” sends to young women. But the more serious point is that her face has been made from those of real actors without their knowledge or consent. Her lighthearted debut masks the fact that she is part of a new model of media production that rides roughshod over longstanding norms and laws governing artists and their work. Hollywood has been anticipating Norwood...

Politics

10 h. ago Building at former Welsh boarding school badly damaged in fire

Fire crews from seven different stations are at the scene

Events