4 h. ago UK to reimburse visa fees for top tech and science firms in push for growth

The Chancellor will pitch Britain as a haven of ‘stability’ as she meets business chiefs at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday.

Economics

5 h. ago Robert Jenrick heckled at first constituency speech since Reform defection

Robert Jenrick was heckled by an audience member during his first Reform UK constituency speech since defecting from the Conservatives last week.

Politics

5 h. ago Locals say town 'used to be buzzing' but now is like 'living in a warzone'

Walsall, in the West Midlands, has been named the most deprived place in the UK - and residents say the town, which was once 'buzzing' has become 'like a warzone'

Events

6 h. ago Congolese soldiers reenter key eastern city after M23 rebels' withdrawal, army and residents say

Congolese soldiers and pro-government militia fighters have reentered the strategic town of Uvira

Events

6 h. ago Meet the Americans so desperate to flee Trump they're now living in filthy Dutch REFUGEE camps

Seventy-six American citizens claimed asylum in the Netherlands last year. After arriving in the country, asylum-seekers are sent to an overcrowded refugee camp in Ter Apel.

Politics

6 h. ago Gwyneth Paltrow leads tributes for Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani

Known universally by his first name, Valentino died on Monday at his residence in Rome surrounded by his loved ones.

Culture

6 h. ago A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms review – this is the Game of Thrones we all need now

The real world is way worse than Westeros – so why not let this heartwarming underdog tale of a simple soul and his ethereal squire be your safe space‘Bless their little cotton socks!” is not a response one expects to have to any of the inhabitants of Westeros, the land of the bloody, violent, incestuous and often depraved series of Game of Thrones. But the endearing protagonists of the latest spin-off of the franchise, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, invite it.Their names, as in the George RR Martin novellas on which the series is based, are Dunk – short for Ser Duncan the Tall – and Egg. Dunk (Peter Claffey, a suitably tall former Irish rugby union player, last seen in Bad Sisters) was squire to a hedge – non-noble – knight, Ser Arlan of Pennytree (Danny Webb), who took the boy under his wing but never quite got round to knighting the man before dying. We first meet Dunk burying his mentor under an old elm tree and taking up his arms against the sea of troubles that are about to e...

Politics

7 h. ago The Apprentice 2026: Meet the 20 candidates, from a barbershop owner to an AI consultant

The diverse candidates feature a mortgage broker who counts Kim Kardashian and an actor who has a touring theatrical production company

Politics

8 h. ago South Lanarkshire Council to boost social housing in Hamilton

The properties will be built at Almada Street in Hamilton and will help meet the growing demand for affordable and secure housing in the area.

Politics

8 h. ago WRU choose Ospreys' Y11 as Cardiff Rugby's preferred new owners in bombshell decision

The huge call was made today at a Welsh Rugby Union board meeting held in Cardiff

Events

8 h. ago Robert Jenrick heckled in first constituency speech after defecting to Reform

A man was led out from the event in Newark after angrily shouting at turncoat MP Robert Jenrick as he delivered a speech

Politics

8 h. ago WRU statement as board unanimously approve preferred Cardiff bidder

The WRU have released a statement tonight after a boarding meeting this afternoon in relation to Cardiff Rugby's ownership

Politics

9 h. ago Newsboy's horse racing selections for Tuesday's three meetings, including Southwell Nap

Newsboy expects a William Knight-trained four-year-old to score again at Southwell in the 6.30 and he also rates a Olly Murphy hurdler to break his maiden at Leicester in the 2.32

Politics

10 h. ago Elon Musk insists ‘Grok should have a moral constitution’ after AI photo scandal

Grok has now been banned in Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines

Culture

10 h. ago Everything we know so far about Egg in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms episode 1 introduces mysterious stable boy Egg, whom Ser Duncan the Tall meets on his journey.

Politics

10 h. ago Gore video fanatic 'stabbed a grandmother to death with hunting knife he bought online' as she waited for the bus, court hears

Jala Debella, 24, who lived in a residential home for people with mental health problems, allegedly killed Anita Mukhey, 66, (pictured) in north London at around 11.50am on May 9, 2024.

Events

10 h. ago Queen Camilla meets comic book royalty as she's brought to life in cartoon strip

During a visit to the National Library of Scotland in central Edinburgh to promote a reading initiative, Queen Camilla had an encouter with Dennis the Menace and his dog Gnasher

Politics

10 h. ago Deadline approaching for Wishaw residents to have their say on pharmacy services

The Netherton Partnership would like to apply to NHS Lanarkshire to open a new pharmacy offering the full range of NHS pharmaceutical services in Netherton Road.

Events

10 h. ago Sky Sports' woeful 'In The Box' idea is utter drivel, their worst attempt yet at 'moving with the times' and an insult to Roy Keane's talents, writes IAN HERBERT

In The Box meets the appetite for football's watch-along style. Though Sky Sports' brains trust have come up with the idea of a watch-along without a match to actually watch.

Sport

10 h. ago Jesy Nelson meets Wes Streeting to demand no more babies are left paralysed by SMA

Ex-Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson has met Health Secretary Wes Streeting at his office in Parliament to demand newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)

Politics