26 m. ago UK Government confirms eight more bank holidays before the end of 2025

The recent Easter weekend saw England, Wales and Northern Ireland enjoy two bank holidays falling on Good Friday (April 18) and Easter Monday (April 21) but Scotland only one

Politics

1 hour ago Offshore energy workers to be balloted on strikes after ‘shameful’ pay offer

The ballot opens on April 29 and runs until June 2.

Economics

2 h. ago Reeves reveals plan to rip up banking regulations brought in after financial crash

Chancellor indicates she wants to hand market freedoms it had almost two decades ago, before major banks were bailed out by government

Events

2 h. ago Why were hundreds of koalas shot in an aerial cull in Victoria?

Shooting of marsupials has sparked outrage but government says ‘compassionate’ response was needed after bushfire destroyed 2,200 hectares of national parkThe Victorian government has used aircraft to shoot about 700 koalas in south-west Victoria.The government says the unprecedented step was taken to prevent further suffering of the animals, after a fire in Budj Bim national park burned through 2,200 hectares, including a large area of manna gum, a key food source for koalas in the park. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago Sadiq Khan boosts funding to combat hate crimes and radicalisation

Mayor admits hate crimes in the capital remain ‘far too high’, while stressing the need to help Londoners ‘think critically’ in face of online extremism

Events

4 h. ago Fears of racial profiling swirl over registration policy for immigrants in the US illegally

The Trump administration plans to strictly require anyone illegally in the U.S. to register with the government and carry documentation

Events

4 h. ago Reform UK heads offshore to raise funds from world’s wealthy

Party treasurer Nick Candy says events will be held ‘in restaurants, people’s private homes and on yachts’

Economics

4 h. ago ‘It shapes the whole experience’: what happens when you build a city from wood?

Transforming a former industrial area in Sweden will bring psychological benefits for future residents and reduce construction’s climate impactAlthough activity is high, it is surprisingly quiet inside the construction site of a high school extension in Sickla, a former industrial area in south Stockholm that is set to become part of the “largest mass timber project in the world” according to the Swedish urban property developer Atrium Ljungberg.Just a few months remain until students enter the premises, but there is no sound of drilling or pounding against concrete walls. The scent of wood is unmistakable, and signs of the material can be spotted everywhere – from glulam (glued laminated timber) columns and beams in the building’s frame to cross-laminated timber (CLT) slabs in the floors, ceilings and staircases. CLT, made by gluing together layers of planed wood into panels, offers strength and rigidity comparable to concrete but is significantly lighter and quicker to build with....

Politics

4 h. ago Lifesize herd of puppet animals begins climate action journey from Africa to Arctic Circle

The Herds project from the team behind Little Amal will travel 20,000km taking its message on environmental crisis across the worldHundreds of life-size animal puppets have begun a 20,000km (12,400 mile) journey from central Africa to the Arctic Circle as part of an ambitious project created by the team behind Little Amal, the giant puppet of a Syrian girl that travelled across the world.The public art initiative called The Herds, which has already visited Kinshasa and Lagos, will travel to 20 cities over four months to raise awareness of the climate crisis. Continue reading...

Politics

5 h. ago How many more dangerous dogs? As child is scarred for life from attack

Record View says the Scottish Government should look at what legislation can be brought forward to restrict ownership or dish out great punishment to miscreant owners.

Events

7 h. ago Pete Hegseth reportedly had unsecured office internet line to connect to Signal

Defense chief had line set up to bypass official security protocols and use Signal app on personal computer, AP saysPete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, had an unsecured internet connection set up in his Pentagon office so that he could bypass government security protocols and use the Signal messaging app on a personal computer, two people familiar with the line told the Associated Press.ABC News also reported that Hegseth had what is known as a “dirty line” – what IT professionals call a commercial internet line that is used to connect to websites blocked by the Pentagon’s unclassified and classified lines. Defense department computers connect to the internet through two different systems: SiprNet – or secure internet protocol router network, which is the Pentagon’s network for classified information – and NiprNet – the non-classified internet protocol router network, which handles unclassified information. Continue reading...

Politics

8 h. ago Trump orders Justice Department to investigate Democratic fundraising group ActBlue

Trump memorandum names ActBlue as an online fundraising platform that is used ‘to improperly influence American elections’

Politics

8 h. ago Trump signs executive memorandum to investigate major Democratic fundraising group

Trump memorandum names ActBlue as an online fundraising platform that is used "to improperly influence American elections’

Politics

9 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: The Colombian's interpreter at Ed Miliband's global energy shindig had a growly voice worthy of any Spaghetti Western bandido

Well that was a bit of a diplomatic floater. Ed Miliband's global energy shindig started yesterday at London's Lancaster House. 

Politics

9 h. ago ‘Disrespectful’ booing of welcome to country at Melbourne Anzac Day dawn service condemned

Small group booed and yelled at Bunurong elder Uncle Mark Brown’s welcome and Victorian governor’s acknowledgement of countryElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastVictorian police have interviewed a man for offensive behaviour after attenders at Melbourne’s main Anzac Day dawn service booed and heckled during a welcome to country.A small group of people booed and yelled throughout the welcome delivered by Bunurong elder Uncle Mark Brown at the 5:30 am service at the city’s Shrine of Remembrance.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

Politics

9 h. ago Pharmacy closured called off after pay deal agreed in win for Mirror campaign

Pharmacists agree pay deal with Government and halt 'collective action' to cut opening hours and stop some services in a win for the Mirror's campaign to help save family chemists

Economics

9 h. ago Weedkiller ban could help swifts, starlings and toads thrive, says MP

Sian Berry warned that the Government had shown ‘worrying attitudes’ to nature ahead of a debate about banning toxic weedkillers.

Events

9 h. ago Tech firms and bosses face large fines for failing to remove knife crime content

The Government has announced plans to expand sanctions in an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill.

Events

9 h. ago Thousands expected to line streets of London as Government reveals VE Day plans

A flypast by the Red Arrows is among the plans outlined to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day.

Politics

9 h. ago Biomass power generators could be ‘marking own homework on sustainability’

The Public Accounts Committee said certification schemes aiming to ensure biomass has been sustainably sourced may not be strong enough.

Politics