72 m. ago Is this Britain's unluckiest village? Durham town was left stinking of rotten eggs from landfill site...now local authorities are introducing an INCINERATOR which residents fear will be just as bad

A 10,000-tonne incinerator, which lies within a mile of a nursery, a primary school and a sixth form college, is being built and will be up and running next year. But locals are making a last ditch attempt to stop it.

Culture

84 m. ago Former care home manager caged for preying on vulnerable young girls

Roger Shaw sexually abused two “exceptionally vulnerable” schoolgirls while serving as deputy officer at a children’s home in Southhouse, Edinburgh, during the 1970s and 1980s.

Society

84 m. ago Scotland's benefits system isn't working for those ignored by politicians

Writing in the Daily Record, Save the Children's Head of Scotland Claire Telfer says politicians are too often using social security as a political football.

Politics

4 h. ago SUE REID: I uncovered the grooming gangs scandal 15 years ago

At last Sir Keir Starmer has announced a national inquiry into the mass-rape gangs prowling the streets of our towns and cities to target young girls for sex. And not before time.

Events

5 h. ago Meghan shares emotional Father's Day tribute to Harry with never

The Duchess of Sussex described the father of her children as 'the best', adding: 'Happy Father's Day to our favourite guy.'

Politics

5 h. ago The cheap children's sunglasses with little to no UV protection

A third of children's sunglasses bought from popular online marketplaces are unsafe and do not provide the required protection, an investigation has found.

Politics

5 h. ago Third of sunglasses sold online pose risk to children’s eyesight – Which?

None of the 20 pairs of sunglasses Which? bought from online marketplaces could be sold legally in the UK, the consumer group warned.

Events

11 h. ago ‘There’s a smell of death in the air’: chaos in Tehran as residents try to flee or find shelter

Ferocity of Israeli strikes has taken many by surprise, with people rushing to buy petrol and food amid the bombs Middle East crisis – live updatesIt was just past 4pm when Nahid’s* windows began to shake. An Israeli bomb hit a building nearby – she could not see where – and soon her house began to fill up with smoke. It was the third day of Israeli bombing of Iran and the situation in Tehran was just getting worse.“This is a massacre. The blasts haven’t stopped. Children are crying and we fear many civilians have been killed. There’s a smell of death in the air. I can’t stop crying,” Nahid*, a 25-year-old finance analyst at an e-commerce company in Tehran, told the Guardian via text. Continue reading...

Events

13 h. ago David Beckham tells children 'I will always be here no matter what' in Father's Day post

The ex-footballer took to Instagram to post a touching message to his family amid a ‘feud’ with son Brooklyn

Politics

13 h. ago I'm Vanessa Feltz's daughter and a trained child therapist. Here's what my mum taught me

It's exam season, and stress levels among children and their parents have risen to a rolling boil. And once they're over? Our kids will feel brief relief, until results day looms.

Politics

13 h. ago King Charles shares touching Father's Day tribute to late Prince Philip

Charles, 76, posted a black and white throwback snap of the late Duke of Edinburgh pushing himself and sister Anne, 74, on a swing when they were children.

Politics

13 h. ago JAMES RAY: Children in this country are desperate for strong paternal role models. I'm on a mission to help men be the best fathers they can be

James Ray, a priest in the Church of England, is the author of Responsibility: Becoming the Authentic Man.

Events

13 h. ago Family 'forced to sleep outside' after rat jumps out of toilet into dad's bum

A dad-of-six says that the garden of his council home began flooding with sewage, and ever since there have been multiple rat infestations - including in the toilet

Politics

14 h. ago DEAR JANE: My roommate stole something deeply intimate from me... and used it with a random man

When I moved to New York City, I couldn't afford to rent my own apartment, so I joined a Facebook group to find a roommate. We don't spend much time together, in fact I barely see her.

Politics

14 h. ago Black dads go public with support for their kids with autism

A growing number of Black fathers with autistic children are looking to be more visible in the national autism conversation through podcasts, nonprofits and summits that specifically address their experience

Politics

15 h. ago Grow strawberries in your own garden this summer with plants now reduced to £1

Growing fresh strawberries in your own garden, greenhouse or allotment has never been cheaper as this strawberry plant plummets all the way down to £1 in time for summer planting

Economics

15 h. ago Pigeons won't go in your garden if you use one item they find 'offensive'

Pigeons can be a real nuisance in the garden, but it turns out there are some items that will keep them away.

Politics

15 h. ago Solo traveller in Tenerife says her glass of wine 'disappeared' during dinner

One evening, she was at a table with a family of five, only for the mother to object to her drinking on the grounds that she was a woman doing so.

Events

15 h. ago Kathy Lette looks back: ‘Older women are invisible, so I make sure to do something outrageous every day’

The author on her love for Spike Milligan, the furore over Puberty Blues, and why being middle-aged is greatBorn in 1958 in Sydney, Kathy Lette burst on to Australia’s literary scene in 1979 with Puberty Blues. Co‑written with Gabrielle Carey, the irreverent portrait of teenage girlhood became a cult classic, a film and a TV series. Relocating to London in the 1980s, Lette has worked as a columnist, television writer and campaigner, and has published a string of bestselling comic novels. She lives in London and has two children, Julius and Georgina, with her former husband, the human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson. Her latest novel, The Revenge Club, is out now.When I was 19, I was in a band called the Salami Sisters. As well as the occasional gig in a pub, we’d busk. The problem was, we kept getting arrested. I was furious. How come we were getting arrested for singing, when actual rapists were running free? My sister was a police constable at the time, so one day I bor...

Politics

16 h. ago Iran claims Israel has 'mainly' killed women and children in escalating air strikes as IDF releases footage of ballistic missile attack on Tehran's 'nuclear programme HQ'

Iran has today claimed that Israeli airstrikes have mostly killed women and children, as the two nations took part in massively escalating tit-for-tat strikes against each other.  

Events