49 m. ago Downing Street fury at Farage plot to tie up Starmer government in legal challenges

Exclusive: Reform’s new Lincolnshire mayor Andrea Jenkyns has revealed that Farage plans to use the party’s control of councils across England to launch a series of legal challenges to block Labour government policy on net zero and housing asylum seekers

Politics

68 m. ago The terrifying pension trap that could cost you £100,000 as savings experts say take these steps to avoid it

Savers are unaware they could wipe more than £100,000 from pension pots when they consolidate them, a study has found. Here are tips on how you can avoid making the same mistake.

Economics

73 m. ago Labour minister urged to quit over ‘dog whistle’ remark on grooming gangs

The Commons leader has apologised after suggesting on BBC Any Questions that raising concerns over Asian grooming gangs was ‘dog whistle’ politics

Politics

1 hour ago Alan Titchmarsh 'fears for the future' and shares concerns over 'insulting' backlash

Alan Titchmarsh has shared his 'fear for the future' as he admits he is concerned that people are losing their connection to the outside world and nature as they rely more on technology

Politics

1 hour ago Streeting says Reform are real threat and may become Labour’s main rivals

Health secretary asks public to give government time as he calls Farage’s party a ‘serious opposition force’Politics live – latest updatesWes Streeting has said Reform is a real threat and could replace the Conservatives as the main opposition party by the next election, as he urged the public to give Labour the “benefit of the doubt”.The health secretary said Nigel Farage’s party was being treated as a “serious opposition force” after Reform’s success in the local elections, where it narrowly won a byelection from Labour and took 677 council seats, gaining control of 10 councils. Reform took most seats from the Conservatives, who lost 674, while Labour lost 187. Continue reading...

Events

2 h. ago Arsenal face nervous Jurrien Timber wait as Mikel Arteta reveals concern for PSG showdown

Timber is set to miss out on a season-defining tie

Politics

2 h. ago Assisted dying bill ‘will put pressure on vulnerable’ to end lives early, campaigners warn

A row has broken out over the £59.6m of health care cost savings identified in the government impact assessment for Kim Leadbeater’s assisted dying legislation

Events

4 h. ago Five men arrested on suspicion of terrorism act plot 'to target single premises'

The Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Command lead the probe.

Events

4 h. ago Tottenham XI vs West Ham: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news and injury latest for Premier League

Ange Postecoglou will make changes amid concerns over Dominic Solanke and James Maddison

Politics

4 h. ago Barclays customers set to see major change from start of next week

Barclays customers will see a major hit to their savings in just a matter of days

Economics

5 h. ago Major police search as Welsh teen disappears with last sighting 150 miles from home

Police say 'extensive inquiries' are under way to find 16-year-old Noah who has not been seen for two weeks and they have now released new CCTV

Events

5 h. ago Struggling West Ham offer Tottenham chance to deliver on Ange Postecoglou words

Priority is Europa League but defeat to West Ham would be a concern ahead of trip to Norway

Politics

5 h. ago Israel vows to 'take action' after reporting missile fired from Yemen towards Jerusalem

Smoke has been rising near Ben Gurion Airport in Israel following a reported ballistic missile launch from Yemen

Events

5 h. ago Top South Ayrshire councillor slams 'toxic' Tory culture at heart of administration collapse

Bob Pollock claims South Ayrshire Council faces a massive fight to rebuild trust with the public and morale amongst staff.

Events

6 h. ago ‘Hi mum!’ The simple WhatsApp text scam costing parents and friends dear

How to beat the scam, from setting up new passwords and telling your bank exactly what you are doing“Hi mum,” the first message starts, “I’ve lost my phone.” It carries on with a tale of woe: for some reason the sender has also been locked out of his or her bank account.Luckily a friend is often on hand to help – it’s their phone that the message comes from, apparently – and if you could just transfer some money to their account that would be great. Alternatively, you might be asked to pay the rent, direct to a landlord, or foot some other urgent bill that has arrived at this time of crisis. Continue reading...

Politics

8 h. ago All the hidden holiday costs designed to catch you out including six

Don’t get caught out by expensive hidden fees when you travel this summer, warns MoneyMagpie Editor and financial expert Vicky Parry

Politics

9 h. ago Mikel Arteta told decision on Arsenal star cost Gunners in Bournemouth defeat

Declan Rice gave Arsenal the lead in Saturday's clash with Bournemouth but he was off the pitch when the visitors completed their comeback late on and earned a 2-1 win

Politics

10 h. ago Elon Musk’s SpaceX launch site set to become Texas’ newest city

Texans near Boca Chica Beach went to the polls to vote on the measure that would incorporate the neighborhood and call it Starbase

Technology

11 h. ago The King should strip Harry and Meghan of their royal titles. The public have had enough of their pathetic posturing

You keep thinking - 'Meghan and Harry can't get any worse'. Then they do. And it seems that insisting on using 'HRH' is the straw that broke the back of the British public's tolerance of the Sussexes.

Politics

12 h. ago Insanity... Suella Braverman hits out at new probe into officer who shot dead gangster Chris Kaba

Suella Braverman has called a gross misconduct hearing into a firearms officer cleared of murdering gangster Chris Kaba the 'definition of insanity'.

Events