49 m. ago Dear Coleen: I can’t cope with not liking my son’s selfish bride

My son, who’s 28, is getting married to his 25-year-old fiancee this summer. They’ve been dating for a couple of years, but I’d been secretly hoping they’d split up.

Politics

61 m. ago Talbot Green shooting: man arrested after woman dies in south Wales town

Crime scenes set up in Green Park area with 40-year-old man taken into custody, say policeA man has been arrested after a 40-year-old woman who was shot dead in Talbot Green, about 15 miles west of Cardiff.The woman was found with serious injuries in the Green Park area of the Welsh town just after 6pm on Sunday and could not be saved by emergency services, south Wales police said. Continue reading...

Events

3 h. ago NFL roundup: Bills give Allen reported $330m extension as Steelers trade for DK Metcalf

Buffalo quarterback rewarded for MVP seasonPittsburgh make move for Seattle receiverNFL MVP Josh Allen was rewarded Sunday with a contract extension worth $330m, with $250m of it guaranteed, which makes him among the league’s highest-paid players.The Buffalo Bills announced the agreement, while two people with knowledge of the deal revealed the contract’s value to the Associated Press. The new deal adds two years to Allen’s contract and locks the 28-year-old in through the 2030 season. Continue reading...

Economics

5 h. ago Firms hold back on hiring amid ‘significant cost rises’, surveys say

KPMG/REC report shows decline in people being placed in roles continues, while unemployment is rising, says BDOCompanies are putting the brakes on hiring new staff amid a “subdued” economic outlook and rising wage bills, according to the latest business surveys.In signs of a weakening UK labour market, the consultancy KPMG and the trade body the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) said a marked decline in the number of people being placed in permanent and temporary roles continued in February, although hiring declined at a slower pace than in January. Continue reading...

Economics

5 h. ago English and Welsh councils to have greater powers to seize land for affordable housing

Exclusive: Compulsory purchase orders will no longer need Whitehall permission under shake-up of planning rulesCouncils and mayors will be granted greater powers to seize land to build affordable housing under the Labour government’s shake-up of planning rules this week.Local authorities in England and Wales will no longer need permission from central government to make compulsory purchase orders (CPOs), in a change that ministers hope will unlock vacant and derelict land. Continue reading...

Politics

5 h. ago High street firms facing extra £1bn tax bill next month as relief slashed

Businesses in London will be hit hardest by changes, according to analysis by business tax specialists Ryan.

Economics

5 h. ago US added to international watchlist for rapid decline in civic freedoms

Civicus, an international non-profit, puts country alongside Democratic Republic of Congo, Italy, Pakistan and SerbiaThe United States has been added to the Civicus Monitor Watchlist, which identifies countries that the global civil rights watchdog believes are currently experiencing a rapid decline in civic freedoms.Civicus, an international non-profit organization dedicated to “strengthening citizen action and civil society around the world”, announced the inclusion of the US on the non-profit’s first watchlist of 2025 on Monday, alongside the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Italy, Pakistan and Serbia. Continue reading...

Politics

5 h. ago Pilot and passengers taken to hospital after Pennsylvania plane crash

Five people onboard survived small plane crash near Lancaster but officials say no details of their conditionA small airplane with five people onboard crashed in a parking lot near Lancaster airport in Manheim Township, Pennsylvania, on Sunday afternoon, authorities said.The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the single-engine plane was a Beechcraft Bonanza, and the incident happened around 3pm in Lancaster county. Continue reading...

Events

6 h. ago Mark Carney to be next Canada PM after winning Liberal leadership race

Former central banker will be only second prime minister in Canadian history without a seat in parliamentMark Carney, the former central banker who oversaw the response to financial crises in North America and the UK, will become the next prime minister of Canada after winning the race to lead the country’s federal Liberal party.“America is not Canada. And Canada never, ever, will be part of America in any way, shape or form,” Carney told supporters, laying bare the existential crisis that has outraged Canadians, riven the longstanding relationship with the US, and promises to be the overarching theme in his tenure as prime minister. Continue reading...

Politics

6 h. ago Henley overhauls Morikawa with late eagle to win Arnold Palmer Invitational

Henley’s chip-in at 16th took him past fellow AmericanRory McIlroy to go to Augusta for Masters recceThe slowest of burners preceded such a dramatic conclusion. The biggest victory of Russell Henley’s career arrived as Collin Morikawa was left to ponder how on earth he failed to close out the Arnold Palmer Invitational. For much of Sunday, Morikawa had looked untouchable.Henley took to the 71st tee of the event holding the lead for the first time. He had claimed that with an astonishing chip in for an eagle on the 16th. This completed a four-shot swing in only three holes. Henley birdied the 14th as Morikawa bogeyed. After Henley’s exploits two holes later, Morikawa had no scope for recovery. Henley’s 11 under par took the Bay Hill tournament by a single stroke. He had trailed Morikawa by three after 10 fourth-round holes. Continue reading...

Politics

6 h. ago Exact date Brits set to get blast of heat before summer – after ‘polar plunge’

UK residents who enjoyed getting the buckets and spades out over the weekend are set to get more coming their way, they just need to survive the 'polar plunge'

Politics

7 h. ago Small plane with five people onboard crashes in Pennsylvania

Authorities investigating after Beechcraft Bonanza crashes in parking lot near Lancaster airport, west of PhiladelphiaA small airplane with five people onboard crashed in a parking lot near Lancaster airport in Manheim Township, Pennsylvania, on Sunday afternoon, authorities said.The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the single-engine plane was a Beechcraft Bonanza, and the incident happened around 3pm in Lancaster county. Multiple injuries were reported and authorities could not immediately provide information on any fatalities. Continue reading...

Events

7 h. ago MoJ readies extra prison places in case summer riots happen again

Exclusive: Justice minister James Timpson says more cell capacity means emergency early release schemes won’t be neededPrisons are being prepared to cope with a sudden influx of offenders in case there is a repeat of last summer’s riots, the justice minister, James Timpson, has told the Guardian.Hundreds of extra makeshift cells and newly refurbished cells will be in use by the end of this year, officials have disclosed, as the prisons minister said there will be “no more emergency measures” such as early release schemes. Continue reading...

Events

7 h. ago Australia live news: flood evacuation warnings in NSW and Queensland as waters rise after ex

Major flooding isolates 1,800 people in northern NSW as evacuation routes cut. Follow today’s news liveSend us your photographs and videos of ex-Cyclone AlfredGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThere is a rescue under way in Newmarket Road, Windsor, where cars have tried to drive through flood waters.The Queensland government has stressed to use common sense, adjust speeds and not drive through flood waters. There has been some heavy rainfall overnight and the roads are dangerous.We’ve been working on a budget now, in the normal course, and budget submissions have been presented to the expenditure review committee. I sit on that.And so we’ve been very busy in over the last few months, really, and particularly over the last few weeks, in the lead-up to the budget. Continue reading...

Events

8 h. ago ‘I don’t want to say that’: Arteta refuses to give up on title despite United draw

Arsenal 15 points behind Liverpool with game in hand‘Today the frustration is that we haven’t won’Mikel Arteta has refused to concede the title race is over, despite Arsenal languishing 15 points behind Liver­pool after a 1-1 draw at ­Manchester United on Sunday.Arteta’s side have played 28 games, one fewer than Liverpool, but Arne Slot’s team need a maximum of only 16 points from their final nine matches to become champions. Arteta was asked if deep down he believes the Premier League title will again elude Arsenal. Continue reading...

Politics

9 h. ago Liverpool secure FA Cup upset over Arsenal after Van Domselaar own goal

Liverpool completed the upset of the Women’s FA Cup quarter-finals with a battling 1-0 victory against Arsenal. A 78th-minute winner – a rebounded own goal off the unfortunate Daphne van Domselaar – sent the Reds through to the semi-finals for the first time since the 2016-17 season.Amber Whiteley, the interim manager, hailed her side’s performance after a disruptive 10 days since the departure of Matt Beard. Continue reading...

Politics

9 h. ago ‘I hate to predict things’: Trump doesn’t rule out US recession amid trade tariffs

President downplays recent stock market volatility that followed his ducking and weaving over tariff policyDonald Trump on Sunday refused to rule out the possibility that the US economy will head into recession this year and that inflation will rise, as his chaotic trade tariffs policy cause uncertainty and market turbulence.The US president predicted that his economic goals would take time and a period of transition to bear fruit. But when asked in an interview with the Fox News show Sunday Morning Futures “are you expecting a recession this year?” he demurred.Reuters contributed reporting Continue reading...

Politics

9 h. ago Donald Trump warns of an atomic Armageddon and says 'monster' nuclear weapons could 'end the world'... adding it 'could happen tomorrow'

US president Donald Trump has admitted he believes that nuclear weapons are the greatest threat to humanity, starkly warning that the use of 'monster' warheads may 'end the world'.

Events

10 h. ago Andrea Berta: Arsenal close in on deal to appoint new sporting director ahead of busy summer

Andrea Berta is set to arrive at Arsenal with an impressive reputation

Economics

10 h. ago The shameful roll call of female prison officers sacked for flings with inmates

Forty have lost their jobs in just four years

Events