7 h. ago Paisley businessman's shock as police raid cannabis farm above furniture shop

Ryan Hutchins, director of Lara May Sofas, learned of the cultivation on Tuesday when police officers swooped on the third and fourth floors of the building on Causeyside Street.

Economics

9 h. ago Four Greenpeace activists arrested after climbing Foreign Office building

The protesters unfurled a banner as they suspended themselves from columns on the King Charles Street Archway in Westminster.

Events

12 h. ago Greenpeace activists climb Foreign Office building over signing of ocean treaty

The group called for faster action from Foreign Secretary David Lammy in signing the Global Ocean Treaty.

Politics

21 h. ago Trump may sell $2billion worth of stock in his media company

President’s media company has registered his more than $2 billion worth of shares with the SEC for potential sale

Politics

3 d. ago Someone put fish hooks in treats at a popular park and one dog almost died

The dog had to have an emergency operation and now the owner is warning other dog walkers to be vigilant

Events

3 d. ago New images reveal extent of looting at Sudan’s national museum as rooms stripped of treasures

Only a few statues remain, with thousands of priceless artefacts from Nubian and Kushite kingdoms missingVideos of Sudan’s national museum showing empty rooms, piles of rubble and broken artefacts posted on social media after the Sudanese army recaptured the area from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in recent days show the extent of looting of the country’s antiquities.Fears of looting in the museum were first raised in June 2023 and a year later satellite images emerged of trucks loaded with artefacts leaving the building, according to museum officials. But last week, as the RSF were driven out of Khartoum after two years of war, the full extent of the theft became apparent. Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago Republican Party offices set on fire in protest after 48 'disappear' in immigration raids

The Republican Party in New Mexico said it was subjected to an alleged arson attack while graffiti about immigration officials was written on the side of the building

Events

5 d. ago Crossbows, £10,000 cash and drugs seized in chainsaw raids on Abertillery properties

Two men have been arrested in connection with the early morning raids at two Abertillery properties with officers using chainsaws to access the buildings

Economics

6 d. ago Couple spotted 'getting it on' in office building as students secretly film and giggle

One couple were caught out after they appeared to get it on where they thought it was private – only to be captured on camera by students who couldn't control their laughter

Society

7 d. ago Gary Neville agrees new job as Man Utd legend takes step away from football

Gary Neville has a number of business interests outside of football, including an investment portfolio, a hotel business, a media company and owning Salford City Football Club with the Class of 92

Politics

8 d. ago ‘Defend yourself’: the Memphis gun club educating Black women and children on firearm safety

A Tennessee chapter of the National African American Gun Association (Naaga) is teaching their community self-defense as more Black adults in US become firearm ownersIn the middle of a strip of industrial, single story buildings, it’s easy to miss the offices of 901 Brothers Sisters Keeper gun club, the Memphis chapter of the National African American Gun Association (Naaga).Inside the office multiple flags hang: the Black Lives Matter flag; the thin green line flag, which is often used by members and supporters of the US military; an American flag; and the Naaga flag, a red, black and green version of the country’s flag that reads: “community engagement”, “tactical training”, “safe storage”, “kid’s gun safety”, “self defense” and “mentoring” – tenets of the organization. Continue reading...

Society

9 d. ago Girl, 13, denies taking photo of elderly dog walker to 'target him' week before 80

Bhim Kohli, 80, had walked his dog a short distance from his home to Franklin Park in Braunstone Town, near Leicester, when he sustained fractured ribs and a broken neck in an attack, the court heard.

Events

9 d. ago Ukraine accuses Moscow of ‘hollow statements about peace’ after latest attack

Ukrainian officials say 88 injured in missile strike as US and Russian officials start talks on ceasefire dealUkraine has accused Moscow of making “hollow statements about peace” after 88 people were injured in a Russian missile attack as US and Russian officials began talks that Washington hopes will mark the first step toward lasting peace.Seventeen children were among the casualties after the missile hit schools and residential buildings in the city of Sumy, Ukrainian officials said late on Monday, as Moscow appeared to be exploiting the window before any ceasefire to launch attacks on Ukraine. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Woman in hospital after being bitten by dog in Collier Row park

Woman in hospital after being bitten by dog in Collier Row park  This is Local London

Politics

1 week ago 'I rescued an abandoned dog from Lidl car park and never predicted what would happen next'

EXCLUSIVE: Laura was devastated when her border collie, Chuck, died at the age of 12 - but little did she know that she would soon be helping rehome stray dogs from Bulgaria

Events

1 week ago ‘I rescued an abandoned dog from Lidl car park and couldn't believe what happened next'

Laura Norrey, 40, is helping hundreds of pooches find their forever homes after she adopted a dog left to fend for herself in a car park in Bulgaria

Events

1 week ago Meta exposé tops bestseller chart despite company’s attempt to ban its promotion

Sarah Wynn-Williams’s account of her seven years as a Facebook executive is number one on the New York Times bestseller list and has flown off the shelves in the UKAn exposé by a former employee of Meta has become a bestseller despite the social media company banning the author from promoting the book.Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former director of global public policy at Meta’s precursor, Facebook, topped the New York Times bestseller chart and will be fourth on the Sunday Times nonfiction hardback chart this weekend. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Boy accused of park murder has ‘difficulty keeping track of lies’, jury told

Bhim Kohli, 80, died the day after he was injured while walking his dog in a park near his home.

Events

2 w. ago Hard Rock Cafe closes 'without warning' after company goes into administration

The site in Newcastle's Guildhall closed suddenly earlier this week, with diners taking to social media to express their surprise, with it now emerging the parent company has gone into administration

Events

2 w. ago "We came to work and there was paint and graffiti everywhere

Palestine Action claimed that activists targeted the Allianz Trade office - but instead covered the building next door

Politics