53 m. ago Hypocrisy row over plans to send failed asylum seekers to 'return hubs' overseas after Starmer scrapped Tory Rwanda scheme

Conservatives responded with fury to reports that ministers could pay countries in the Balkans to take Britain's failed asylum seekers - comparing it to the Rwanda scheme which Sir Keir Starmer scrapped.

Events

58 m. ago D'oh! New Tory blunder as 'secret papers on policy discussions and strategic planning accidentally emailed to Labour aide'

Labour sources said they have been privy to policy discussions by Mrs Badenoch's inner circle because a Commons researcher for one of the party's MPs was cc-ed on an email chain.

Events

4 h. ago Foreign Secretary urged to intervene in HSBC pensions scandal

McDougall called on Lammy to meet members of the British National (Overseas) community whose savings have been frozen by the banking giant.

Politics

5 h. ago Brianna Ghey's high school bans mobile phones following her murder with incredible results

Since September, students at Birchwood Community High have had to place their mobile phones in a lockable pouch at the start of the day.

Events

5 h. ago Brianna Ghey’s school says pupils ‘less stressed’ after mobile phone ban

Special pouches used to lock students’ phones during the day were introduced at Birchwood Community High School in September.

Politics

8 h. ago Brianna Ghey school's phone ban allows 'kids to be kids', says headteacher

Pupils at Birchwood Community High - where Brianna met her killer Scarlett Jenkinson - place their phones in a lockable pouch at the start of the day which does not open until home time

Politics

10 h. ago Ole Gunnar Solskjaer tipped for sensational Man Utd return amid Ruben Amorim warning

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is impressing in his first job since leaving Manchester United in 2021 after taking the Besiktas job and former team-mate Teddy Sheringham believes he could return to Old Trafford one day

Events

10 h. ago Thousands protest landmark gender court ruling in outcry against ‘betrayal’ of trans community

Demonstrators take to streets across UK amid fears of ‘massive’ consequences for trans people

Events

10 h. ago Tens of thousands protest landmark gender court ruling in outcry against ‘betrayal’ of trans community

Demonstrators take to streets across UK amid fears of ‘massive’ consequences for trans people

Events

10 h. ago Members of burned LA church bear a cross through their devastated neighborhood to mark Good Friday

The Community United Methodist Church in Pacific Palisades burned down in wildfires that devastated much of Los Angeles in January

Events

11 h. ago ‘People lay at my feet. I said: get up. They were silent’: Ukrainian survivors speak after Russia’s attack on Sumy

Alla Shyrshonkova was on a bus when Russian missiles hit the city. Now a toy bear and hippo mark the spot where 35 people, including two children, were killedLast weekend, Alla Shyrshonkova got on the 62 bus on a journey to her cottage near the Ukrainian city of Sumy. It was a warm spring day. “I thought I’d sit with friends, have some tea. Birds were singing. The weather was beautiful. It was so nice,” she recalled.“The bus was packed. There wasn’t a single free seat. People were standing. Some were going to church for Palm Sunday. There were families with children.” Continue reading...

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11 h. ago ‘I saw cars on fire. People were lying at my feet’: Ukrainian survivors describe Russia’s attack on Sumy

Alla Shyrshonkova was on a bus when Russian missiles hit the city. Now a toy bear and hippo mark the spot where 35 people, including two children, were killedLast weekend, Alla Shyrshonkova got on the 62 bus on a journey to her cottage near the Ukrainian city of Sumy. It was a warm spring day. “I thought I’d sit with friends, have some tea. Birds were singing. The weather was beautiful. It was so nice,” she recalled.“The bus was packed. There wasn’t a single free seat. People were standing. Some were going to church for Palm Sunday. There were families with children.” Continue reading...

Events

11 h. ago Thousands of trans activists protest in 'emergency demonstration' against Supreme Court gender ruling in London

Trans rights groups, trade unions and community organisations came together for what was billed as an 'emergency demonstration' in Parliament Square.

Events

11 h. ago Liam Delap sent bleak warning over Man Utd transfer amid £30m release clause

Liam Delap is set to be a man in demand this summer after netting 12 times for Ipswich this season, with Manchester United thought to be leading the race, but ex-Red Devil Teddy Sheringham has warned the striker over a move

Events

12 h. ago ‘Is there a place for the poor?’ Artists and activists try to revive Johannesburg, crumbling City of Gold

Issues around basic services, corruption and class trouble vibrant Johannesburg, which this year hosts the G20 summitBethabile Mavis Manqele mops the veranda of the house she has lived in for most of the last 40 years. The ceiling above her is full of holes, blackened by years of cooking fires. Manqele, 64, isn’t sure how many people live in the house’s seven rooms. There are no utilities, the landlord is absent and she hasn’t paid rent in years, she says through a translator. The occupants share a portable toilet provided and cleaned by an NGO, plus one outdoor tap with the house next door, which has no roof.Manqele’s home in the inner city district of Berea is emblematic of Johannesburg’s downtown, which was progressively abandoned by wealthy people, businesses and government from the 1980s. Hundreds of buildings left empty by landlords are now overcrowded, and the area is notorious for crime. Continue reading...

Politics

13 h. ago Why trans rights protests are being held across the UK today after Supreme Court ruling

The transgender community will hold protests in both England and Scotland on Saturday after a Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman

Events

15 h. ago How Trump tariff chaos will set iPhone costs soaring as expert weighs in on painful hike

EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump's tariffs will impose increased costs on Chinese produced goods – but with most iPhones being constructed in China, experts warn UK customers could bear some extra costs

Politics

18 h. ago ‘It will be beautiful to see our kids grow up with this’: how communities around the world are planting trees

City residents are working out how to fill their streets with trees as evidence grows of their benefits“I wanted to do something that would benefit as many people from the community as possible,” says Chloe Straw, pointing at a small but promising sapling visible through the window of her local cafe.In 2023, Chloe began chatting to her neighbours in Haringey, north London, about trees. “I thought it’d be really nice to raise some money for trees on the main road. Everyone uses West Green Road, regardless of whether you have a lot of money or not, regardless of your background.” Continue reading...

Politics

20 h. ago 'The UK supreme ruling could further weaponise the trans community

It's about working for a world where trans people can just 'get on their lives with privacy, dignity and safety'

Events

23 h. ago EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Former Tory MP Zac Goldsmith fails to sell his country manor for £8million

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: When a house is bought by a former Tory minister, you might think a boost to its value would follow. However, these days, such ownership seems to reduce it.

Economics