88 m. ago Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media

Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls“It was Trumpian,” said Mark Mansfield, editor and CEO of Nation.Cymru, a small English-language Welsh news service. “It has perhaps given us a flavour of how a Reform UK government would behave towards the media.”Mansfield is referring to what he described as an attempt by a figure at Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party to “bully” his publication, but he believes a wider lesson might be learned. Continue reading...

Politics

88 m. ago Amazon drops £39 off 'perfect' designer perfume with scent that sticks around for days in early Black Friday deal

Calvin Klein's perfumes are a classic nostalgic throwback to the 1990s but still pack a scenty clout today

Economics

4 h. ago Cops mourn police dog shot dead while chasing suspect: ‘Your mission is complete, hero’

Police later fatally shot man who killed the K-9, Spike, during a standoff

Events

6 h. ago Latin singer Maria De La Ros, 22, shot dead in parked car during ‘ambush

A WOMAN who was shot dead in Los Angeles has been identified as a young up-and-coming Latin musician. Maria De La Rosa was shot dead in the early hours of Saturday morning in what police described as an "ambush-style" killing. Witnesses say that they saw two unknown males run up to a parked vehicle and...

Events

6 h. ago Royal Mail worker is forced to tear down wooden summer house in their back garden after neighbour reported 'unauthorised construction' to Labour

When Andrew Causley replaced a children's play house in his garden with a summer house he had visions of enjoying a cup of tea and reading the papers after work in the evening sun.

Culture

7 h. ago Kirstie Allsopp: Mansion tax is just a 'chunk of meat' for Labour's MPs

The TV property guru described Rachel Reeves' proposal as 'performative' and a 'nice chunk of meat' for the Labour backbenchers.

Politics

7 h. ago Idrissa Gueye issues grovelling apology after Everton star slapped his own teammate in 'moment of madness' during 1

The 'moment of madness', as match-winner Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall described it, occurred just 13 minutes into the clash against Manchester United.

Politics

7 h. ago Cracking exhibition Gromit: Aardman animation featured at Young V&A

The Young V&A exhibition will go behind the scenes of stop-motion animation to explore how characters such as Wallace & Gromit are brought to life.

Politics

7 h. ago Dame Joanna Lumley describes humans as ‘unbearably vain and destructive’

The veteran actress stars in the upcoming A Ghost Story For Christmas: The Room In The Tower and said she loves ‘frightening stories’.

Politics

8 h. ago Neighbour describes 'pack of animals' descending on man who was fatally stabbed

Two teenager boys, aged 16 and 17, deny the murder of Kamran Aman who was stabbed in the heart and died following an incident near his home in Barry.

Events

8 h. ago Attackers descended on man stabbed to death like 'pack of animals' says neighbour

Two teenager boys, aged 16 and 17, deny the murder of Kamran Aman who was stabbed in the heart and died following an incident near his home in Barry

Events

8 h. ago 45 arrested after dog fighting ring busted in Texas: ‘The most disturbing crimes I have ever witnessed’

‘Dog fighting and animal cruelty will not be tolerated in Newton County,’ the sheriff said

Events

10 h. ago Fugitive 'Slender Man' stabber Morgan Geyser snapped 'just Google me' when asked for ID by cops who found her with MUCH older lover

Morgan Geyser, 23, sparked a multi-state manhunt on Saturday when she escaped her group home in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, with a 42-year-old man she is 'in a relationship with.'

Politics

10 h. ago Police CCTV operator used cameras to spy on partner in 'creepy' campaign of control

A judge said the 'subtlety' of the way the defendant sought to control his partner was a product of a 'cunning plan', and described the behaviour as 'insidious'

Events

12 h. ago Travis Head’s devastating knock gives Australia’s selectors a dilemma

Test-winning century and Usman Khawaja’s bad back make strong case for the stand-in opener to lead Australia’s innings againAccidents do not come much happier. Usman Khawaja’s mid-game back problem was annoying for the player and potentially damaging for his team, until it wasn’t. Clearing out the regular dry-powder opener created space in the final stanza of the Perth Test, allowing Travis Head to finish off England with the gory certainty and splatter count of a Mortal Kombat fatality move. Sometimes you mash the buttons and it all just works.Consider an Ashes innings of 123 from 83 balls, on a bouncy pitch where two other players nudged 50, in an effort that did not just win the match, but has sent the opposition into a demoralising tailspin. So the fortuitous success creates a quandary about what to do next. Continue reading...

Politics

13 h. ago Billionaire friend of Malaysian PM has £400,000 Richard Mille watch stolen in Battersea attack: Tycoon reveals 'lioness' wife fought back as he was assaulted by thieves on Lime bikes

EXCLUSIVE: Vinod Sekhar, 57, described being rushed by two men as he left his car near his daughter's home in Battersea, south-west London.

Economics

13 h. ago Scotland's pothole problem is now so bad that some roads are lethally dangerous

Cars may be much safer but the state of our roads and a reduction in traffic police have combined to produce an alarming increase in fatalities

Politics

13 h. ago American student, 26, stabbed girlfriend to death as 'he tried to defend himself while she attacked him', court hears

Chinese national Zhe Wang, 31, was found in her bedroom in a pool of blood after police broke in to her flat in Manor Park, Hither Green, on March 20 last year.

Events

13 h. ago RSPCA slams violent attacks on cows at Cathedral City cheese farms

Dairy firm warns farmers against strangers after men caught on film jabbing animals with sharp objects and punching and kicking them

Events

14 h. ago Locals say rowdy wedding bashes are blighting lives – guests revving cars and letting off fireworks

Residents living close to Impression Events Venue in West Ham, East London have described the situation as a "nightmare" and want Newham Council to decide against renewing the venue's licence

Society