3 h. ago Minister rejects Tory claim that pubs will be banned from selling pints

An Opposition motion had suggested new legislation would allow ministers to replace the British pint.

Politics

3 h. ago Sir Paul McCartney announces publication of new book about band Wings

Wings: The Story Of A Band On The Run is based on dozens of hours of interviews with Sir Paul.

Culture

4 h. ago Sheku Bayoh's family hold 'brutally honest' meeting with Police Scotland chief

It came after Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes rejected their request to extend the remit of the inquiry examining his death.

Events

5 h. ago Sheku Bayoh family in ‘brutally honest’ meeting with Police Scotland chief

It came after Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes rejected their request to extend the remit of the inquiry examining his death.

Events

8 h. ago Keir Starmer quietly dismantles Kemi Badenoch's 'desperate search for relevance' with savage putdown

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch tried to claim credit for the PM's plan to boost defence spending - claiming she'd made the suggestion over the weekend and saying it was the quickest response she'd ever had from No10

Politics

28 h. ago Jeremy Clarkson's pub The Farmer's Dog 'bans' three key ingredients from its menu

Pub goers have been left baffled after discovering that Jeremy Clarkson 's pub, The Farmer's Dog, in Oxfordshire, has a strict ban on three pub staple items.

Events

36 h. ago 'Shaun Ryder punched me': Happy Mondays star Rowetta accuses band's frontman of beating her up in furious public spat

The singer, 59, made the allegation in a series of posts on X claiming the blow from the frontman left her with a black eye and 'knocked me out' in front of her son.

Politics

46 h. ago Utah close to fully banning fluoride in water, stripping cities' ability to decide

Utah appears to be the first state ready to put a full ban on fluoride in public water systems under a bill that doesn’t allow cities or communities to decide whether to add the cavity-preventing mineral

Events

56 h. ago I went to Jeremy Clarkson's pub for Sunday lunch and was banned from ordering three things

The Sunday Roast received a glowing review but it was noted how three popular items are forbidden from being ordered

Events

3 d. ago Jeremy Clarkson's bizarre 'ban' on pub customers from ordering three simple things

The former Top Gear host, 64, is also believed to have a strict time limit for diners

Economics

3 d. ago Minister dismisses call to award wartime SAS hero Paddy Mayne a posthumous Victoria Cross

Defence minister Lord Coaker has rejected appeals to reverse a decision to deny Britain's highest gallantry award to Lieutenant-Colonel Blair 'Paddy' Mayne (pictured).

Politics

4 d. ago Brit tourists warned as Spanish city extends major ban with £745 fines

Night-time pub crawls will soon be banned from one of Spain's most popular districts, following a mayoral decree. The strict rules follow risks posed 'by irresponsible alcohol consumption'

Events

6 d. ago Trump blaming Ukraine for Putin war like saying US attacked Japan at Pearl Harbor, says Boris Johnson

The ex-Prime Minister, a fierce supporter of Ukraine, also rejected the US president’s ‘dictator’ claim against Volodymyr Zelensky

Politics

7 d. ago Billie Eilish review – snarls, seduction and moments of sheer rapture

Brisbane Entertainment CentreAt one point the singer soars on a pedestal far into the air – a glorious new-age leader exorcising her heartacheWhere do you go as a pop star when you’ve already hit the top? Maybe you flame out and move to Vegas. Maybe you launch a billion-dollar makeup line and never perform again. Maybe you re-record all your hits, take the world’s biggest victory lap and break a seismological record.If you’re Billie Eilish, you burrow deeper. You continue transcribing the deadening thrum of fame, the banality and brutality of public opinion. You keep excavating all your quivering neuroses until you’re in a crater of your own creation. Or – as on the cover of Eilish’s 2024 album Hit Me Hard and Soft – you’re submerged in a bottomless well, grasping for the surface. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago Europe CAN'T go it alone on Ukraine peacekeeping without US backing, minister admits

Heidi Alexander, the Transport Secretary, said it was 'absolutely essential that any security guarantee is done in partnership with the US'.

Politics